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Public Improvement Commission Hearing

The Public Improvement Commission of the City of Boston will hold a hearing on December 4, 2025, at 10 a.m.

Project teams and Commission members will be participating in this hearing primarily from remote locations. Hearing participants will be digitally connected in real time courtesy of the City’s Department of Innovation and Technology. Members of the public who wish to participate in the hearing are strongly encouraged to do so remotely; the hearing will continue to be televised and may also be streamed live online via Boston TV. Those members of the public who are unable or choose not to participate remotely should report to City Hall room 801 at the time of the hearing. Written testimony for all agenda items will continue to be accepted via email; written testimony should be directed to PIC@boston.gov.

All project team members who intend to join their project's presentation, as well as any City staff representatives or members of the public who wish to participate remotely, should complete the registration form available online by Wednesday afternoon.

Discussion Topics

  1. Hearing Minutes

    HM 1. At the request of the Public Improvement Commission staff, the Acceptance of the Minutes of the PIC hearing which was held on November 20, 2025.

  2. Public Hearing Continued
    • PHC 1. On a petition by NSTAR Electric Co. (d/b/a Eversource Energy) for a Grant of Location to install an electric transformer vault and associated infrastructure within Whitby Street (public way), East Boston, located at address no. 16 generally northwest of Ford Street.
    • (NB 8/14/2025; PH 8/28/2025; PHC 9/11/2025, 9/25/2025, 11/6/2025, 11/20/2025) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Plan of Transformer MH for PIC, 16 Whitby Street, East Boston,” 1 sheet dated November, 2025.
  3. Public Hearing
    • PH 1. On a petition by 635 Hyde Park Ave LLC for the acceptance of a Pedestrian Easement adjacent to the following public ways in West Roxbury:
      • Hyde Park Avenue – on its westerly side at address nos. 635-641, south of Canterbury Street;
      • Canterbury Street – on its southerly side west of Hyde Park Avenue.
    • (NB 11/20/2025) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Pedestrian Easement Plan, 635-641 Hyde Park Avenue & Canterbury Street, Public Ways, Roslindale," 1 sheet dated April 9, 2025.
    • PH 2. On a petition by 635 Hyde Park Ave LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in West Roxbury:
      • Hyde Park Avenue – at address nos. 635-641, south of Canterbury Street;
      • Canterbury Street – west of Hyde Park Avenue.
    • (NB 11/20/2025) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, 635-641 Hyde Park Avenue & Canterbury Street, Public Ways, Roslindale," 2 sheets dated April 10, 2025.
    • PH 3. On a petition by Trustees of Boston University for the granting of a Projection License for the installation of canopies over portions of the sidewalk within Commonwealth Avenue (public way), Boston Proper, located on its southerly side at address no. 700, generally across from Granby Street.
    • (NB 11/20/2025) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, License Plan, 700 Commonwealth Avenue, Public Way, Boston Proper," 3 sheets dated September, 2025.
    • PH 4. On a petition by MCRT Investments LLC for the acceptance of a Pedestrian Easement adjacent to Everett Street (public way), Brighton, located on its westerly side at address no. 250, generally between Brentwood Street and Raymond Street.
    • (NB 11/20/2025) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Pedestrian Easement Plan, 250 Everett Street, Boston (Brighton)," 1 sheet dated October 2, 2025.
    • PH 5. On a petition by MCRT Investments LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within Everett Street (public way), Brighton, located at address no. 250, generally between Brentwood Street and Raymond Street.
    • (NB 11/20/2025) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plan, Everett Street, Public Way, 250 Everett Street, Brighton," 3 sheets dated October 2, 2025.
    • PH 6. On a petition by National Grid for the making of Specific Repairs within Henshaw Street (public way), Brighton, located on its southwesterly side at the rear of 301 Washington Street, generally between Cambridge Street and Menlo Street.
    • (NB 11/20/2025) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plans, Henshaw Street, Brighton," 2 sheets dated December, 2023.
    • PH 7. On a petition by National Grid for a Grant of Location to install a gas regulator station and associated infrastructure within the following public ways in Brighton:
      • Henshaw Street – generally between Cambridge Street and Menlo Street;
      • Cambridge Street – at Henshaw Street.
    • (NB 11/20/2025) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plans, Cambridge St @ Henshaw St, Gas Regulator Station, Brighton," 6 sheets dated September 8, 2025.
    • PH 8. On a petition by National Grid for a Grant of Location to install a gas regulator station and associated infrastructure within the following public ways in Roxbury:
      • Island Street – between Gerard Street and Massachusetts Avenue;
      • Gerard Street – south of Island Street;
      • Massachusetts Avenue – at Island Street.
    • (NB 11/20/2025) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plans, Gerard St @ Island St, Gas Regulator Station, Roxbury," 6 sheets dated September 30, 2025.
  4. New Business
    • NB 1. 115-121 Boston Street, West Howell Street; Dorchester – Pedestrian Easements, Specific Repairs – On a set of petitions by Boston 115 Development LLC
    • NB 2. 529-543 Main Street; Charlestown – Specific Repairs – On a petition by the Boston Planning & Development Agency (d/b/a the City of Boston Planning Department)
    • NB 3. 416-420 & 441-445 Hanover Street; Boston Proper – Private Utility License – On a petition by Saint Agrippina Society of Boston
    • NB 4. Hawkins Street; Boston Proper – Grant of Location – On a petition by NSTAR Electric Company (d/b/a Eversource Energy)
    • NB 5. 944 Saratoga Street; East Boston – Specific Repairs – On a petition by CB Equities 944 Saratoga LLC
    • NB 6. 586-598 Canterbury Street; West Roxbury – Pedestrian Easement, Specific Repairs – On a set of petitions by CALH Investments LLC
    • NB 7. Walnut Avenue, Westminster Avenue, Crawford Street, Holworthy Street, Humboldt Avenue, Monroe Street, Ruthven Street, Cobden Street, Abbotsford Street, Humboldt Court; Roxbury – Widening/Relocations, Specific Repairs – On a set of joint petitions by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the City of Boston Transportation Department, the Estate of Carol I. Silva, Westminster Community Limited Partnership, Waundolyn Johnson & Jaleesa Turner, the City of Boston Office of Housing, William F. Pridgen & William B. Pridgen, the City of Boston Public Schools Department, 163-165 Crawford Street Realty Trust, Malik & Elva Lee Abdal-Khallaq LLC, and Muriel A. Carter
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