BRA Mtg on Melcher St. Project, Monday 1/10

From: "Kara, Kristin" <Kristin.Kara.bra@cityofboston.gov>

Date: January 4, 2011 5:14:17 PM EST

Subject: 319 A Street Rear and 49/51/63 Melcher Street

Good afternoon:

I wanted to give you a brief update on the 319 A Street Rear Project and the 49/51/63 Melcher Street Project.  On December 14, 2010, the BRA Board approved the 319 A Street Rear Project.  The 319 A Street Rear Project requires the approval of and a public hearing before the Boston Zoning Commission (BZC).  The BZC hearing regarding the 319 A Street Rear Project will take place at 9AM on January 19, 2011 and will be held on the 9^th floor of City Hall, in Room 900/BRA Board Room.  Everyone is welcome to attend and speak at the hearing.

A Notice of Project Change and a First Amended and Restated Development Plan for the 49/51/63 Melcher Street Project, which propose a phased approach to the 49/51/63 Melcher Street Project and residential use at 63 Melcher Street, were submitted yesterday.  Both submissions are available on the BRA’s website.  Here is the link to the Notice of Project Change:  http://www.bostonredevelopmentauthority.org/DevelopmentProjects/PipeDocs/49-63%20Melcher%20Street/NPC/49-63%20Melcher%20Street_NPC.pdf and here is the link to the First Amended and Restated Development Plan: http://www.bostonredevelopmentauthority.org/DevelopmentProjects/PipeDocs/49-63%20Melcher%20Street/PDAAmendment/49-63%20Melcher%20Street_PDAAmendment.pdf  

There is a required 45-day public comment period in connection with the Amended and Restated Development Plan.  The Notice of Project Change will also have a 45-day public comment period.  Both comment periods will end on February 17.  As a reminder, the BRA-hosted community meeting in connection with the proposed changes to the 49/51/63 Melcher Street Project is next Monday night, 1/10, 6:00pm-7:30pm, at Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype, Inc. (BH+A), 300 A Street (Conference Room, 1^st Floor).