500 HARVARD STREET

Project Name: 500 Harvard Street

Initial Proposal: 30 units of multifamily rental housing (including 6 affordable units) on 6,969 sf lot; one level of ground floor retail; 6 parking spaces on the ground floor
Applicant: 500 Harvard Street, LLC - The Danesh Group
Location: 500 Harvard Street
Status: Board of Appeals public hearing will open December 19, 2019. At this time, no permit has been granted for the proposal.
Contact: Maria Morelli, Senior Planner at MMorelli@brooklinema.gov | Planning Department at 617-730-2130.
Submitting Comments: Please submit comments to the ZBA to MMorelli@brooklinema.gov. Public comment at public hearings is scheduled at the discretion of the ZBA.

ZBA TIMELINE
The timeline (PDF) features all stages of the 40B process and indicates the stage of the project at this time.
KEY DATES

NOTE: The official mechanism for notification in accordance with the Open Meeting Law is the Town Calendar not this web page. Visit the Town Calendar for hearing agendas under Board of Appeals. All hearings are at Town Hall, 6th floor.

October 29, 2019: Applicant submits ZBA Application to Town.
December 19, 2019 at 7 pm (Thursday): Opening of Hearing (Rescheduled from 12/18/2019)
- Applicant has granted Town permission to open hearing beyond 30 days.
- Note Location Change: Hearing is in Room 103 on First Floor
January 16, 2020 at 7 pm (ZBA Hearing, Thursday)
- Planning Department presentation
- Public Comment
February 26, 2020 at 8:30 am (Monday morning meeting)
- ZBA Site Visit at 500 Harvard with Project team
- Public invited but no oral public testimony accepted at meeting (not a hearing)
March 18, 2020 at 7 pm (ZBA Hearing)
- Independent peer review: Traffic and Parking
- Possible testimony from staff and Boards
- Public comment limited to technical questions pertaining to hearing topic