HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-04-07 SB Packet - ReleasedSELECT BOARD MEETING
Monday, April 7, 2025
Select Board Meeting Room, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA 02420 - Hybrid Participation*
6:00 PM
AGENDA
EXECUTIVE SESSION
1.Exemption 3: Collective Bargaining - To discuss strategy with respect to collective
bargaining (LMEA, LMMA, Fire, Police Superior)
CONSENT AGENDA
1.Approve Select Board Committee Appointments
Battle Road Scenic Byway Committee - Rahul Sen
Communication Advisory Committee - Sreeni Chippada
Greenways Corridor Committee - David Frohman, Emilie Webster
Lexington Human Rights Committee - Hafsah Syed, Mamata Banerjee
Town Celebrations Committee - Elizabeth Wenrong Xu
Town Report Committee - Ragan Robertson
2.Approve and Sign Proclamations
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage
Month: May
Mental Health Month: May
National Public Works Week: May 18-24, 2025
National Police Week/Peace Officers Memorial Day: May 11-17, 2025 &
May 15, 2025
3.Approve Common Carrier License
Boston Hidden Gems, Inc
4.Approve and Sign Local Initiative Program (LIP) Application for Local Action
Units at 17 Hartwell Ave
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
1.Revision - PARC Restaurant Group Lex, LLC DBA Post 1917 Restaurant All
Alcohol Liquor License Application
6:41pm
2.Accept Walking Trail Easement for Fairland Commons 6:45pm
3.2025 Annual Town Meeting - Select Board Article Discussion and Positions 6:50pm
Update on 2025 ATM Article 34
ADJOURN
1.Anticipated Adjournment 7:05pm
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING
AGENDA ITEM TITLE:
Exemption 3: Collective Bargaining - To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining
(LMEA, LMMA, Fire, Police Superior)
PRESENTER:
Board Discussion
ITEM
NUMBER:
E.1
SUMMARY:
Category: Informing
SUGGESTED MOTION:
Move that the Select Board go into Executive Session under Exemption 3 to To discuss strategy with respect
to collective bargaining for the Lexington Municipal Employees Association, Lexington Municipal Management
Association, Fire Department, and the Police Superior Unions, and to reconvene in Open Session. Further,
as Chair, I declare that an open meeting discussion may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining and litigating
position of the Town.
FOLLOW-UP:
DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA:
4/7/2025
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING
AGENDA ITEM TITLE:
Approve Select Board Committee Appointments
PRESENTER:
Doug Lucente, Chair
ITEM
NUMBER:
C.1
SUMMARY:
Category: Decision-making
The Select Board is being asked to appoint members, as identified on the list below, to fill vacancies on the
following committees. Term expiration dates for each appointee are noted:
Battle Road Scenic Byway Committee – Rahul Sen (term expires September 30, 2025)
Communication Advisory Committee – Sreeni Chippada (term expires September 30, 2027)
Greenways Corridor Committee
David Frohman, Full Member (term expires September 30, 2025)
Emilie Webster, Non-voting Member (term expires September 30, 2027)
Lexington Human Rights Committee
Hafsah Syed (term expires September 30, 2026)
Mamata Banerjee (term expires September 30, 2027)
Town Celebrations Committee – Elizabeth Wenrong Xu (term expires June 30, 2027)
Town Report Committee – Ragan Robertson (term expires September 30, 2025)
SUGGESTED MOTION:
To appoint the committee members with terms as indicated in the attached list titled "Select Board Committee
Appointments - February Recruitment, 2025".
Move to approve the consent.
FOLLOW-UP:
Select Board Office.
DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA:
4/7/2025
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Battle Road Scenic Byway Committee - Rahul Sen 02.28.25_Redacted Backup Material
Communications Advisory Committee - Sreeni Chippada 02.28.25_Redacted Backup Material
Greenways Corridor Committee - David Frohman 03.01.25_Redacted Backup Material
Greenways Corridor Committee - Emilie Webster 02.19.25_Redacted Backup Material
Lex Human Rights Committee - Hafsah Syed_Redacted Backup Material
Lex Human Rights Committee -Mamata Banerjee_Redacted Backup Material
Town Celebrations Committee - Elizabeth Wenrong Xu
12.20.24_Redacted_Redacted Backup Material
Town Report Committee - Ragan Robertson 02.21.25_Redacted Backup Material
Select Board Committee Appointments - February Recruitment, 2025 Cover Memo
Submit Date: Feb 28, 2025
First Name Middle
Initial
Last Name
Email Address
Home Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Primary Phone Alternate Phone
Employer Job Title
Lexington MA Boards & Committees
Application Form
Profile
Attendance to a regularly scheduled meeting of the board or committee of interest is
strongly encouraged when considering applying for membership. All committee
meetings are open to the public and are posted at least 48 hours in advance of the
meeting in our www.lexingtonma.gov/calendar.
If you are appointed to the board or committee for which you have applied, information
from this application will be used to contact you regarding your appointment from the
appointing authority as well as the Town Clerk’s Office. Please do not offer information
on this application you would prefer we not use.
Applications will be kept on file and considered as vacancies occur for up to one year
unless otherwise noted.
If you have any questions or need more information regarding the completion of the
application, please contact either the Select Board Office at 781-698-4580 or the Town
Manager’s Office at 781-698-4540.
Nickname
Preferred Title (i.e. Mr., Ms., Mx., Dr., Rev .....)
Alternate Email Address (Optional)
Length of Residence in Lexington (Note: ZBA requirement is a minimum of 8
years)
19 years
What Precinct do you live in?
Precinct 7
Rahul Sen
@hotmail.com
Rd
Lexington MA 02420
Mobile: (978)
Rahul Sen
Upload a Resume
Conflict of Interest Law Training Certificate
Work Address
Rd
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Battle Road Scenic Byway Committee: Submitted
Interests & Experiences
Please tell us about yourself and why you want to serve.
Special Training and/or Qualifications
Why are you interested in serving on a board or commission?
How did you hear about the board or commission for which you are applying?
Have you recently attended any meetings of the board or committee for
which you are applying?
Yes No
Have you confirmed your availability to attend the board or committee's
meetings? (i.e. can attend at the time the committee regularly meets)
Yes No
Do you currently serve on another board or committee?
Yes No
If yes, please list date of most recent Conflict of Interest Law Training.
Rahul Sen
Submit Date: Feb 28, 2025
First Name Middle
Initial
Last Name
Email Address
Home Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Primary Phone Alternate Phone
Employer Job Title
Lexington MA Boards & Committees
Application Form
Profile
Attendance to a regularly scheduled meeting of the board or committee of interest is
strongly encouraged when considering applying for membership. All committee
meetings are open to the public and are posted at least 48 hours in advance of the
meeting in our www.lexingtonma.gov/calendar.
If you are appointed to the board or committee for which you have applied, information
from this application will be used to contact you regarding your appointment from the
appointing authority as well as the Town Clerk’s Office. Please do not offer information
on this application you would prefer we not use.
Applications will be kept on file and considered as vacancies occur for up to one year
unless otherwise noted.
If you have any questions or need more information regarding the completion of the
application, please contact either the Select Board Office at 781-698-4580 or the Town
Manager’s Office at 781-698-4540.
Nickname
Preferred Title (i.e. Mr., Ms., Mx., Dr., Rev .....)
Alternate Email Address (Optional)
Length of Residence in Lexington (Note: ZBA requirement is a minimum of 8
years)
18
What Precinct do you live in?
Precinct 4
Sreeni Chippada
@gmail.com
Rd
Lexington MA 02421
Mobile: (508)
Sr. Manager
Sreeni Chippada
Upload a Resume
Conflict of Interest Law Training Certificate
Work Address
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Communications Advisory Committee: Submitted
Interests & Experiences
Please tell us about yourself and why you want to serve.
Special Training and/or Qualifications
None related to the committees I am interested in
Why are you interested in serving on a board or commission?
I submitted the Citizen Petition "Authorize Home Rule Petition for Special Legislation —
Establishing the Election of Town Offices Using Ranked Choice Voting (Citizens’ Petition)" to
the 2023 Special Town Meeting. Groups like LWV, LDTC and TMMs given me the opportunity
to present RCV system and clarify the questions on several scenarios. Since then I have been
in touch with the happenings in the town and have greater appreciation for how the town is
run by volunteers. Also our kids have grown and moved out and I have relatively more time
on my hands now. I am doer and problem solver. I like an opportunity to my part and serve
the town.
How did you hear about the board or commission for which you are applying?
Heard from TMM Bob Avallone
Have you recently attended any meetings of the board or committee for
which you are applying?
Yes No
Have you confirmed your availability to attend the board or committee's
meetings? (i.e. can attend at the time the committee regularly meets)
Yes No
Do you currently serve on another board or committee?
Yes No
If yes, please list date of most recent Conflict of Interest Law Training.
Sreeni Chippada
Submit Date: Mar 01, 2025
First Name Middle
Initial
Last Name
Email Address
Home Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Primary Phone Alternate Phone
Lexington MA Boards & Committees
Application Form
Profile
Attendance to a regularly scheduled meeting of the board or committee of interest is
strongly encouraged when considering applying for membership. All committee
meetings are open to the public and are posted at least 48 hours in advance of the
meeting in our www.lexingtonma.gov/calendar.
If you are appointed to the board or committee for which you have applied, information
from this application will be used to contact you regarding your appointment from the
appointing authority as well as the Town Clerk’s Office. Please do not offer information
on this application you would prefer we not use.
Applications will be kept on file and considered as vacancies occur for up to one year
unless otherwise noted.
If you have any questions or need more information regarding the completion of the
application, please contact either the Select Board Office at 781-698-4580 or the Town
Manager’s Office at 781-698-4540.
Nickname
Preferred Title (i.e. Mr., Ms., Mx., Dr., Rev .....)
Mr.
Alternate Email Address (Optional)
Length of Residence in Lexington (Note: ZBA requirement is a minimum of 8
years)
31
What Precinct do you live in?
Precinct 5
David M Frohman
@gmail.com
Rd
Lexington MA 02420
Home: (781) Mobile: (617)
David M Frohman
Employer Job Title
Upload a Resume
Work Address
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Greenways Corridor Committee: Submitted
Interests & Experiences
Please tell us about yourself and why you want to serve.
Special Training and/or Qualifications
I'm a long time resident of Lexington (growing up through LHS) and returning with my family.
ACROSS experience: I completed ACROSS Lexington during Covid with my family, we really
enjoyed the experience and exploration of the town. Despite growing up here, I still explored
areas I hadn’t known previously. We started in July, 2020 and finished June, 2021. It was the
39.7 mile version back then (A-M, but no I). We also did path N in March of 2022. Lexington
experience: I grew up in Lexington (Fiske, Diamond, LHS) and moved back with my family.
Lexington Stewards experience: I’ve worked with Holly various times and other conservation
projects in town. Scout experience: father of an Eagle scout and a current Life scout, working
on conservation projects, Eagle projects, and hikes in town and out of town Walking
experience: I’m a walker to clear my head and work out life’s complexities - I often look for
excuses to walk year round.
Why are you interested in serving on a board or commission?
I really enjoyed the ACROSS Lexington paths with my family and would like to enhance that
for others and give back to the town that I’ve called home for so long. Getting another
excuse to enjoy the paths is a plus too! My discussion with Keith Ohmart in February, 2025
reinforced my interest.
How did you hear about the board or commission for which you are applying?
I heard about the committee through a number of methods - from walking the paths of town,
from Daisy Liu (current committee member), an email from Keith Ohmart mentioning the
committee, and emails from the town publicizing the openings on committees. I will be
attending the meeting on 3/13 as a guest as Keith suggested.
Have you recently attended any meetings of the board or committee for
which you are applying?
Yes No
Sr. Business Analyst
David M Frohman
Conflict of Interest Law Training Certificate
Have you confirmed your availability to attend the board or committee's
meetings? (i.e. can attend at the time the committee regularly meets)
Yes No
Do you currently serve on another board or committee?
Yes No
If yes, please list date of most recent Conflict of Interest Law Training.
David M Frohman
Submit Date: Feb 19, 2025
First Name Middle
Initial
Last Name
Email Address
Home Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Primary Phone Alternate Phone
Employer Job Title
Lexington MA Boards & Committees
Application Form
Profile
Attendance to a regularly scheduled meeting of the board or committee of interest is
strongly encouraged when considering applying for membership. All committee
meetings are open to the public and are posted at least 48 hours in advance of the
meeting in our www.lexingtonma.gov/calendar.
If you are appointed to the board or committee for which you have applied, information
from this application will be used to contact you regarding your appointment from the
appointing authority as well as the Town Clerk’s Office. Please do not offer information
on this application you would prefer we not use.
Applications will be kept on file and considered as vacancies occur for up to one year
unless otherwise noted.
If you have any questions or need more information regarding the completion of the
application, please contact either the Select Board Office at 781-698-4580 or the Town
Manager’s Office at 781-698-4540.
Nickname
Preferred Title (i.e. Mr., Ms., Mx., Dr., Rev .....)
Alternate Email Address (Optional)
Length of Residence in Lexington (Note: ZBA requirement is a minimum of 8
years)
Since 2012
What Precinct do you live in?
Precinct 2
Emilie Webster
.com
Ave
Lexington MA 02421
Mobile: (617)
Emilie Webster
Upload a Resume
Conflict of Interest Law Training Certificate
Work Address
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Greenways Corridor Committee: Submitted
Interests & Experiences
Please tell us about yourself and why you want to serve.
Special Training and/or Qualifications
Town resident using on a daily/weekly basis the conservation and Greenway areas and
recreation facilities and activities. Also have kids spanning elementary through high school
that make use of the recreational activities
Why are you interested in serving on a board or commission?
To better serve the community in areas that I have interest
How did you hear about the board or commission for which you are applying?
I am a current Town Meeting member and am aware of vacancies
Have you recently attended any meetings of the board or committee for
which you are applying?
Yes No
Have you confirmed your availability to attend the board or committee's
meetings? (i.e. can attend at the time the committee regularly meets)
Yes No
Do you currently serve on another board or committee?
Yes No
If yes, please list date of most recent Conflict of Interest Law Training.
None
Emilie Webster
Submit Date: Feb 24, 2025
First Name Middle
Initial
Last Name
Email Address
Home Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Primary Phone Alternate Phone
Employer Job Title
Lexington MA Boards & Committees
Application Form
Profile
Attendance to a regularly scheduled meeting of the board or committee of interest is
strongly encouraged when considering applying for membership. All committee
meetings are open to the public and are posted at least 48 hours in advance of the
meeting in our www.lexingtonma.gov/calendar.
If you are appointed to the board or committee for which you have applied, information
from this application will be used to contact you regarding your appointment from the
appointing authority as well as the Town Clerk’s Office. Please do not offer information
on this application you would prefer we not use.
Applications will be kept on file and considered as vacancies occur for up to one year
unless otherwise noted.
If you have any questions or need more information regarding the completion of the
application, please contact either the Select Board Office at 781-698-4580 or the Town
Manager’s Office at 781-698-4540.
Nickname
Preferred Title (i.e. Mr., Ms., Mx., Dr., Rev .....)
Alternate Email Address (Optional)
@gmail.com
Length of Residence in Lexington (Note: ZBA requirement is a minimum of 8
years)
What Precinct do you live in?
Precinct 1
Hafsah syed
gmail.com
pl
Lexington MA 02420
Mobile: (617)
Nonproton Board Member
Hafsah syed
Upload a Resume
Work Address
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Lexington Human Rights Committee: Submitted
Interests & Experiences
Please tell us about yourself and why you want to serve.
Special Training and/or Qualifications
My professional background has equipped me with skills that directly align with the
Commission’s work, including: - Strategic Communication & Advocacy – I have led
campaigns that amplify marginalized voices and foster inclusive conversations. - Community
Leadership & Engagement – As a nonprofit professional and PTO president, I have built
relationships, organized initiatives, and worked to create meaningful community
connections. - Crisis Management & Mediation – I have experience navigating sensitive
conversations, handling difficult topics with diplomacy, and ensuring diverse perspectives
are heard and valued. - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Work – I have actively participated
in conversations and initiatives around equity in education and community affairs, including
my involvement in the PPC group (Permanent Policy Committee).
Why are you interested in serving on a board or commission?
I was introduced to the Lexington Human Rights Commission by Dr. Julie Hackett, who
encouraged me to explore this opportunity. She connected me with Christina, with whom I
had the chance to discuss the Commission’s impact on our community. Through these
conversations, I have come to deeply appreciate the remarkable work being done to protect,
promote, and advance human rights in our town. I believe that serving on this Commission
would allow me to contribute meaningfully by bringing my communication expertise,
leadership experience, and commitment to equity to the table. I want to be part of a team
that ensures Lexington remains a place where all voices are heard, all residents feel valued,
and systemic barriers are addressed with intention and care.
How did you hear about the board or commission for which you are applying?
Dr. Julie Hackett recommended that I consider applying for this Commission based on our
interactions in the PPC group. She recognized my dedication to community engagement,
advocacy, and equity, and believed that my skills and experience would be an asset to the
Commission.
Have you recently attended any meetings of the board or committee for
which you are applying?
Yes No
Hafsah syed
Conflict of Interest Law Training Certificate
Have you confirmed your availability to attend the board or committee's
meetings? (i.e. can attend at the time the committee regularly meets)
Yes No
Do you currently serve on another board or committee?
Yes No
If yes, please list date of most recent Conflict of Interest Law Training.
Hafsah syed
Submit Date: Feb 23, 2025
First Name Middle
Initial
Last Name
Email Address
Home Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Primary Phone Alternate Phone
Lexington MA Boards & Committees
Application Form
Profile
Attendance to a regularly scheduled meeting of the board or committee of interest is
strongly encouraged when considering applying for membership. All committee
meetings are open to the public and are posted at least 48 hours in advance of the
meeting in our www.lexingtonma.gov/calendar.
If you are appointed to the board or committee for which you have applied, information
from this application will be used to contact you regarding your appointment from the
appointing authority as well as the Town Clerk’s Office. Please do not offer information
on this application you would prefer we not use.
Applications will be kept on file and considered as vacancies occur for up to one year
unless otherwise noted.
If you have any questions or need more information regarding the completion of the
application, please contact either the Select Board Office at 781-698-4580 or the Town
Manager’s Office at 781-698-4540.
Nickname
Preferred Title (i.e. Mr., Ms., Mx., Dr., Rev .....)
Ms.
Alternate Email Address (Optional)
Length of Residence in Lexington (Note: ZBA requirement is a minimum of 8
years)
8
What Precinct do you live in?
Precinct 7
Mamata Banerjee
@gmail.com
Rd
Lexington MA 02420
Mobile: (408)
Mamata Banerjee
Employer Job Title
Upload a Resume
Work Address
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Lexington Human Rights Committee: Submitted
Interests & Experiences
Please tell us about yourself and why you want to serve.
Special Training and/or Qualifications
I am a proud Lexington resident and would love to be involved in my town's committees. The
committees that I chose are all very dear to me and I am dedicated to serving the Human
Rights Committee because I believe that I will bring a fresh perspective being an Indian
American of Lexington, I could listen and learn from the diverse communities of Lexington
including my community. Lex250 commission I would love to join because I am already one
of the most happy volunteers for them. I am super excited to make this huge celebration a
successful event with all my support and dedication.
Why are you interested in serving on a board or commission?
