Draft Project Impact Report - Boston Redevelopment Authority

Exeter Residences/888 Boylston
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Table of Contents – VOLUME I
Chapter 1: Introduction/Executive Summary ................................................................ 1-1
1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................. 1-1
Project Overview .............................................................................. 1-1
Summary of Project Changes .......................................................... 1-4
1.2 History of the Prudential Center/ The Prudential Center Today .... 1-5
1.3 Summary of Project Public Benefits ...................................................... 1-6
Jobs and Housing Linkage .............................................................. 1-6
Community Benefits Fund .............................................................. 1-7
Real Esate Taxes and Jobs................................................................ 1-7
Public Realm Improvements ........................................................... 1-7
1.4 Summary of DPIR Project Studies / Organization of DPIR .............. 1-8
1.5 Project Proponent .................................................................................... 1-9
1.6 Project Teams ........................................................................................... 1-9
1.7 Community Outreach ............................................................................. 1-9
Chapter 2: Project Description .......................................................................................... 2‐1
2.1 Project Description and Changes since NPC/PNF .............................. 2‐1
Exeter Residences ............................................................................. 2‐1
888 Boylston ...................................................................................... 2‐2
2.2 Regulatory Context, Zoning and Permitting ....................................... 2‐3
Article 80 Process and Filings ......................................................... 2‐3
Anticipated Permits and Approvals .............................................. 2‐4
Consistency with Article 41‐ Huntington Avenue/Prudential
Center District ................................................................................... 2‐6
Details Regarding Floor Area Ratio and Square Footage ........... 2‐8
Consistency with Development Plan ........................................... 2‐10
Consistency with Article 3 – Groundwater Conservation Overlay
District ............................................................................................. 2‐10
Article 37 – Green Building Design.............................................. 2‐11
2.3 Project Alternatives ............................................................................... 2‐11
Chapter 3: Urban Design ................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................. 3-1
3.2 Urban Context – Exeter Residences ...................................................... 3-1
Design Development ....................................................................... 3‐3
Height and Massing ......................................................................... 3‐3
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