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Back Bay Architectural Commission

The commission will hold its next monthly public hearing virtually on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 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  947 3804 4615 #. You can also email comments through email at backbayac@boston.gov

Public testimony begins at

Discussion Topics

  1. Design Review - 5:00pm

    24.0591 BB 192 Commonwealth Avenue: At roof install common roof deck and eight heat pumps.

    24.0583 BB 339 Marlborough Street: Replace aluminum windows with historically appropriate wood windows, remove sections of fire balconies, repair masonry, repair and repaint wood trim; at front façade replace door hardware and intercom, and re-landscape front garden; at rear elevation construct one-story addition and add gates to existing fence; and at roof install deck, access hatch, plumbing vent and HVAC equipment.

  2. Administrative Review/Approval

     

    24.0595 BB 346 Beacon Street: At front façade replace three, third-story one-over-one non-historic wood windows in-kind.

    24.0581 BB 396 Beacon Street: At front façade replace three, first-story multi-paned wood windows in-kind.

    24.0560 BB 33 Commonwealth Avenue: Replace seven first-story one-over-one non-historic wood windows in-kind.

    24.0582 BB 54 Commonwealth Avenue: At rear elevation replace 2 pair of wood French doors in-kind.

    24.0592 BB 192 Commonwealth Avenue: At roof modify design of previously approved deck, privacy screen and shade structure.

    24.0576 BB 419 Commonwealth Avenue: At side elevation replace wood decking at balcony in-kind.

    24.0537 BB 34 Fairfield Street: At roof remove existing deck and replace rubber membrane roof and rear gutter in-kind.

    24.0499 BB 3 Gloucester Street: Replace five second-story wood windows in-kind.

    24.0501 BB 29-31 Newbury Street: At front façade replace aluminum entry door at 31 Newbury to match entry door at 29 Newbury, install bronze handrails, install new granite treads and risers, and paint storefront windows black.

    24.0502 BB 33 Newbury Street: At front façade replace aluminum entry door in-kind, remove canopy at entry, paint storefront windows black, and remove metal cladding at entry stoop and repair masonry.

    24.0503 BB 35 Newbury Street: At front façade replace aluminum entry door in-kind, and remove pedestal and intercom.

    24.0596 BB 121 Newbury Street: At front façade replace wall sign.

    24.0491 BB 186 Newbury Street: At front façade install new signage, lighting and door hardware, and clean metalwork and glass at existing storefront.

    24.0562 BB 250 Newbury Street: At front façade install new blade sign at location of previous blade sign.

  3. Ratification of 12-13-2023 Public Hearing Minutes
  4. Staff Updates
  5. Projected Adjournment - 6:00pm
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