I am interested in serving the Human Rights Committee because I care for everyone in this
town. I would love to listen patiently and do everything in my capacity to support any cause
with my team. I have been attending and participating every year in MLK Jr service at Grace
Chapel and I see the dedicated team from the HR committee and how hard they all work to
make that event a successful event. I would love to be an integral part of it and join the
team to act on some duties and not just go there as an attendee. The other commission that
I am interested in is the Lex250 commission. This is something like my dream come true
event! I am counting the days to the celebration and am all ready to support this glorious
event for every Lexington resident. It is my dream to be a part of this commission.
How did you hear about the board or commission for which you are applying?
I heard about this commission from Ashley Rooney. Ashley is a dear friend and we work
closely on Lex250 events. We worked together as volunteers on Parker's Prelude and she
mentioned this opportunity. I also am in regular touch with Mona Roy who is a dear friend of
mine and a neighbor. I am inspired by her dedication to the variety of causes for this town.
Have you recently attended any meetings of the board or committee for
which you are applying?
Yes No
Special ED InstructionalAssistant
Mamata Banerjee
Conflict of Interest Law Training Certificate
Have you confirmed your availability to attend the board or committee's
meetings? (i.e. can attend at the time the committee regularly meets)
Yes No
Do you currently serve on another board or committee?
Yes No
If yes, please list date of most recent Conflict of Interest Law Training.
Jan, 2025
Mamata Banerjee
Submit Date: Dec 20, 2024
First Name Middle
Initial
Last Name
Email Address
Home Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Primary Phone Alternate Phone
Lexington MA Boards & Committees
Application Form
Profile
Attendance to a regularly scheduled meeting of the board or committee of interest is
strongly encouraged when considering applying for membership. All committee
meetings are open to the public and are posted at least 48 hours in advance of the
meeting in our www.lexingtonma.gov/calendar.
If you are appointed to the board or committee for which you have applied, information
from this application will be used to contact you regarding your appointment from the
appointing authority as well as the Town Clerk’s Office. Please do not offer information
on this application you would prefer we not use.
Applications will be kept on file and considered as vacancies occur for up to one year
unless otherwise noted.
If you have any questions or need more information regarding the completion of the
application, please contact either the Select Board Office at 781-698-4580 or the Town
Manager’s Office at 781-698-4540.
Nickname
Preferred Title (i.e. Mr., Ms., Mx., Dr., Rev .....)
Alternate Email Address (Optional)
@yahoo.com
Length of Residence in Lexington (Note: ZBA requirement is a minimum of 8
years)
17 years
What Precinct do you live in?
Precinct 4
Elizabeth Wenrong Xu
@gmail.com
Rd
Lexington MA 02421
Home: (781) Home: (508)
Elizabeth Wenrong Xu
Employer Job Title
Upload a Resume
Conflict of Interest Law Training Certificate
Work Address
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Town Celebrations Committee: Submitted
Interests & Experiences
Please tell us about yourself and why you want to serve.
Special Training and/or Qualifications
been in LCA and TC for a couple of years. Experience in different scales of celebration events
as Chairperson, coordinator, and volunteers.
Why are you interested in serving on a board or commission?
I enjoy working with people and promote the community value.
How did you hear about the board or commission for which you are applying?
I hear about the board from CAAL and have worked with TCC members before. And as
Lex250 is coming, it would be exciting to work with TCC.
Have you recently attended any meetings of the board or committee for
which you are applying?
Yes No
Have you confirmed your availability to attend the board or committee's
meetings? (i.e. can attend at the time the committee regularly meets)
Yes No
Do you currently serve on another board or committee?
Yes No
If yes, please list date of most recent Conflict of Interest Law Training.
09/26/2024
architect
resume_elizabeth_all.docx
Elizabeth Wenrong Xu
Submit Date: Feb 21, 2025
First Name Middle
Initial
Last Name
Email Address
Home Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Primary Phone Alternate Phone
Lexington MA Boards & Committees
Application Form
Profile
Attendance to a regularly scheduled meeting of the board or committee of interest is
strongly encouraged when considering applying for membership. All committee
meetings are open to the public and are posted at least 48 hours in advance of the
meeting in our www.lexingtonma.gov/calendar.
If you are appointed to the board or committee for which you have applied, information
from this application will be used to contact you regarding your appointment from the
appointing authority as well as the Town Clerk’s Office. Please do not offer information
on this application you would prefer we not use.
Applications will be kept on file and considered as vacancies occur for up to one year
unless otherwise noted.
If you have any questions or need more information regarding the completion of the
application, please contact either the Select Board Office at 781-698-4580 or the Town
Manager’s Office at 781-698-4540.
Nickname
Preferred Title (i.e. Mr., Ms., Mx., Dr., Rev .....)
Alternate Email Address (Optional)
@gmail.com
Length of Residence in Lexington (Note: ZBA requirement is a minimum of 8
years)
4
What Precinct do you live in?
Precinct 9
Ragan Robertson
@gmail.com
St
Lexington MA 02421
Home: (917) Home: (917)
Ragan Robertson
Employer Job Title
Upload a Resume
Conflict of Interest Law Training Certificate
Work Address
(Fully Remote)
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Town Report Committee: Submitted
Interests & Experiences
Please tell us about yourself and why you want to serve.
Special Training and/or Qualifications
Throughout my career, I have been responsible for creating monthly and annual metrics for
several different university technology transfer offices. Annually, I also created the Annual
AUTM Licensing Activity Survey, examples of which are found here: https://autm.net/surveys-
and-tools/surveys/licensing-survey/
Why are you interested in serving on a board or commission?
Interested in synthesizing, collecting, and analyzing the data used by our Town and citizens
for its various projects. In addition, I am wanting to become more involved in the workings of
the Town.
How did you hear about the board or commission for which you are applying?
Town News & Alerts from the Town of Lexington and Town of Lexington website.
Have you recently attended any meetings of the board or committee for
which you are applying?
Yes No
Have you confirmed your availability to attend the board or committee's
meetings? (i.e. can attend at the time the committee regularly meets)
Yes No
Do you currently serve on another board or committee?
Yes No
If yes, please list date of most recent Conflict of Interest Law Training.
Ragan Robertson
Board/ Committee Name Applicant for Appointment Term Expiration Date Notes
Battle Road Scenic Byway Committee Rahul Sen September 30, 2025 Unexpired Term
Communication Advisory Committee Sreeni Chippada September 30, 2027
Greenway Corridor Committee David Frohman September 30, 2025 Unexpired Term
Greenway Corridor Committee (non-voting member) Emilie Webster September 30, 2027
Lexington Human Rights Committee Hafsah Syed September 30, 2026
Lexington Human Rights Committee Mamata Banerjee September 30, 2027 Unexpired Term
Town Celebrations Committee Elizabeth Wenrong Xu June 30, 2027 Unexpired Term
Town Report Committee Ragan Robertson September 30, 2025
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING
AGENDA ITEM TITLE:
Approve and Sign Proclamations
PRESENTER:
Doug Lucente, Chair
ITEM
NUMBER:
C.2
SUMMARY:
Category: Decision-Making
The Select Board is being asked to approve and sign proclamations for the following:
The Lexington Human Services Department and the Lexington Human Rights Committee are requesting
that the Select Board approve and sign a proclamation annually recognizing the month of May as Asian
American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month
The Lexington Human Services Department and Lexington Human Rights Committee are requesting
that the Select Board approve and sign a proclamation annually recognizing the month of May
as Mental Health Month. Mental health is an important factor in every individual's overall physical
health and emotional well-being. The Town of Lexington strives to highlight the importance of mental
health awareness by reducing stigma, providing support, educating the public, and advocating for equal
care.
Also Included in the packet as FYI is a copy of the events organized by the Human Services Department in
recognition of Mental Health Month.
The Select Board is being asked to approve and sign a proclamation for National Public Works
Week, which is being recognized this year from Sunday, May 18, 2025 through Saturday, May 24,
2025. During this week, all citizens are encouraged to join in acknowledging the employees of the
Lexington Department of Public Works for their hard work and dedication to the Town.
National Police Week is being celebrated this year from Sunday, May 11, 2025 through Saturday, May
17, 2025 and encourages all citizens to join in recognizing law enforcement officers. Peace Officers
Memorial Day is celebrated Thursday, May 15, 2025 in honor of law enforcement officers who have
made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their community or have become disabled in the performance of
duty. This request includes lowering the Battle Green flag on May 15, 2025.
SUGGESTED MOTION:
To approve and sign proclamations annually recognizing the month of May as Mental Health Month and Asian
American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month
To approve and sign proclamation recognizing National Police Week from Sunday, May 11, 2025 through
Saturday, May 17, 2025, with Peace Officers Memorial Day being recognized on Thursday, May 15, 2025
and further approve lowering the Battle Green Flag from sunrise until sunset on Thursday, May 15, 2025 in
commemoration of Peace Officers Memorial Day.
To approve and sign proclamation recognizing National Public Works Week from Sunday, May 18, 2025 through
Saturday, May 24, 2025.
Move to approve the consent.
FOLLOW-UP:
Select Board Office.
DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA:
4/7/2025
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage
Month Proclamation Backup Material
Mental Health Month Proclamation Backup Material
Mental Health Month Events MEMO Backup Material
National Public Works Week Proclamation Backup Material
National Police Week-Peace Officers Memorial Day Proclamation Backup Material
Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
SELECT BOARD OFFICE
Proclamation
Whereas: Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month is observed during
the month of May to recognize the contributions and influence of AANHPI persons as part of the
whole history, culture, and achievements of the United States; and
Whereas: AANHPI Heritage in the United States was celebrated at least as early as 1978 and was made into a
month-long event in 1992; and
Whereas: Lexington is proud to be home to a large AANHPI population that contributes greatly to the prosperity
and enrichment of our community; and
Whereas: during AANHPI Heritage Month, we acknowledge AANHPI persons have lived and worked in the
United States for more than 200 years, and have made significant contributions to all facets of the
United States such as economy, culture, education, politics, arts, law enforcement, military, literature,
science, and technological developments despite institutional and systemic injustices designed
to silence and cover up these achievements and contributions; and
Whereas: during AANHPI Heritage Month, we acknowledge the additional determination, hard work, and
perseverance AANHPI persons must put forth to be heard and seen and that these additional efforts are
a result of inequitable institutional and systemic injustices; and
Whereas: despite these contributions and leadership, the role of AANHPI persons in the U.S. has been
consistently overlooked and undervalued in education including areas such as math, science, literature,
and American history; and
Whereas: we celebrate the achievements and contributions of AANHPI persons that enrich our history, society,
and culture, we must also acknowledge a darker aspect of the AANHPI experience in America,
which includes painful stereotypes, structural discrimination, injustices, and periods of hate and
violence. These actions come at the cost of the mental health of the AANHPI community and
distorts the larger community's ability to recognize the humanity in us all; and
Whereas: the AANHPI communities are among the fastest growing populations in Lexington; and
Whereas: AANHPI communities in Lexington have shared their rich culture and traditions while representing their
communities through public service and advocacy; and
Whereas: diversity represents one of our greatest strengths, and by recognizing the contributions and
accomplishments of AANHPI persons, our town will put our values of inclusion into practice to build a
brighter future for all of our residents; and
Whereas: Lexington is committed to providing comprehensive support to ensure that Lexington is equitable and
welcoming to all people; and
Whereas: each of us has a personal responsibility to prevent the spread of misinformation, stereotypes, condemn
violent acts in any form, support all fellow community members, and reject stigma, hate, and bias in
all its forms; and
Whereas: Lexington is proud to celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month, and commemorate the essential contributions,
sacrifices, and accomplishments that the AANHPI communities have made.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE SELECT BOARD of the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts, do hereby proclaim the
month of May to be annually recognized as
AANHPI Heritage Month
in the Town of Lexington. We call this observance to the attention of all our residents with the support of the Lexington
Human Services Department and the Lexington Human Rights Committee.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have set our hands and caused the seal of Lexington to be affixed herewith on the 7th of
April, 2025.
DOUGLAS M. LUCENTE, CHAIR JILL I. HAI
JOSEPH N. PATO MARK D. SANDEEN
VINEETA A. KUMAR
Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
SELECT BOARD OFFICE
Proclamation
Whereas: the mental health of every individual is essential to the emotional and economic prosperity of families,
neighborhoods, and businesses in Lexington, Massachusetts; and
Whereas: mental health is a key component of every person’s overall physical health and emotional well-being;
and
Whereas: all Lexington residents face challenges that impact their mental health regardless of age, race gender,
abilities, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or religion; and
Whereas: feelings of personal shame and fears of social stigma and discrimination prevent many living with
mental illness from seeking help; and
Whereas: stigma can be reduced by increasing the awareness of mental illness and available resources for those
suffering from mental health conditions; and
Whereas: greater public awareness about mental wellness can positively transform attitudes about, and towards,
people with mental illness, making it easier for our citizens to seek help; and
Whereas: with effective treatment, those individuals with mental health conditions can lead full, productive lives;
and
Whereas: prevention is an effective way to reduce the burden of mental health conditions; and
Whereas: we strive to create a Lexington that supports mental wellness by increasing access to treatment, educating
residents about mental wellness and mental illness, and supporting our loved ones as they seek to improve
their mental health; and
Whereas: there are practical tools that all people can use to improve their mental health and increase resiliency.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE SELECT BOARD of the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts, do hereby proclaim the
month of May to be annually recognized as
Mental Health Month
in the Town of Lexington to underscore the importance of mental health, early screening, public education, and advocacy
for appropriate and accessible services for all people living with mental health conditions. We call this observance to the
attention of all our residents with the support of the Lexington Human Services Department and the Lexington Human
Rights Committee.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have set our hands and caused the seal of Lexington to be affixed herewith on the 7th of
April, 2025.
DOUGLAS M. LUCENTE, CHAIR JILL I. HAI
JOSEPH N. PATO MARK D. SANDEEN
VINEETA A. KUMAR
TO: Select Board
CC: Town Manager, Deputy Town Manager
FROM: Lexington Human Services Department
DATE: April 7, 2025
SUBJECT: Mental Health Month Events – Town Meeting Presentation
Purpose:
This memo outlines the events organized by the Human Services Department in recognition of Mental
Health Month. These activities aim to raise awareness about mental health, provide resources to the
community, and foster ongoing support for mental well-being.
Mental Health Month Events Schedule
1.Goat Yoga
o Description: Join us for some mindfulness and pet therapy in honor of Mental Health
Awareness Month!
o Date: May 2, 2025
o Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
o Location: Lexington Community Center, Upper Field Allee
2.Transit Explorers
o Description: The Transit Explorer series will help youth in 6th-12th grade learn how to
get around via Lexpress and our local MBTA buses. Learning how to ride transit can
increase access and independence!
o Date: May 2, 2025
o Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
o Location: Lexington Community Center, Room 242
3.QPR: Question, Persuade, Refer Suicide Prevention
o Description: You can help save a life. Learn how to recognize the warning signs of
suicide and what to do. Join us for Q.P.R./Question Persuade Refer
o Date: May 7, 2025
o Time: 2:00-3:00 PM
o Location: Lexington Community Center Room 237
4.Wellness Celebration with The Northeast Recovery Learning Community
o Date: May 8, 2025
o Time: 1:00-2:30 PM
o Location: Lexington Community Center Room 230 & 232
5.CRG Neurodiversity Event: The Adult Perspective
o Date: May 15, 2025
o Time: 6:30-8:30 PM
o Location: TBD
6.Coping with Change(Ages 60+)
o Description: A support group for those 60+ dealing with difficult changes older adults
face. We'll discuss a variety of topics, self-help tools & coping skills
o Date: May 19, 2025
o Time: 2:00-3:00 PM
o Location: Lexington Community Center Room 221
7.Make Your Own Friendship Bracelets
o Description: Join our Human Services Youth and Family Services Manager, Penny
Tsiounis in a friendship bracelet making group Come spend this time meeting new
people, or bring your friends! This program is all about building community and
socialization. Open to all ages.
o Date: May 21, 2025
o Time: 2:00-3:00 PM
o Location: Lexington Community Center Room 230 & 232
8.Veterans Coffee Social
o Description: Attention Veterans and their families: Please join us for coffee, treats and
camaraderie on May 22nd at the Lexington Community Center from 10-11:30am. Take
some time to get to know your fellow Veterans in the area. This is a great opportunity to
swap stories and develop relationships. Veterans Services Director Karen Tyler for
Lexington, Bedford and Carlisle will be in attendance, as well as other Human Services
Department staff.
o Date: May 22, 2025
o Time: 10:00 -11:30 AM
o Location: Lexington Community Center Lounge/Library
9.How to Be a Better Ally
o Description: Join us for an informative session as a part of Parenting with Pride & Be A
Better Ally Series on how to support LGBTQ+ people in your life.
o Date: May 28, 2025
o Time: 5:30-7:00 PM
o Location: Lexington Community Center
10.Book Talk and Author Q& A: When Driving Is Not An Option
o Description: Non-drivers exist across the life-span and have diverse abilities and include
youth, seniors, people with disabilities, people without cars, and those living car-lite.
How can we better address their needs, while ensuring our communities work for all?
Join us as we discuss the book, When Driving is Not an Option by author Anna Zivarts.
Following our discussion, we will have a Question & Answer session with the author!
o Date: May 29, 2025
o Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
o Location: On Zoom
Conclusion:
The Human Services Department is excited to present these important events in recognition of Mental
Health Month. We encourage the Select Board to promote these activities and engage with the
community in raising awareness and supporting mental health initiatives. If you have any questions or
require additional information, please contact the Human Services Department at 781-698-4840.
Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
SELECT BOARD OFFICE
Proclamation
Whereas: the services of the Public Works Department in Lexington are an integral part of
the everyday lives of all of its citizens; and
Whereas: the support of the citizens of Lexington is vital to the efficient operation of public
works systems and programs such as water, sewers, streets and highways, public
buildings, and solid waste collection and disposal; and
Whereas: the health, safety and comfort of the citizens of Lexington greatly depends on its
public works services; and
Whereas: the quality and effectiveness of these facilities, as well as their planning, design,
and construction, is vitally dependent upon the efforts and skill of public works
employees; and
Whereas: the efficiency of the qualified and dedicated employees in the public works
department is materially influenced by the knowledge that their work is
appreciated.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE SELECT BOARD of the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts, do
hereby proclaim the week of May 18 to 24, 2025 as
National Public Works Week
in the Town of Lexington and call upon all citizens to join us in recognizing the employees of the
Lexington Public Works Department.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have set our hands and caused the seal of Lexington to be affixed
herewith on the 7th of April, 2025.
DOUGLAS M. LUCENTE, CHAIR JILL I. HAI
JOSEPH N. PATO MARK D. SANDEEN
VINEETA A. KUMAR
Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
SELECT BOARD OFFICE
Proclamation
Whereas: the Congress and President of the United States have designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day, and the
week in which May 15th falls, May 11 to 17, 2025, as National Police Week; and
Whereas: it is important that all citizens know and understand the duties, responsibilities, hazards and sacrifices of law
enforcement agencies and that law enforcement personnel recognize their duty to serve the people by safeguarding
life and property, by protecting them against violence and disorder, and by protecting the innocent against deception
and the weak against oppression; and
Whereas: the 50 officers of the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts Police Department play an essential role in safeguarding
the rights and freedoms of the citizens of Lexington and in fiscal year 2024, the officers responded to 15,436 calls
for service; and
Whereas: since the first recorded death in 1791, more than 20,000 law enforcement officers in the United States have made the
ultimate sacrifice and have been killed in the line of duty including Lexington Police Officer James J. Hodgdon, III
who died on November 4, 1967 at the age of 23 following an automobile accident; and
Whereas: Lexington Police Officer James J. Hodgdon, III name is engraved both on the wall of the National Law Enforcement
Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., and on the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts Police Department Memorial
Monument; and
Whereas: the men and women of the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts Police Department provide a vital a public service.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE SELECT BOARD of the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts do hereby proclaim the week of May
11 to 17, 2025 as
National Police Week
in the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts and encourage all citizens to join us in recognizing law enforcement officers, past and
present, who, by their faithful and loyal devotion to their responsibilities, have rendered a dedicated service to their community
and, in so doing, have established for themselves an enviable and enduring reputation for preserving the rights and security of all
citizens.
BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED that we call upon all citizens of the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts to observe Thursday,
May 15, 2025 as
Peace Officers Memorial Day
and authorize the American Flag on the Lexington Battle Green to be lowered to half-staff as directed by the President of the
United States for the day in honor of those law enforcement officers who, through their courageous deeds, have made the
ultimate sacrifice in service to their community or have become disabled in the performance of duty, and let us recognize and
pay respect to the survivors of our fallen heroes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have set our hands and caused the seal of Lexington to be affixed herewith on the 7th of April,
2025.
DOUGLAS M. LUCENTE, CHAIR JILL I. HAI
JOSEPH N. PATO MARK D. SANDEEN
VINEETA A. KUMAR
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING
AGENDA ITEM TITLE:
Approve Common Carrier License
PRESENTER:
Doug Lucente, Chair
ITEM
NUMBER:
C.3
SUMMARY:
Category: Decision-making
Boston Hidden Gems Inc is requesting approval of a Common Carrier License to operate one vehicle for
guided tours themed around Paul Revere’s historic ride. The business, managed by Maria Stephens, brings
visitors from Boston to Lexington to tour Lexington Battle Green and to visit Buckman Tavern, before
continuing on to Concord.
SUGGESTED MOTION:
To approve a Common Carrier License for Boston Hidden Gems Inc to operate one vehicle for guided tours
in Lexington, as described, subject to all applicable regulations and approvals.
Move to Approve Consent.
FOLLOW-UP:
Select Board Office.
DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA:
4/7/2025
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING
AGENDA ITEM TITLE:
Approve and Sign Local Initiative Program (LIP) Application for Local Action Units at 17
Hartwell Ave
PRESENTER:
Doug Lucente, Chair
ITEM
NUMBER:
I.4
SUMMARY:
Category: Decision-making
The Board is being asked to approve and sign the Local Initiative Program (LIP) Application for 17 Hartwell
Ave. The Planning Board has approved the proposal from Boston Properties (BP 17 Hartwell LLC) for 312
rental dwelling units in a five-story building and a small retail building at 17 Hartwell Avenue. The project
includes 47 dwelling units that will be affordable to households earning 80% of the Area Median Income and
eligible for listing on the Town’s Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI). For the 47 affordable units, 2 will be
studio units, 21 one bedrooms, 4 one bedrooms with a den, 15 two bedrooms, and 5 three bedrooms. The
town is requesting 11 of the units be available for local preference.
SUGGESTED MOTION:
To approve the Local Initiative Program application (LIP) for the Local Action Units located at 17 Hartwell
Ave and further to authorize Select Board Chair to sign the LIP application form.
Move to approve the consent
FOLLOW-UP:
Planning Department/Liz Rust
DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA:
4/7/2025
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Request Memo Cover Memo
17 Hartwell Lexington_Local Action Unit Application Backup Material
Town of Lexington
PLANNING
DEPARTMENT
Abby McCabe, Planning
Director
Meghan McNamara, Assistant
Planning Director
Aaron Koepper, Planner
Carolyn Morrison, Planning
Coordinator
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420
Tel (781) 698-4560
planning@lexingtonma.gov
www.lexingtonma.gov/planning
Page 1 of 1
Memorandum
To: Steve Bartha, Town Manager
Doug Lucente, Chair
Select Board Members
Kim Katzenback, Executive Clerk
From: Abby McCabe, Planning Director
Date: March 31, 2025
Re: Local Initiative Program (LIP) Application for Local Action Units (LAU) for 17 Hartwell Ave.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Background Summary:
On December 11, 2024, the Planning Board approved the proposal from Boston Properties (BP 17 Hartwell LLC)
for 312 rental dwelling units in a five-story building and a small retail building at 17 Hartwell Avenue. The project
includes 47 dwelling units that will be affordable to households earning 80% of the Area Median Income and
eligible for listing on the Town’s Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI). For the 47 affordable units, 2 will be studio
units, 21 one bedrooms, 4 one bedrooms with a den, 15 two bedrooms, and 5 three bedrooms. The town is
requesting 11 of the units be available for local preference.
The owner is moving along with this application and a building permit is expected soon. Consistent with the
Planning Board’s approval, the Applicant has hired SEB Housing, LLC as the certified lottery agent that will manage
the affordable housing process. SEB has compiled the enclosed Local Initiative Program (LIP) application for the
Local Action Units (LAU) submission to MA Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC). The
affordable units will be regulated under the Local Action Unit program by EOHLC and the Town of Lexington and
deed restricted.
Request:
SEB Housing, LLC is requesting the Select Board vote to submit the LIP-LAU application to EOHLC and to have the
Chair sign the LIP application form.
Action:
Request the Select Board vote to have the Chair sign the LIP-LAU application tab 2 for submission to EOHLC for
17 Hartwell Avenue.
17 Hartwell
Lexington, MA
Local Initiative Program Application for
Local Action Units
17 Hartwell
Lexington, MA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Local Action Unit Application Cover Letter
2. Local Action Unit Application
3. Special Permit Decision
4. Regulatory Agreement (Clean and Redlined Versions)
5. Certificate of Good Standing
6. Affordable Rent Calculation & Utility Allowance Chart
7. Sample Advertisement & Marketing Cover Sheet
8. Information Packet
9. Affordable Unit Application
10. Affirmative Marketing Plan
11. Tenant Selection Plan
12. Affordable Housing Program Lease Addendum
13. Unit Matrix & Floor Plans
14. Local Preference Justification
TAB 1
February 20, 2025
Douglas M. Lucente, Chair of Select Board
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420
Re: 17 Hartwell Avenue – Lexington, MA - Submission of Local Action Unit Application to the Executive Office of
Housing and Livable Communities
Dear Mr. Lucente,
SEB Housing, LLC has been retained by the developers of 17 Hartwell in Lexington. As such, we are assisting our clients
and the Town of Lexington in the preparation of the Local Action Unit (LAU) application so that the forty-seven (47)
affordable rental units being built within 17 Hartwell will count on the Town’s Subsidized Housing Inventory.
In reviewing this package, please note that the affordable unit rental figures and calculations included within may be
subject to change. The final materials will include all of the affordable rents as approved by EOHLC and the Town that
are current to the time when the affirmative marketing begins.
Please find included in the binder the following:
1. Completed (but unsigned) Local Initiative Program Application for Local Action Units.
2. Documentation of Municipal Action (Major Site Plan Review & Stormwater Permit)
3. Marked-up version of the Regulatory Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants for the project
showing all developer-proposed edits to the EOHLC provided form.
4. All EOHLC required documents that relate to the administration of the affordable units and the lottery process in
general including:
a. Copy of the Affirmative Marketing Plan
b. Tenant Selection Plan (including eligibility requirements)
c. Program Application
d. Information Packet
e. Sample Advertisement
These documents contain all of the affirmative fair marking and EOHLC lottery requirements.
After the Town signs the Application (Tab 2, Page #2), we would ask that you email us a signed copy of Tab 2 (send to
katharine@sebhousing.com), so that we may provide it to EOHLC.
We are happy to answer any questions you might have on this application or the process in general.
Sincerely,
Katharine Kaplan
SEB Housing, LLC
TAB 2
Updated 2022
LOCAL INITIATIVE PROGRAM APPLICATION FOR
LOCAL ACTION UNITS
Introduction
The Local Initiative Program (LIP) is a state housing initiative administered by the Executive
Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) to encourage communities to produce
affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households.
The program provides technical and other non-financial assistance to cities or towns seeking to
increase the supply of housing for households at or below 80% of the area median income.
LIP-approved units are entered into the subsidized housing inventory (SHI) pursuant to Chapter
40B.
Local Action Units (LAUs) are created through local municipal action other than comprehensive
permits; for example, through special permits, inclusionary zoning, conveyance of public land,
utilization of Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds, etc.
The Department shall certify units submitted as Local Action Units if they meet the requirements
of 760 CMR 56.00 and the Local Initiative Program Guidelines, which are part of the
Comprehensive Permit Guidelines and can be found on the EOHLC website at
www.mass.gov/EOHLC.
To apply, a community must submit a complete, signed copy of this application to:
Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 300
Boston, MA 02114
Attention: Alyxandra Sabatino, LIP/HOP Coordinator
Telephone: 617-573-1328
Email: alyxandra.sabatino@mass.gov
Updated 2022
Community Support Narrative, Project Description, and Documentation
Please provide a description of the project, including a summary of the project’s history and the
ways in which the community fulfilled the local action requirement. Include in your narrative what
elements of green design and sustainable development principles are included in the project
(e.g. reduction of energy and water consumption, increasing durability and improving health).
For more information regarding green design and sustainable development principles see
Appendix VI.A-1 and VI.B-1 of the 40B Guidelines for a list of links to resources and
opportunities related to sustainable development.
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17 Hartwell in Lexington will proceed pursuant to a Major Site Plan Review & Stormwater Permit issued by
the Lexington Planning Board in 2024. The Permit allows for the development of this community, which shall
contain a total of 312 residential units.
The special permit addresses the need for affordable housing within the community by requiring that 47 of
the units in the development be set aside at affordable prices to renters “earning no greater than 80% of the
Area Median Income”.
Finally, the Permit specifies the perpetual nature of the affordable restriction on the affordable units and
requires that they be marketed pursuant to an EOHLC-approved affirmative fair housing marketing plan.
Examples of green design and sustainable development at 17 Hartwell include:
- Passive House certified
- LEED Silver
- All-electric residential building
- A bus shelter will be built
- 504 bicycle parking spaces and 408 vehicle parking spaces, including 20 Level2 EV vehicle charging
spaces and 163 vehicle spaces designed for future EV
Signatures of Support for the Local Action Units Application
Chief Executive Officer: Signature: _____________________________________
defined as the mayor in a city and the board
of selectmen in a town, unless some other Print Name: ____________________________________
municipal office is designated to be the
chief executive officer under the provisions Date: __________________
of a local charter
Chair, Local Housing Partnership: Signature ______________________________________
(as applicable)
Print Name: ____________________________________
Date: __________________
Updated 2022
Municipal Contact Information:
Chief Executive Officer/Select
Board:
Name: Douglas M. Lucente, Select Board Chair
Address: 1625 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA 02420
Phone: (781) 698-4580
Email: selectboard@lexingtonma.gov
Town Planning Board: Name: Abigail McCabe, Planning Director
Address: 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA 02420
Phone: (781) 698-4565
Email: planning@lexingtonma.gov
Town Counsel: Name: Mina S. Makarious
Address: 50 Milk Street, 21st Floor, Boston, MA 02109
Phone: (617) 621-6525
Email: mina@andersonkreiger.com
Town Manager Name: Steve Bartha
Address: 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA 02420
Phone: (781) 698-4540
Email: sbartha@lexingtonma.gov
Chair, Local Housing Partnership
(if any):
Lexington Housing Partnership Board
Wendy Manz, Chair
planning@lexingtonma.gov
Community Contact Person: N/A
Updated 2022
The Project: 17 Hartwell, Lexington
Developer: Name: BP 17 Hartwell, LLC
Address: 800 Boylston Street, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02199
Email: Chris Carr, ccarr@bxp.com
Project Site: Address: 17 Hartwell Avenue
Lexington, MA 02421
Is your municipality utilizing any HOME or CDBG funding for this project? Yes ______ No X
Local tax rate per thousand $12.23 For Fiscal Year 2025
Site Characteristics: proposed or existing buildings by design, ownership type, and size.
Project Style Total Number of
Units
Number of Units Proposed for Local
Action Units Certification
Detached Single-family house __________ __________
Row house/townhouse __________ __________
Duplex __________ __________
Multifamily house (3+ family) __________ __________
Multifamily rental building _____312_____ ____47______
Other (please specify) __________ __________
Unit Composition
Type of Unit
(Condo/Fee Simple/ Rental)
# of
Units
# of
BRs
# of
Bath
s
Gross
Square Feet
Proposed Sales
Prices/Rents
Proposed Utility
Allowance
Affordable:
2
25
15
5
Studio
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
622
723-943
1,020-1,191
1,156-1,200
$2,134
$2,401
$2,627
$2,867
$146
$204
$304
$389
Market:
14
141
82
28
Studio
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
537-622
678-1,031
1,014-1,197
1,156-1,527
$2,850-$3,350
$3,200-$4,350
$4,500-$5,000
$5,250-$6,250
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total: 312
Updated 2022
Please attach the following documents to your application:
1. Documentation of municipal action (e.g., copy of special permit, CPA funds, land donation, etc.)
2. Long-Term Use Restrictions (request documents before submission):
For ownership projects, this is the Regulatory Agreement for Ownership Developments,
redlined to reflect any proposed changes, and/or the model deed rider.
For rental projects, this is the Regulatory Agreement for Rental Developments, redlined to
reflect any proposed changes.
For HOME-funded projects, this is the HOME covenant/deed restriction. When attaching a
HOME deed restriction to a unit, the universal deed rider cannot be used.
3. Documents of Project Sponsor’s (developer’s) legal existence and authority to sign the
Regulatory Agreement:
• appropriate certificates of Organization/Registration and Good Standing from the
Secretary of State’s Office
• mortgagee consents to the Regulatory Agreement
• Trustee certificates or authorization for signer(s) to execute all documents
• Copy of Site Plan
4. For Condominium Projects Only: The Master Deed with schedule of undivided interest in the
common areas in percentages set forth in the condominium master deed
5. For Rental Projects Only: A copy of the lease with lease addendum and Local Housing Authority’s
current Utility Allowances
6. MEPA (Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act) environmental notification form (ENF) for new
construction only (request form before submission)
7. Affirmative Fair Marketing and Lottery Plan, including:
• ads and flyers with HUD Equal Housing Opportunity logo
• informational materials for lottery applicants
• eligibility requirements
• lottery application and financial forms
• lottery and resident selection procedures
• request for local preference and demonstration of need for the preference
• measures to ensure affirmative fair marketing, including outreach methods and venue list
• name of Lottery Agent with contact information
See Section III of the Comprehensive Permit Guidelines at: http://www.mass.gov
(enter LIP 40b guidelines in Search field) for more information.
PLEASE contact our office if you have any questions: 617-573-1328.
TAB 3
LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD
1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, LEXINGTON, MA
MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING BOARD:
MICHAEL SCHANBACHER, CHAIR, ROBERT CREECH, VICE CHAIR
MELANIE THOMPSON, CLERK, CHARLES HORNIG, ROBERT D. PETERS,
MICHAEL LEON, ASSOCIATE MEMBER
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17 Hartwell Avenue
December 11, 2024
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DECISION OF THE LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD
MAJOR SITE PLAN REVIEW & STORMWATER PERMIT
17 Hartwell Avenue
Map 84 lot 80A
December 11, 2024
APPLICANT: BP 17 Hartwell LLC
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1900
Boston, MA 02199
PROPERTY BP 17 Hartwell LLC c/o Boston Properties Inc.
OWNER(S)800 Boylston Street, Suite 1900
Boston, MA 02199
PROPERTY 17 Hartwell Avenue
LOCUS:Lexington, MA 02421
APPLICATION Filed with the Town Clerk on July 30, 2024
DATE:
PUBLIC HEARING Notice of public hearing published in the Lexington Minuteman newspaper on
INFORMATION:August 22 and August 29, 2024. Notice of public hearing posted by the Town Clerk
on August 8, 2024. Public hearing was held on September 11, 2024, continued
hearings were held on October 23, and December 11, 2024.
PROJECT SUMMARY & DESCRIPTION
The Planning Board held public hearings to review the application of BP 17 Hartwell LLC for Major Site
Plan Review pursuant to §135-7.5 (Village and Multi-Family Overlay Districts) and §135-9.5 (Site Plan
Review), of the Zoning Bylaw. The application also incorporates stormwater management review
pursuant to §181-71 and §181-72(4) of the Code of Lexington under the above-threshold project
classification. The project was also reviewed by the Conservation Commission for the proposed
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connection to the municipal stormwater system in Hartwell Avenue, pursuant to Chapter 130 and the
Conse s Section 5 Performance Standards (2) and (6).
The applicant proposes to construct a five-story building containing 312 dwelling units, including 47
inclusionary dwelling units, and a separate ~2,100 SF retail building. The project includes a four and half
story parking garage for 361 vehicles behind the residential building, and a total of 47 surface vehicle
parking spaces (15 in the front of the building and 32 on the west side of the building) for visitors and for
the commercial use. The front of the building includes a lobby/leasing area, mail room, and tenant amenity
space for the residents. The project includes 504 bicycle parking spaces with 468 spaces across 14
storage rooms in the building and in the garage and 36 short-term bicycle parking spaces in the front
near the retail building and main entrance. The property will be accessed through two curb cuts on
Hartwell Avenue and one on Westview Street. The northern Hartwell Avenue curb cut is a one-way
entrance; the others are two-way entrances and exits.
The project also includes two courtyard areas for residents, a swimming pool, a dedicated pet exercise
area,and gathering areas. A seating area is also proposed adjacent to the
commercial building. Stormwater runoff will be collected in deep sump and hooded catch basins, area
drains, leaching basins and directed into subsurface infiltration trenches and a subsurface infiltration
system prior to connecting to the municipal drainage system in Hartwell Avenue.
The project site is 228,690 SF (5.25 acres) fronting on Hartwell Avenue and Westview Avenue to the
north and west side. The property currently includes a one-story office building and surface parking. The
property is in the CM (Manufacturing) and the VHO (Village High-Rise Overlay) districts.
STATEMENT OF FINDINGS
PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
1. A Development Review Team (DRT) meeting was held on June 12, 2024, pursuant to §176-9.2.1
2. The applicant held a neighborhood meeting on July 18, 2024. A summary of the neighborhood
meeting was submitted with the application as required by §176-9.2.1.
Zoning Regulations.
3. The application was submitted by BP 17 Hartwell LLC and stamped in by the Town Clerk on July
30, 2024.
4. On September 4, 2024, Planning Board members, Planning staff, and the applicant visited the
site of the proposed project.
5. The Planning Board caused notice of the public hearing to be published in the Lexington
Minuteman,a newspaper of general circulation in Lexington, on August 22, 2024 and again on
August 29, 2024. Notice of the public hearing was posted with the Town Clerk and on the official
town website commencing on August 8, 2024 and continuing through the opening of the public
hearing on September 11, 2024. Said notice of public hearing was mailed postage prepaid to all
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Parties in Interest including abutters and the Planning Boards of abutting cities and towns on
August 13, 2024.
6. The public hearing opened on September 11, 2024. Continued public hearings were held on
October 23, and December 11, 2024. The hearings were held remotely via Zoom, pursuant to
MGL c. 30A §§18-25, c. 20 of the Acts of 2021, c. 107 of the Acts of 2022, and c. 2 of the Acts of
2023, further amending the extension of remote access provisions through March 31, 2025. The
Planning Board accepted public comments via Zoom, mail, and e-mail.
