All right, all right, all right, we're all The floor is yours, madam chair.

All right.

I'll call in order to the public improvement hearing of June 25th, 2026.

Would the representative from the Transportation Department please state their name for the record?

Amy Corden.

Property Management Department, please do the same.

Joseph Callahan.

Water and sewer commission.

Any staff one?

Commission for Persons with Disabilities.

We do not have anyone from public works today, but we do have quorum.

Great.

Um at the request of the Public Improvement Commission staff.

Uh I take a motion for the acceptance of the minutes of the PIC hearing held on June 4th, 2026.

I move to accept the minutes of the public improvement commission hearing held on June 4th, 2026.

All in favor.

This is the site that you can see on screen for Mildred Haley.

Uh one tree was requested to be removed, and that was approved.

Um, I believe we're still waiting for the formal approval from the tree warden.

Um, but it was closed out on the June 4th hearing.

Um, I have nothing else to add um to the presentation, so but if there are other questions from the commission or members from the public, I would be happy to answer them.

Okay.

Questions or comments?

Commission members.

PIC staff or public.

I will take this opportunity to remind the public.

If you wish to ask questions or add testimony to any action item, we ask that you please use the raised hand function, which can be found at the reactions tab at the bottom of your screen.

Uh PIC staff does not have any comments on this action at this time, and I'm not seeing any raised hands, so I think we're all set.

All right, I'll entertain a motion on public hearing item number one.

I move to approve a joint petition by the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation, DBA Mildred Haley 2 Limited Partnership in the Boston Housing Authority for the making of specific repairs within Center Street.

That's further edit to the record by the chair.

Second.

All in favor.

Aye.

Okay.

All right.

Motion passes.

Public hearing is so much.

On a petition of by CAD Builders LLC for the acceptance of a pedestrian easement adjacent to Center Street Public Way, Red Crossbury, located on its northwesterly side of addresses number 1905 to 1911, southwest of Park Street, New Business 64, 2026 is shown on a plan entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division, Pedestrian Easement Plan, 1905 to 1911 Center Street, Park Street West Roxbury, one sheet dated May 18th, 2026.

So I'm just getting my bearings here.

Hi everyone, my name is Katya Pasablo, Principal of Verdent Landscape Architecture.

Can you see my screen?

Just want to make sure that I'm sharing correctly.

Yes, okay, great.

Thank you.

Um, I'm stepping in for the engineer, Mike Joyce from Choice Consulting Group who couldn't be here today.

So I'm I apologize for this little choppy, so I don't these aren't exactly my plans per se, although I helped develop the landscape components.

So what you see in front of you here is the pedestrian easement plan.

And so this project is related to a 14,000 square foot parcel uh located at the corner of Center Street, Park Street in West Roxbury.

Um the proposed project is um a construction of a four-story uh mixed-use building with about 20, I think it's 21 residential units and ground floor commercial space, as well as off-street parking that will be accessed by a curb cut off of Park Street.

Um the proposed pedestrian easement here in what you see in red is proposed because there's an existing AVA uh sidewalk ramp, whose clear space behind it is not sufficient.

So we're proposing about 14 square feet to be added or included in the new pedestrian easement to pass by that hand cap ramp.

Um I can go on to a specific specific repair plan related to this project, or do you want to look at this one?

Here we'll pick them one at a time.

Yeah, okay.

All right, that's all I have to do.

Questions or comments from commission members?

PIC staff or public?

I'll set on the easement.

I'll entertain a motion on public hearing item number two.

I move to approve a petition by CAD Builders LLC for the acceptance of a pedestrian easement uh adjacent to Center Street as further read it to the record by the chair.

Okay, all in favor, aye, opposed.

None motion passes.

Public hearing item number three on a petition by CAD Builders LLC for the making of specific repairs within the following public ways in West Roxbury consisting of curb and sidewalk reconstruction as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramp specialty game and street lighting pressure storm during infrastructure street trees, street furniture, bike rac Works and driveway curb cuts, center street generally at addresses number 1905 to 1911 southwest of Park Street, Park Street northwest of Center Street, New Business 64 2026.

Three sheets dated September 29th, 2025, revised May 5th, 2026.

Thank you.

Um before I move on, it's easy to see here where the existing curb cuts are located that will be revised or closed up in some fashion.

The bottom left-hand corner on center street has a curb cut in the middle of the frontage on center street, there's a curb cut, and then out on park street is a curb cut.

So on this following um specific replayer plan, we are closing up on the both curb along center street, and we are revising and changing the size of the curb cut on Park Street to a 12-foot wide curb cut.

Um we're proposing to replace approximately 15 35 uh linear feet of concrete cement cement concrete sidewalk and also reset the curb along center street.

Um there's one existing tree, the one in the center here along Center Street that we will preserve, and its tree well will be enlarged slightly.

Um currently it's about four by six.

We're gonna make it four by eight, and then we're adding two new street trees within eight uh four by eight tree wells, which will be mulch surface.

There's an existing band of brick paving along the curb line in the frontishing zone, which we'll replace or reset, and uh we're also proposing to add three hitch bike racks within that franchishing zone and two single bench uh benches out in that area.

Um, park street, we are proposing to reduce the existing curb cut from 28 feet to 12 feet, um, and replace the 100-foot length of concrete sidewalk that's along that frontage.

And lastly, throughout the site, we're upgrading some existing street lighting.

There's um two existing lights along Center Street, one of which needs to be relocated slightly, um, at least one along Park Street, which will remain in its current location.

And finally, we will be upgrading and improving uh four pedestrian ramps and crosswalks, uh, one across Park Street, the you know the one that's reciprocal across center street as well.

That's it.

Thank you.

All right, uh questions or comments from commission members.

PSC staff republic.

All set.

All right, I'll take a motion on public hearing item number three.

I move to approve a petition by CAD Builders LLC for the making of specific repairs within Center Street and Park Street as further edited to the record by the chair.

