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Public Facilities Commission Meeting (DND)

The presenter is the Department of Neighborhood Development.

You can also watch the meeting on Boston City TV at Comcast channel 24, RCN channel 13, and on boston.gov/boston-city-tv.

Discussion Topics

  1. VOTE 1: Shani Fletcher, Development Officer, Real Estate Management & Sales Division
     
    Tentative Developer Designation and Intent to Sell to Boston Food Forest Coalition, Inc.: Vacant land located at 424-428A Geneva Avenue, Dorchester, Massachusetts.
     
    Purchase Price: $100
     
    Ward:  15
    Parcel Number: 00673000
    Square Feet:  3,002
    Future Use:  Garden
    Estimated Total Development Cost: $150,872
    Assessed Value Fiscal Year 2019:  $36,300
    Appraised Value September 8, 2019:  $45,000
    DND Program:  GrassRoots
    RFP Issuance Date:  July 22, 2019
     
    That, having duly advertised a Request for Proposals to develop said property, Boston Food Forest Coalition, Inc., a Massachusetts non-profit corporation, with an address of 23 Egleston Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, be tentatively designated as developer of the vacant land located at 424-428A Geneva Avenue (Ward: 15, Parcel: 00673000) in the Dorchester District of the City of Boston containing approximately 3,002 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 development of this property; 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 property 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 property 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.
     
     
  2. VOTE 2: Kelly Shay, Senior Development Officer, Neighborhood Housing Development Division
     
    Tentative Developer Designation and Intent to Sell to a nominee comprised of principals of Pennrose Holdings, LLC and LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc.: Land with building thereon located at 15 Everett Street, Hyde Park, Massachusetts.
     
    Purchase Price: $100
     
    Ward:  18
    Parcel Number: 08963000
    Square Feet:  73,586
    Future Use:  Rehabilitation Housing
    Estimated Total Development Cost: $32,997,337
    Assessed Value Fiscal Year 2019:  $13,974,000
    Appraised Value May 23, 2019:  $4,200,000
    DND Program:  Neighborhood Housing
    RFP Issuance Date:  June 17, 2019
     
    That, having duly advertised a Request for Proposals to develop said property, a nominee comprised of principals[1] of Pennrose Holdings, LLC, a Pennsylavania limited liability company with an address of 230 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, PA 18704, and LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc., a Massachusetts non-profit corporation with an address of 16 Liszt Street, Roslindale, MA 02131, be tentatively designated as developer of the land with building thereon located at 15 Everett Street (Ward: 18, Parcel: 08963000) in the Hyde Park District of the City of Boston containing approximately 73,586 square feet of land, for the period of 24 months from the date of the vote subject to such terms, conditions and restrictions as the Director deems appropriate for proper development of this property; 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 property to a nominee comprised of principals of Pennrose Holdings, LLC and LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc.;
     
    AND, FURTHER, VOTED: That the Director be, and hereby is, authorized to advertise the intent of this Commission to sell the above described property 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.
     

    [1] The nominee is to be a newly formed Massachusetts entity. DND shall not bring a future vote for conveyance of the property before the PFC without evidence of the nominee being registered and in good standing with the Massachusetts Secretary of State and, also, providing a complete and current property affidavit (i.e. LOOPS form) for the nominee.
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