7. Planning Board members Charles Hornig, Robert Creech, Robert Peters, Melanie Thompson,
and Michael Schanbacher participated in all the public hearings. The Board closed the public
hearing on December 11, 2024.
8. Planning Board members Robert Peters, Charles Hornig, Robert Creech, Melanie Thompson,
and Michael Schanbacher deliberated on the application at a meeting on December 11, 2024.
PROJECT SPECIFIC FINDINGS:
In the course of the public hearing process, the Planning Board took under advisement all information
submitted by the applicant, various municipal departments, and comments made and submitted by
members of the public. After reviewing all the plans and material filed by the applicant and its
representatives, and considering the analysis, supplemental information provided during the course of
the public hearings, correspondence, and testimony from staff, the public, and from all other interested
parties, and based on §135-9.5 (Site Plan Review), §135-7.5 (Village and Multi-Family Overlay Districts)
of the Zoning Bylaw and Chapter 176 Zoning Regulations, the Planning Board makes the
following findings:
1. The property is zoned VHO (Village High-Rise Overlay). Mixed-use multi-family housing
development with commercial space is permitted in the district, requiring Major Site Plan Review
pursuant to §135-7.5.4 of the Zoning Bylaw.
2. The project proposes to add 312 new rental dwelling units, including 16 studios, 142 one-bedroom
dwelling units, 24 one-bedroom with a den, 97 two-bedroom dwelling units, and 33 three-bedroom
dwelling units. There are 408 vehicle parking spaces, with 361 in the parking garage and 47
surface vehicle parking spaces for visitors, including 15 spaces in the front surface lot for visitors
to the commercial space and leasing area. The dwelling units range from ~606 SF to ~1,328 SF.
Each resident has access to the outdoor courtyards,pet exercise area,
bicycle storage rooms, and indoor tenant amenity space, including a potential fitness club.
3. Consistency with Comprehensive Plan & Housing Diversity Goals. The project is consistent with
the 2022 Lexington NEXT
housing types and objective 2.2 by increasing the supply of subsidized housing.
4. Inclusionary Housing. The project includes the creation of forty-seven (47) inclusionary dwelling
units (2 studio units, 21 one-bedroom dwelling units, 4 one-bedrooms with a den, 15 two-bedroom
units, and five-bedroom dwelling units), affordable in perpetuity, available to households earning
no greater than 80% of the Area Median Income, and eligible to be included on the Subsidized
Housing Inventory (SHI). Nine inclusionary dwelling units are proposed on the first floor, eleven
on the second floor, nine on the third floor, ten on the fourth floor, and eight on the fifth floor as
follows:
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First Floor: Four 1-bedrooms (~698-796 SF), three 1-bedroom + den (~920-1,013 SF), three 2-
bedrooms (~1014-1191 SF), one 3-bedroom (~1,156-1527 SF)
Second Floor: One studio (~537-622 SF), five 1-bedrooms (~698-796 SF), one 1-bedroom + den
(~920-1,013 SF), three 2-bedrooms (~1014-1191 SF), one 3-bedroom (~1,156-1527 SF)
Third Floor: Four 1-bedrooms (~698-796 SF), one 1-bedroom + den (~920-1,013 SF), three 2-
bedrooms (~1014-1191 SF), one 3-bedroom (~1,156-1527 SF)
Fourth Floor: One studio (~537-622 SF), four 1-bedrooms (~698-796 SF), one 1-bedroom + den
(~920-1,013 SF), three 2-bedrooms (~1014-1191 SF), one 3-bedroom (~1,156-1527 SF)
Fifth Floor: Four 1-bedrooms (~698-796 SF), three 2-bedrooms (~1014-1191 SF), one 3-bedroom
(~1,156-1527 SF)
5. Residential Diversity. The proposed dwelling units vary in size from ~537-~1,431 SF and are
-
2024. Sixteen of the units will be Group 2 accessible units.
6. Siting of Facilities & Location. The property is located on Hartwell Avenue, which is a commercial
and manufacturing area near the intersection of Bedford Street and 0.2 miles to the Minuteman
Bikeway. The MBTA 62 Bus Route runs along Bedford Street with a stop on Hartwell Avenue
0.1 miles from the property.
with a stop next to the property at Westview Street. The project provides multi-family housing near
various office and institutional uses.
7. Provide a customer base for local businesses. The project will add ~2,100 SF of retail/commercial
space in the development and add 312 new dwelling units within walking distance to local
businesses on Hartwell Avenue and Bedford Street.
8. Sustainable Design. In compliance with the energy code and local bylaws, the building will be all
electric with 20 level 2 EV vehicle parking spaces with charging stations (18 in the garage and 2
surface spaces), and 163 vehicle parking spaces designed to support future electric vehicle
charging stations. The building will be designed to meet Passive House and LEED Silver
certification standards. A partial solar canopy on the roof of the parking garage is being
considered.
9. Public Facilities, Circulation, and Safety. Access to the site is provided on Hartwell Avenue with
two curb cuts with the northern entrance for one way in only and two way on Westview Street. In
front of the building is a turnaround area for deliveries and short-term parking for visitors to the
residences and for the commercial tenant. The applicant is proposing a bus shelter with covered
seating that is available to the public. A patio area with seating is adjacent to the retail building
along Hartwell Avenue and Westview Street
residential building. Trash, recycling, and composting will be stored inside the building and
removed by a third-party. Trash for the retail building will be stored in a fenced enclosure behind
the retail building.
10. Dimensional Standards, §135-7.5.5 of Zoning Bylaw. As proposed, the project complies with the
minimum required yard requirements of §135-7.5 of the Zoning Bylaw with a 71.5-foot front yard
setback on Hartwell Avenue and 16-foot front yard on Westview Street for the residential building;
a 2-foot front yard on Hartwell Avenue and a 26.7-foot front yard on Westview Street for the retail
building; and 65.3-foot side yard where 15 feet is required. The new building complies with the
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maximum height limit of 70 feet at 62 feet. The Building Commissioner has confirmed the height
based on the submitted height and average natural grade forms submitted, which will also be
reconfirmed at time of the building permit.
11. Ecosystem function. The tree mitigation plan, landscape plan, and landscape enlargement sheets
in the plan set revised through December 5, 2024 and the landscape sheets revised through
October 7, 2024 include removal of 33 trees within the setbacks and are subject to the Tree Bylaw
requiring replacement of 427 DBH inches. The proposed plantings are native and listed on
Tree Management Manual or Preferred Planting List.
12. Reduce Dependency on Automobiles, efficient transportation systems, impacts of motor vehicle
transportation, and transportation demand management. This project is expected to generate
~222 net new vehicle trips during the morning weekday peak hour and ~156 new vehicle trips
during the evening peak hour.
The applicant has agreed to become a membership organization in the 128 Business Council
Transportation Membership Association (TMA) upon issuance of a building permit. The applicant
will disseminate information to residents of the alternative modes of transportation and host an
annual mobility management educational meeting for residents.
The applicant has agreed to provide a one-time contribution in the amount of $10,000 into the
occupancy permit.
The applicant will provide transportation and marketing material, such as welcome packets with
information about the MBTA, The Rev Shuttle, Lexpress and the Minuteman Bikeway with each
new lease, and keep this information up to date and available in a common area.
The applicant has agreed to install an electronic transit monitoring screen in the first floor of the
building to provide residents with accurate, reliable predictions of MBTA service. This will be
installed in an accessible location.
The project proposes 36 short-term bicycle parking spaces, 468 long-term bicycle parking spaces
including some that can accommodate oversized cargo bicycles in the parking garage and
throughout the building on each floor. The development includes 408 total vehicle parking spaces
(361 in the parking garage and 47 surface spaces), more than the minimum 1 parking space per
dwelling unit required by §135-7.5.6 of the Zoning Bylaw. The 11 vehicle parking spaces for the
2,100 SF commercial use meet the estimated 1 space per 200 SF required by §135-5.1.4 for retail
and eating establishments in the CM district. The total parking ratio for the project is 1.27 vehicle
parking spaces per dwelling unit. The applicant has agreed to separate the cost of the parking
spaces from the dwelling units.
13. Protection of surface and groundwater quality. The project was reviewed for compliance with
above threshold project classification
and the MA Stormwater Management Standards. The Stormwater Permit is consolidated into this
site plan review, pursuant to §181-71 and §181-72(4).
This project manages the stormwater on site to meet the stormwater regulations and the
Hartwell Avenue. The project will collect and treat stormwater via area and roof drains into deep-
sump hooded catch basins, area drains, leaching basins, water quality units, and routed into an
underground infiltration system that provides ~45,890 cubic feet of storage prior to discharging
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to the 30-inch drain in Hartwell Avenue. Two test pits were performed in the location of the
subsurface system to confirm recharge and adequacy of stormwater systems. The Estimated
Seasonal High Groundwater (ESHGW) was determined to be at elevation 127 ft. The analysis
confirms that these systems have been designed in accordance with the MA DEP Stormwater
Management Policy to recharge groundwater and reduce the rate of runoff from the property.
The proposed stormwater system for the development meets and exceeds the 90% Total
Suspended Solid (TSS) removal and the 60% Total Phosphorus (TP) annual removal credit. An
Operation & Maintenance Plan has been provided. The Board finds that the stormwater
management report and plan set revised through December 5, 2024 and the Stormwater
Memorandum dated December 3, 2024 comply
Requirements.
14. As designed in the drainage report and civil plan set revised through December 3, 2024, the
project does not increase peak runoff and volume. On December 2, 2024, the Lexington
Request for Determination of Applicability
because the project proposes to connect to a municipal storm drain in Hartwell Avenue that
discharges to a protected resource area. The Lexington Conservation Commission
was continued to December 16, 2024 to further review the proposal under Chapter 130, Section
5 Performance Standards (2) and (6).
15. Social, equity, diversity, public health, or community needs and impacts. The project adds 312
dwelling units, including forty-seven (47) inclusionary dwelling units, in a multi-family
development consistent with the objectives of the 2022 Comprehensive Plan and stated
purposes of the Village and Multi-Family Overlay District.
16. Adequacy of Water & Sewer Utilities: The project proposes to connect to municipal water and
sanitary sewer systems. The applicant is working with Lexington Engineering to perform capacity
analysis to verify water and sewer capability for the proposed development. The proposed water
and sewer connections will require permitting from Lexington Engineering.
17. Trees & Landscaping: In the plan set revised through December 5, 2024, the applicant has
provided a tree mitigation plan detailing the removal and replanting analysis outlining the mature
trees in the setbacks proposed for removal, trees proposed to be retained, and proposed tree
plantings. The Landscape Plan proposes 17 new deciduous trees along the front of the property.
18. Signage: The project includes a standing monument sign to identify the development in the front
of the building, and wall and canopy sign on the west side of the building.
19. Potential Adverse Effects of Development: The photometric lighting plan complies with §5.4 and
shows only minimal light trespass onto Hartwell Avenue .
20. Traffic Flow and Safety, Parking & Loading: The project proposes 361 structured vehicle parking
spaces in the garage and 47 surface vehicle parking spaces on the west side and at the front of
the building. The project includes a 28-foot wide one way the front of the building to provide an
area for pick-up and drop-off. Three van accessible parking spaces are provided in the areas at
the front of the building.
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Waiver and Special Permit Requests
The Planning Board may waive any of its Regulations if the Board finds the waiver is in the public interest.
In addition, for sites under the jurisdiction of the Planning Board, the Board may waive the application of
the Tree Bylaw, in part or in full, if it deems it appropriate. On December 11, 2024, the Board granted the
following waivers.
1. Pursuant to §120-4B of the Tree Bylaw, the Board waives the Tree Bylaw in full and no separate
tree permit is required. The Board finds the site plan review process has considered the amount of
tree loss pursuant to the Tree Bylaw, including 30 healthy trees totaling 427 inches protected by
the Tree Bylaw, and determines that the project is best mitigated with the landscape planting plan
submitted with this development in the plan set revised through December 5, 2024 landscape
sheets revised through October 7, 2024 showing tree replacement with 112 trees consisting of
caliper inches, which exceeds the 552 inches required by the Tree Bylaw. Mitigation is met through
replanting on the property.
2. The Board waives the strict requirements of §176-12.4.2.7 requiring each bicycle parking space to
be at least six feet by two feet. Thirty-six of the exterior short-term bicycle parking spaces are
proposed to be 38 inches between racks where 48 inches is required. One hundred-fifty (150) of
the interior bicycle spaces are in a lift assisted space and do not meet the full two-foot width. The
Board finds this proposal is acceptable to meet the intent and purposes of this requirement by
providing easy access for bicycle storage with a condition of approval that the system be maintained
and operational for all users.
3. The Board waives the strict requirements of §176-12.4.2.9 prohibiting bicycle parking from being
lifted off the floor. One hundred fifty (150) of the 468 required long-term bicycle parking spaces will
require minimal lifting or pushing with the proposed two-tiered Dero Decker with lift system. The
Board finds this proposal is acceptable to meet the intent and purposes of this requirement by
providing easy access for bicycle storage with a condition of approval that the system be maintained
and operational for all users.
4. The Board waives the strict requirements of §176-12.9.5.8 requiring the use of stormwater
harvesting systems, such as cisterns and ponds for plant irrigation. The Board finds the presence
of ledge and stormwater collection below grade is more favorable to at grade ponds.
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
The Planning Board finds that the application, plans, and supporting material submitted by the applicant,
along with the following conditions of approval,
Bylaw and applicable regulations relevant to this review. Accordingly, the Planning Board votes to
approve the plan entitled 17 Hartwell Avenue, Site Plan Submission, prepared by VHB and Cube 3,
prepared for BP 17 Hartwell LLC, dated July 26, 2024 and revised through December 5, 2024, consisting
of 42 sheets, and all submitted material subject to the following conditions:
A. Within Thirty (30) Days of Issuance of Site Plan Review Approval:
1.Revised Plans.The site development plan set entitled 17 Hartwell Avenue, Site Plan
Submission, prepared by VHB and Cube 3, prepared for BP 17 Hartwell LLC, dated July 26, 2024
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and revised through December 5, 2024, consisting of 42 sheets, shall be revised to include the
following revisions and submitted to the Planning Office:
a) Provide at least four outlets for charging electric bicycles on level 1 of the bicycle storage
room in the parking garage.
b) Add a sidewalk on the north side of the garage entrance so that pedestrians do not have
to enter the garage through the vehicle lane.
c) Add three large deciduous shade trees along the front property line. Trees shall be from
d planting list. The trees shall be
planted in a location mutually agreeable with the applicant and staff and annotated on the
plan as such.
d) Provide an access point on the north side of the building from Westview Street acceptable
to the Fire Department.
2. The Applicant shall submit a structural engineer stamped memorandum confirming that the
plus mutual aid vehicles. This memorandum shall be provided to the Fire Department for final
approval.
B. Prior to Any Site Work:
3. The applicant shall submit the signed illicit discharge statement to the Planning Office.
4. The applicant shall submit a copy of receipt of the EPA authorization letter and tracking number
for the NPDES General Permit to the Engineering and Planning office.
5. The applicant shall submit to the Building Commissioner and Planning office foundation and
elevation footing plans to confirm the buildings and basements are at least two feet above the
ESHGWT.
6.SWPPP.Prior to any site disturbance, the applicant shall submit a site-specific Stormwater
Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) to the Planning and Engineering Office for review and
approval pursuant to §181-75C. Once approved, the SWPPP shall be kept at the project site.
7.Tree Protection Plan.The applicant shall submit to the Planning Office for review and approval
a Tree Protection Plan prepared by an arborist certified by the International Society of
Arboriculture or through the MA Arborists Association showing protection of all trees proposed to
be retained on the project site and nearby abutting properties and trees within the public right of
way, if recommended by the arborist. The critical root zones (CRZ) of trees to be retained shall
be protected to the drip line. The applicant may choose to encroach within the CRZ or the drip
line of a retained tree; however, such proposed action shall require the applicant to submit a
maintenance plan for the tree, to be prepared, dated and signed by a Certified Arborist as part of
the Tree Protection Plan. In these instances, the fenced area may be reduced to protect only
those areas of the CRZ or drip line not proposed for encroachment. Protections shall be installed
prior to commencement of site work.
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8.Pre-Construction Site Inspection.Prior to any land disturbance other than installing erosion
controls, the limits of work (for land clearing and regrading), erosion controls, and the tree
protections shall be reviewed in the field and verified by the applicant and/or Project Manager.
9.Limit of Work. The limit of work line shall be demarcated around the entire site. The limit of work
line shall be marked with highly visible orange fencing, chain link construction fencing, or both.
10.Erosion Controls.Erosion controls as detailed below shall be installed prior to commencement
of site work.
11.Noise Mitigation.
a) The applicant shall perform a pre-construction noise-assessment to establish ambient noise
levels.
b) Prior to issuance of any blasting permit and prior to the commencement of construction, the
applicant shall submit to the Building Commissioner a noise mitigation plan prepared by an
acoustical consult -8 of the Code of Lexington, as
revised through 2024 Annual Town Meeting. Such a noise mitigation plan shall include monitoring
provisions and monitoring data reporting.
12. The applicant shall submit to the Planning and Building Offices a list of the names, addresses,
and emergency contact telephone numbers and email addresses of the individuals responsible
for all activities on site who can be reached twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.
This list shall include a specific contact for monitoring and inspection of stormwater systems and
erosion controls.
13. The applicant shall submit a rodent and pest management plan and a dust management plan to
the health department.
14. The applicant shall complete the sewer and water capacity analysis required by Lexington
Engineering to verify capacity is available for this project. Water analysis shall include hydrant
flow test to verify pressure and flow rates. To the extent it is determined that there is insufficient
capacity to support the project, the applicant shall work with Lexington Engineering to implement
Any
such improvements shall be to town standards and require permits from Lexington Engineering.
C. Prior to Issuance of Foundation Permit:
15. The applicant shall submit to Lexington Engineering fully designed water and sewer utility
connection plans, and shall submit to the Planning Office and to the Building Commissioner,
approved permits from Lexington Engineering for the sewer and water connections.
16. The applicant shall coordinate a meeting with engineering, public safety, and assessing staff to
determine address assignments. Town Staff will create new addresses and notify applicant of
when final address assignments are created in the systems.
17. The ap
the building does not exceed 70 feet in height.
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18. The applicant shall seek and receive approval from the Select Board for any outdoor seating
proposed within the Hartwell Avenue or Westview Street rights of way.
D. Inclusionary Dwelling Units:
19. Prior to the issuance of the first building permit, the applicant shall hire a certified lottery agent to
manage the Inclusionary Dwelling Units described above through the Local Initiative Program
(LIP) as a LAU (Local Action Unit) for inclusion on the Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI).
20. Prior to the issuance of the first building permit, the applicant shall submit the LIP-LAU (Local
Initiative Program for Local Action Units) application package to Planning staff and the Regional
Housing Services Director for review and approval. The application shall then be submitted to the
Housing Partnership Board Chair, the Chair of the Select Board, and finally to the MA Executive
Office of Housing & Livable Communities (EOHLC). The LIP-LAU package shall include:
a. A project narrative;
b. The unit mix in tabular form;
c. The approved site plan;
d. Floor plans with dimensions of the rooms;
e. An Affordable Fair Housing Marketing Plan per EOHLC guidelines;
f. A sales price/rate calculator;
g. A Regulatory Agreement with perpetual affordability;
h. Inclusionary dwelling units shall be available to households earning no greater than 80%
of the AMI;
i. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Affordable Fair Housing Marketing Plan may
include a local selection preference for up to 25% of the inclusionary dwelling units,
provided the town justifies the request and EOHLC accepts the justification.
j. Parking spaces for the inclusionary dwelling units shall be in the garage and discounted
to 60% of the cost of the parking spaces of the market-rate units if parking is rented
separately from the dwelling units.