Second.

All in favor, all right, a closed.

All right, motion passes.

Public hearing item number four uh on a set of predictions by the Children's Museum for the vertical discontinuance of portions of the following public ways in South Boston vertically above and below the grades of the sidewalks.

Congress Street on its northeasterly side at addresses 308 to 316 northwest of sleeper street, sleeper street on its northwesterly side, northeast of Congress Street, New Business 64, 2026 is shown on a set of plans entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division Vertical Discontinuance Plan Congress and Sleeper Street, 308 to 316 Congress Street South Boston, two sheets dated March 23, 2026.

Good morning.

Uh this is Kevin Wright from VHB.

I'm here with Annie Gladkoff as well from VHP, Amy R.

Back from the Children's Museum on my carchet from Susaki, as we presented at the new business hearing last week.

The museum is subject to flooding because of the four-point channel, and the sea level rise is expected to impact the building.

So uh what you have before you as we presented at uh the new business hearing is the uh expected plan that shows impacts to sleeper street and the Congress Street facade.

Um the discontinuity area is one foot above, excuse me, one foot off of the building and will run to an elevation of 11 uh Boston City base to 21.1 Boston City base, which is about 3.4 feet below grade and six point feet, six point six feet above grade, as shown in the detail.

Um the project is aware of the sleeper street improvements plan for the by the city and has had multiple meetings with the public regarding the redesign and the drainage and has received support from the Office of Neighborhood Services.

Um since our new business hearing, the appraisal has been completed and submitted to PIC staff for review.

And that's the improvements for this discontinuance at this particular time.

Questions and asked from PIC staff or public.

Alright, questions are comments by commission members.

Alright.

So we have public comments, Tom?

I chair coding uh commissioners.

Uh it's just a question.

Is the neighborhoods in full support of what's uh what's being proposed here?

Um, obviously it's uh pretty integral that this gets done in coordination with before sleeper street work starts in July.

So uh the process by which it goes in front of city council, can somebody enlighten me as to how that's done um and what the timing of that typically is.

Is that weeks?

Is that months?

Um that's really just my question.

I thank you.

Uh I can try to shed a little bit of light into that.

Um, Chung Lu or attorney may be on and may be able to provide some additional insight, but I'll give it a shot.

Um, so after the PIC approves the discontinuance of the public rights within this little bit of airspace here, uh the project will then submit uh uh bunch of paperwork to city council um and they will consider basically releasing the fee interest of that air of those air rights um which became kind of unencumbered city property.

Uh the appraisal that was conducted, um, determined the firmware value of those of that space, and that would be uh remitted from the project to the city through city council, and at that point, you know, deed would be recorded the registry and all that good stuff.

Um that can take a few weeks or more.

Um, I think we can be flexible in uh allowing some of this work to begin while the project is going through that city council process just so that we're not delaying anybody's work.

Um, if I dated anything, please feel free to correct me.

Yeah, um, I don't know whether you guys can hear me that the uh only um the law department on the legal counsel for the PIP we can hear.

You are general uh you are right.

Um, you know, uh one uh commission of who I have to drop a flip-up legislation on behalf of the mayor and the file, uh, before the city council and the council will run its own problem, but that's a different problem from the PIB uh you'll have to individually follow up with them and then uh feeling they approve that they will take back to the city court, and then the city court will sign, and the mayor will find, and then once they fine, I will drop a relief um uh public interest uh who um um who uh who the pain can well uh if you can tell you know the the paper travel and they're gonna take a little bit of time on that if not that they don't uh going to take a little bit of time.

So I don't know if that answered your question.

Yeah, the profile legislation um in the larger short term, I could have not to draw a important two transport that's possible through the patient.

I it kind of does it, it does answer my question in that it feels like it's a long time.

So Todd, to your point or that you had made, um, how do we ensure that this doesn't the approval doesn't delay the start of construction on the sleep restream?

That's really that's really what I'm focused on, right?

Absolutely.

Yeah, Kevin and his team have been working very closely with public works on their design.

Um you can actually see public works' intended final curb line shown on these plans that was intentional in in the drafting of those plans.

So I will make sure that everybody who needs to be talking with one another is talking with one another, and that this project is making good progress um in a timely fashion so that we can get shelves in the ground, both for this project and for the public works project um in with plenty of time so that nobody has any delays.

Um, that's something that we've been working on.

We've been very cognizant of that, and we we'll continue to work on that as this progresses.

And I'm assuming Todd, this is sponsorship through the district, the district council, so that would be district council two at Flint.

Is that is that usually how it's brought before the council?

Uh I'm not sure how that works.

If one of the specific counselors needs to sponsor this or if it's just brought through uh the law department, uh no, um, um, uh if a good question, the legislation is actually file, I'll be hoping the mayor will be fined by the mayor, and uh we drop the legislation if um uh I will keep you guys posted.

Yeah, uh how that worked through the IDR in the government um a fair, so uh one again for the point, and uh if you work with a particularity counselor or anyone, um I really encourage you to work with um uh to get on the same page with uh IDR with uh mayor to office and um um and from one of the gap who the council I really really encourage you to work with whoever the council is um to go through the council's whole process.

Thank you.

Uh Dolores.

Hi, good morning.

Um, I'm actually here on another matter, but I I couldn't help but ask or wonder as I'm listening to this presentation, whether this is an indication of a much larger issue regarding the city's resiliency planning in the face of uh climate change and rising sea levels, um, and also how many how many other instances similar to this one might arise just uh just caught me as very unfortunate that we're facing something like this, and the PIC is needing to address it in this way.

So just thought I'd offer that perspective.

Thank you.

Uh I can maybe respond to that as well.

Um, yes, Dolores uh climate change and sea level rise is definitely an issue that we are seeing throughout the city, especially in neighborhoods like South Boston and Dorchester and downtown Charlestown, East Boston.

