Copley Place CAC Meeting #20

06/19/13 New NPC will be filed o Amendment to PDA (meaning 45 day comment period see Q&A section for the controversy this caused) Jack Hobbs CRJA Development o Introduced new SIMON team and announced they will be active in the process from here on out Simon Rep o Project stretched out over a 4 year period (no word on order, phasing, timeline, etc) o Increased residential units significantly and altered type mix!! 433 Apartments, avg 760sf / 109 condos, avg 1200sf Previously 318 condos in entire building, avg 1500sf o This enabled design team to make the building more slender because units are smaller and structure could be tightened o Revised ground floor atrium (avoided the phrase winter garden like the plague after all the ridiculous controversy it has caused) Glass is all spider glass no mullions No more steps, everything is at grade Elevation changes are all achieved through 5% slopes in organic fashion Opened up the corner completely with a revised structure Emphasis on sidewalk engagement w/ seating and raised plant barriers along Dartmouth Multi-story atrium is working title for what was previously called the winter garden (it is still by architectural definition a winter garden) Retailers to design their own storefronts Public art will be incorporated in the atrium w/ water feature that flows down underneath a glass floor o Pulling curb out to extend sidewalk space o Atrium will be closed from 2AM to 6AM

o SIMON is fully funding all public art ($1,000,000 commitment) o 71 units are affordable (25%) 18 studios / 30 1BR / 15 2BR / 3 3BR Lots of controversy about the distribution of those units in the building will they all be on lower floors They will be spread about over the floors because some units can only exist at the lower portion where the floor plates are larger Principal from Elkus o FTF (floor to floor) height changed because program changed 47 floors increased to 52 floors (NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT) 10 FTC (floor to ceiling) height reduced to 9 because apartments can have lower ceilings o No more monolithic podium, tower meets the ground o 2 residential entries on Dartmouth because there are now 2 types o Entry vestibules to atrium will have automatic slide doors (ADA best practice) as well as a large auto revolving door (easily accommodate strollers and even wheelchairs) like they have at hotels o Wind study is in progress Wind should actually be mitigated better because now that the giant podium is gone, they were able to bring the curves right down to the base o Stuart St now has a primary entrance to the atrium/mall Previously it felt very tertiary and sloppy o Atrium is now larger 8,000 sf Previously 7,700 o Atrium FTC height of 38-40 o Shadow impacts are slightly reduced because the tower got slightly slimmer

Chris Jones of Carol Johnson Landscape Architects (atrium design) o Atrium is one singular, organic experience o Granite slabs and concrete outside for max ADA compliance (some renders show brick but the ground plane textures were never changed in the new renders) o Street seating (bean shapes) act as bollards to prevent vehicles from smashing through the atrium

Transportation lady (she took a beating from the committee) o No new parking from previous o Condos have dedicated/deeded spaces Apartments do not o See photos of all of her slides for more info o Eugene Kelly made a big scene about how residents of the tower would not be eligible for Resident Parking stickers because Copley Place is not technically in the Back Bay or South End All apartment residents would be forced to park in the garage He wants Copley Place to have its own ZIP Code This is an issue with the City of Boston SIMON will have to coordinate with them if they want it changed o Everyone felt peak enter/exit of automobiles was underestimated 80 vehicles leaving building during the peak morning

Next steps o NPC will be filed probably mid-July (could be late June) o Next CAC Meeting will address the Southwest Corridor July 10 8AM, Copley Place Tower 4

Public Q&A o CAC Committee comments Eugene kept going on about the parking very rudely Woman next to him spoke high praise of the project Loved the switch to apartments Building will be animated all the time

o A lot of people buy condos and leave them dark when they go to their second homes o Apartments will always be lit/have life Revised atrium/opened corner is fantastic Byron Rushing and Eugene kept interrupting each other

o Public comments Tent City resident on a scooter asked to explain ADA improvements after they spent a bunch of time actually talking about it in the presentation and actually answered every question she asked in the presentation Also chided the CAC board for not having small business representation on the panel Affordable housing See above Impact on small businesses in the area Barbershop owner was there Dartmouth Street pedestrian experience Is the canopy large enough to shield from wind? Can retail be put there? o No, it is only residential lobbies Cant have caf seating outside res lobbies o NOTHING SAID ABOUT SHADOWS