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Back Bay Architectural Commission

The Commission will hold its next monthly public hearing on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at 5 p.m.

Please note: This hearing will be held virtually and not in person. To participate, please go to our Zoom Meeting link, or call 301-715-8592 and enter meeting ID 817 9867 0344 #. You can also email comments through email at backbayac@boston.gov.

Discussion Topics

  1. Design Review - 5:00pm

    22.0450 BB    52 Hereford Street (a/k/a 303 Newbury Street: At roof remove two stealth flue pipes and add one stealth flue pipe and one stealth chimney enclosure. Replace telecommunication equipment.

    22.0412 BB     170 Newbury Street: At rear elevation extend top elevation to align with lower rear wall.

    22.0410 BB     10 Newbury Street: Replace existing storefront and install flag pole and flag.

    22.0398 BB    236 Beacon Street: Remove Golden Chain tree at front garden.

    22.0375 BB     60 Massachusetts Avenue: Install exterior façade lighting.

    22.0393 BB    341 Marlborough Street: At roof replace existing roof hatch.

    22.0139 BB     254 Commonwealth Avenue: At rear elevation install a fire escape.

    22.0404 BB    304 Beacon  Street: Renovation of rear façade including addition of square footage

    22.0324 BB    463 Beacon Street: Replace existing aluminum and vinyl windows with new all wood windows; repair and restore existing stained glass windows; repaint metal work; repair existing copper downspouts and install new copper downspout at fifth floor of the front façade; demolish existing penthouse and construct a new penthouse with standing seam copper siding; replace existing wood rail at fifth floor deck with new black painted metal handrail; repair existing stucco siding at upper level of front facade and repaint; repair existing rear facade fire balconies as required and paint black; construct new fire balcony and stairs at rear facade from the fourth to fifth floor; and lower existing masonry sill at fifth floor of rear facade and replace existing windows with new all wood windows and egress door with transoms.

    21.1035 BB      761-793 Boylston Street: Construction five-story roof top addition and rear addition.

  2. Administrative Review/Approval

    22.0400 BB 234 Beacon Street: Replace three, six-over-six and two two-over-two fifth story, non-historic wood windows in-kind.

    22.0320 BB 342 Beacon Street: At rear elevation replace second and third-story windows and door in-kind.

    22.0391 BB 422 Beacon Street: Replace black rubber membrane roof in-kind.

    22.0409 BB 534 Beacon Street: At rear elevation replace two, four-over-four and two six-over-six fifth-story, non-historic wood windows in-kind.

    22.0316 BB 585 Boylston Street: Replace black rubber membrane roof in-kind.

    22.0445 BB 267 Clarendon Street: At rear elevation repair and re-point masonry.

    22.0383 BB 49 Commonwealth Avenue: At roof replace decking at existing roof deck.

    22.0318 BB 56-60 Commonwealth Avenue: Re-point and repair masonry.

    22.0291 BB 120 Commonwealth Avenue: At front façade repair and re-paint railing at fourth-story.

    22.0427 BB 152 Commonwealth Avenue: Repair fire escapes and balconies.

    22.0406 BB 199 Commonwealth Avenue: At rear elevation replace four, third-story wood windows in-kind, repoint masonry and repair copper sheathing.

    22.0447 BB 269 Commonwealth Avenue: At front façade and rear elevation re-point and repair masonry.

    22.0417 BB 116 Marlborough Street: At roof install new HVAC unit; and at rear elevation replace existing aluminum downspout with copper downspout, and install copper downspout to conceal HVAC lines.

    22.0393 BB 334 Marlborough Street: Facade and roof restoration; handrail restoration at stoop; and revised paving.

    22.0442 BB 37 Newbury Street: At front façade replace paving at entrance.

    22.0413 BB 81 Newbury Street: At front façade re-paint storefront.

    22.0411 BB 91 Newbury Street: At front façade install window signage and replace wall sign.

    22.0340 BB 127 Newbury Street: At front façade replace wall signs.

    22.0363 BB 201 Newbury Street: At front façade replace wall sign.

    22.0383 BB 209 Newbury Street: At front façade install wall sign.

    22.0357 BB 226-228 Newbury Street: Replace roof slate, copper gutters and copper downspouts in-kind.

    22.0389 BB 288 Newbury Street: At front façade replace wall sign.

  3. Ratification of 9/8/2021 Public Hearing Minutes
  4. Staff Updates
  5. Projected Adjournment - 8:00pm
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