Community Notes, Events, Updates & Public Comment Request June 27-July 3, 2022
Anthony D'Isidoro
Allston Civic Association (ACA) 60th Anniversary: A Community Celebration (Flyer Attached)
On Thursday, July 7th join us for a community cookout to celebrate the Allston Civic Association’s 60th Anniversary! Barbeque and light refreshments to be provided along with family friendly games and music from 4-7pm. RSVPs can be sent to AllstonCivi...@gmail.com. We hope to see you there!
The City’s Partners with Nonprofits (PNP) program, awarded 17 human service nonprofit organizations from around Boston a total of $567,344 in grant funding for public facility upgrades and on-site physical improvements. This year’s awards will fund capital improvements for social service organizations, providers to homeless individuals and families, youth and recreation centers, the YMCA, several Boys and Girls Clubs neighborhood branches, and other nonprofit organizations. This funding comes at a critical time for organizations providing services to unhoused residents, and will bolster their ability to care for an array of residents as the City recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since 1995, the Partners with Nonprofits program, operated by the Mayor’s Office of Housing, has awarded more than $11.8 million in grants to neighborhood nonprofit organizations. The program provides funding up to $40,000 for capital improvements, such as handicap accessibility upgrades, building repairs, or other infrastructure renovations, to neighborhood-based nonprofit organizations through a competitive Request for Proposals process. Grants are made possible by the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The following Allston Brighton nonprofit groups were awarded Partners with Nonprofits grants in this round:
- Presentation School Foundation
- West End House
Events
Entertainment Application Hearings
Monday, June 27, 2022 @ 2:30 pm
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89128688101?pwd=enBKeGpUckhKb1RlVHZOeERqbnV3dz09
Meeting ID: 891 2868 8101 • Passcode: 817817 • Dial In Phone Number: (646) 876- 9923
To maintain and operate the live entertainment categories consisting of disc jockey, floor show (i.e. comedian), trivia, and instrumental/vocal music up to five (5) performers each until 1:00 a.m. on the existing non[1]live entertainment license. At: 200 Brighton Avenue, Boston, AM 02134 Known as: Silhouette Lounge The applicant is: Allston Silhouette Lounge, LLC Manager of record is: Fred Starikov
To maintain and operate the entertainment categories consisting of audio device, jukebox, projectors, board games, dancing by patrons, karaoke, up to eight (8) instrumentalists, up to three (3) vocalists, disc jockey, and floor show (i.e. dancers) until 2:00 a.m. daily. At: 186 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA 02134 Known as: HAN The applicant is: 186 Harvard Ave Bar LLC Manager of record is: Henry Wong
Email Contact: MO...@Boston.Gov
Virtual Licensed Premise Violation Hearings
Boston Licensing Board
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 @ 10:00 am
Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83744080828?pwd=UnFHWHI1OHVXZDZ3Z2hwVDlsc1F4dz09
Meeting ID: 837 4408 0828
Passcode: 230236
One tap mobile
+16468769923,,83744080828#,,,,*230236# US (New York)
+13017158592,,83744080828#,,,,*230236# US (Washington DC)
2) STAGE KARAOKE, LLC , D/B/A: , Location: 138 BRIGHTON AVE
ALLSTON, MA 02134, License#: LB-99011, Notice/Violation#: 003570, Category: CV7AL
Date: 03/18/2022 Notice: Over serving patron in violation of M.G.L. ch. 138 s. 64.
10) THE CIRCLE BAR & GRILL , D/B/A: THE CIRCLE, Location: 356 CHESTNUT HILL AV
BRIGHTON, MA 02135, License#: LB-99716, Notice/Violation#: 042321, Category: CV7MWL
Date: 04/23/2022 Notice: Overcrowding- house count 170; mechanical count 255 in violation of M.G.L. ch. 138 s.64 and Board's rule 1.03J, 1.06A,F.
Email Contact: Maureen....@Boston.Gov
Boston Art Commission Meeting
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 @ 4:30 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 #.
