Public Facilities Commission Meeting (BFD)
The presenter is the Boston Fire Department.
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Discussion Topics
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VOTE 1: Commissioner Paul Burke and Kevin Coyne, Deputy Commissioner, Administration, and Finance
Unique acquisition for additional space by amendment to the vote of December 13, 2023 concerning an existing lease by and between 151 - 155 Rivermoor Street LLC (“landlord”) and the City of Boston’s Boston Fire Department (“tenant”) for property located at 151 Rivermoor Street in the West Roxbury District of the City of Boston.
Original lease terms:
Property: 151 Rivermoor Street
Ward: 20
Parcel Number: 09227010
Term: 5 years, with option to renew for an additional 5 years (commenced January 1, 2024)
Square feet: 20,946
Amendment terms: Additional 12,109 square feet of interior space and 16,675 square feet of exterior space, all other terms and conditions of the existing lease shall remain in effect, with the exception of the following additional cost:
Time
Dates
Add’l Sq. Ft
Per Sq. Ft
Cost/Additional
Time Year 1
Dates 01/01/2024-12/31/2024
Add’l Sq. Ft NO COST
Per Sq. Ft N/A
Cost/Additional NO COST
Time Year 2
Dates 01/01/2025-12/31/2025
Add’l Sq. Ft NO COST
Per Sq. Ft N/A
Cost/Additional NO COST
Time Lease Amendment
Dates 07/01/2025-12/31/2025
Add’l Sq. Ft 12,109
Per Sq. Ft $32.00
Cost/Additional $387,488.00
Time Year 3
Dates 01/01/2026-12/31/2026
Add’l Sq. Ft 12,109
Per Sq. Ft $32.00
Cost/Additional $387,488.00
Time Year 4
Dates 01/01/2027-12/31/2027
Add’l Sq. Ft 12,109
Per Sq. Ft $33.00
Cost/Additional $399,597.00
Time Year 5
Dates 01/01/2028-12/31/2028
Add’l Sq. Ft 12,109
Per Sq. Ft $34.00
Cost/Additional $411,706.00
Time Option-Year 6
Dates 01/01/2029-12/31/2029
Add’l Sq. Ft 12,109
Per Sq. Ft $35.00
Cost/Additional $423,815.00
Time Option-Year 7
Dates 01/01/2030-12/31/2030
Add’l Sq. Ft 12,109
Per Sq. Ft $36.00
Cost/Additional $435,924.00
Time Option-Year 8
Dates 01/01/2031-12/31/2031
Add’l Sq. Ft 12,109
Per Sq. Ft $37.00
Cost/Additional $448,033.00
Time Option-Year 9
Dates 01/01/2032-12/31/2032
Add’l Sq. Ft 12,109
Per Sq. Ft $38.00
Cost/Additional $460,142.00
Time Option-Year 10
Dates 01/01/2033-12/31/2033
Add’l Sq. Ft 12,109
Per Sq. Ft $39.00
Cost/Additional $472,251.00
TOTAL cost for the additional 12,109 sq. ft. (interior space): $3,826,444.00
That the vote of the Commission at its December 13, 2023 meeting authorizing the Commissioner of the BFD to enter into the above described lease agreement, and BFD having made a determination for a unique acquisition for additional space for expansion of existing leased premises to meet BFD’s operational needs as publicly noticed in the Central Register on March 26, 2025 pursuant to MGL c. 30B s. 16.
be, and hereby is amended as follows:
By deleting the figure and word “20,946000 leased square feet” and substituting in place thereof the following figure and word “30,055 square feet (interior) and an additional 16,675 square feet (exterior) wherever such may appear.
By adding the following figure and word “ and duly executed amendments…” after the following “subject to such other terms, conditions and restrictions…” and preceding “...as the Commissioner of the Boston Fire Department deems appropriate for the aforementioned use by the City of Boston”
That the Commissioner of the BFD, is hereby authorized to execute a lease amendment and deliver any other documents or instruments necessary, which are approved as to form by the Corporation Counsel of the City of Boston when such are deemed necessary or appropriate to effectuate said lease amendment, and to record and file any and all of the required documents concerning the same with the Suffolk Registry of Deeds and/or the Suffolk Registry District of the Land Court.