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New iOS Version of ParkBoston Launched
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The City of Boston has launched the latest version of our ParkBoston app on the Apple Store (iOS), which allows you to pay for metered spaces across the City. This update will be coming soon to Android devices.

Canceled:
Aberdeen Architectural Conservation District Commission Hearing

Reason for cancellation: Canceled due to the snow emergency and will be rescheduled for Thursday, February 23, 2017, at 5 p.m.

(Use Congress Street as an entrance and exit at City Hall after 5:30p.m.)

The public can offer testimony.

Discussion Topics

  1. Design Review

    17.714 AB - 1954 Commonwealth Avenue

    Applicant: Cliff Boehmer, Davis Square Architects

    Proposed Work: Move the historic single-family residence forward on the lot, reconstruct the front porch and porte cochère, modify the detached garage, and construct a five-story rear yard addition with a lower level parking garage, rooftop mechanical equipment and an elevator bulkhead; replace windows and garage doors; restore the façades and tile roofs; install a below-grade transformer in the front yard; modify the existing driveway into an accessible ramp; remove a portion of the historic stone wall, relocate the curb cut, and install a new double width driveway on the east side of the lot; install shrubs in the front and rear yards; install an iron fence along the perimeter of the property; replace the concrete entry walkway, sidewalk and granite curb in-kind; and relocate a street light.

    17.605 AB - 15 Orkney Road

    Applicant: Eva and Leland Webster

    Proposed Work: Enclose the portico; modify the front porch; enlarge the driveway; install a garage door; enclose a side porch; install a fence in the side yard; modify window openings on the side façades to accommodate projecting windows; replace historic and non-historic windows with aluminum-clad wood windows; construct a roof deck; and replace wood shingles.

    17.604 AB - 210 Chestnut Hill Avenue, Apt. 5

    Applicant: Wanxin Wang

    Proposed Work: Remove eight storm windows; and replace eight one-over-one, double-hung wood windows and install one-over-one, double-hung vinyl windows at the third floor.

    17.730 AB - 1940 Beacon Street

    Applicant: Carol Ann Fahey, I.D. Sign Group, Inc.

    Proposed Work: Install internally illuminated signage (“GNC”) within the signband; and a non-illuminated metal bracket sign.

    17.727 AB - 1936 Beacon Street

    Applicant: Amir Shiranian, Amelia's Taqueria Inc.

    Proposed Work: Replace storefront infill; install a metal sign panel (“Amelia’s Taqueria”) within the signband; a non-illuminated metal bracket sign; and three light fixtures.

  2. Review and Ratification of the January 12, 2017 Minutes
  3. STAFF UPDATES
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