III. Presentations for Public Art: Review and Public Testimony
A. Instructions for public comment Karin Goodfellow
G. The Future of the Past is Here Now; Final Design; Faneuil Curtis Williams Branch of the Boston Public Library, Brighton; Artist: Curtis Williams; Proponent: City of Boston
Email Contact: B...@Boston.Gov
Boston Civic Design Commission Remote Meeting
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Register in advance for this Zoom meeting: https://bit.ly/BCDCJune28Meeting2
Or join by calling 669 254 5252 (Toll Free) with Meeting ID: 161 813 6941
All are welcome to attend.
Thank you for your interest in the public realm of the City of Boston
Agenda
6:00 pm 30 Leo M. Birmingham Parkway, Brighton
Email Contact: Elizabeth...@Boston.Gov
75 Tremont St Impact Advisory Group Meeting
Boston Planning & Development Agency
Tuesday, June 28, 2022, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
The BPDA is hosting a public meeting for the proposed project at 75 Tremont Street, a project located in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the overall project, the potential impacts and mitigation for the project. The meeting will include a presentation followed by questions and comments from the public.
Please note that the purpose of this meeting is different from that of a traditional community meeting. As part of the development review process, Impact Advisory Group (IAG) members work closely with BPDA staff to identify the impacts of a project and recommend appropriate community benefits to offset those impacts. IAG meetings prioritize discussion between the project proponent (i.e. the developer) and IAG members.
The proposed project would include approximately 70 homeownership units in a building of approximately 74,853 gross square feet, with 61 garage and 13 surface parking spaces, widened sidewalks, open space, and related amenities.
Please register for the meeting using the following Zoom link:
bit.ly/3mLqfuP
Meeting ID: 161 885 8178
Toll-Free Call-in Number: 833.568.8864
Email Contact: Nick....@Boston.Gov
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities Hearing
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 @ 6:00 pm
Attendees can join through
our online meeting link from a computer, smartphone,
or tablet. No prior software download is required. For audio-only participation, attendees can dial in at 1-646-558-8656 (not
toll free) and then enter the Webinar ID: 893 9167
8590.
If necessary, public comments will continue at additional hearing(s) on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at 6 p.m., and, if needed, on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at 6 p.m. The Siting Board will announce whether the additional hearing dates are needed at the hearing on June 28, and will also post on the Siting Board’s website.
If you anticipate providing comments via Zoom during the public comment hearing, please send an email to geneen....@mass.gov with your name, email address, and mailing address by Monday, June 27, 2022. If you anticipate commenting by telephone, please leave a voicemail message at 617-305-3529 with your name, telephone number, and mailing address by Monday, June 27, 2022. Additional commenters may be allowed during the public comment hearing, at the discretion of the Presiding Officer.
The Siting Board will accept written comments on the Project. Written comments will be most useful to the Siting Board if submitted by Friday, July 22, 2022.
The Company’s proposal is to construct, operate and maintain: (1) eight new 115-kilovolt (“kV”) underground transmission lines that will be housed in a total of five new duct banks, totaling approximately 8.3 miles, in portions of Cambridge, Somerville and the Allston/Brighton area of Boston (the “New Lines”); (2) a new 115/14-kV substation, which will be located in an underground vault on a property between Broadway and Binney Streets in Cambridge (the “New Substation”); and (3) modifications to certain existing substation facilities in Cambridge, Somerville, and Allston/Brighton. This work is collectively referred to as the Greater Cambridge Energy Program, or the “Project.” The Company states that the Project is designed to address long-term reliability needs in the Cambridge area, which is experiencing rapid economic development and sustained load growth.
Email Contact: KRey...@KeeganWerlin.Com
Licensing Board Virtual Transactional Hearing
Boston Licensing Board
Wednesday, June 29, 2022 @ 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
22 CSDM, CORP
D/B/A: THE WINE SHOP
370 WESTERN AVE
BRIGHTON, MA 02135
License #: LB-101945
Holder of a Retail Package Store All-Alcoholic Beverages License has petitioned to transfer the license from the above - To: 370 Western Ave Wild Duck, Inc. d/b/a/ The Wild Duck (at the same location). Jaldip Patel, Manager. Closing hour at 11:00 PM. Lastly, has petitioned to pledge the license and inventory to Rockland Trust Company .