21. Prior to obtaining a certificate of occupancy, the applicant shall submit written confirmation that
the project is consistent with the approved LAU-LIP application package and verifying that the
inclusionary dwelling units are substantially similar to the market rate dwelling units. This shall be
submitted to the Planning Office and Building Commissioner for review and confirmation prior to
occupancy of the inclusionary dwelling units.
22. Prior to occupancy of any of the market rate units, a copy of the approved and Registry recorded
Regulatory Agreement for the inclusionary dwelling units shall be submitted to the Planning Office.
23. The lottery for the inclusionary dwelling units shall be held prior to issuance of an occupancy
permit for the 88th market rate unit in the development.
24. When any inclusionary dwelling unit receives an occupancy permit, the applicant shall notify the
Planning Office staff and Regional Housing Services Director so it may be added to the SHI.
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25. The inclusionary dwelling units shall have annual verification by the monitoring agent (the Town
through the Regional Housing Services Office and the EOHLC).
E. During Construction and Site Development
The applicant shall adhere to the following conditions during construction and development of the site:
26. Construction activities relative to this decision shall comply with the Zoning Bylaw, Planning
Board Zoning Regulations, General Bylaws, and other municipal requirements except as
specifically modified or waived by this decision.
27. A copy of this decision shall be kept on the site in a location that is highly visible, protected from
the elements, and accessible during construction.
28. Prior to any sidewalk closures due to construction, the applicant shall review with the police
department a sidewalk closure plan with pedestrian details and timelines for closure. The plan
shall include alternative pedestrian routes, timelines, and signage.
29. A professional land surveyor or engineer shall be on-site during construction to locate utilities
prior to backfill.
30. Planning staff or other agents of the Planning Board shall have the right to enter the site with
notification to the Owner to gather any information, measurements, photographs, or other
materials needed to ensure compliance with this decision. Agents of the Planning Board entering
onto the Site for these purposes shall comply with all safety rules, regulations, and directives of
the applicant and the applicant's contractors.
31. No equipment on-site shall be started prior to the start of the allowed construction hours outlined
in the Noise Control General Bylaw, Chapter 80 of the Code of Lexington, amended at 2024
Annual Town Meeting and as may be further amended, including hours of operation for
construction work and any work related to ledge work or blasting.
32. Trucks shall not stand or queue on Hartwell Avenue or Westview Street. Construction and
personal vehicles shall park on the project site, or at another off-site satellite parking area, and
shall not park on nearby streets. The applicant shall install signage as shown on preliminary
construction management plan set.
33. The applicant shall cause its contractor to perform daily cleanup of on-site litter and construction
debris, including soil on streets within two hundred (200) yards from the entrance of the site
driveways caused by construction relative to the Project. Any debris or sediment shall be removed
from any town drainage structure within 24 hours.
34. The applicant shall cause its contractor to check all stormwater features prior to and at the end of
each construction day. In the event a multiple day storm event occurs, the project manager shall
check the stormwater features each day to ensure they are functioning properly and have not
exceeded their capacity. Any necessary repairs, adjustments, or deficiencies that are identified
shall be commenced immediately and completed promptly.
35. The applicant shall provide appropriate straw bales or organic hessian fabric burlap filled with
compost erosion control around material stockpiles. The use of haybales and plastic stabilization
netting is prohibited.
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36. Dust shall be minimized, controlled, and managed on site in accordance with accepted industry
standards with potable water. Calcium Chloride shall not be used for dust control.
37. The applicant shall repair or replace, to Town standards, any damage caused to the public street,
sidewalk, or any features in the public right of way after approval by engineering and the public
works department. The applicant is responsible for improving the front of the property and in front
of the property including the sidewalk, street trees, and closing the existing curb cuts as shown
on the approved plans.
38. The applicant is responsible for coordinating and providing a police detail as may be required by
the police department during construction.
39. Erosion Control.
a. Fencing for erosion controls and tree protection shall remain in place until substantial
completion. The erosion control and limit of work lines shall be surveyed in place. Additional
erosion controls such as silt socks and check dams may be required by staff. Strap boards and
construction fencing shall be installed around trees to be saved to demarcate a root protection
area to be equal to the larger of the drip line or six times the trunk diameter of each identified tree
within the limit-of-work and along the limit of work boundary.
b. All erosion control matting, netting and tubing shall be bio-degradable. Plastic and bio-
degradable plastic is prohibited. An adequate stockpile of erosion control materials shall be on
site at all times for emergency or routine replacement and shall include materials to repair or
replace silt socks filled with compost, bio-degradable natural fiber erosion control blankets without
any plastic components, stone riprap, filter berms, or any other devices planned for use during
construction.
c. The applicant shall designate a qualified professional civil engineer (PE), or Certified
Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC), to act as an erosion control monitor and
to oversee compliance with this decision at the site. The erosion control monitor shall alert the
site superintendent if any of the erosion control devices need to be adjusted. The name and phone
number of the erosion control monitor must be provided to the Planning Office so that this person
may be contacted, due to an emergency at the site, during any 24-hour period, including
weekends and holidays. This person shall be given authority to stop construction for
noncompliance with this decision, especially in regards to erosion control and wetland protection.
The erosion control monitor will be required to inspect all such erosion control devices and to
oversee the cleaning and the proper disposal of waste products. Cleaning shall include removal
of any entrapped silt and sediments every 72 hours or more frequently if needed and after any
rainfall of 0.25 inches or greater. Weekly monitoring reports shall be submitted to the Planning
Office upon request.
d. At least once every week and after major storm events (events greater than 0.25 inches within
24 hours) while construction activities occur on site and for as long thereafter that the ground
remains unstabilized, a report, with representative photos, shall be available upon request from
the erosion control monitor certifying that, to the best of their knowledge and belief based on site
inspections, all work is being performed in accordance with this decision and, if not in compliance,
stating the activities that are not in compliance and the steps necessary to correct the problem.
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F. Prior to Initial Certificate of Occupancy
The applicant shall satisfy the following conditions prior to the issuance of an initial certificate of
occupancy:
40. The majority of the racks for bicycle storage shall be installed and ready for use.
41. The nonresidential/commercial space shall have complete core and shell ready for tenant fit-out.
42. The applicant shall engage a commercial/retail broker with regional experience to market the
commercial/non-residential building. The 2,100 SF retail building may be used for any of the uses
allowed in the CM or VHO districts.
G. Prior to Final Certificate of Occupancy
The applicant shall satisfy the following conditions prior to issuance of the final certificate of occupancy:
43. All of the racks for bicycle storage shall be installed and ready for use.
44. At least fourteen (14) business days in advance of seeking a final Certificate of Occupancy, the
applicant shall provide the Planning Office with an "As-Built Plan" stamped by a Professional
Engineer or Land Surveyor registered in Massachusetts certifying that all improvements are
completed in accordance with the approved plans. The plan shall include, but not be limited to,
site utility improvements and tie-in dimensions to all pipes and connection points, fencing,
landscaping, all roads, ways, and structures. The As-Built plan shall include a new survey
benchmark as the pre-development benchmark will be removed. The as-built plan shall be
submitted in electronic formats (PDF and AutoCAD) to the Planning Office for review.
45. The certifying professional engineer shall perform a final inspection of the site and submit written
documentation to the Planning Office that a final inspection was performed, temporary controls
have been removed, stabilization is complete, all stormwater facilities have been installed and
function according to the approved stormwater management plan, and that the project was
completed as designed.
46. All landscaping and plantings shall be installed. If occupancy is expected in the winter months,
plantings shall occur in the first available growing season (between April 15-June 30 and
September 15-November 30).
47. The applicant shall submit a sign permit application consistent with §135-5.2 of the Zoning Bylaw
with prior administrative approval from Planning Office staff. The standing sign shall be externally
illuminated with lighting directed downward.
48. The applicant shall install a painted crosswalk across Westview Street at the intersection with
Hartwell Avenue. The tactile warning pads and curb ramps have previously been installed by
town. The applicant to coordinate the installation with Lexington Engineering.
49. The applicant is required to construct appropriate conduits and space for transformers and
switchgear to allow for future installation of EV charging stations for a minimum of fifty (50%) of
the total off-street vehicle parking spaces consistent with §135-5.1.13.11. The twenty-four (24)
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surface lot spaces and one hundred and eighty-one (181) garage spaces shall be equipped with
the required equipment prior to issuance of final occupancy.
H. General Provisions
50. The project shall be constructed substantially in conformance with the approved plans 17
Hartwell Avenue, Site Plan Submission, prepared by VHB and Cube 3, prepared for BP 17
Hartwell LLC, dated July 26, 2024 and revised through December 5, 2024, consisting of 42
sheets, and as further modified by condition #1.
51. No material corrections, additions, substitutions, alterations, or changes shall be made in any
plans, proposals, and supporting documents approved and endorsed by the Planning Board
without the prior written approval of the Planning Board or their designee. Any request for a
material modification of this decision shall be made in writing to the Planning Department for
review and approval by the Planning Board or their designee and shall include a description of
the proposed modification, reasons the modification is necessary, and any supporting
documentation. Upon receipt of request, the Planning Department may, in the first instance,
decide in writing to authorize a de minimus field change to the site plans, or the Planning Director
may refer the matter to the Planning Board, which may consider and approve minor modifications
at a regularly scheduled Planning Board public meeting. In the event the Planning Board
determines the change is major (e.g., resulting in material changes, newly identified impacts, etc.),
the Planning Board shall consider the modification at a noticed public hearing pursuant to the
procedures for Site Plan Review in §135-9.5.4.
52. No trees shall be removed except as shown on the approved plan. Trees to be retained shall be
protected in the field during construction in compliance with the approved tree protection plan.
Any request for substantial changes may need to return to the Planning Board as a modification
request at a public meeting.
53. In the event that the site plan review or special permit is not exercised or substantial use thereof
has not commenced within three (3) years of the date of approval, except for good cause as
determined by the Planning Board, the approval or permit may be rescinded. The applicant may
request an extension
54. The applicant shall obtain any other permits or approvals that may be required by other town,
state, or federal entities, such as MassPort for an FAA 7460.
55. The applicant is responsible for obtaining USPS approval for the proposed mailroom.
56. The applicant is responsible for the construction of all utilities for this development.
I. On-Going & Continuous Conditions
The applicant shall adhere to the following conditions during the operation of the project:
57. The applicant shall provide a welcome packet to all new tenants with the lease information and
host an annual informational session about alternative transportation options such as the MBTA,
Rev Shuttle, Lexpress and Minuteman Bikeway and keep this information up to date and available
in a common area.
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58. The applicant shall manage a website, or coordinated with the TMA, to coordinate and promote
an online database to help facilitate and connect residents to carpool to and from various nearby
locations such as Lexington Center and/or Alewife.
59. Any exterior condensers, transformers, and generators shall be enclosed by an opaque fence for
noise buffering. Such a fence shall be tall enough to prevent direct line of sight to the mechanical
unit from any windows or doors on abutting properties.
60. Any maintenance testing of the generator shall take place mid-day and mid-week to reduce noise
impacts.
61. Dwelling units are subject to the restrictions on short-term rentals set forth in §6.10.3.2.iii of the
Zoning Bylaw.
62. The property owner or management company shall remove snow from all driveways and
walkways, and the top floor of the parking garage. The use of calcium chloride or road salt is
prohibited for snow removal and de-icing. Snow shall be stored in designated snow storage areas
with access snow to be removed off site.
63. The owner is responsible for the maintenance of all landscaping and interpretive signage as
shown on the approved plan. In addition, applicant shall maintain adequate sight lines through
ongoing vegetative maintenance and tree pruning on the property, and also vegetation that exists
within the Westview Avenue right of way within the sight triangle for entering and existing the
subject property.
64. The owner is responsible for long term maintenance of the bicycle racks to ensure continual use
of the bicycle storage facility.
65. Maintenance of the landscaping in accordance with the final approved landscape plan, as revised,
shall be perpetual, with the property owner replacing in kind any landscape that does not survive
throughout the life of the project. Any plantings that do not survive shall be replaced in the first
available growing season (between April 15-June 30 and September 15-November 30).
66. The stormwater systems shall be monitored and maintained by the property owner or any future
owner in accordance with the approved post construction Operation & Maintenance Plan (O&M
Plan), including annual certification and pavement sweeping at least two times per year. The
Planning Board or Stormwater Agency may require that the owners make corrections or
improvements to the stormwater system if it is found not to be performing based on storm
conditions.
67. Exterior lighting, other than low level security lighting (less than .5 foot-candle), shall be turned off
between 11:00 pm and 6:00 am. All lighting on the property, including lighting the courtyards, shall
be dark sky compliant and directed downward.
68. If the person or contact information for the person responsible for annual certification and
implementation of the stormwater system changes, the Planning Office shall be notified in writing
within 48 hours provided with the contact information of the new responsible person or party that
will be responsible.
69. The applicant and its successors will work with abutting property owners to explore opportunities
to create mutually agreeable pathways.
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70. The Town of Lexington is pursuing funding and approval for the Bedford and Hartwell Complete
Streets Development Project. Work within the town right of way is estimated to begin in 2030. Any
site layout changes as a result of this project shall not require the Applicant to return to the
Planning Board unless staff determine such changes to be material to the project as approved.
RECORD OF VOTE
On December 11, 2024, the Planning Board voted five (5) in favor, none (0) opposed, to approve
a Major Site Plan Review with conditions at 17 Hartwell Avenue.
Charles Hornig Aye
Robert D. Peters - Aye
Robert Creech Aye
Michael Schanbacher - Aye
Melanie Thompson Aye
Michael Schanbacher, Chair Approval: _ Date: December 12, 2024
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LOCAL INITIATIVE PROGRAM
REGULATORY AGREEMENT
AND
DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
FOR
RENTAL PROJECT
Local Action Units
This Regulatory Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants (the "Agreement") is made
this ___________ day of____________, 2025 by and among the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, acting by and through the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
("EOHLC") pursuant to G.L. c.23B §1 as amended by Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2023, the town of
Lexington ("the Municipality"), and BP 17 Hartwell LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
having an address at 800 Boylston Street Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02199, and its successors and
assigns, or its designee ("Developer"). WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, pursuant to G.L. c. 40B, §§ 20-23 (the "Act") and the final report of the Special
Legislative Commission Relative to Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Provisions issued in
April 1989, regulations have been promulgated at 760 CMR 56.00 (the "Regulations") which
establish the Local Initiative Program ("LIP") and Comprehensive Permit Guidelines: M.G.L.
Chapter 40B Comprehensive Permit Projects - Subsidized Housing Inventory have been issued
thereunder (the "Guidelines");
WHEREAS, the Developer intends to construct a rental housing development known as 17
Hartwell at a 5.25-acre site on Hartwell Avenue in the Municipality, more particularly described
in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof (the "Project");
WHEREAS, such Project is to consist of a total number of 312 rental dwellings (the "Units") and
47 of the Units will be rented at rents specified in this Agreement to Eligible Tenants as specified
in paragraph two of this Agreement (the "Low- and Moderate-Income Units");
WHEREAS the Developer has received a Major Site Plan Review & Stormwater Permit decision
for the Project from the Municipality’s Planning Board which decision is to be recorded herewith
at the Middlesex South County Registry of Deeds (the “Registry”);
WHEREAS, the Chief Executive Officer of the Municipality (as that term is defined in the
Regulations) and the Developer have made application to EOHLC to certify that the Low- and
Moderate-Income Units in the Project are Local Action Units (as that term is defined in the
Guidelines) within the LIP Program; and
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WHEREAS, in partial consideration of the execution of this Agreement, EOHLC has issued or
will issue its final approval of the Project within the LIP Program and has given and will give
technical and other assistance to the Project;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and covenants hereinafter set
forth, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which each of the
parties hereto hereby acknowledge to the other, EOHLC, the Municipality, and the Developer
hereby agree and covenant as follows:
1. Construction. The Developer agrees to construct the Project substantially in
accordance with plans and specifications approved by the Municipality’s Planning Board pursuant
to the Major Site Review and Stormwater Permit (the "Plans and Specifications”). In addition, all
Low- and Moderate-Income Units to be constructed as part of the Project must be indistinguishable
from other Units in the Project from the exterior (unless the Project has an approved “Alternative
Development Plan” as set forth in the Guidelines and must contain complete living facilities
including but not limited to a stove, refrigerator, kitchen cabinets, plumbing fixtures, and
washer/dryer hookup, all as more fully shown in the Plans and Specifications).
2 of the Low- and Moderate-Income Units shall be studio units;
25 of the Low- and Moderate-Income Units shall be one-bedroom units;
15 of the Low- and Moderate-Income Units shall be two-bedroom units; and,
5 of the Low- and Moderate-Income Units shall be three-bedroom units..
All Low- and Moderate-Income Units to be occupied by families must contain two or more
bedrooms. Low- and Moderate-Income Units must have the following minimum areas:
studio units - 250 square feet
one-bedroom units - 678 square feet
two-bedroom units - 900 square feet
three-bedroom units - 1156 square feet
During the term of this Agreement, the Developer covenants, agrees, and warrants that the
Project and each Low- and Moderate-Income Unit will remain suitable for occupancy and in
compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local health, safety, building, sanitary,
environmental, and other laws, codes, rules, and regulations, including without limitation all
applicable federal and state laws, codes, rules and regulations relating to the operation of adaptable
and accessible housing for persons with disabilities. The Project shall also comply with all
applicable local codes, ordinances, and rules and regulations, and the Major Site Plan Review and
Stormwater Permit.
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2. Affordability.
(a) Throughout the term of this Agreement, each Low- and Moderate-Income
Unit will be rented for no more than the rental rates set forth herein to an Eligible Tenant. An
Eligible Tenant is a Family whose annual income does not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the
Area median income adjusted for family size as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (“HUD”). A “Family” shall mean two or more persons who will live
regularly in the Low- and Moderate-Income Unit as their primary residence and who are related
by blood, marriage, or operation of law or who have otherwise evidenced a stable inter-dependent
relationship, or an individual. The “Area” is defined as the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy HMFA.
(b) The monthly rents charged to tenants of Low- and Moderate-Income Units
shall not exceed an amount equal to one-twelfth of thirty percent (30%) of the adjusted annual
adjusted income of a Family whose gross income equals eighty percent (80%) of the median
income for the Area, with adjustment for the number of bedrooms in the Unit, as provided by
HUD. In determining the maximum monthly rent that may be charged for a Low- and Moderate-
Income Unit under this clause, the Developer shall include an allowance for any utilities and
services (excluding telephone) to be paid by the resident. Annual income shall be as defined in 24
C.F.R. 5.609 (or any successor regulation) using assumptions provided by HUD. The initial
maximum monthly rents and utility allowances for the Low- and Moderate-Income Units are set
forth in Exhibit B attached hereto. If the rent for a Low- and Moderate-Income Unit is subsidized
by a state or federal rental subsidy program, then the rent applicable to the Low- and Moderate-
Income Unit may be limited to that permitted by such rental subsidy program, provided that the
tenant’s share of rent does not exceed the maximum annual rental expense as provided in this
Agreement.
