On October 25, 2016, the East Boston Chamber hosted Networking Lunch with Brian Golden event. Brian P. Golden is the head of the Boston Planning and Development Agency and over 70 attended. The event provided the opportunity to give residents and the business community in East Boston the chance to learn firsthand about upcoming projects, approved permits and future business growth opportunities. The event also provides the chance to network with developers and real estate agents.

1. East Boston Chamber of Commerce
Brian P. Golden, Director, Boston Planning & Development Agency
October 25, 2016

2.  Boston Planning & Development Agency
 Citywide Development Update
 East Boston Development Update
 Planning Update
2

3. 01.
Boston Planning & Development Agency

4. 4
Shaping the future
of Boston together.
The BPDA plans and guides
inclusive growth in our city —
creating opportunities for
everyone to live, work and
connect.
Through our future-focused,
city-wide lens, we engage
communities, implement new
solutions, partner for greater
impact and track progress.
Organizational Identity
Our MissionOur Vision

5. 5
Key Recommendations
Areas of Focus
Engage
Communities
Implement New
Solutions
Partner For
Greater Impact
Track
Progress
We will develop new ways
to encourage a broader,
more representative
community to participate
in what we do in new
ways that are natural and
convenient for them.
We will tap into Boston’s
innovative spirit and look
for ‘arc of the frontier’
ideas, locally and
globally, that are
successfully addressing
inclusivity. We will pilot
them in neighborhoods.
We will seek, identify, and
execute efforts that can
be amplified through
partnership, and work
with our partners to make
the greatest impact on
inclusivity.
We will track progress,
results, and impact toward
inclusivity to build
credibility and confidence.
We will use rigorous
measures, modern tools,
and effective, engaging
communication.

6. Article 80 Development Review
6

7. Article 80 Community Process
7
 Impact Advisory Group (IAG) is formed for most Large Projects to assist with
identifying potential impacts and mitigation
 IAG meetings are held throughout the review process
 Community Meetings are held
 Simultaneous interpretation is available upon request in advance of a
community meeting
 Sign up for email notification of meetings (and newsletters, research
publications, etc.) though the BPDA’s website:
http://www.bostonredevelopmentauthority.org/about-us/get-involved
 Public Meeting Notices appear in East Boston Times (notices are
bilingual)
 Public Comment Period
 Projects have a minimum 30 day public comment period
 Abutters meetings and Civic Group Meetings are also held throughout the
review process

8. Engage Communities
8
 One of the four areas of focus with the BPDA’s new mission and vision
 To shape an inclusive Boston, we will engage a broader and more representative
community–the people, businesses and communities of Boston as well as its own
employees
 We will create a redesigned community meeting format to provide more context
and more clarity, and an online platform for neighborhood-specific updates and
feedback
 This will ensure that conversations are open, ongoing, and available to all

9. New Monthly Meeting
9
 The Department of Neighborhood Development, East Boston Main Streets and the Mayor’s
Office of Neighborhood Services will host a monthly meeting to ensure that the business
community is aware of new development proposals
 Developers will be presenting at these meetings
 The first meeting is tonight, 6:30 - 8:30PM at the East Boston Social Center, 68 Central
Square

10. 02.
Citywide Development Update

11. Development Context
11
Source: BPDA Project Pipeline, BPDA Research Division Analysis.
8.5
16.3
11.9
8.0
12.4
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 YTD
MillionsofSF
Total SF Approved in the City of Boston (Millions)

12. Development Context
12
Source: BPDA Project Pipeline, BPDA Research Division Analysis.
3,435
1,406
-
71
537
508
1,967
4,608
3,045
2,403
1,125
1,552
136
152
428
-
182
1,465
2,756
4,225
1842
700
366
- 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000
Allston/Brighton
Back Bay
Bay Village
Beacon Hill
Charlestown
Chinatown
Dorchester
Downtown
East Boston
Fenway
Hyde Park
Jamaica Plain
Longwood Medical Area
Mattapan
Mission Hill
North End
Roslindale
Roxbury
South Boston
South Boston Waterfront
South End
West End
West Roxbury
Residential Units Approved by BPDA Board, 2009 to October 2016

