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Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
The Point, Boston
The uses proposed as part of the Project (retail and residential) are consistent with the City’s new Fenway
zoning.
Existing On-Site Structures
This section describes the existing buildings on the Project Site. There are no inventoried or State-Register
listed properties within the Project Site. The existing structures are generally in poor condition. Refer to
photographs of the Project Site and surrounding properties in Figures 6.2 (location map) and 6.3 (site photos).
1393 – 1399 Boylston Street (200 Brookline Avenue)
The triangular block at the corner of Brookline Avenue and Boylston Street was one of three connected
buildings, which were all constructed as a group on the Project Site between 1917 and 1922. The building is
constructed of brick on a concrete foundation, with large multi-pane commercial windows separated by
pilasters and framed with brick soldier course lintels and sills (Figure 6.3). A more recent paneled wood
parapet and canvas awning rises above the flat roof. The primary entrance is on the southwest corner,
accessed by a raised concrete porch.
186 – 192 Brookline Avenue (1387 Boylston Street)
This narrow brick building is located in the center of the commercial block. Its storefront duplicates some of
the detailing of 1393-1399 Boylston Street, with quoined sections separated by the multi-paned windows,
simple modillions along the cornice line (Figure 6.3). A more recent wood parapet on top continues the same
height of the one seen on 1393-1399 Boylston Street. A shallow bracketed hood marks the primary entrance on
Brookline Avenue, with vehicle and basement access on Boylston Street.
1383 Boylston Street (176-184 Brookline Avenue)
This brick building is located on the eastern end of the commercial block, with an alley dividing the block
from the neighboring residential building to the east. The building is constructed of brick and concrete block,
with a concrete storefront (Figure 6.3). The building has the same quoined sections, and modillions that are
similar to those found on the other two buildings comprising the commercial block. However, a triangular
shaped gabled parapet of brick with cement stucco surface marks the roofline of the building on both the
Brookline and Boylston Street sides. It is likely that the same parapet was present on the other two sections of
the block, but are now obscured or removed.
Existing Historic Resources
This section describes the existing historic buildings and districts, as identified on Figure 6.1.
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