forest hills commons developer's presentation to egleston square main streets, 9-24-13

7/27/2019 Forest Hills Commons developer's presentation to Egleston Square Main Streets, 9-24-13

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The Commonsat Forest Hills

Station

Boston Redevelopment Authority

Impact Advisory Group

Design Update

Forest Hills Arborway, LLC

Utile, Inc. Architecture and Planning

Offshoots, Inc.

Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, Inc.

Fort Point Associates, Inc.


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Boston Redevelopment Authority Impact Advisory Group

Meeting Agenda

Project Summary

Summary of Community Feedback

Design Enhancements

1.Revised Massing

2.Washington Street Corridor Public Realm

3.Landscape / Parking

4.Relationship to the Burnett Street Neighborhood


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Project Summary

The Commons at Forest Hills Station

Redevelopment of former petroleum distribution depot into amixed use development with active street level uses

280 Rental Apartments (37 designated Affordable)

7,960 SF Commercial, retail and Amenity Space

250 bicycle parking spaces

169 resident parking spaces (0.6 spaces/unit) and 16

commercial parking spaces


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Oblique View

Design ObjectivesInitial

Proposal


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Project Summary

Design ObjectivesInitial

Proposal


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Community FeedbackInitial

Proposal


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Community Design Feedback1. Massing

Change the shape of Bldg. A and its relationship to

Washington Street

Soften massing along rear edge Provide more active street frontage

Move density away from the neighborhood

2. Washington Streetscape Develop continuous public realm along Washington St.

Create more breaks on the street particularly

midblock

Planting width of 3 is too small at edge ofbuilding

Crosswalk at Burnett

3. Landscape / Parking Add more street level greenspace

Reduce surface parking

Consider parking surface treatment

Pedestrian access across Easement

Consider that there may be a future public path behind

property Support a new bicycle path along MBTA land at the

rear of the property

4. Burnett Street Neighborhood Change massing to mitigate shadow concerns and

integration with the neighborhood

Develop design along north elevation to better relate to

Burnett Street.



1. Massing Change the shape of Bldg. A and its relationship to

Washington Street





midblock













Burnett Street.

Stakeholder Feedback

Massing



Oblique Massing View

The Commons at Forest Hills StationRevised

Proposal





Proposal



Typical Upper LevelRevised

Proposal



Public amenities and active frontage work to enhance the Washington Streetscape

Washington Street ElevationInitial

Proposal

Revised

Proposal



The Commons at Forest Hills Station




Washington Street





midblock













Burnett Street.


Washington Streetscape



Leveraging Complete Streets

Washington Street CorridorRevised

Proposal



Accentuate public realm and provide relief for the sidewalk at major lobby entries

Perspective Vignette



Ground Floor PlanRevised

Proposal


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Potential future retail along Washington Street

Ground Floor PlanRevised

Proposal


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Washington Street





midblock













Burnett Street.


Landscape / Parking


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Creating a Central Street


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Create a mixed-use, multi-modal environment

Shared Central Street

1. Public plaza with

decorative paving and

street furniture2. Decorative paving at

crosswalks

3. Planted area

4. Enhanced parking surface

treatment

5. Potential Zipcar locations

6. 6 wide sidewalk withstreetlights

7. Location of entry to a

potential future bicycle path

(by others)

8. Entry to secure bicycle

parking for residents

9. Garage Entry

10. Back of House area

11. Truck parking area

12. Retaining wall screened by

plantings


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Create a mixed-use, multi-modal environment



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Relevant Precedents


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Washington Street





midblock













Burnett Street.


Burnett Street Neighborhood


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Proposal


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Shadow Study (9/21 at 3:00pm)

Current Shadow Condition


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Shadow Condition of Initial Proposal


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Shadow Condition of Revised Proposal


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Design Enhancements

Commercial Space and Public Realm

Total commercial space increased by 28%

Surface parking spots reduced by 65%

Area of surface pavement dedicated to cars reduced by 30%

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