Thereafter, the Developer shall annually submit to the Municipality and EOHLC a
proposed schedule of maximum monthly rents and utility allowances for all Low- and Moderate-
Income Units in the Project. It is understood that such review rights shall be with respect to the
maximum rents for all the Low- and Moderate-Income Units and not with respect to the rents that
may be paid by individual tenants in any given unit. Rents for Low- and Moderate-Income Units
shall not be increased above such maximum monthly rents, without the Municipality’s and
EOHLC’s prior approval of either (i) a specific request by Developer for a rent increase or (ii) the
next annual schedule of rents and allowances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, rent increases shall
be subject to the provisions of outstanding leases and shall not be implemented without at least 30
days’ prior written notice by Developer to all affected tenants. If the Municipality and EOHLC
fail to respond to a submission of a new schedule of maximum rents for the Low- and Moderate-
Income Units as set forth above, upon the passage of thirty (3)) days of the Municipality’s and
EOHLC’s receipt thereof, the Municipality and EOHLC shall be deemed to have approved the
submission.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Developer may request a rent increase for the Low and
Moderate Units to reflect an increase in the Area median income published by HUD between the
date of this Agreement and the date that the Low- and Moderate-Income Units begin to be
marketed or otherwise made available for rental pursuant to Section 4 below; if the Municipality
and EOHLC approve such rent increase in accordance with this subsection, the Initial Maximum
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Rents and Utility Allowances for Low- and Moderate-Income Units in Exhibit B of the Agreement
shall be deemed to be modified accordingly.
(c) If, after initial occupancy, the income of a tenant of a Low- and Moderate-
Income Unit increases and, as a result of such increase, exceeds the maximum income permitted
hereunder for such a tenant, the Developer shall not be in default hereunder so long as either (i)
the tenant income does not exceed one hundred forty percent (140%) of the maximum income
permitted (in which case the unit in question shall continue to be counted as a Low- or Moderate-
Income Unit) or (ii) the Developer rents the next available unit at the Development as a Low- and
Moderate-Income Unit in conformance with Section 2(a) of this Agreement, or otherwise
demonstrates compliance with Section 2(a) of this Agreement.
(d) If, after initial occupancy, the income of a tenant in a Low- and Moderate-
Income Unit increases, and as a result of such increase, exceeds one hundred forty percent (140%)
of the maximum income permitted hereunder for such a tenant, at the expiration of the applicable
lease term, the rent restrictions shall no longer apply to such tenant (in which case the unit in
question shall no longer be counted as a Low- or Moderate-Income Unit).
(e) Developer shall obtain income certifications satisfactory in form and
manner to EOHLC at least annually for all tenants of Low- and Moderate-Income Units. Said
income certifications shall be kept by the management agent for the Project, for at least five (5)
years after the applicable tenant’s occupancy terminates and made available to EOHLC and the
Municipality upon request.
(f) The Developer shall enter into a written lease with each tenant of a Low-
and Moderate-Income Unit which shall be for a minimum period of one year.
(g) Throughout the term of this Agreement, the Chief Executive Officer of the
Municipality shall annually certify in writing to EOHLC that each of the Low- and Moderate-
Income Units continues to be Low- and Moderate-Income Unit as provided in sections 2 (a) and(c),
above; and that the Project and the Low- and Moderate-Income Units have been maintained in a
manner consistent with the Regulations and Guidelines and this Agreement.
3. Subsidized Housing Inventory.
(a) The Project will be included in the Subsidized Housing Inventory upon the
occurrence of one of the events described in 760 CMR 56.03(2). Only Low- and Moderate-Income
Units will be deemed Low- and Moderate-Income housing to be included in the Subsidized
Housing Inventory.
(b) Units included in the Subsidized Housing Inventory will continue to be
included in the Subsidized Housing Inventory in accordance with 760 CMR 56.03(2) for as long
as the following three conditions are met: (1) this Agreement remains in full force and effect and
neither the Municipality nor the Developer are in default hereunder; (2) the Project and each of the
Low- and Moderate-Income Units continue to comply with the Regulations and the Guidelines as
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the same may be amended from time to time and (3) each Low- and Moderate-Income Unit
remains a Low- and Moderate-Income Unit as provided in section 2(c), above.
4. Marketing. Prior to marketing or otherwise making available for rental any of the
Units, the Developer must obtain EOHLC's approval of a marketing plan (the "Marketing Plan")
for the Low- and Moderate-Income Units. Such Marketing Plan must describe the tenant selection
process for the Low- and Moderate-Income Units and must set forth a plan for affirmative fair
marketing of Low- and Moderate-Income Units to protected groups underrepresented in the
Municipality, including provisions for a lottery, as more particularly described in the Regulations
and Guidelines. At the option of the Municipality, and provided that the Marketing Plan
demonstrates (i) the need for the local preference (e.g., a disproportionately low rental or
ownership affordable housing stock relative to need in comparison to the regional area), and (ii)
that the proposed local preference will not have a disparate impact on protected classes, the
Marketing Plan may also include a preference for local residents for up to seventy percent (70%)
of the Low- and Moderate-Income Units, subject to all provisions of the Regulations and
Guidelines and applicable to the initial rent-up only. When submitted to EOHLC for approval, the
Marketing Plan should be accompanied by a letter from the Chief Executive Officer of the
Municipality (as that term is defined in the Regulations) which states that the tenant selection and
local preference (if any) aspects of the Marketing Plan have been approved by the Municipality
and which states that the Municipality will perform any aspects of the Marketing Plan which are
set forth as responsibilities of the Municipality in the Marketing Plan. If the Chief Executive
Officer of the Municipality fails to approve the tenant selection and local preference (if any)
aspects of the Marketing Plan for the Low- and Moderate-Income Units above within thirty (30)
days of the Municipality’s receipt thereof, the Municipality shall be deemed to have approved
those aspects of the Marketing Plan. In addition, the Marketing Plan must comply with the
Regulations and Guidelines and with all other applicable statutes, regulations and executive orders,
and EOHLC directives reflecting the agreement between EOHLC and the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development in the case of NAACP, Boston Chapter v. Kemp. If the Project
is located in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area, the
Developer must list all Low- and Moderate-Income Units with the City of Boston's MetroList
(Metropolitan Housing Opportunity Clearing Center), at Boston City Hall, Fair Housing
Commission, Suite 966, One City Hall Plaza, Boston, MA 02201 (671-635-3321). All costs of
carrying out the Marketing Plan shall be paid by the Developer. The Developer may use in-house
staff to draft and/or implement the Marketing Plan, provided that such staff meets the qualifications
described in the Guidelines. The Developer may contract for such services provided that any such
contractor must be experienced and qualified under the standards set forth in the Guidelines. A
failure to comply with the Marketing Plan by the Developer or by the Municipality shall be deemed
to be a default of this Agreement. The Developer agrees to maintain for five years following the
initial rental of the last Low- and Moderate-Income Unit and for five years following all future
rentals of each Low- and Moderate-Income Unit, a record of all newspaper advertisements,
outreach letters, translations, leaflets, and any other outreach efforts (collectively "Marketing
Documentation") as described in the Marketing Plan as approved by EOHLC which may be
inspected at any time by EOHLC. All Marketing Documentation must be approved by EOHLC
prior to its use by the Developer or the Municipality. The Developer and the Municipality agree
that if at any time during the process of marketing the Low- and Moderate-Income Units, EOHLC
determines that the Developer, or the Municipality with respect to aspects of the Marketing Plan
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that the Municipality has agreed to be responsible for, has not adequately complied with the
approved Marketing Plan, that the Developer or Municipality as the case may be, shall conduct
such additional outreach or marketing efforts as shall be determined by EOHLC.
5. Non-discrimination. Neither the Developer nor the Municipality shall discriminate
on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, age, disability, marital status, national origin, sexual
orientation, familial status, genetic information, ancestry, children, receipt of public assistance, or
any other basis prohibited by law in the selection of tenants; and the Developer shall not so
discriminate in connection with the employment or application for employment of persons for the
construction, operation or management of the Project.
6. Inspection. EOHLC and the Chief Executive Officer of the Municipality shall have
access during normal business hours to all books and records of the Developer and the Project
upon reasonable prior written notice to the Developer in order to monitor the Developer's
compliance with the terms of this Agreement but without any unreasonable interference with the
operations of the Project.
7. Recording. Upon execution, the Developer shall immediately cause this
Agreement and any amendments hereto to be recorded with the Registry of Deeds for the County
where the Project is located or, if the Project consists in whole or in part of registered land, file
this Agreement and any amendments hereto with the Registry District of the Land Court for the
County where the Project is located (collectively hereinafter, the "Registry of Deeds"), and the
Developer shall pay all fees and charges incurred in connection therewith. Upon recording or
filing, as applicable, the Developer shall immediately transmit to EOHLC and the Municipality
evidence of such recording or filing including the date and instrument, book and page or
registration number of the Agreement.
8. Representations. The Developer hereby represents, covenants and warrants as
follows:
(a) The Developer (i) is a limited liability company duly organized under the
laws of the State of Delaware, and is qualified to transact business under the laws of this
Commonwealth, (ii) has the power and authority to own its properties and assets and to carry on
its business as now being conducted, and (iii) has the full legal right, power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement.
(b) The execution and performance of this Agreement by the Developer (i) will
not violate or, as applicable, has not violated any provision of law, rule or regulation, or any order
of any court or other agency or governmental body, and (ii) will not violate or, as applicable, has
not violated any provision of any indenture, agreement, mortgage, mortgage note, or other
instrument to which the Developer is a party or by which it or the Project is bound, and (iii) will
not result in the creation or imposition of any prohibited encumbrance of any nature.
(c) The Developer will, at the time of execution and delivery of this Agreement,
have good and marketable title to the premises constituting the Project free and clear of any lien
or encumbrance (subject to encumbrances created pursuant to this Agreement, any loan documents
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relating to the Project the terms of which are approved by EOHLC, or other permitted
encumbrances, including easements of record and mortgages referred to in paragraph 17, below).
(d) There is no action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity or by or before any
governmental instrumentality or other agency now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Developer,
threatened against or affecting it, or any of its properties or rights, which, if adversely determined,
would materially impair its right to carry on business substantially as now conducted (and as now
contemplated by this Agreement) or would materially adversely affect its financial condition.
9. Transfer Restrictions.
(a) The Developer shall provide EOHLC and the Municipality with thirty (30)
day’s prior written notice of the following:
(i) any change, substitution or withdrawal of any general partner or
manager of Developer; or
(ii) the conveyance, assignment, transfer, or relinquishment of a
majority of the Beneficial Interests (herein defined) in Developer
(except for such a conveyance, assignment, transfer or
relinquishment among holders of Beneficial Interests as of the date
of this Agreement).
For purposes hereof, the term “Beneficial Interest” shall mean: (i) with respect to a
partnership, any limited partnership interests or other rights to receive income, losses, or a return
on equity contributions made to such partnership; (ii) with respect to a limited liability company,
any interests as a member of such company or other direct rights to receive income, losses, or a
return on equity contributions made to such company; or (iii) with respect to a company or
corporation, any interests as an officer, board member or stockholder of such company or
corporation to receive income, losses, or a return on equity contributions made to such company
or corporation.
(b) Prior to any transfer of ownership of the Project or any portion thereof or
interest therein that is subject to the notifications requirements in Section 9(a) above, the Developer
agrees to secure from the transferee a written agreement stating that transferee will assume in full
the Developer’s obligations and duties under this Agreement.
10. Casualty; Demolition; Change of Use.
(a) Subject to the rights of any lender holding a mortgage on the Project, the
Developer agrees that if the Project, or any part thereof, shall be damaged or destroyed or shall be
condemned or acquired for public use, the shall have the right, but not the obligation, to repair and
restore the Project to substantially the same condition as existed prior to the event causing such
damage or destruction, or to relieve the condemnation, and thereafter to operate the Project in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(b) The Developer shall not demolish any part of the Project or substantially
subtract from any real or personal property of the Project or permit the use of the any residential
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rental unit within the Project for any purpose other than rental housing during the term of the
Agreement unless required by law.
11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Any amendments to this Agreement must be in writing and
executed by all of the parties hereto. The invalidity of any clause, part, or provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof.
12. Notices. All notices to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed given when delivered by hand or when mailed by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the parties hereto at the addresses set forth below, or
to such other place as a party may from time to time designate by written notice:
EOHLC: Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
Attention: Local Initiative Program Director
100 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Municipality: Town of Lexington
Attention: Town Manager
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420
Developer: BP 17 Hartwell LLC
Attention: Regional General Counsel
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1900
Boston, MA 02199
with a copy to: BP 17 Hartwell LLC
Attention: Chris Carr – Development
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1900
Boston, MA 02199
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13. Term.
(a) This Agreement and all of the covenants, agreements and restrictions
contained herein shall be deemed to be an affordable housing restriction as that term is defined in
G.L. c. 184, § 31 and as that term is used in G.L. c.184, § 26, 31, 32 and 33. This Agreement shall
bind, and the benefits shall inure to, respectively, Developer and its successors and assigns, and
EOHLC and its successors and assigns and the Municipality and its successors and assigns.
EOHLC has determined that the acquiring of such affordable housing restriction is in the public
interest. The term of this Agreement, the rental restrictions, and other requirements provided
herein shall be perpetual. For the purposes hereof, the term “perpetual” shall mean for so long as
the Project is being used for multi-family housing pursuant to the terms of the Major Site Plan
Review and Stormwater Special Permit.
(b) The Developer intends, declares and covenants on behalf of itself and its
successors and assigns (i) that this Agreement and the covenants, agreements and restrictions
contained herein shall be and are covenants running with the land, encumbering the Project for the
term of this Agreement, and are binding upon the Developer's successors in title, (ii) are not merely
personal covenants of the Developer, and (iii) shall bind the Developer, its successors and assigns
and enure to the benefit of EOHLC and the Municipality and their successors and assigns for the
term of the Agreement. Developer hereby agrees that any and all requirements of the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be satisfied in order for the provisions of this Agreement to
constitute restrictions and covenants running with the land shall be deemed to be satisfied in full
and that any requirements of privity of estate are also deemed to be satisfied in full.
14. Lender Foreclosure. The rights and restrictions contained in this Agreement shall
not lapse if the Project is acquired through foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure or similar
action, and the provisions hereof shall continue to run with and bind the Project.
15. Further Assurances. The Developer and the Municipality each agree to submit any
information, documents, or certifications requested by EOHLC which EOHLC shall deem
necessary or appropriate to evidence the continuing compliance of the Project Sponsor and the
Municipality with the terms of this Agreement.
16. Default.
(a) The Developer and the Municipality each covenant and agree to give
EOHLC written notice of any default, violation or breach of the obligations of the Developer or
the Municipality hereunder, (with a copy to the other party to this Agreement) within seven (7)
days of first discovering such default, violation or breach (a "Default Notice"). If EOHLC
becomes aware of a default, violation, or breach of obligations of the Developer or the
Municipality hereunder, then EOHLC shall promptly give a notice of such default, breach or
violation to the offending party (with a copy to the other party to this Agreement) (the "EOHLC
Default Notice"). If any default, violation, or breach of any provision of this Agreement is not
cured to the satisfaction of EOHLC within thirty (30) days after the giving of the EOHLC
Default Notice, then at EOHLC's option, and without further notice, EOHLC may either
terminate this Agreement, or EOHLC may apply to any state or federal court for specific
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performance of this Agreement, or EOHLC may exercise any other remedy at law or in equity or
take any other action as may be necessary or desirable to correct non-compliance with this
Agreement. The thirty (30) day cure period set forth in this paragraph shall be extended for such
period of time as may be necessary to cure such a default so long as the Developer or the
Municipality, as the case may be, is diligently prosecuting such a cure.
(b) If EOHLC elects to terminate this Agreement as the result of an uncured
breach, violation, or default hereof that continues beyond the cure period set forth in this Section
16, or for such longer period as agreed to by EOHLC, then EOHLC shall determine whether the
Low- and Moderate-Income Units and any other Units at the Project which have been included in
the Subsidized Housing Inventory shall from the date of such termination no longer be deemed
Low- and Moderate-Income housing for the purposes of the Act and shall be deleted from the
Subsidized Housing Inventory.
17. Mortgagee Consents. The Developer represents and warrants that it has obtained
the consent of all existing mortgagees of the Project to the execution and recording of this
Agreement and to the terms and conditions hereof and that all such mortgagees have executed the
Consent and Subordination of Mortgage to Regulatory Agreement attached hereto and made a part
hereof.
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Executed as a sealed instrument as of the date first above written.
DEVELOPER
BP 17 HARTWELL LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company
By: BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited
partnership, its sole member
By: BXP, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
its general partner
By: ________________________
Name:
Title:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND
LIVABLE COMMUNITIES
By:_______________________________________
Its:
MUNICIPALITY
By:_______________________________________
Its Chief Executive Officer
Attachments: Exhibit A - Legal Property Description
Exhibit B - Rents for Low- and Moderate-Income Units
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
COUNTY OF_______________, ss. ____________, 20___
On this _______ day of ________________, 20__, before me, the undersigned notary public,
personally appeared _____________________________________, proved to me through satisfactory
evidence of identification, which were _______________________________, to be the person whose
name is signed on the preceding document, as _______________________ of the
_________________ [Developer], and acknowledged to me that he/she signed it voluntarily for its
stated purpose.
__________________________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
COUNTY OF_______________, ss. ____________, 20___
On this _______ day of ________________, 20__, before me, the undersigned notary public,
personally appeared _____________________________________, proved to me through satisfactory
evidence of identification, which were ______________________________, to be the person whose
name is signed on the preceding document, as _______________________ for the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts acting by and through the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, and
acknowledged to me that he/she signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose.
__________________________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
COUNTY OF_______________, ss. ____________, 20___
On this _______ day of ________________, 20__, before me, the undersigned notary public,
personally appeared _____________________________________, proved to me through satisfactory
evidence of identification, which were _______________________________, to be the person whose
name is signed on the preceding document, as _______________________ for the City/Town of
_______________________, and acknowledged to me that he/she signed it voluntarily for its stated
purpose.
__________________________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
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CONSENT AND SUBORDINATION OF MORTGAGE
TO REGULATORY AGREEMENT
Reference is hereby made to a certain Mortgage dated ________ given by ___________ to
____________, recorded with the ________ Registry of Deeds at Book ______, Page ____
(“Mortgage”).
The Undersigned, present holder of said Mortgage, hereby recognizes and consents to the
execution and recording of this Agreement and agrees that the aforesaid Mortgage shall be subject
and subordinate to the provisions of this Agreement, to the same extent as if said Mortgage had
been registered subsequent thereto. The Undersigned further agrees that in the event of any
foreclosure or exercise of remedies under said Mortgage it shall comply with the terms and
conditions hereof.
[NAME OF LENDER] Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
By:_______________________________________
Its:
(If the Development has more than one mortgagee, add additional consent forms.)
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
COUNTY OF_______________, ss. ____________, 20___
On this _______ day of ________________, 20__, before me, the undersigned notary
public, personally appeared _____________________________________, proved to me through
satisfactory evidence of identification, which were _______________________________, to be
the person whose name is signed on the preceding document, as _______________________ of
_______________________ Bank, and acknowledged to me that he/she signed it voluntarily for
its stated purpose.
