Community Notes, Events, Updates & Public Comment Request December 13-19, 2021

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Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (Flyer Attached)

Socks, etc. Drive (Flyer Attached)

Events

309 Summit Avenue Public Meeting

Boston Planning & Development Agency

Monday, December 13, 2021, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The BPDA is hosting a Virtual Public Meeting for the proposed residential project located at 309 Summit Avenue in Brighton. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Small Project Review Application (SPRA) recent filing. The meeting will include a presentation followed by Q&A and comments from the general public.
309 Summit Ave LLC (the “Proponent”) proposes to construct a new 4-story building containing 19 residential rental units, located at 309 Summit Avenue, in Brighton, totaling approximately 22,200 gross square feet including off-street parking for 11 vehicles, a dedicated bicycle storage room to store 24 bikes and a 1,400 square foot privately owned public space. The unit mix will consist of (8) one-bedroom units, (7) two-bedroom units and (4) three-bedroom units.
Please register for the meeting using the following Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3qXp8vp
Webinar ID: 161 242 3902
Toll-Free Call-in Number: 833.568.8864

Email Contact: Lance.C...@Boston.Gov

Allston-Brighton Elder Health Convening

Allston Brighton Health Collaborative

Tuesday, December 14, 2021, 10:00 am - 11:30 am

This convening is an opportunity for those working with or on behalf of neighborhood elders to share ideas, opportunities, and connections. You are welcome to invite others.

We will:

Identify the greatest health challenges currently facing Allston-Brighton elders
Individually share both resources offered by our organizations and needs for support
Network to make and strengthen connections in the field

For meeting details, please contact Anna Leslie (anna....@abhealthcollab.org)

Zoning Board of Appeal Hearing

Inspectional Services Department

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

The December 14, 2021, hearing will be held virtually via video teleconference and telephone via the WebEx event platform.

Interested persons can participate in the hearing REMOTELY by going to http://bit.ly/zbaDecember14 or by calling 1-617-315-0704 and entering access code 2349 225 1568.

If you wish to offer testimony on an appeal, please click: http://bit.ly/zbaDecember14Comment to sign up. Please provide your name, address, the address and/or BOA number of the appeal on which you wish to speak, and if you wish to speak in support of or opposition to the project.

Recommendations: 11:30 am

Case: BOA-1256458 Address: 176 Faneuil Street Ward: 22 Applicant: Theresa Gallagher

Article(s): Article 51, Section 9 Bldg Height Excessive (Stories) Article 51, Section 9 Front Yard Insufficient Article 51, Section 9 Side Yard Insufficient

Purpose: Converting the second floor attic space into living space with a shed dormer one side and a small dormer the other side. The living area will consist of two bedrooms, a bathroom and a hallway/office area. All work will be done to the architectural and structural plans provided

Email Contact: Stephani...@Boston.Gov

The hearing can also be viewed via live-stream on the City’s website. Closed captioning is available.

Kiwanis Club of Allston Brighton Virtual Meeting

Tuesday, December 14, 2021 @ 12:00 pm

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.

For meeting details contact Bill Margolin (wehb...@aol.com)

Boston Art Commission Meeting

Tuesday, December 14, 2021 @ 4:00 pm

This meeting will be held virtually only and NOT in person. You can participate in the meeting by going to our online meeting link and using your computer's audio and microphone. If you are unable to connect to audio or you do not have internet, you can call into the meeting by dialing 301-715-8592 and entering Meeting I.D. 453 796 7678 #.

Public comment on Presentations for Review, Public Testimony, and Commission Vote may be provided ahead of the hearing by submitting written testimony online by 12 p.m. (noon) on December 14, 2021. You will also have the opportunity to submit comments during the meeting via the Zoom platform or by phone.