Attorney: John M. Mooradian
23 Houjazy Inc.
D/B/A: Linden Suprette
101 BRIGHTON AVE
BOSTON, MA 02134
License #: LB-476649
Has applied for a Retail Package Store Wines and Malt Beverages License to be exercised on the above – Premise one floor convenience store, main store 1,000SF, storage and restroom. One entrance and two exits.
Manager: Fida Houjazy
Closing Time: 11:00 PM
Email Contact: Maria....@Boston.Gov
Flammable Storage and Garages Remote Hearing
Inspection Services Department
Wednesday, June 29, 2022 @ 10:00 am
Join with Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/qjv-novu-aqg
Join by phone: +1-805-991-2603
PIN: 366 501 277#
Rehearing
56 Everett St - 292 Vehicle parking garage 5,840 gallons of gas in the tanks of vehicles
Allston Yards Apartments LLC and 100 gallon of diesel fuel tank on P1
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New Applications
21 Soldiers Field Place - 29 vehicle parking garage 580 gallons of gas in the tanks of vehicles
Residences at Soldiers Field Place
Condominium LP
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1550 Soldiers Field Rd - 149 vehicles parking garage 2,980 gallons of gas in the tanks of vehicles
Residences at 1550 Soldiers Field Rd
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Email Contact: Brigid...@Boston.Gov
West Station Area Transit Study
Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)
Wednesday, June 29, 2022, 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm
The study will evaluate various transportation improvements and land use policies to determine which options might maximize the number of walking, bicycling, and transit trips under possible development scenarios around West Station. Key transportation routes connecting West Station to and from major population and employment nodes in Boston, Cambridge, and Brookline will be studied as well.
The study will provide municipal and state governments, as well as the development community, with an objective evaluation of the strategies that could best improve access to jobs, labor, housing, healthcare, and other major destinations under different potential development futures both around West Station and the surrounding community. The results of this study will help municipal and state governments to proactively plan for and implement regional mobility improvements as the realigned Allston I-90 interchange area is developed. Finally, a direct outcome of this study will be transit services concepts that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) can use to inform the design of the new West Station.
MAPC will provide a summary of the report and work undertaken the last 2+ years. Register here.
Email Contact: Travis Pollack tpol...@mapc.org
Senior Pride Celebration! (Flyer Attached)
Harvard Allston Task Force/Enterprise Research Campus Public Meeting
Boston Planning & Development Agency
Thursday, June 30, 2022, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Meeting of the Harvard-Allston Task Force and general public to review the proposed Harvard Enterprise Research Campus (ERC) in Allston.
The Task Force serves as the advisory body for Harvard's institutional development, the ERC, and 180 Western Avenue. This meeting will be focused on the proposed Harvard ERC development. Please note that this is a combined Task Force and Public Meeting. The meeting will begin with a 30-minute presentation of the project by the development team, followed by a 45-minute discussion of the Task Force, followed by 45-minutes of public Q&A.
This meeting will focus on mitigation and community benefits for the project, which is presently under Article 80B (Large Project Review) by the BPDA.
Please register for the meeting using the following Zoom link:
bit.ly/HATF629
Meeting ID: 160 100 6871
Toll-Free Call-in Number: 833.568.8864
Email Contact: Nupoor...@Boston.Gov
Updates
Zoning Board of Appeal Hearing
Inspectional Services Department
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Recommendations: 11:00 am
Case: BOA-1258118 Address: 82 Presentation Road Ward: 22 Applicant: David Roe
Article(s): Article 51 Section 9 Dimensional Regulations-Floor Area Ratio Excessive Article 51 Section 9 Dimensional Regulations-Building Height ( # of Stories ) Excessive
Purpose: Adding 1 bedroom, one bathroom and storage closet in attic of existing house. Our long form permit number is ERT50921
Video: (2085) Zoning Board of Appeal Hearings 6-21-22 - YouTube
Slide the time bar to 46:43
Outcome: Approved
Public Comments Requested:
30 Leo M. Birmingham Pkwy (PNF Comment Due by July 1, 2022)
http://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/30-leo-m-birmingham-parkway
1270 Commonwealth Ave (PNF Comment Due by July 21, 2022)
http://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/1270-commonwealth-avenue
75 Tremont St (PNF Comment Due by July 27, 2022)
http://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/75-tremont-street