Um, we've combated that with a number of different ways, deployable flood barriers, um permanent uh reconstruction efforts.

Um this is uh the way that this is the best way that the children's museum has identified to protect their own um building and their assets, um, and we're seeing other buildings you know take a similar approach to protect their own buildings individually.

Um the office of climate resilience probably could offer a lot more information that I possibly could.

Um I'm happy to put you in touch with them if you're interested in discussing some of the projects that they're working on.

Um I can do that offline if you like.

Great, thank you.

Uh any other additional questions.

All right, I will entertain a motion on public hearing item number four.

I move to approve a set of petitions by the children's museum for the vertical discontinuance of uh certain portions of the following public ways on Congress Street and Sleeper Street as further reading to the record by the chair.

Second, all favor?

Aye, aye.

Aye.

Opposed?

None.

Alright, motion passes.

Thank you, guys.

Thank you very much.

Uh public hearing item number five on a petition by Brighton Main Streets for the making of specific repairs within the following public ways in Brighton, consisting of new wayfinding signs, Washington Street, generally at Oak Square between Tremont Street and Breck Avenue.

Cambridge Street, generally between Brighton Center, between Washington Street and Henshaw Street.

New business 64 2026.

As shown under planning titled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division Specific Repair Plan, Brighton Center, Oak Square, Cambridge Street, and Washington Street, Brighton One Cheat, dated June 3rd, 2026.

Hi, my name is Kelly McGrath, and I am the executive director for Brighton Main Streets.

And I'm here to ask permission for two small signs to go in our district.

Just one that says, Welcome to Brighton Center, and then one that says welcome to Oak Square.

They'd be residing into traffic landings, more useful like flower beds and things like that.

Great.

Thanks.

Questions or comments by commission members?

Yes, he's staff republic.

All right.

I'll entertain a motion on public hearing item number five.

I move to approve a petition by Brighton Main Streets for the making of specific repairs in the area of Washington Street and Cambridge Street.

That's further read into the record by the chair.

Second.

All in favor.

Thanks.

Okay.

All right.

Opposed.

All right.

Motion passes.

Thank you guys.

Excellent.

Public hearing item number six on a petition by AREMA region number 112 owner LLC for the making of specific repairs within Aberdeen Street Public Way.

Boston proper located between Beacon Street and its southeasterly terminus, consisting of curb and sidewalk reconstruction as well as new and relocated street lighting infrastructure, landscaping, fencing, and guard rail, new business 6-4 2026 is shown in a set of plans entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division Specific Repair Plan.

Aberdeen Street Public Road Penway, three sheets dated May 21st, 2026.

Yeah, good morning.

My name is John Moser.

I'm with VHP and the civil engineer for the project.

So to provide some background on the project, Aberdeen Street improvements reflected on the specific specific repair plan are part of off-site mitigation for the landmark phase three project or 421 Park Drive.

And just to give you kind of a background of where that is in red here, the Aberdeen Street is highlighted.

And the 421 Park Drive project is uh highlighted in blue, and it's separated by the MBTA green line.

Um so switching back to specific repair plan.

Uh during the Article 80 process, the proponent committed a fixed number of funds to support uh neighborhood beautification in this area.

Um the proponent had coordinated with the neighborhood and um has provided the following plans.

There's summary of the plans is uh the replacement of all street lights within Aberdeen Street.

The this has been coordinated with the street lighting division, and then at the end of Aberdeen Street, uh which is a dead end.

Uh butting the green line tracks.

Uh, we're proposing a new planter, guard rail, and privacy fence.

Um one additional note from new business is uh on uh last new business hearing we we heard from Sarah Leong about some replacement of sidewalk panels after reviewing the request and going out there and seeing everything.

Um the proponent has agreed to replace some of those panels uh in this general area um and we will continue to work with Sarah and her team on that replacement.

Um so thank you.

Um please let me know if there.

Any questions.

Questions are comments by commission members.

I just want to thank the team for their flexibility in repairing some of those broken sidewalk panels near the driveway.

Really appreciate it.

Any other commissioner comments?

All right.

Yes, good morning.

Again, thank you, Commission members.

I'm here to as a representative of the Audubon Circle Neighborhood Association, in which this project is taking place in Audubon Circle OS section of the Fenway.

And ARE and especially staff from Sandwich and Associates has worked with our neighborhood association over the years and um and in this case specifically on how some of the impacts of the 421 park project might be mitigated, and certainly these public improvements on Aberdeen Street are welcome and important um asset aspect of that.

We're particularly pleased about the new planters and the trellis that will be installed at the end of Aberdeen Street right at the dead end.

Um that I think a new guardrail is to be installed, which will be helpful for public safety, and also a trellis to help screen, create like a vegetative screen of the facade of the building, which is quite large, of course.

So we're just here in support and uh appreciate the PIC's uh support of the project and also ask if a written comment from the neighborhood association would assist in any way.

Thank you very much.

Uh yeah, nope.

I think that uh we love a written comment.

Um you can send it in to Todd um uh right like and we'll um add it to project support.

All right, very good.

I will be pleased to do that.

Thank you.

Right.

Uh any additional comments or questions?

Yes, he's got.

Um, John, I just asked uh please just make sure that you uh include those areas of sidewalks to be reconstructed when you submit your final milear plans to us.

Thanks, Todd.

All right, I'll entertain a motion on public hearing item number six.

I move to approve a petition by ARE-MA region number one twelve owner LLC for the making of specific repairs within Aberdeen Street as further read into the record by the chair.

Second, all in favor.

Okay, opposed, none.

Alright, motion passes.

Thank you guys very much.

Uh public hearing item number seven on a petition by 363 East Street LLC for the acceptance of three pedestrian easements adjacent to the following public ways in South Boston.

East Street, generally at address number 354 between Bolton Street and West Third Street, Bolton Street northwest of E Street, West Third Street, Northwest of East Street.