13. East Boston Comparison
13
Approved from January 2014 to October 2016
Row Labels Total Retail S.F. Total S.F. Total # of Residential Unit Total # of Affordable Unit All Other S.F.
Allston 13,162 1,638,666 896 42 1,625,504
Back Bay 31,129 681,878 31 76 650,749
Beacon Hill - 119,000 71 11 119,000
Brighton 82,649 2,233,591 1,197 193 2,150,942
Charlestown 13,533 1,737,897 323 36 1,724,364
Chinatown 3,826 96,935 113 112 93,109
Dorchester 243,898 2,364,643 1,351 401 2,120,745
Downtown 57,750 2,720,835 911 72 2,663,085
East Boston 44,200 2,441,526 2,199 605 2,397,326
Fenway 390,500 2,296,560 657 95 1,906,060
Hyde Park - 497,874 59 28 497,874
Jamaica Plain 41,935 1,077,460 768 236 1,035,525
Mattapan 53,000 - - 53,000
Mission Hill 22,978 617,214 282 117 594,236
North End 25,000 145,000 - - 120,000
Roslindale 995 39,563 35 2 38,568
Roxbury 12,940 1,171,618 661 299 1,158,678
South Boston 144,355 2,702,543 1,475 250 2,558,188
South Boston Waterfront 394,910 6,586,789 2,973 165 6,191,879
South End 65,060 1,430,039 932 93 1,364,979
West End 7,000 1,148,780 700 65 1,141,780
West Roxbury 900 542,303 228 26 541,403
Grand Total 1,596,720 32,343,714 15,862 2,924 30,746,994
Source: BPDA Project Pipeline, BPDA Research Division Analysis.

14. East Boston Comparison
14
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
Housing Units Approved, 2014 – Oct. 2016
Regular Units Affordable Units
Large proportion of
Approved housing
units are affordable.
Source: BPDA Project Pipeline, BPDA Research Division Analysis.

15. East Boston Comparison
15
-
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
7,000,000
Total SF Approved by Neighborhood, Retail vs. Other, 2014 – Oct. 2016
Other SF Retail SF
East Boston's total and
retail square footage
approvals are similar to
comparable
neighborhoods.
Source: BPDA Project Pipeline, BPDA Research Division Analysis.

16. East Boston Comparison
16
-
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
450,000
Square Feet of Retail Space Approved, 2014 to Oct. 2016
Source: BPDA Project Pipeline, BPDA Research Division Analysis.

17. Snapshot of Major Projects in Pipeline
17
Government Center Garage
Redevelopment
Fenway Center
380 Stuart Street
Washington Village
Harvard University - Science and Engineering ComplexDot Block

18. Snapshot of Major Projects Under Construction
18
The Hub on Causeway
(Site of the former Boston Garden)
The Serenity (105A South Huntington Ave)One Seaport Square
HBS Klarman HallOne Dalton
The Pierce
Copley Place South Bay Town Center

19. 03.
East Boston Development Update

20. New Street (The Eddy) – Construction Complete
20
 $90 M
 242,615 SF
 Approximately 259 units
 Inclusionary Development Policy Contribution of $7.8 M
 Up to 4,900 square feet of ground floor commercial space
 Redevelopment and revitalization of a 3.92-acre parcel that was not publicly accessible
for decades
 Creation of 42,667 SF (0.98 acres) of new public open space
 500 linear feet of Harborwalk
 Connection of the Harborwalk to LoPresti Park
 An $80k contribution to the Parks Commission for LoPresti Park
 Construction of a water taxi landing and waiting area
 Protection of maritime uses
GEGC 2 New Street, LLC (Gerding Edlen)

21. 245 Sumner Street – Under Construction
21
 $8 M
 42,435 SF
 34 residential units
 5 affordable units
 2,257 SF of ground floor commercial
space
 Public realm enhancements include
widened public sidewalks along Sumner
and Orleans Streets, which will feature
new landscaping and street trees
Velkor Realty Trust

22. 248 Meridian Street – Under Construction
22
 $14 M
 101,500+ SF
 Site of the former Seville Theater
 66 condominiums
 8 affordable units
 Two ground level floors will include 14,000 SF of
retail and commercial uses
 Public realm enhancements include streetscape
improvements to the area, including new
landscaping on Border Street
Global Property Developers Corporation, LLC

23. East Pier Buildings 5 and 6 – Under Construction
23
Roseland Property Company
 $120 M
 Approximately 290,000 SF
 275 rental and condominium units
 68 affordable rental units
 11 affordable condominiums
 Second phase of the Portside at East Pier Project
 First phase, Building 7 is complete
 Extended stay units, restaurant, health club and other
uses
 Public realm enhancements include open space, and
the extension of the Harborwalk
 New connection between the waterfront and the East
Boston Greenway