3. Presentations for Public Art: Review and Public Testimony

Instructions for public comment
DOUJAÑS D'AL HIRHOAL (Respecting Longevity); Final Acceptance Patricia White Apartments, Brighton; Artist: Cyrille Conan; Proponent: City of Boston

Email Contact: B...@Boston.Gov

Boston Civic Design Commission Meeting

Boston Planning & Development Agency

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Virtual Meeting

To ensure the safety of the public, staff members, and BCDC Commissioners during COVID–19 there will be no meeting at City Hall.

Or join by calling 669 254 5252 with Meeting ID: 160 428 3693

Agenda

5:45 pm 176 Lincoln Street, Allston

Email Contact: Elizabeth...@Boston.Gov

Boston License Board Hearing

Wednesday, December 15, 2021 @ 10:00 am

Virtual Hearing Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83713136310?pwd=eXFySTNBMERHZ1dHZXRVb1FLU1hEQT09 Meeting ID: 837 1313 6310; Passcode: 330215; Dial in #: (646) 876-9923

10. SHIN HA CORPORATION

D/B/A: KOREA GARDEN

122 HARVARD AVE

ALLSTON, MA 02134

License #: LB-99805

Holder of a Common Victualler 7 Day Wines and Malt Beverages with Liqueurs License has petitioned to change the corporate name of the licensed business – From: Shin Ha Corp. To: Shin Ha Inc., Secondly has petitioned to change the d/b/a of the licensed business –From: Korea Garden To: Korean Garden, Thirdly, has petitioned for a change of Officer/Directors and a change of Stock Interest. Lastly, has petitioned to change the manager of the licensed business – From: Thomas H Shin To: Chong Ha.

Email Contact: Maria....@Boston.Gov

Boston Cannabis Board Meeting

Wednesday, December 15, 2021 @ 1:00 pm

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82530027287?pwd=eVVHU2RxZEhURy9ieDVtNm8xNm5GUT09

Meeting ID: 825 3002 7287 Passcode: 714304 Dial In Number: (646) 876-9923

You are hereby notified that the Boston Cannabis Board will hold a public voting hearing. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend, however no additional public testimony will be accepted.

7. Applicant: Natural Oasis, LLC

Proposed Licensed Premise: 345A-359 Washington Street, Brighton

License Type: Recreational Cannabis Dispensary License

Proposed Hours of Operation: Monday through Saturday 9:00am –10:00pm Sunday 10:00am -9:00pm

Equity Status: Non-Equity Applicant

Date of Initial Application: September 9, 2021

Date of Filing with Inspectional Services Department: November 1, 2020

Date of Community Meeting: February 25, 2021

THERE IS A BUFFER ZONE CONFLICT

Email Contact: Cannab...@Boston.Gov

Allston Board of Trade/Brighton Board of Trade Annual Holiday Party (Flyer Attached)

Allston Civic Association December Monthly Meeting

Wednesday, December 15, 2021, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

This meeting will only be held virtually and not in person. You can participate in this meeting online or by calling in.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrfuyhrz8rHNdzPNxL_JSv31aULqWUYmOP

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Meeting agendas posted at:

www.allstoncivicassociation.org

www.facebook.com/AllstonCivicAssociation

Anthony D’Isidoro, President

Allston Brighton Health Collaborative Transportation Committee/Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation Affordable Housing Action Committee Joint Meeting

Thursday, December 16, 2021, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

As members of ABHC's Transportation Committee and the CDC's Affordable Housing Action Committee (AHAC), we are all focused on building and improving community outcomes, yet we have had little chance to build community with each other! Jason and I invite us all to come together, break bread and connect on our shared goals.

For meeting details, please contact Anna Leslie (anna....@abhealthcollab.org)

Annual Allston Brighton Toy Drive and Holiday Party (Flyer Attached)

Updates

Boston Civic Design Commission Meeting

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

60 Guest Street was the next presentation.

Elizabeth Stifel of the BPDA introduced the project. Members of the design team presented.

John Sullivan: We started with an approved massing, and broke it down into a much more comfortable final massing. We softened the corners and allowed the stories to step up to the top. We spent a lot of time thinking about how to activate the project edges, to draw the public inside and create an open space that is vibrant.