New business 64 2026 is shown on a set of plans entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division Pedestrian Easement Plan, Eastern Intersection of Bolton and E Streets, Boston South One, sheet dated March 6, 2026.

Good morning, Commission.

This is my name is Brian Tim.

I'm with RJ L.

Connelly Associates.

We are the civil engineer and land surveyor for this project.

The project is located at the intersection of West Third E Street and Bolton Street in South Boston.

We were here before with new business at the last meeting, and uh we made some modifications since then just to address some comments that came up during that meeting.

Basically, to create a wider consistent ADA path of travel on the new sidewalks, uh the expanded sidewalks.

We did have three separate pedestrian easements.

We have now been able to make that one continuous easement along West Third Street in the hatched area on the screen here.

It's very narrow uh along E Street, approximately 0.4 feet in width, and then it continues around on the Bolton Street here.

The again, the purpose of these easements are to increase the width of the sidewalk and associated with this project.

Questions are not right, Commissioner members.

Only talk about the pedestrian easements, right?

On this one.

Right, for now, and then we'll move on.

Yep, and I think this is just can we do this with one easement or is that three separate ones on no?

This is one vote for all easements.

That would be lovely.

That's what we're proposing.

Questions or comments by commission members?

PIC staff or public.

All set, and yes, we will put all three easements onto one order and one instrument.

All right.

I'll entertain a motion on public hearing item number seven.

I move to approve a petition by 363 E Street LLC for the acceptance of three pedestrian easements on East Street, Bolton Street, and West Third Street as further read into the record by the chair.

Okay.

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

None.

Alright.

Great.

Thank you guys.

Public hearing number eight on a petition by 363 East Street LLC for the making of specific repairs within the following public ways in South Boston, consisting of curb realignment, sidewalk reconstruction, as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, specialty pavements, street light infrastructure, traffic signal infrastructure, street trees, bike rides, driveway curb cuts, and a bike share station.

E Street, generally at address number 354 between Bolton Street and West 3rd Street, Bolton Street, North West and East Street, West Third Street, Northwest of East Street, East Boston 64 2026 is shown on a set of plans entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division Specific Repair Plan Bolton West Third and East Street South Boston five sheets dated June 24th, 2026.

Again, Brian Tim with RJ O'Connell and associates with the civil engineer on this project.

Amy, I couldn't have presented a project any better than what you just did.

So essentially, we were at the PIC meeting uh several weeks ago, had some comments from the uh commission, and we've addressed most of their comments.

Uh, there was just some specific comments uh regarding the reciprocal curb ramps, which we've provided updated plans to uh Dolores and Sarah's team, um, to commit to approving the reciprocal curb ramps across West Third Street, across East Street, and across Bolton Street as well.

Um that's short and sweet, unless anybody want more information, perfect.

Uh questions or comments by commission members.

Um thank you for sending those um emails.

We haven't had we haven't gotten the chance to review them yet.

Um, but happy to work with the team after a vote on kind of the final details, if necessary.

All right.

Uh PIC staff or public.

I think we are all set.

Great.

I will entertain a motion on public hearing item number eight contingent upon final approval by the commission for persons with disabilities.

Okay, I move to approve a petition by 363 E Street LLC for the making of specific repairs within E Street, Bolton Street, and West Third Street.

Uh contention upon final approval with by the disabilities commission, and uh also as further read into the record by the chair.

Second, all in favor, aye.

Great.

Thank you, guys.

Thank you, everybody.

Have a goal.

Public hearing item number nine on a petition by staff 77 LLC for the acceptance of a pedestrian easement adjacent to the following public ways in South Boston, Dorchester Seat on its northwesterly side at addresses number 75 to 77 southwest of Athens Street, Athens Street on its southwesterly side, northwest of Dorchester Street, New Business 64 2026 is shown on an uh plan entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division Pedestrian Easement Plan 77 Dorchester Street, Athens Street, South Boston, one sheet dated May 26, 2026.

Uh good morning.

Uh James Downing with uh Harvard St.

Ludson.

Also joined by our Sarah Kamanovich from Harvard Sign Ludson, and the applicant Jim and Andrew Suttiers.

Um quick couple of slides to go through, after which we'll go through the petition.

Uh as mentioned the project is located at 7577 Dorset Street in South Boston, on the Athens Street to North and East West Broadway to the Southwest.

Uh next slide, Sarah, please.

The applicant seeking to redevelop uh two parcels of the line shown here, two-story building and a one-story building adjacent to it, into a next slide, please, into a five-story uh building with 15 residential units and a grown floor restaurant.

Uh next slide, please, sir.

Um, as a result of improvements in the public realm, uh the applicant is seeking to grant the city loss and petition easement along Athens Street and also on Dorchester Street.

Uh on Mathson Street, it's going to uh extend approximately seven eight feet uh long and two and a half feet wide, and along Dorchester Street, it will be uh 60 feet long and six inches wide.

With that, happy to answer any questions the Commission or public may have.

Questions are comments by Commission members.

PIZ staff or public.

I'll set.

I'll entertain a motion on public hearing number nine.

I move to approve a petition by stats 77 LLC for the acceptance of a pedestrian easement adjacent to Dorchester Street and Athens Street as further read into the record by the chair.

Second.

All in favor, aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Posed?

Aye.

Great, thank you.

Thank you.

Public hearing item number 10, and on a petition by stats 77 LLC for the vertical discontinuance of portions of Dorchester Street, Public Way, South Boston, located on its northwesterly side at addresses number 75 to 77 southwest of Athens Street, vertically above the grade of the sidewalk.

New business 64 2026 is shot on a plan entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division Vertical Discontinuance Plan 77 Dorchester Street and Athens Street South Boston, one sheet, dated May 26, 2026.

Here to present the vertical discontinuance petition uh from stats LLC.