__________________________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
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EXHIBIT A
Re: 17 Hartwell Avenue
Lexington, MA
BP 17 Hartwell LLC
Property Description
That certain parcel of land on Hartwell Avenue in Lexington, Massachusetts shown as containing
5.25 acres on a plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated May 10, 1966, by Albert
A. Miller and Wilbur C. Nylander, Civil Engineers & Surveyors, recorded with said Middlesex
South District Registry of Deeds, Book 11264, Page 518, as Plan No. 1465 of 1966.
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EXHIBIT B
Re: 17 Hartwell Avenue
Lexington, MA
BP 17 Hartwell LLC
Initial Maximum Rents and Utility Allowances for Low- and Moderate-Income Units
Rents Utility Allowance
Studio units $2,134 $146
One-bedroom units $2,401 $204
Two-bedroom units $2,627 $304
Three-bedroom units $2,867 $389
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LOCAL INITIATIVE PROGRAM
REGULATORY AGREEMENT
AND
DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
FOR
RENTAL PROJECT
Local Action Units
This Regulatory Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants (the "Agreement") is made
this ___________ day of____________, 20___2025 by and among the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, acting by and through the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
("EOHLC") pursuant to G.L. c.23B §1 as amended by Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2023, the city/town
of ____________________Lexington ("the Municipality"), and ________________________, a
Massachusetts [corporation/limited partnership/BP 17 Hartwell LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company], having an address at
_____________________________________________________________________________8
00 Boylston Street Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02199, and its successors and assigns, or its designee
("Developer"). WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, pursuant to G.L. c. 40B, §§ 20-23 (the "Act") and the final report of the Special
Legislative Commission Relative to Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Provisions issued in
April 1989, regulations have been promulgated at 760 CMR 56.00 (the "Regulations") which
establish the Local Initiative Program ("LIP") and Comprehensive Permit Guidelines: M.G.L.
Chapter 40B Comprehensive Permit Projects - Subsidized Housing Inventory have been issued
thereunder (the "Guidelines");
WHEREAS, the Developer intends to construct a rental housing development known as
____________________________ at a/an ____17 Hartwell at a 5.25-acre site on
_____________________________ Street/RoadHartwell Avenue in the Municipality, more
particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof (the "Project");
WHEREAS, such Project is to consist of a total number of _______312 rental dwellings (the
"Units") and _______47 of the Units will be rented at rents specified in this Agreement to Eligible
Tenants as specified in paragraph two of this Agreement (the "Low- and Moderate-Income Units");
WHEREAS the Developer has received a Major Site Plan Review & Stormwater Permit decision
for the Project from the Municipality’s Planning Board which decision is to be recorded herewith
at the Middlesex South County Registry of Deeds (the “Registry”);
WHEREAS, the Chief Executive Officer of the Municipality (as that term is defined in the
Regulations) and the Developer have made application to EOHLC to certify that the unitsLow-
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and Moderate-Income Units in the Project are Local Action Units (as that term is defined in the
Guidelines) within the LIP Program; and
WHEREAS, in partial consideration of the execution of this Agreement, EOHLC has issued or
will issue its final approval of the Project within the LIP Program and has given and will give
technical and other assistance to the Project;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and covenants hereinafter set
forth, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which each of the
parties hereto hereby acknowledge to the other, EOHLC, the Municipality, and the Developer
hereby agree and covenant as follows:
1. Construction. The Developer agrees to construct the Project substantially in
accordance with plans and specifications approved by the MunicipalityMunicipality’s Planning
Board pursuant to the Major Site Review and Stormwater Permit (the "Plans and Specifications”).
In addition, all Low- and Moderate-Income Units to be constructed as part of the Project must be
indistinguishable from other Units in the Project from the exterior (unless the Project has an
approved “Alternative Development Plan” as set forth in the Guidelines and must contain complete
living facilities including but not limited to a stove, refrigerator, kitchen cabinets, plumbing
fixtures, and washer/dryer hookup, all as more fully shown in the Plans and Specifications).
2 of the Low- and Moderate-Income Units shall be studio units;
________25 of the Low- and Moderate-Income Units shall be one-bedroom units;
________15 of the Low- and Moderate-Income Units shall be two-bedroom units; and,
________5 of the Low- and Moderate-Income Units shall be three-bedroom units; and,
________0 of the Low- and Moderate-Income Units shall be four bedroomfour-bedroom
units..
All Low- and Moderate-Income Units to be occupied by families must contain two or more
bedrooms. Low- and Moderate-Income Units must have the following minimum areas:
studio units - 250 square feet
one-bedroom units - 678700 square feet
two-bedroom units - 900 square feet
three-bedroom units - 1156200 square feet
four-bedroom units - 1400 square feet
During the term of this Agreement, the Developer covenants, agrees, and warrants that the
Project and each Low- and Moderate-Income Unit will remain suitable for occupancy and in
compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local health, safety, building, sanitary,
environmental, and other laws, codes, rules, and regulations, including without limitation lawsall
applicable federal and state laws, codes, rules and regulations relating to the operation of adaptable
and accessible housing for persons with disabilities. The Project mustshall also comply with all
similarapplicable local codes, ordinances, and by-lawsrules and regulations, and the Major Site
Plan Review and Stormwater Permit.
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2. Affordability.
(a) Throughout the term of this Agreement, each Low- and Moderate-Income
Unit will be rented for no more than the rental rates set forth herein to an Eligible Tenant. An
Eligible Tenant is a Family whose annual income does not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the
Area median income adjusted for family size as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (“HUD”). A “Family” shall mean two or more persons who will live
regularly in the Low- and Moderate-Income Unit as their primary residence and who are related
by blood, marriage, or operation of law or who have otherwise evidenced a stable inter-dependent
relationship;, or an individual. The “Area” is defined as the ________________________ Boston-
Cambridge-Quincy MSA/HMFA./Non-Metropolitan County.
(b) The monthly rents charged to tenants of Low- and Moderate-Income Units
shall not exceed an amount equal to one-twelfth of thirty percent (30%) of the monthlyadjusted
annual adjusted income of a Family whose gross income equals eighty percent (80%) of the median
income for the Area, with adjustment for the number of bedrooms in the Unit, as provided by
HUD. In determining the maximum monthly rent that may be charged for a Low- and Moderate-
Income Unit under this clause, the Developer shall include an allowance for any utilities and
services (excluding telephone) to be paid by the resident. Annual income shall be as defined in 24
C.F.R. 5.609 (or any successor regulation) using assumptions provided by HUD. The initial
maximum monthly rents and utility allowances for the Low- and Moderate-Income Units are set
forth in Exhibit B attached hereto. If the rent for a Low- and Moderate-Income Unit is subsidized
by a state or federal rental subsidy program, then the rent applicable to the Low- and Moderate-
Income Unit may be limited to that permitted by such rental subsidy program, provided that the
tenant’s share of rent does not exceed the maximum annual rental expense as provided in this
Agreement.
Annually as part of the annual report required under Subsection 2(e) belowThereafter, the
Developer shall annually submit to the Municipality and EOHLC a proposed schedule of
maximum monthly rents and utility allowances for all Low- and Moderate-Income Units in the
Project. Such schedule shall be subject to the approval of the Municipality and EOHLC for
compliance with the requirements of this SectionIt is understood that such review rights shall be
with respect to the maximum rents for all the Low- and Moderate-Income Units and not with
respect to the rents that may be paid by individual tenants in any given unit. Rents for Low- and
Moderate-Income Units shall not be increased above such maximum monthly rents, without the
Municipality’s and EOHLC’s prior approval of either (i) a specific request by Developer for a rent
increase or (ii) the next annual schedule of rents and allowances. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
rent increases shall be subject to the provisions of outstanding leases and shall not be implemented
without at least 30 days’ prior written notice by Developer to all affected tenants. If an annual
request for the Municipality and EOHLC fail to respond to a submission of a new schedule of
maximum rents for the Low- and Moderate-Income Units as set forth above is based on a change
in the Area median income figures published by HUD, and the Municipality and EOHLC fail to
respond to such a submission within, upon the passage of thirty (303)) days of the Municipality’s
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and EOHLC’s receipt thereof, the Municipality and EOHLC shall be deemed to have approved the
submission. If an annual request for a new schedule of rents for the Low- and Moderate-Income
Units is made for any other reason, and the Municipality and EOHLC fail to respond within thirty
(30) days of the Municipality’s and EOHLC’s receipt thereof, the Developer may send EOHLC
and the Municipality a notice of reminder, and if the Municipality and EOHLC fail to respond
within thirty (30) days from receipt of such notice of reminder, the Municipality and EOHLC shall
be deemed to have approved the submission.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Developer may request a rent increase for the Low and
Moderate Units to reflect an increase in the Area median income published by HUD between the
date of this Agreement and the date that the Low- and Moderate-Income Units begin to be
marketed or otherwise made available for rental pursuant to Section 4 below; if the Municipality
and EOHLC approve such rent increase in accordance with this subsection, the Initial Maximum
Rents and Utility Allowances for Low- and Moderate-Income Units in Exhibit B of the Agreement
shall be deemed to be modified accordingly.
(c) [For developments with “floating” units add: If, after initial occupancy,
the income of a tenant of a Low- and Moderate-Income Unit increases and, as a result of such
increase, exceeds the maximum income permitted hereunder for such a tenant, the Developer shall
not be in default hereunder so long as either (i) the tenant income does not exceed one hundred
forty percent (140%) of the maximum income permitted (in which case the unit in question shall
continue to be counted as a Low- or Moderate-Income Unit) or (ii) the Developer rents the next
available unit at the Development as a Low- and Moderate-Income Unit in conformance with
Section 2(a) of this Agreement, or otherwise demonstrates compliance with Section 2(a) of this
Agreement.] [For developments with “fixed” units add: If, after initial occupancy, the income
of a tenant of a Low- and Moderate-Income Unit increases and, as a result of such increase, exceeds
the maximum income permitted hereunder for such a tenant, the unit will be deemed a Low- and
Moderate-Income Unit so long as the unit continues to be rent-restricted and the tenant’s income
does not exceed 140% of the maximum income permitted. If the tenant’s income exceeds 140%
of the maximum income permitted at the time of annual income determination, the unit will be
deemed a Low- and Moderate-Income Unit until the tenant’s one-year lease term expires. When
the over-income tenant voluntarily vacates the unit and when the unit is again rented to an Eligible
Tenant, the unit will be deemed a Low- and Moderate-Income Unit and included in the Subsidized
Housing Inventory upon the Municipality’s application to EOHLC.]
(d) If, after initial occupancy, the income of a tenant in a Low- and Moderate-
Income Unit increases, and as a result of such increase, exceeds one hundred forty percent (140%)
of the maximum income permitted hereunder for such a tenant, at the expiration of the applicable
lease term, the rent restrictions shall no longer apply to such tenant (in which case the unit in
question shall no longer be counted as a Low- or Moderate-Income Unit).
(e) Throughout the term of this Agreement, the Developer shall annually
determine whether the tenant of each Low- and Moderate-Income Unit remains an Eligible Tenant.
This determination shall be reviewed by the Municipality and certified to EOHLC as provided in
section 2(g), below.
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(e) Developer shall obtain income certifications satisfactory in form and
manner to EOHLC at least annually for all tenants of Low- and Moderate-Income Units. Said
income certifications shall be kept by the management agent for the Project, for at least five (5)
years after the applicable tenant’s occupancy terminates and made available to EOHLC and the
Municipality upon request.
(f) The Developer shall enter into a written lease with each tenant of a Low-
and Moderate-Income Unit which shall be for a minimum period of one year and which provides
that the tenant shall not be evicted for any reason other than a substantial breach of a material
provision of such lease.
(g) Throughout the term of this Agreement, the Chief Executive Officer of the
Municipality shall annually certify in writing to EOHLC that each of the Low- and Moderate-
Income Units continues to be Low- and Moderate-Income Unit as provided in sections 2 (a) and(c),
above; and that the Project and the Low- and Moderate-Income Units have been maintained in a
manner consistent with the Regulations and Guidelines and this Agreement.
3. Subsidized Housing Inventory.
(a) The Project will be included in the Subsidized Housing Inventory upon the
occurrence of one of the events described in 760 CMR 56.03(2). [If 25% or more of the Units
are Low- and Moderate-Income Units add: All of the Units] [If less than 25% of the Units
are Low- and Moderate-Income Units add: Only Low- and Moderate-Income Units] will be
deemed Low- and Moderate-Income housing to be included in the Subsidized Housing Inventory.
(b) Units included in the Subsidized Housing Inventory will continue to be
included in the Subsidized Housing Inventory in accordance with 760 CMR 56.03(2) for as long
as the following three conditions are met: (1) this Agreement remains in full force and effect and
neither the Municipality nor the Developer are in default hereunder; (2) the Project and each of the
Low- and Moderate-Income Units continue to comply with the Regulations and the Guidelines as
the same may be amended from time to time and (3) each Low- and Moderate-Income Unit
remains a Low- and Moderate-Income Unit as provided in section 2(c), above.
4. Marketing. Prior to marketing or otherwise making available for rental any of the
Units, the Developer must obtain EOHLC's approval of a marketing plan (the "Marketing Plan")
for the Low- and Moderate-Income Units. Such Marketing Plan must describe the tenant selection
process for the Low- and Moderate-Income Units and must set forth a plan for affirmative fair
marketing of Low- and Moderate-Income Units to protected groups underrepresented in the
Municipality, including provisions for a lottery, as more particularly described in the Regulations
and Guidelines. At the option of the Municipality, and provided that the Marketing Plan
demonstrates (i) the need for the local preference (e.g., a disproportionately low rental or
ownership affordable housing stock relative to need in comparison to the regional area), and (ii)
that the proposed local preference will not have a disparate impact on protected classes, the
Marketing Plan may also include a preference for local residents for up to seventy percent (70%)
of the Low- and Moderate-Income Units, subject to all provisions of the Regulations and
Guidelines and applicable to the initial rent-up only. When submitted to EOHLC for approval, the
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Marketing Plan should be accompanied by a letter from the Chief Executive Officer of the
Municipality (as that term is defined in the Regulations) which states that the tenant selection and
local preference (if any) aspects of the Marketing Plan have been approved by the Municipality
and which states that the Municipality will perform any aspects of the Marketing Plan which are
set forth as responsibilities of the Municipality in the Marketing Plan. The Marketing Plan If the
Chief Executive Officer of the Municipality fails to approve the tenant selection and local
preference (if any) aspects of the Marketing Plan for the Low- and Moderate-Income Units above
within thirty (30) days of the Municipality’s receipt thereof, the Municipality shall be deemed to
have approved those aspects of the Marketing Plan. In addition, the Marketing Plan must comply
with the Regulations and Guidelines and with all other applicable statutes, regulations and
executive orders, and EOHLC directives reflecting the agreement between EOHLC and the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development in the case of NAACP, Boston Chapter v. Kemp.
If the Project is located in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical
Area, the Developer must list all Low- and Moderate-Income Units with the City of Boston's
MetroList (Metropolitan Housing Opportunity Clearing Center), at Boston City Hall, Fair
Housing Commission, Suite 966, One City Hall Plaza, Boston, MA 02201 (671-635-3321). All
costs of carrying out the Marketing Plan shall be paid by the Developer. The Developer may use
in-house staff to draft and/or implement the Marketing Plan, provided that such staff meets the
qualifications described in the Guidelines. The Developer may contract for such services provided
that any such contractor must be experienced and qualified under the standards set forth in the
Guidelines. A failure to comply with the Marketing Plan by the Developer or by the Municipality
shall be deemed to be a default of this Agreement. The Developer agrees to maintain for five years
following the initial rental of the last Low- and Moderate-Income Unit and for five years following
all future rentals of each Low- and Moderate-Income Unit, a record of all newspaper
advertisements, outreach letters, translations, leaflets, and any other outreach efforts (collectively
"Marketing Documentation") as described in the Marketing Plan as approved by EOHLC which
may be inspected at any time by EOHLC. All Marketing Documentation must be approved by
EOHLC prior to its use by the Developer or the Municipality. The Developer and the Municipality
agree that if at any time prior to or during the process of marketing the Low- and Moderate-Income
Units, EOHLC determines that the Developer, or the Municipality with respect to aspects of the
Marketing Plan that the Municipality has agreed to be responsible for, has not adequately complied
with the approved Marketing Plan, that the Developer or Municipality as the case may be, shall
conduct such additional outreach or marketing efforts as shall be determined by EOHLC.
5. Non-discrimination. Neither the Developer nor the Municipality shall discriminate
on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, age, disability, marital status, national origin, sexual
orientation, familial status, genetic information, ancestry, children, receipt of public assistance, or
any other basis prohibited by law in the selection of tenants; and the Developer shall not so
discriminate in connection with the employment or application for employment of persons for the
construction, operation or management of the Project.
6. Inspection. The Developer agrees to comply and to cause the Project to comply
with all requirements of the Regulations and Guidelines and all other applicable laws, rules,
regulations, and executive orders. EOHLC and the Chief Executive Officer of the
municipalityMunicipality shall have access during normal business hours to all books and records
of the Developer and the Project upon reasonable prior written notice to the Developer in order to
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monitor the Developer's compliance with the terms of this Agreement but without any
unreasonable interference with the operations of the Project.
7. Recording. Upon execution, the Developer shall immediately cause this
Agreement and any amendments hereto to be recorded with the Registry of Deeds for the County
where the Project is located or, if the Project consists in whole or in part of registered land, file
this Agreement and any amendments hereto with the Registry District of the Land Court for the
County where the Project is located (collectively hereinafter, the "Registry of Deeds"), and the
Developer shall pay all fees and charges incurred in connection therewith. Upon recording or
filing, as applicable, the Developer shall immediately transmit to EOHLC and the Municipality
evidence of such recording or filing including the date and instrument, book and page or
registration number of the Agreement.
8. Representations. The Developer hereby represents, covenants and warrants as
follows:
(a) The Developer (i) is a __________________limited liability company duly
organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of MassachusettsState of Delaware, and is
qualified to transact business under the laws of this StateCommonwealth, (ii) has the power and
authority to own its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted, and
(iii) has the full legal right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement.
(b) The execution and performance of this Agreement by the Developer (i) will
not violate or, as applicable, has not violated any provision of law, rule or regulation, or any order
of any court or other agency or governmental body, and (ii) will not violate or, as applicable, has
not violated any provision of any indenture, agreement, mortgage, mortgage note, or other
instrument to which the Developer is a party or by which it or the Project is bound, and (iii) will
not result in the creation or imposition of any prohibited encumbrance of any nature.
(c) The Developer will, at the time of execution and delivery of this Agreement,
have good and marketable title to the premises constituting the Project free and clear of any lien
or encumbrance (subject to encumbrances created pursuant to this Agreement, any loan documents
relating to the Project the terms of which are approved by EOHLC, or other permitted
encumbrances, including easements of record and mortgages referred to in paragraph 17, below).
(d) There is no action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity or by or before any
governmental instrumentality or other agency now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Developer,
threatened against or affecting it, or any of its properties or rights, which, if adversely determined,
would materially impair its right to carry on business substantially as now conducted (and as now
contemplated by this Agreement) or would materially adversely affect its financial condition.
9. Transfer Restrictions.
(a) Except for rental of Units to Low- or Moderate-Income Tenants as
permitted by the terms of this Agreement, the Developer will not sell, transfer, lease, or exchange
the Project or any portion thereof or interest therein (collectively, a “Sale”) or (except as permitted
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under Section (d) below) mortgage the Property without the prior written consent of EOHLC and
the Municipality.
