Boston Landmarks Commission

22.0957.0272 – Shirley-Eustis Place, Shirley-Eustis Outbuilding/W. Elliott Woodward Rental House, 42-44 Shirley Street, Roxbury, MA: Upgrade of two kitchens and four bathrooms, new paint and wallpaper, new interior doors, insulate exterior walls, and repair ceilings where necessary.

22.0961.0025 – Jacob Wirth’s Restaurant, 31-39 Stuart Street, Boston, MA: The applicant intends to reopen the restaurant as a full-service dining facility under current code and occupancy requirements. Proposed work includes: new code compliant bathrooms including a code required expansion of the women’s room in the northeast corner of the first floor; the addition of a wall at the north end of the kitchen to create more back of the house workspace that is being lost in the basement and a new fully compliant kitchen at the location of the existing; a unisex fully compliant bathroom adjacent to the men’s room along the north wall; restoration of all existing historic woodwork on the interior of the building including the bar and other built-in features; removal of the non-historic plywood panels along the walls and on the ceiling; plaster walls will be patched and repainted; plaster ceilings will be removed for the introduction of new HVAC and other infrastructure and will be replaced with blue-board and skim coated in plaster; all infrastructure will be above the ceiling or in chases; existing floors will be retained and sanded and sealed; retention of and rehabilitation of existing tables and chairs or replacement in-kind where not repairable; and a portable ramp will be used to meet ADA requirements. Exterior work includes: the replacement of the existing sign above the storefronts; retention and repainting of the exterior storefront elements; refinishing of the wood work; and retention of the historic clock.

22.0796.0026 – Federal Reserve Bank (Langham Hotel), 250 Franklin Street, Boston, MA CONTINUED FROM 2/22/2022: Revisions to a previous application related to provide code compliant access to the terraces. Work includes installation of a reversible platform with concrete pavers and a black metal apron to prevent trash from collecting below the platform. Existing railings will be repaired and new movable planters and furniture will be added to the terraces. Handrails and a stair will be added to the Reserve Terrace, a new non-permanent ramp will be added at the entry doors, and an actuator will be attached to the adjacent fence to create a fully accessible entrance on both terraces.

During the construction of the approved entrance ramp on Pearl Street, additional poured concrete cheek walls were added that were not on the previously approved plans. These cheek walls were required for structural reasons. To remediate the exposed poured concrete the applicant is proposing cladding them in reclaimed Deer Isle granite with hammered and wire finish.

22.0999.0099 Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street: Installation of artwork panel at Dartmouth Elevator Lobby – Ground Floor of McKim Building.

22.1033.0147 Copley Plaza, 138 St. James Avenue: Repair and re-paint fire escape.

22.1036.0042 Franklin Park: Planting of ten trees where trees have been removed in the past in the northwestern portion of Franklin Park adjacent to Seaver Street, the Franklin Park Zoo, and the Tiffany Moore Tot Lot.

22.1066.0235 New England Telephone and Telegraph Building, 185 Federal Street: At the 1967 Addition repair and re-point masonry, and seal open copper flashing and repair concrete at the 14th floor roof level parapet.

22.1006.0175 Old State House, 208 Washington Street: At south façade replace existing signage.

22.0981.0189 Vienna Brewery Complex, 133 Halleck Street/37 Station Street: Exterior rehabilitation of the two remaining buildings of the Vienna Brewery Complex,  new landscape design for the remainder of the Landmark property, and removal of the remnant of the Keg Shed wall as approved by Boston Landmarks Commission as application 15.791 on February 24, 2015.

1. Discussion and Vote on Design Review Applications.

The Design Review Committee will present summaries of applications and make recommendations for a vote on each agenda item discussed at the Design Review Hearing, which met earlier.

2. Demolition Delay Hearing: 476 Warren Street, Roxbury, MA

Application # 21.0875D2771

Applicant: Eoin Barry

Review of proposed demolition of the existing house and garage at 476 Warren Street.

3. Review and ratification of public hearing minutes from 4/12/2022

4. Staff Updates