Uh applicants seeking to discontinue uh two portions are two uh protrusions into the public right away.

Uh each one extends from the second floor to the fourth floor, uh, and each one is approximately 24 uh square feet.

Happy to answer any questions the commission of public may have.

Great questions are comments by land members.

PIC staff republic.

I'll set on the discontinuances.

I'll entertain a motion on public hearing item number 10.

I move to approve a petition by stats 77 LLC for vertical discontinuance of portions of Dorchester Street.

Uh as further read it to the record by the chair.

Second.

All favor.

Aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

None.

Great.

All right, public hearing item number 11 on a petition by stat 77 LLC for the making of specific repairs within the following public ways in South Boston, consisting of curb and sidewalk reconstruction as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, specialty pavement, street lighting infrastructure, light racks, and a raised crosswalk.

Dorchester Street, generally at address number 75 to 77 southwest of Athens Street, Athens Street Northwest of Dorchester Street, New Business 64, 2026 as shown on a set of plans entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division Specific Repair Plan.

Athens Street and Dorchester Street, 75 to 77 Dorchester Street, South Boston, two sheets dated May 7th, 2026.

Uh good morning, James Downing with uh Harvard St.

Hudson, Project Engineers.

Uh, the applicant is seeking uh to construct some improvements within the public right away.

As mentioned, those include uh do some concrete sidewalks, bike racks, force pavers, and also the uh installation of the race crossing on Athens Street.

Uh with that happy to answer any questions that Commissioner Public may have.

Questions or comments by Commission members?

PIC staff or public.

All set.

I'll let you in a motion on public hearing order number 11.

I move, excuse me.

I move to approve a petition by stats 77 LLC for the making of specific repairs when Dorchester Street and Athens Street as further rented to the record by the chair.

Second.

Bear.

Hi.

Hi.

Oh.

Alright.

Great.

Uh public hearing item number 12.

Uh petition by stats 77 LLC for the granting reproduction license for the installation of canopies over portions of the sidewalk within the following public ways in South Boston.

Dorchester Street on its northwesterly side at address number 75 to 77 southwest of Athens Street, Athens Street on Southwestern Side, Northwestern Street.

New business 64 2026 is shown on a plan entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Divisions License Plan.

Atle Street Dorchester Street, Public Way 75 to 77 Dorchester Street, South Boston, one sheet dated May 7th, 2026.

Good morning, James Downing Harvesting Hudson.

The applicant is seeking to install a canopy that would project into the public right away along the entire front of frontage on Athens Street.

That projection would be approximately eight inches into the public right away and along Dorseter Street on the entire frontage, it would project approximately three feet four inches into the public right away.

Happy to answer any questions.

Commission or public may have.

Questions or comments by Commission members?

PIC staff or public.

Alright, I'll entertain a motion on public hearing on number 12.

I move to approve a petition by stats 77 LLC for the granting of a projection license by Dorchester Street in Athens Street as further read into the record by the chair.

Second.

All in favor.

Aye.

Opposed.

Thank you.

All right.

Thank you, guys.

And on new business.

Alright, new business number one.

50 Congo Street, Kilby Street Exchange Place, Boston Properts Pacific Repairs on a petition by Mahome Development Group LLC.

Good morning.

James Downing from Power Stein Hessen.

Uh John Swan by Sarah Kleinovich and also uh Pat Mahoney who is the applicant.

Uh, prepare a couple of slides for you to go through to introduce the project to the Commission of Public, of which happy to answer any questions for you.

Um, the project's located at 50 Congress Street in downtown Boston.

It is bound by Exchange Place to the North, Kilby to the east, and Halls alleyway to the south.

Um, it's an existing 10-story next slide, please.

Sorry, it's an existing 10-story uh office building.

Um, and the intent is to convert this into 169 uh residential units with ground floor commercial.

Uh next slide, please, sir.

Um, the project is located within the groundwater overlay district, um, and as a result of which to comply with that and then Article 32.

Um, a new stormwater management system will be uh designed and incorporated into the project.

Uh next slide, please sorry.

Um a stormwater uh tank will be located within the basement of the building.

However, injection wheels will be required to be installed in the public sidewalk on the south side of exchange place.

Uh the applicant is also committed to uh reconstructing um what's possible out here uh for ground improvements uh both on exchange place and also on uh all street on the next uh next slide, please, sir.

Uh happy to answer any questions the public or commission has.

Questions or comments by commission members?

I will jump in here.

Um, so we have some areaways at the corners.

Um we were able to start enforcement with the neighbors.

So um we won't be requiring any action for the reciprocals.

Um I understand that there are variances needed for the ramps that you guys are gonna be reconstructing.

So all we ask is that the application is submitted to the MAB and we're copied on the application before final business.

So you don't need to have it granted and go through the whole hearing just if we can get that process started and copy us um and definitely reach out if you need any assistance with the variance application and what specific code to cite.

Understood, thank you.

Any other comments by commission members?

Uh PIC staff or public.

I'll set it.

Um, will you be ready in what is it?

By July 9th.

Yeah, two weeks.

July 9th.

Sorry, 9th.

Uh, yes, you will.

Alright, we'll see you then.

Thank you.

New business item number two, Mount Ina Road, Marie Street, Dorchester, specific repairs on a joint petition by the City of Boston Public Works Department and the City of Boston Transportation Department.

Hello, good morning.

Uh, Chair and Commission, the President Commission.

My name is Thomas J with the Public Works Department.

Uh, petitioning for specific repairs at Maureen Street and Mount Idaho Road in Dorchester.

Um, also joined by our design consultant from GPI, uh, Daniel.

Um, introduce themselves later.

Uh, but just a quick snippet.

Um, this project is a part of a subsection for a repair program, specifically looking to address constituent requests for new crosswalks throughout Boston, uh, this location.

