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Public Facilities Commission Meeting (MOH)

The presenter is the Mayor's Office of Housing.

ATTENDANCE
On March 29, 2023, Governor Healy approved an extension to remote and hybrid meeting options for public bodies established under Former Governor Baker's Executive Order of March 12, 2020 Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law through March 31, 2025. The Public Facilities Commission (PFC) will continue to conduct its meetings virtually. This enables the PFC to conduct its usual business while adhering to public health recommendations and ensuring public access to its deliberations through adequate, alternative means.
 
You can watch these virtual meetings on Boston City TV at Xfinity channel 26, RCN channel 13, Fios channel 962, and livestreaming on our website.
If you have any questions for public participation pertaining to this public notice, please email PFC@boston.gov.
 
These practices in effect since May 11, 2020, will remain in effect until further notice. Updates to these practices will be posted as appropriate.
 
 

Discussion Topics

  1. VOTE 1: Theresa Strachila, Program Manager, GrowBoston
     
    Conveyance to Urban Edge Housing Corporation: Vacant land located at an unnumbered parcel on Amory Street, Roxbury.
     
    Purchase Price: $100
     
    Ward: 11 
    Parcel Number: 01174000 
    Square Feet: 3,138 
    Future Use: Landscaped Space 
    Estimated Total Development Cost: $195,440.60
    Assessed Value Fiscal Year 2024: $14,300 
    Appraised Value January 6, 2024: $63,000 
    MOH Program: Grassroots
    RFP Issuance Date: July 29, 2019 
     
    That, having duly advertised its intent to sell to the Urban Edge Housing Corporation, a Massachusetts non-profit corporation, with an address of 1542 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury, MA 02119, the vacant land located at an unnumbered parcel on Amory Street in the Roxbury District of the City of Boston containing approximately 3,138 square feet of land for two consecutive weeks (October 14, 2024 and October 21, 2024) in accordance with the provisions of St. 1909, c.486, § 31B (as appearing in St. 1966, c.642, § 12), the Public Facilities Commission, pursuant to its vote of January 15, 2020 and thereafter amended on March 16, 2022, December 14, 2022, December 13, 2023, and June 26, 2024, and subsequent approval by the Mayor, does hereby vote to sell the aforementioned property to the Urban Edge Housing Corporation; and
     
    FURTHER VOTED: the Director be, and hereby is, authorized to deliver an instrument conveying said property to the Urban Edge Housing Corporation in consideration of one hundred dollars ($100).
     
     
  2. VOTE 2: Theresa Strachila, Program Manager, GrowBoston
     
    Tentative Developer Designation and Intent to Sell to Boston Food Forest Coalition, Inc.: Vacant land located at 116 Norwell Street, an unnumbered parcel on Norwell Street, 89 Radcliffe Street, and an unnumbered parcel on Radcliffe Street, Dorchester. 
     
    Purchase Price: $400
     
    Ward: 14 
    Parcel Numbers: 02341000, 02340000, 02357000, 02358000
    Square Feet: 11,672 (total)
    Future Use: Garden
    Assessed Value Fiscal Year 2024: $145,300 (total)
    Appraised Value October, 13 2024: $840,000 (total)
    Total Estimated Property Development Costs: $624,835.10 
    MOH Program: Grassroots
    RFP Issuance Date: June 24, 2024
     
    That, having duly advertised a Request for Proposals to develop said properties, Boston Food Forest Coalition, Inc., a Massachusetts non-profit corporation, with an address of 76 Weld Hill, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, be tentatively designated as developer of the vacant land located at: 
     
    116 Norwell Street, Ward: 14, Parcel: 02341000, Square Feet: 2,768
    Unnumbered parcel on Norwell Street, Ward: 14, Parcel: 02340000, Square Feet: 2,899
    89 Radcliffe Street, Ward: 14, Parcel: 02357000, Square Feet: 2,950
    Radcliffe Street, Ward: 14, Parcel: 02358000, Square Feet: 3,055
     
    in the Dorchester district of the City of Boston containing approximately 11,672 total square feet of land for the period of 12 months from the date of the vote subject to such terms, conditions and restrictions as the Director deems appropriate for proper redevelopment of these parcels; and
     
    FURTHER VOTED: Subject to the approval of the Mayor under St. 1909, c.486, § 31B (as appearing in St. 1966, c.642, § 12) that it is the intent of this Commission to sell the aforementioned properties to Boston Food Forest Coalition, Inc.;
     
    AND, FURTHER, VOTED: That the Director be, and hereby is, authorized to advertise the intent of this Commission to sell the above described properties in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 642 of the Acts of 1966 and the applicable statutory terms of M.G.L. c.30B, section 16.
     
     
  3. VOTE 3: Christopher Rooney, Senior Housing Development Officer, Neighborhood Housing Development Division
     
    Amendment to the Tentative Developer Designation vote of July 19, 2023 to extend the Tentative Designation and Intent to Sell period from 16 months to 28 months to ODJ Dev LLC: Vacant land located 778, 780, 782, 784, 786, 788, 790, 792, 794 and 796 Parker Street, and 77 Terrace Street, Jamaica Plain.
     
    Time Extension
     
    1) TD – 07/19/2023 through 11/19/2024 = 16 months
    2) TD extension for an additional 12 months – 07/19/2023 through 11/19/2025 = 28 months
     
    Ward: 10
    Parcel Numbers: 00437000, 00436000, 00435000, 00434000, 00433000, 00432000, 00431000, 00430000, 00429000, 00428000, 00396000
    Square Feet: 57,757 (total)
    Future Use: New Construction- Housing
    Assessed Value Fiscal Year 2024: $2,262,300 (total)
    Appraised Value March 28, 2022 and May 28, 2023: $4,280,000 (total)
    Total Estimated Property Development Costs: $36,516,273 
    MOH Program: Neighborhood Housing
    RFP Issuance Date: September 06, 2022
     
    That the vote of this Commission at its meeting of July 19, 2023 regarding the tentative designation and intent to sell the vacant land located at: 
     
    778 Parker Street, Ward: 10, Parcel: 00437000, Square Feet: 2,174
     
    780 Parker Street, Ward: 10, Parcel: 00436000, Square Feet: 2,200
     
    782 Parker Street, Ward: 10, Parcel: 00435000, Square Feet: 2,204
     
    784 Parker Street, Ward: 10, Parcel: 00434000, Square Feet: 2,394
     
    786 Parker Street, Ward: 10, Parcel: 00433000, Square Feet: 2,577
     
    788 Parker Street, Ward: 10, Parcel: 00432000, Square Feet: 2,901
     
    790 Parker Street, Ward: 10, Parcel: 00431000, Square Feet: 2,926
     
    792 Parker Street, Ward: 10, Parcel: 00430000, Square Feet: 3,817
     
    794 Parker Street, Ward: 10, Parcel: 00429000, Square Feet: 5,526
     
    796 Parker Street, Ward: 10, Parcel: 00428000, Square Feet: 2,738
     
    77 Terrace Street, Ward: 10, Parcel: 00396000, Square Feet: 28,300
     
    in the Jamaica Plain district of the City of Boston containing approximately 57,757 total square feet of land to ODJ Dev LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company, with an address of 35 Batchelder Street, Roxbury, MA 02119;
     
    be, and hereby is amended as follows:
     
    By deleting the figure and word: “16 months” and substituting in place thereof the following figure and word: “28 months” wherever such may appear.
     
     
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  • Contact:
    Colleen Daley
  • Neighborhoods:
    Dorchester
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    Roxbury
  • Posted:
    11/15/2024 - 3:44PM
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