455 Harvard 40B

Applicant Harvard Danesh LLC proposed a mixed-use project at 455 Harvard Street, a 8324 sf lot at the corner of Thorndike (Precinct 9 and Zoning District L-1.0). The proposal consists of ground floor retail and parking and three floors of rental residential apartments (17 units). Contact for the applicant is Danny Danesh.

Chapter 40B Resources (PDF)

Key Dates

• October 26, 2016 - MassHousing informed Town of receipt of PEL application
• November 25, 2016 - Comments due to MassHousing
• February 10, 2017 - Comprehensive Permit Application Received by Planning Department
• October 23, 2017 - Comprehensive Permit Issued by ZBA with conditions

PEL Documents

• Complete PEL Application (PDF) (30 MB)
  • Site and Architectural Plans (PDF) (excerpted from PEL application)
• Board of Selectman Response to Mass Housing (PDF) - 12.9.16
• Environmental Memo - 12.6.16 (PDF)
• Final Comprehensive Permit Decision (PDF) - 10.23.17

APPLICATIONS AND PLANS

• Comprehensive Permit Application (PDF) - 2.10.17
• Revised Parking Plan (PDF) - 5.11.17
• Revised Parking Specs (PDF) - 5.11.17
• Trash Narrative (PDF) - 5.11.17
• Trash Plan (PDF) - 5.11.17
• Building Code Memo (PDF) - 5.11.17
• Rear Door Memo (PDF) - 5.22.17
• Tree Narrative (PDF) - 5.22.17
• Revised Engineering Plans (PDF) - 7.12.17
• Sight Distances - 7.14.17
• Traffic Demand Management Plan (PDF) - 9.1.17
• Updated Architectural Plans (PDF) - 9.12.17
• Updated Engineering Plans (PDF) - 9.12.17

PRESENTATIONS

• Project Team to ZBA - 3.30.17 (PDF)
• Updated Presentation - 5.11.17 (PDF)
• Updated/Revised (PDF) Presentation - 7.12.17 (PDF)
• Revised Presentation and Plans (PDF) - 8.30.17
• Revised Presentation - 9.18.17 (PDF)

PEER REVIEW DOCUMENTS

• Traffic Report - 5.3.17 (PDF)
• Design Report - 5.15.17 (PDF)
• Updated Traffic Report - 6.1.17 (PDF)
• Parking Report - 6.7.17 (PDF)
• Applicant Response to Traffic Report (PDF) - 7.12.17

TRANSCRIPTS

Available two weeks after a hearing. All hearings are streamed live and video later archived via Brookline Interactive Group (PDF).

• March 30, 2017 (PDF)
• April 5, 2017 (PDF)
• May 15, 2017 (PDF)
• June 7, 2017 (PDF)
• July 12, 2017 (PDF)
• August 30, 2017 (PDF)
• September 18, 2017 (PDF)
• October 23, 2017 (PDF)

LETTERS TO ZBA

Letters from Boards and Commissions

• Planning Board (PDF)
• Preservation Commission (PDF)
• Transportation Board (PDF)

Citizen Comment

• Catherine Campbell (PDF)
• Stephen Ault (PDF)
• Bare/Herscovici (PDF)
• Pell (PDF)
• Grossman (PDF)
• Harris/Mullen (PDF)
• Vanderkay (PDF)
• Rosen (PDF)
• Pehlke (PDF)
• Shaw (PDF)
• Kaplan (PDF)
• Lissai (PDF)
• Dumas (PDF)
• Longino (PDF)
• Bennett (PDF)
• Schlatter (PDF)
• Bennett 4.6.2017 (PDF)
• Sparrow 5.9.2017 (PDF)
• Harris 5.15.17 (PDF)
• Herscovici 5.15.17 (PDF)
• Rosen 5.15.17 (PDF)
• Shaw 5.15.17 (PDF)
• Schlatter 5.15.17 (PDF)
• Vanderkay 5.15.17 (PDF)
• Waters - 6.5.17 (PDF)
• Dumas - 6.6.17 (PDF)
• Housman - 6.7.17 (PDF)