Um at this location, Public Works, the transportation department are looking to provide a safe and accessible access point to the city uh City Boston Rodent Park at the top of the hill, which is located on the plan southwest here, uh, basically the bottom of their stairs.

Um, we're looking to install a new crosswalk across uh Mount Idaho Road.

Um, and to do that safely and accessibly, we're looking to propose a race crosswalk, um, improve the existing uh pedestrian ramps across Marie Street, and address these uh concerns brought to us by the public.

Um additionally, these concerns there was concerns about bus uh school buses making turns um with the existing parking, um, and there were some modifications to that.

Um specifically, these plans obviously, like I said, they talk, they include a race cross leg curve extensions, uh sidewalk work, uh pedestrian ramps, and some minor drainage work as well as uh relocation of a couple street lights.

Um I'll let Dan um showcase the plans, share it now if there's any questions uh for the members of the commission or are from the public.

All right, questions or comments by commission members.

Can I see that for public?

Uh looks like we may have lost Dan, but that's okay.

I think Thomas covered it.

Uh yeah, no, I think we got this.

Um yeah, I and Thomas, I'm assuming that two weeks will be enough time.

Yes.

Uh, just as a heads up, we are also going uh through ONS uh talking to the constituents specifically in this area for a public meeting with them uh next week.

Um, so we will be going through that.

Um, but that's uh that's it from us.

Alrighty.

See you in two weeks.

Thank you.

New business item number three.

Uh 65 to 69 Gilmarnic Street, Queensbury Street, Boston Proper, pedestrian using specific repairs on a set of petitions by 69 Kilmarnock Street properties LLC.

Good morning, uh Chairman and Commission members.

Uh my name is Joe Capolino.

I'm from BHB, a senior project manager working on this um site project that requires these two actions, so pedestrian needs and specific repair we are seeking.

Um I know we have a packed agenda.

I just, you know, as many of you might be seeing this project for the first time.

I just want to introduce Sam Bowen from our team.

He's from Samuels and Associates.

Just give a quick summary of the project.

I will go to the next slide, Sam, when you're talking, but just for context, everybody, this site and this project is at the northwest corner of Queensbury Street and Kelmarnick Street, address 65 Kilmarnock Street.

Um, if we need to go back to this for any questions, we can, but I'll flip to the next slide and Sam.

Um go ahead.

Joe.

Um, as Joe mentioned, um, Sam Bowen from Samuels and Associates were the uh owner and developer for this project.

Uh quick refresh or recap on the project.

It was approved by the DPDA at the beginning of 2025.

Uh we're approximately 89 units.

Uh, about half of them are gonna be for Boston Children's Hospital for patient family housing.

The other half will be multifamily.

We're looking forward to advancing construction on this project in the near future, uh, and please present these PIC actions.

I will turn it over to Joe.

Alright, great.

Um just want to give you guys that context.

Obviously, these are also just for context.

Um, anybody who's not familiar with the project, but it is um as Sam mentioned, a residential project partnership to provide some patient family housing and also some just multifamily housing.

If there's any questions, maybe we can get back.

But again, I do want to just move on to the actions.

We can come back to this.

I'll move to the pedestrian easement.

So the existing sidewalk on Kilmarnock Street is about six feet wide from the property line to the existing curb.

We'll talk about the proposed bus pulled out later that we coordinated with BTBP BTD and planning.

But we did we are providing a three and a half pedestrian, three and a half foot wide pedestrian easement to make this total travel width for pedestrians, nine and a half feet.

There are some existing street trees and some proposed street trees that we can look at on the specific repair plan.

But this obviously makes this path of travel much more gracious and uh and wider.

So we were happy to provide this easement.

We did work with Todd to work on the geometry and actually provide this corner around this um landscape planner that is on the site, but to ensure that this turn around this amenity here, this planter amenity will remain open for access for pedestrians.

So pretty straightforward easement.

If there are any questions, I'm happy to answer those.

Right, like this is cutting into the pedestrian path of travel, and if you add slopestones, we can get closer to uh something that feels accessible.

Sure.

Yeah, and I think that's in reference to obviously some of the off-site geometry here.

We're unfortunately we have a pinch point here that is existing that will remain.

But um we will um note on the specific repair um to provide slopestones so that this can you know kind of operate as wide as possible for this pinch point.

Um, so we're we're happy to accommodate that.

Obviously, as we'll we'll be doing some new construction here to ensure that the cross slope of this um path into the easement and the existing sidewalk is accessible as it most likely is not today.

So, great.

Uh additional houses or questions.

Okay, uh two weeks enough time.

I believe so, yeah.

See on June 9th, July 9th.

Well, we will I mean, we should move to specific repair, correct?

Oh, okay, yeah.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, yeah.

I'm not paying attention.

No, you're good.

Um, I'm I'm hoping, you know, we did have extensive coordination with many departments, um, specifically planning and some with BTD on this specific repair plan.

So um obviously on the last sheet, Kilmarnock Street was rotated to be um plan uh west to east, but Kilmarnock Street is north on this um plan as is is closer to the true orientation of the site.

Um, so what you see is obviously Kilmarnock Street.

You can see our easement here.

Um you can see some proposed street trees, um, a street tree to remain.

Um, and you can see I think the main feature of this specific repair plan is the movement of the existing curb line to provide this um bus bullbout.

So obviously, there is some on-street parking here that would you know be reduced for this bus pullbound.

It is the MBTA Route 55 bus.

This is very close to the terminal, and that the bus does um make a right turn onto Queensbury, which is one way, and the the final stop of the route is um, I think a little bit beyond Jersey Street.

So it was requested very early on uh when we were doing our notice of project change with the BPDA to you know look into providing this bull bound.

We obviously had no objection since this is um on-street parking that we could take this seven feet from, and the geometry did work out.

So we did coordinate everything, the placement of the trees, the existing hydrant to remain, to you know, with with the with the uh loading and alighting zones that are required um for this um this bus pickup, and um I think it's a great feature of the project.