Mikyoung Kim: At Design Committee, it’ll be nice to see more pushing on the streetscape so that it’s a little more eclectic.

Mimi Love: The massing fits very well into the site, but I think when the corners are faceted and not curved, it loses something. Have you really studied the geometry? I wonder if the striping of these elements works at every round corner. There’s no real top the building. Regarding the second floor, there’s a real intentionality above the café, but what’s the space?

David Hacin: Agree about curved vs. faceted corners. If the goal is to really invite people into this space, are there ways to treat the curtain wall differently to humanize this building in an authentic way, in this location? I wonder if in some of the places where there is terracing, is that terracing accessible? Are there opportunities to disrupt the rigor of the system in a few locations?

Andrea Leers: I agree about ground level engagement needing more than a corporate lobby with a café in it. This building is closest to the original intention of the PDA. Yours most nearly fulfils the original vision. The building is engaged on one side and free on the other. Given what’s been built around it, this building wants a simple edge adjacent to the other building, but a more sculptural edge along Life Street. The strategies you use are good, and bring all that to this side of the building – do not bury them.

Bill Rawn: The vocabulary of this building is too refined, corporate, and anonymous. Is that appropriate for this setting?

David Hacin: It feels very downtown, financial district. Is this building creating a consistency that doesn’t exist along the streetscape?

Mimi Love: What makes this building stand out?

Linda Eastley: This building is too well-behaved. Where are the “moments?” You have the advantage of location; how can you be bold?

Andrea Leers: Be free and generous with your thoughts about other ways to do it.

The project will continue in committee.

Boston Civic Design Commission Design Committee Meeting

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Project: Harvard Research Campus, Allston

Present: Commissioner Deneen Crosby, Commissioner David Hacin, Commissioner Jonathan Evans, Commissioner David Manfredi, Commissioner Kathy Kottaridis

Discussion:

The project team used a digital presentation to outline their approach and project updates, and answered questions form the BCDC Commissioners present. The Commissioners asked about the nature of Cattle Drive and East Drive and relationship to the context. Request for information about the relationship of the buildings to each other and the central idea for the plan; information about the relationship to the context, particularly the Harvard Business School; the site wide impact/design of the single story of activation at the base of the buildings.

The Project will continue in Design Committee

Boston Civic Design Commission Design Committee Meeting

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Project: 60 Guest Street

Present: Commissioner Mimi Love, Commissioner William Rawn, and Commissioner Mikyoung Kim

DISCUSSION: The project team overviewed previous Commissioners’ comments which asked to make the project more interesting, further consider the streetscape, and humanize the building massing. The team altered the massing of the building and the materiality to make the surface more variable and interesting. The streetscape design was also updated. The Commissioners asked if the streetscape could be more varied and respond more to the context, and asked for tiers of lush planting, and more playful colors, bench tops, and lighting. They also asked if the paving material adjacent to the building can be the same as the flooring of the lobby to create flow, or if it can be changed to concrete sidewalk, so that the paving closest to the building is simplified and relates more to the context. The Commissioners asked for street sections as well, to further understand the streetscape. The Commissioners said that the changes to the building massing, materials, and streetscape are very impactful. They had concerns about the palette of the materials, at the upper floors especially, due to the color gradient approach. Additionally, they had persisting concerns about the massing and wanted to see further study, potentially through photographed models.

The Project will continue in Design Committee

Boston Cannabis Board Public Meeting

Wednesday, December 8, 2021 @ 1:00 pm

7. Applicant: Natural Oasis, LLC

Proposed Licensed Premise: 345A-359 Washington Street, Brighton

License Type: Recreational Cannabis Dispensary License

Proposed Hours of Operation: Monday through Saturday 9:00am –10:00pm Sunday 10:00am -9:00pm

Equity Status: Non-Equity Applicant

Date of Initial Application: September 9, 2021

Date of Filing with Inspectional Services Department: November 1, 2020

Date of Community Meeting: February 25, 2021

THERE IS A BUFFER ZONE CONFLICT