24. Boston East – Under Construction
24
Trinity Border Street, LLC (Trinity Financial & East Boston CDC)
 $80 M
 420,000 SF
 Revitalization of 14.2 acres including water sheet that was publicly
inaccessible for years
 Up to 200 units
 26 affordable units including 6 affordable artist units
 $18k Inclusionary Development Policy Contribution
 8,700+ SF of Facilities of Public Accommodation including:
 Art gallery/community room - available to community groups free
of charge; rotating art exhibits and interactive programming
 Historic exhibits on the EB maritime and archaeological history
 Artist work/sell space
 Public access to the waterfront and extension of the Harborwalk
 Built to suit marine facility that meets the required Designated Port Area
supported use

25. Clippership Wharf – Under Construction
25
Noddle Island Limited Partnership
 $225 M
 745,800+ SF
 Up to 492 residential units
 30 affordable units on-site
 $1.56 M contribution to Carlton Wharf (completed)
 Discounted land sale to Maverick Gardens (value of $1.5 M)
 30,200 SF of retail and facilities of public accommodation including:
 Small café, restaurant and outdoor seating area for the
restaurant
 Fitness center, lounge and club facility
 Approximately 190,696 SF (over 4 acres) of open space
 1,381 linear feet of Harborwalk
 Two new docks to support transportation and recreational uses, and
other waterfront improvements

26. Coppersmith Village – Board Approved
26
Neighborhood of Affordable Housing
 $27.8 M
 114,000 SF
 Revitalization of old industrial site
 71 units in three new buildings
 56 rental units (34 affordable)
 15 homeownership units (3 affordable)
 Approximately 3,000 SF of restaurant space
 Landscaping along Decatur Street to enhance the
pedestrian corridor to the waterfront
 Community room on the ground floor with
separate entrance outdoor terrace that will be
available to residents and the surrounding
community

27. 151 Porter Street – Board Approved
27
183 Orleans LLC (Affiliate of Heath Management Company)
 $20 M
 75,000 SF
 Adaptive reuse of an industrial building
 127 room hotel
 New restaurant on the ground floor and a
café facing Orleans Street will help to
activate the ground level

28. 301-303 Border Street – Under Review
28
City Realty Group, LLC
 $21.6 M
 75,000+ SF
 980+ SF of commercial space
 64 condominiums
 8 affordable units
 $64k Inclusionary Development Policy Contribution
 Art gallery
 Public realm enhancements will include:
 Landscaping and pedestrian improvements
 Adopting and maintaining an underutilized
neighboring piece of open park land that will
include adding wi-fi access, water access,
greenery, and an ongoing maintenance plan,
designed for the community to access and utilize

29. 04.
Planning Update

30. The Imagine Boston 2030 Process
30
The Mayor’s Strategic Vision for Boston

31. Imagine Boston Context
31

32. How Did We Get Here?
32
To identify
• Changes & Challenges
• Goals
This fall and spring,
Imagine Boston 2030 talked
to 10,000 residents across
the city.

33. This led to 12 Initiative Areas
33
• Waterfront City
• Green City
• Connected City
• Climate Ready City
• Entrepreneurial City
• Programmable City
• Creative City
• Expanded Neighborhoods
• Thriving Downtown
• Neighborhoods that are Affordable
• Economically Mobile Residents
• Healthy Residents
We are asking
residents for feedback
on the initiative ideas

34. Strategic Planning Areas 2015
34
 PLAN: JP/ROX
• Washington Street between Forest
Hills at the Casey Overpass and
Egleston Square and Columbus
Avenue between Egleston Square
and Jackson Square
 PLAN: SOUTH BOSTON – DOT AVE
• Dorchester Avenue Corridor from
Andrew Square to Broadway Station
Quarter Mile MBTA Radius

35. Strategic Planning Areas 2016
35
 PLAN: DUDLEY SQUARE ROXBURY
• PLAN: Dudley Square Roxbury will revisit the
visions presented in both the Roxbury Strategic
Master Plan and Dudley Vision to see if they
still align with current community
goals. Through open dialogue and community
involvement, this study will be used to develop
an implementation plan to mobilize
development on publicly-owned parcels
 PLAN: GLOVER’S CORNER, DORCHESTER
• Stay tuned for more information

36. Our Vision
Shaping the future of Boston together.