Obviously, we'll be rebuilding um an accessible curb ramp, which um I don't think there are any details that I'm concerned about there.

We'll be restriping the crosswalk and stop bars needed.

These things were just recently installed by um the idle project across the street at 60 Kilmarnock Street, but obviously we're willing to do um some of this flat work to um provide this bulb out.

Um, and then as we get to Queensbury Street, obviously uh the Queensbury Street sidewalk is in existing condition, it was wider.

Um we didn't need to provide an easement.

We're just maintaining this um really what's a seven foot four-inch width uh with the um grass treeway, I'll call it, which um we worked very hard with John Fishback in planning to maintain.

Obviously, we had some issues with um short-term bike parking, and really you can obviously see that this site is a smaller site, and you know, we needed 18 short-term bike parking spaces.

We initially were proposing to pave concrete pads intermittently with these um street trees to um provide that, but we ended up coming to an agreement um and coordinating with um you know different uh Louisa Gag to be specific to um off-site some bike racks, which I know this is you know the plot thickens as we move around the corner here, but we do um have a plan to show that we do have a planning document that we coordinated with some field work and some field measurements.

Obviously, we don't have survey at this address.

This location was um recommended by Louisa Gag.

Um so we went out, we did some field investigations, took some measurements.

There is a separate document that um was submitted, but you know, I'm not gonna bring up as part of um the new business hearing, but to show that you know these proposals for these um short-term bike racks being at uh in vicinity of 125 Jersey Street is going to work and be installed.

So we moved 14 spaces to that location, and we kept um four spaces, two bike racks, one on Kilmarnock Street and one.

I'm sorry, one on Kilmarnick Street and one down on Queensbury Street near the hydrant mailboxes that are there, postal service mailboxes.

So again, if there are any questions, um happy to answer those.

Um, but that is uh I guess my initial presentation of what we're proposing to do.

Okay, right through the comments by commission members.

KC staff republic.

That is the last action for this product game.

So I think we have to try this time.

I'm assuming July 9th is still okay.

Yep, um, that's that's perfect for us.

And again, I think this is the plan where we'll we'll note the um slopestones here at this um entry.

So, thank you very much.

Alright, thank you guys.

In two weeks.

Yep.

All right, and this is item number four 736 to 742 East Broadway, South Boston Specific Repairs Projection License and a set of petitions by Monarch Development LLC.

Sorry about that.

Um good morning, madam chair and members of the commission.

My name is Joe Conway, project engineer with Howard Stein Hudson.

Uh, I am presenting today on behalf of the proponent monarch development, and I am joined by Ryan Speaker of Ownership.

Um the project is located at 736 to 742 East Broadway in Boston's South Boston neighborhood.

Uh the site is bounded by New Hill Place and private parcels to the north, uh, as well as private parcels to the east and west, and east Broadway to the south.

The project involves the demolition of an existing building.

It is a three-story mixed use with ground floor commercial space and two residential units on the upper levels.

This will allow for construction of a four-story mixed-use building providing approximately 12 residential units, ground floor commercial space, and a six-base surface parking lot accessed from New Hill Place at the rear of the building.

So as part of the project, we are seeking approval for specific repair improvements and a canopy projection license.

So this shows our limited uh specific repair improvements.

Two Japanese tree lilacs within four by eight tree pits, chosen uh from the city's approved species list, associated structural soil, and two visitor bike racks.

The tree planting detail and notes were updated to match current city standards based on parks comments.

Um that about covers the specific repairs.

I don't know if you want me to pause before I jump to the protection license.

Nope, go for it.

Okay.

So this depicts our projection license, which is proposed along East Broadway to allow for the installation of a canopy along the facade of the building.

The canopy extends over the public way a distance of approximately 3 feet 4 inches to 3 feet 2 inches for a length of 50 feet 8 inches across the front of the building and extends 11 feet 4 inches above the sidewalk elevation.

So I think that covers both now.

So with that, I will open it up to any questions from the commission.

Thank you.

Questions are government commission members.

But I know that they've been working with them closely.

Yep, I'll coordinate with Sarah in the next couple weeks.

Great, thank you.

Two weeks are going to be enough time.

Yep.

Alright, see you July night.

Great, thank you.

New business item number five, 238 to 262 St.

Bacal Street, private aisle, private alley number 816, public alley number 823 Gainesborough Street, Roxbury Abandonment, Widening Relocation, Pedestrian Easement, Specific Repairs on a set of joint petitions by Northeastern University and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

Good morning to the manager and PIC Commission members.

My name is Jeffrey Pelock from Sami Otis Consults.

We're the civil engineer on the project.

Here joined by G.

High Angel from Northeastern, Tyra Hinckley from Perkinson Will the Architect.

Cher Davis, studio 2112 landscape, Selby Turner from Feldman Survey.

James Wong from Solace O'Brien for Electrical.

The project is located at 262 St.

Boltoff Street in Roxbury.

It is the original Matthews Arena at Northeastern University, bounded by Gainesboro Street to the south, St.

Boltoff to the north, and Public Alley 823 to the east.

Tyler will do a quick introduction to the project.

Yes.

So this is a new, basically a new arena for Northeastern hockey and basketball and other multiple purpose uh events.

It includes uh fitness and recreation spaces.

It also includes a basketball practice facility and a turf facility for athletics.

Um the project is about 310,000 square feet with uh entries in multiple corners uh and is uh yes that's what that's the high level.

I'll stick with that.

Excellent.

The first uh petition we are requesting approval from the PIC is to abandon uh an existing 10 foot wide private alley 816, which is located along St.

Bulltop between Gainesboro and its terminus to accommodate the Northeastern Matthews Arena project shown here on the plan.

There are no questions.

I can move on to the next petition.

Yep.

Uh the next petition we are uh seeking approval from PIC is to widen and relocate the existing right-of-way alley lines uh of uh public alley 823 to accommodate the proposed alley width and associated improvements.

If there are no questions, I can move on to the next petition.

Yep.

This is the pedestrian easement petition.

We're seeking approval from PIC to accept proposed pedestrian access easements along Gainesborough Street, St.

Boltoff, and Public 8, Public Alley 823 to accommodate proposed sidewalks and associated improvements.

There are no uh questions, we can move on to specific repairs.

Yeah, uh this uh petition we are seeking approval from PIC to construct public uh realm improvements, including approximately 663 linear feet of new concrete sidewalk, 436 linear feet of curb reconfiguration, closure of two existing curb cuts, construction of one new drive curb cut within the alley, uh new street trees, new bike uh blue bike station, bike racks, new street light poles, reciprocal uh ramp replacements, associated roadway improvements along St.

Botov Street, Gainesborough Street, and Public Alley.

Um, as part of the process, we've been responding to all agency and utility comments received to date.

Uh, they have been addressed and incorporated in the current submission.

Uh, we've received some comments yesterday from uh disabilities commission and accessibility compliance office.

Uh those uh comments will be incorporated uh following today's new business meeting and be reflected in the plans uh submitted uh subsequent uh public hearing.

Otherwise, all agency comments have been addressed.

Any comments or questions?

Nope.

Alright.

Any questions or comments, commission members?

PIC staff public.

Do you have there's one more action for this?

That is the last action, the specific repair.

I got to try it now.

Um PSC staff republic.

Yeah, I will just mention that the MBTA is co-petitioner on the abandonment petition because they are an abonner to a very small section of the private alley, but otherwise they are not involved in this project.

Correct, south of the building.

Okay.

Uh two weeks in a meeting after.

That's perfect, thank you.

All right, see you on the night.

Thank you, Kylie.

And finally, new business number six, Washington Street, Summer Street, Tremont Street, Winter Street, Boston Properts Pacific Repairs on a petition by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

You're muted, Dino.

There we go.

Sorry about that.

Good morning, Commissioners.

My name is Dino DeFranzo Senior of the Municipal Liaison for the META Downtown Crossing Station Accessibility Improvements Project.

Also with me today is the MDTA project manager Stephen Fowler.

This project involves replacing the existing elevator at the station entrance on Washington Street and building two new bowl rate elevators, one on Summer Street and one on Tremont in Winter, to provide uh better access between the orange and red lines.

Uh, the three new elevators will require vent enclosures.

One on Washington Street in front of Macy's, and a vent enclosure in the area of 131 Tremont Street.

That one will be between in between uh the piece of MBTA property and the uh a couple of uh street signs, uh tucked away out of out of the sidewalk area and does not uh in pier the uh uh the uh accessible accessible route for pedestrians.

Uh I will hand it over to Steve Fallon so he can provide you with the technical information.

Yes, good morning, everybody.

I'm Steve Fallon, project manager as Dino introduced me.

Um just walked through the plans we have here for the two ventilation structures.

Uh one is as you can see here along Washington Street at the intersection of Winter and Summer Street.

Um Macy's is to our plan south here.

Uh so this ventilation structure supports two of the three elevators.

Uh, there's one at the corner of this building here as well as one uh within the station underneath the sidewalk uh kind of adjacent to Macy's.

So both uh elevators are supported by this ventilation structure um kind of adjacent to Macy's along Washington Street here, and just elevations and a simple rendering uh illustrating the location and the appearance of the ventilation structure uh through the design process there is uh feedback on simplifying the structure itself to enable uh various Boston departments to mount their informational signage or information in general uh to this uh structure.

So the uh it's just a framework structure that uh contains the ventilation and plumbing uh ventilation within it.

Um so this is the first location again adjacent to Macy's uh along the sidewalk in this granite paver area.

The second location is at the uh close to the intersection of Tremont Street and Winter Street.

Uh the Boston Common is up on the page north northwest.

Um, so it's adjacent to an existing MBTA Park Street and entrance stair, and between the stair and an existing street level elevator entrance.

Uh so this is supporting our third elevator of the project that is at the uh kind of the intersection of Park Street and downtown crossing, uh, again between our elevator and stair entrance, and similarly uh the elevations and renderings of the uh ventilation structure again, same concept here uh to enable the mounting of uh various Boston departments uh for informational signage or maps as needed so that that covers our uh designs for this.

There are any questions?

You know?

Alright, questions or comments by commission members PIC staff or public.

Uh Dino or Steven, would you mind just mentioning your coordination with the mayor's office of arts and culture and what uh they might look to program on the exterior of these structures?

Uh in my conversations with them, I I explained to them that you and I had a conversation and that uh they could they could do whatever they thought was the best aesthetic look uh for the two vents, and that we were going to leave it as standard and plain as possible so all the decision making would be with the city agencies.

Great.

So these may or may not end up being kind of canvases for public art in the future at the discretion of the Mayor's Office of All Arts and Culture.

And again, the MBTA is very grateful for your coordination and feels that uh it's on city property, so that should be our decision to do whatever whatever you folks would like to do as far as the aesthetics uh go with with both of those uh vents.

If there's graffiti on any of these, if somebody places graffiti, will the MBTA remove it and um maintain them?

Uh I would say yes, Joe.

I'll double check on that, but I'm I'm positive because it is it is even though it's on the sidewalk, it will be MBTA property.

So it will be uh transit facilities maintenance responsibility.

Thank you.

Any other comments or questions?

All right, will two weeks be enough time?

Absolutely.

Be July ninth.

Thank you very much for your time, everybody.

Have a great day.

All right.

Thank you.

All right.

That's the exciting conclusion.

I'll entertain an emotion to adjourn.

I move to adjourn.

Second.

All in favor.

Aye.

All right.

Thanks, everybody.

See you in two weeks.

Thank you.

Okay.