A request for consent to a Sale shall include:
A signed agreement stating that the transferee will assume in full the Developer’s
obligations and duties under this Agreement, together with a certification
by the attorney or title company that it will be held in escrow and, in the
case of any transfer other than a transfer of Beneficial Interests, recorded in
the Registry of Deeds with the deed and/or other recorded documents
effecting the Sale;
The name of the proposed transferee and any other entity controlled by or
controlling or under common control with the transferee, and names of any
affordable housing developments in the Commonwealth owned by such
entities;
A certification from the Municipality that the Development is in compliance with
the affordability requirements of this Agreement.
Consent to the proposed Sale shall be deemed to be given unless EOHLC or the
Municipality notifies the Developer within thirty (days) after receipt of the request that either
The package requesting consent is incomplete, or
The proposed transferee (or any entity controlled by or controlling or under
common control with the proposed transferee) has a documented history of
serious or repeated failures to abide by agreements of affordable housing
funding or regulatory agencies of the Commonwealth or the federal
government or is currently in violation of any agreements with such
agencies beyond the time permitted to cure the violation, or
The Project is not being operated in compliance with the affordability requirements
of this Agreement at the time of the proposed Sale.
(a) The Developer shall provide EOHLC and the Municipality with thirty (30)
day’s prior written notice of the following:
(i) any change, substitution or withdrawal of any general partner, or
manager, or agent of Developer; or
(ii) the conveyance, assignment, transfer, or relinquishment of a
majority of the Beneficial Interests (herein defined) in Developer
(except for such a conveyance, assignment, transfer or
relinquishment among holders of Beneficial Interests as of the date
of this Agreement).
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(iii) the sale, mortgage, conveyance, transfer, ground lease, or exchange
of Developer’s interest in the Project or any party of the Project.
For purposes hereof, the term “Beneficial Interest” shall mean: (i) with respect to a
partnership, any limited partnership interests or other rights to receive income, losses, or a return
on equity contributions made to such partnership; (ii) with respect to a limited liability company,
any interests as a member of such company or other direct rights to receive income, losses, or a
return on equity contributions made to such company; or (iii) with respect to a company or
corporation, any interests as an officer, board member or stockholder of such company or
corporation to receive income, losses, or a return on equity contributions made to such company
or corporation.
Notwithstanding the above, EOHLC’s consent under this Section 9 shall not be required
with respect to the grant by the Developer of any mortgage or other security interest in or with
respect to the Project to a state or national bank, state or federal savings and loan association,
cooperative bank, mortgage company, trust company, insurance company or other institutional
lender made at no greater than the prevailing rate of interest or any exercise by any such mortgagee
of any of its rights and remedies (including without limitation, by foreclosure or by taking title to
the Project by deed in lieu of foreclosure), subject, however to the provisions of Section 14 hereof.
(b) Prior to any transfer of ownership of the Project or any portion thereof or
interest therein that is subject to the notifications requirements in Section 9(a) above, the Developer
hereby agrees that it shall provide copies of any and all written notices received by Developer from
a mortgagee exercising or threatening to exercise its foreclosure rights under the mortgage.agrees
to secure from the transferee a written agreement stating that transferee will assume in full the
Developer’s obligations and duties under this Agreement.
10. Casualty; Demolition; Change of Use.
(a) TheSubject to the rights of any lender holding a mortgage on the Project,
the Developer represents, warrants, and agrees that if the Project, or any part thereof, shall be
damaged or destroyed or shall be condemned or acquired for public use, the Developer (subject to
the approval of the lender(s) which has provided financing) will use its best effortsshall have the
right, but not the obligation, to repair and restore the Project to substantially the same condition as
existed prior to the event causing such damage or destruction, or to relieve the condemnation, and
thereafter to operate the Project in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(b) The Developer shall not, without prior written approval of EOHLC and the
Municipality and an amendment to this Agreement, change the type or number of Low- and
Moderate-Income Units. The Developer shall not demolish any part of the Project or substantially
subtract from any real or personal property of the Project, or permit the use of the dwelling
accommodations ofany residential rental unit within the Project for any purpose except residences
and any other uses permitted by the applicable zoning then in effect;other than rental housing
during the term of the Agreement unless required by law.
11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Any amendments to this Agreement must be in writing and
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executed by all of the parties hereto. The invalidity of any clause, part, or provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof.
12. Notices. All notices to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed given when delivered by hand or when mailed by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the parties hereto at the addresses set forth below, or
to such other place as a party may from time to time designate by written notice:
EOHLC: Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
Attention: Local Initiative Program Director
100 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Municipality: Town of Lexington
Attention: Town Manager
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420
Developer: BP 17 Hartwell LLC
Attention: Regional General Counsel
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1900
Boston, MA 02199
with a copy to: BP 17 Hartwell LLC
Attention: Chris Carr – Development
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1900
Boston, MA 02199
13. Term.
(a) This Agreement and all of the covenants, agreements and restrictions
contained herein shall be deemed to be an affordable housing restriction as that term is defined in
G.L. c. 184, § 31 and as that term is used in G.L. c.184, § 26, 31, 32 and 33. This Agreement shall
bind, and the benefits shall inure to, respectively, Developer and its successors and assigns, and
EOHLC and its successors and assigns and the Municipality and its successors and assigns.
EOHLC has determined that the acquiring of such affordable housing restriction is in the public
interest. The term of this Agreement, the rental restrictions, and other requirements provided
herein shall be perpetual. For the purposes hereof, the term “perpetual” shall mean for so long as
the Project is being used for multi-family housing pursuant to the terms of the Major Site Plan
Review and Stormwater Special Permit.
(b) The Developer intends, declares and covenants on behalf of itself and its
successors and assigns (i) that this Agreement and the covenants, agreements and restrictions
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contained herein shall be and are covenants running with the land, encumbering the Project for the
term of this Agreement, and are binding upon the Developer's successors in title, (ii) are not merely
personal covenants of the Developer, and (iii) shall bind the Developer, its successors and assigns
and enure to the benefit of EOHLC and the Municipality and their successors and assigns for the
term of the Agreement. Developer hereby agrees that any and all requirements of the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be satisfied in order for the provisions of this Agreement to
constitute restrictions and covenants running with the land shall be deemed to be satisfied in full
and that any requirements of privity of estate are also deemed to be satisfied in full.
14. Lender Foreclosure. The rights and restrictions contained in this Agreement shall
not lapse if the Project is acquired through foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure or similar
action, and the provisions hereof shall continue to run with and bind the Project.
15. Further Assurances. The Developer and the Municipality each agree to submit any
information, documents, or certifications requested by EOHLC which EOHLC shall deem
necessary or appropriate to evidence the continuing compliance of the Project Sponsor and the
Municipality with the terms of this Agreement.
16. Default.
(a) The Developer and the Municipality each covenant and agree to give
EOHLC written notice of any default, violation or breach of the obligations of the Developer or
the Municipality hereunder, (with a copy to the other party to this Agreement) within seven (7)
days of first discovering such default, violation or breach (a "Default Notice"). If EOHLC
becomes aware of a default, violation, or breach of obligations of the Developer or the
Municipality hereunder without receiving a Default Notice from Developer or the Municipality,,
then EOHLC shall promptly give a notice of such default, breach or violation to the offending
party (with a copy to the other party to this Agreement) (the "EOHLC Default Notice"). If any
such default, violation, or breach of any provision of this Agreement is not cured to the
satisfaction of EOHLC within thirty (30) days after the giving of the Default notice by the
Developer or the Municipality, or if no Default Notice is given, then within thirty (30) days after
the giving of the EOHLC Default Notice, then at EOHLC's option, and without further notice,
EOHLC may either terminate this Agreement, or EOHLC may apply to any state or federal court
for specific performance of this Agreement, or EOHLC may exercise any other remedy at law or
in equity or take any other action as may be necessary or desirable to correct non-compliance
with this Agreement. The thirty (30) day cure period set forth in this paragraph shall be extended
for such period of time as may be necessary to cure such a default so long as the Developer or
the Municipality, as the case may be, is diligently prosecuting such a cure.
(b) If EOHLC elects to terminate this Agreement as the result of aan uncured
breach, violation, or default hereof, which breach, violation, or default that continues beyond the
cure period set forth in this Section 16, thenor for such longer period as agreed to by EOHLC, then
EOHLC shall determine whether the Low- and Moderate-Income Units and any other Units at the
Project which have been included in the Subsidized Housing Inventory shall from the date of such
termination no longer be deemed Low- and Moderate-Income housing for the purposes of the Act
and shall be deleted from the Subsidized Housing Inventory.
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The Developer acknowledges that the primary purpose for requiring compliance by
the Developer with the restrictions provided herein is to create and maintain long-term affordable
rental housing, and by reason thereof the Developer agrees that EOHLC or the Municipality or
any prospective, present, or former tenant shall be entitled for any breach of the provisions hereof,
and in addition to all other remedies provided by law or in equity, to enforce the specific
performance by the Developer of its obligations under this Agreement in a state court of competent
jurisdiction. The Developer further specifically acknowledges that the beneficiaries of its
obligations hereunder cannot be adequately compensated by monetary damages in the event of any
default hereunder. In the event of a breach of this Agreement, the Developer shall reimburse
EOHLC for all costs and attorney's fees associated with such breach.
17. Mortgagee Consents. The Developer represents and warrants that it has obtained
the consent of all existing mortgagees of the Project to the execution and recording of this
Agreement and to the terms and conditions hereof and that all such mortgagees have executed the
Consent and Subordination of Mortgage to Regulatory Agreement attached hereto and made a part
hereof.
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Executed as a sealed instrument as of the date first above written.
DEVELOPER
_____________________________
BP 17 HARTWELL LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company
By: BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited
partnership, its sole member
By: BXP, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
its general partner
By:_______________________________________
________________________
ItsName:
Title:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND
LIVABLE COMMUNITIES
By:_______________________________________
Its:
MUNICIPALITY
By:_______________________________________
Its Chief Executive Officer
Attachments: Exhibit A - Legal Property Description
Exhibit B - Rents for Low- and Moderate-Income Units
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
COUNTY OF_______________, ss. ____________, 20___
On this _______ day of ________________, 20__, before me, the undersigned notary public,
personally appeared _____________________________________, proved to me through satisfactory
evidence of identification, which were _______________________________, to be the person whose
name is signed on the preceding document, as _______________________ of the
_________________ [Developer], and acknowledged to me that he/she signed it voluntarily for its
stated purpose.
__________________________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
COUNTY OF_______________, ss. ____________, 20___
On this _______ day of ________________, 20__, before me, the undersigned notary public,
personally appeared _____________________________________, proved to me through satisfactory
evidence of identification, which were ______________________________, to be the person whose
name is signed on the preceding document, as _______________________ for the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts acting by and through the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, and
acknowledged to me that he/she signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose.
__________________________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
COUNTY OF_______________, ss. ____________, 20___
On this _______ day of ________________, 20__, before me, the undersigned notary public,
personally appeared _____________________________________, proved to me through satisfactory
evidence of identification, which were _______________________________, to be the person whose
name is signed on the preceding document, as _______________________ for the City/Town of
_______________________, and acknowledged to me that he/she signed it voluntarily for its stated
purpose.
__________________________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
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CONSENT AND SUBORDINATION OF MORTGAGE
TO REGULATORY AGREEMENT
Reference is hereby made to a certain Mortgage dated ________ given by ___________ to
____________, recorded with the ________ Registry of Deeds at Book ______, Page ____
(“Mortgage”).
The Undersigned, present holder of said Mortgage, hereby recognizes and consents to the
execution and recording of this Agreement and agrees that the aforesaid Mortgage shall be subject
and subordinate to the provisions of this Agreement, to the same extent as if said Mortgage had
been registered subsequent thereto. The Undersigned further agrees that in the event of any
foreclosure or exercise of remedies under said Mortgage it shall comply with the terms and
conditions hereof.
[NAME OF LENDER]
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
By:_______________________________________
Its:
(If the Development has more than one mortgagee, add additional consent forms.)
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
COUNTY OF_______________, ss. ____________, 20___
On this _______ day of ________________, 20__, before me, the undersigned notary
public, personally appeared _____________________________________, proved to me through
satisfactory evidence of identification, which were _______________________________, to be
the person whose name is signed on the preceding document, as _______________________ of
_______________________ Bank, and acknowledged to me that he/she signed it voluntarily for
its stated purpose.
__________________________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
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EXHIBIT A
Re: _______________________17 Hartwell Avenue
(Project name)
_______________________Lexington, MA
(City/Town)
_______________________BP 17 Hartwell LLC
(Developer)
Property Description
That certain parcel of land on Hartwell Avenue in Lexington, Massachusetts shown as containing
5.25 acres on a plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated May 10, 1966, by Albert
A. Miller and Wilbur C. Nylander, Civil Engineers & Surveyors, recorded with said Middlesex
South District Registry of Deeds, Book 11264, Page 518, as Plan No. 1465 of 1966.
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EXHIBIT B
Re: _______________________17 Hartwell Avenue
(Project name)Lexington, MA
BP 17 Hartwell LLC
_______________________
(City/Town)
_______________________
(Developer)
Initial Maximum Rents and Utility Allowances for Low- and Moderate-Income Units
Rents Utility Allowance
Studio units $2,134__________ $146__________
One-bedroom units $__________$2,401 $__________$204
Two-bedroom units $2,627__________ $304__________
Three-bedroom units $__________$2,867 $__________$389
Four-bedroom units $__________ $__________
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William Francis Galvin
Secretary of the
Commonwealth
January 7, 2025
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
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I hereby certify that a certificate of registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
was filed in this office by
BP 17 HART WELL LLC
in accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 156C
on July 10, 2015.
I further certify that said Limited Liability Company has filed all annual reports due
and paid all fees with respect to such reports; that said Limited Liability Company has not filed a
certificate of cancellation or withdrawal; that there are no proceedings presently pending under
the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 156C, § 72 for revocation of said Limited Liability
Company's authority to transact business in the Commonwealth; and that said Limited Liability
Company is in good standing with this office.
I also certify that the names of all managers listed in the most recent filing are: BOSTON
PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
I further certify that the name of persons authorized to act with respect to real property
instruments listed in the most recent filings are: BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
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In testimony of which,
I have hereunto affixed the
Great Seal of the Commonwealth
on the date first above written.
Secretary of the Commonwealth
TAB 6
17 Hartwell, Lexington LAU/EOHLC2024 HUD Figures, Boston MSApersons80% income(published)1$91,2002$104,2003$117,2504$130,2505$140,700Studio1BR 2BR 3BRElectric Heating (Heat Pump) $38 $50 $69 $84Electric Cooking $7 $9 $12 $15Electricity $39 $46 $66 $74Electric Water Heating $35 $48 $59 $71Water $11 $20 $36 $52Sewer $16 $31 $62 $93total utility allowance $146.00 $204.00 $304.00 $389.00Studio1BR 2BR 3BR80% 2024 Gross Affordable Rents $2,280.00 $2,605.00 $2,931.25 $3,256.25total utility allowance $146.00 $204.00 $304.00 $389.0080% 2024 Net Affordable Rents $2,134 $2,401 $2,627 $2,867Utility Allowances from Lexington Housing Authority, High Rise, October 202430% of 80%
TAB 7
17 Hartwell
Lexington, MA
Affordable Housing Lottery
[Date]
Dear Community Member;
SEB Housing is currently working with BP 17 Hartwell LLC, EOHLC, and the Town of Lexington
to provide this affordable rental opportunity.
Enclosed is a flyer for this affordable housing opportunity. This lottery is being marketed
through multiple affirmative and local newspapers in addition to mailings done to local churches
and social organizations.
We hope you will be able to make this information available via any avenues of distribution that
you see fit. If you’d like more information, have questions, or would like to receive an
Information Packet and Application, you can call me (617) 782-2300 x207. Information is also
available on our website:
https://sebhousing.com/affordable-housing-opportunities/
Thank you for your help and participation.
SEB Housing Team
SEB Housing, LLC
257 Hillside Ave.
Needham, MA 02494
Phone: (617) 782-2300 x207
Fax: (617) 782-4500
email: info@sebhousing.com
www.sebhousing.com
Affordable Housing Lottery
17 Hartwell
Lexington, MA
YOU CAN COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A LOTTERY APPLICATION ONLINE HERE:
[TBD: insert QR code & hyperlink for online application]
Monthly Rent Amounts
Two (2) Studios - $TBD; Twenty-Five (25) 1 Bedrooms - $TBD
Fifteen (15) 2 Bedrooms - $TBD; Five (5) 3 Bedrooms - $TBD
*Rents subject to change in future years. Tenants will be responsible for the cost of utilities: electric heat, hot water,
cooking, electricity, water, and sewer charges. Garage parking spaces will be available to rent at a discounted rate
for residents of affordable units. Pets are permitted, subject to restrictions.
17 Hartwell is a 312-unit rental community located in Lexington. 47 of these apartments will be made
available through this application process and rented to households with incomes at or below 80% of the
Area Median Income. Additional unit and community features TBD. The first affordable units are
expected to be available in TBD.
Maximum Household Income Limits
$91,200 (1 person), $104,200 (2 people), $117,250 (3 people)
$130,250 (4 people), $140,700 (5 people) $151,100 (6 people)
Public Info Session: TBD at 6:00 pm via Zoom
Go to zoom.com/join or call (646) 558-8656 and enter Meeting ID: 818 9317 7595. Passcode: 088159
Application Deadline: TBD at 2:00 pm
Completed Applications and must be delivered or postmarked by this date. Applications postmarked by
the deadline must be received no later than 5 business days from the deadline.
Lottery: TBD at 6:00pm via Zoom
Go to zoom.com/join or call (646) 558-8656 and enter Meeting ID: 857 2736 5609, Passcode: 276410
Attendance is not required at Info or Lottery sessions. To view the recorded sessions at a later date,
please search for 17 Hartwell on the SEB Housing YouTube channel.
For Lottery Information and Applications, or for reasonable accommodations for persons with
disabilities, go to www.sebhousing.com or call (617) 782-6900x1 and leave a message or postal mail SEB
Housing, 257 Hillside Ave, Needham MA 02494. For TTY Services dial 711. Free translation available.
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YOU CAN COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A LOTTERY APPLICATION ONLINE HERE:
[TBD: insert hyperlink to online application]
TAB 8
Information Packet
17 Hartwell
17 Hartwell Avenue
Lexington, MA
An Affordable Housing Lottery
Facilitated on behalf of BP 17 Hartwell, LLC
This packet contains specific information on the affordable housing program and application process for
the affordable rental apartments being offered at 17 Hartwell in Lexington, MA. You are invited to read
this information and submit an application.
Please hold on to this packet until you have leased an apartment as it will be a useful guide throughout
the entire process. The first apartments will be ready for occupancy shortly after the lottery in TBD.
YOU CAN COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A LOTTERY APPLICATION ONLINE HERE:
[TBD: QR Code & Link to Online Application]
Application Deadline: TBD at 2:00 pm
Applications must be completed online, delivered, or postmarked by this date.
Applications postmarked by the deadline must be received no later than 5 business days from the deadline.
Additional Applications available at
www.sebhousing.com
For Affordable Unit Information call (617) 782-6900 X1
For TTY Dial 711
Information Packet created by:
SEB Housing, 257 Hillside Ave, Needham, MA 02494
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Table of Contents
General Overview and Rents…………………...........................pg. 3
Eligibility Requirements……………………………………….. pg. 4&5
Income (Maximum) and Minimum Income + Assets.……… pg. 4
Assets………………………………...……………………….........pg. 6
Household Size and Composition…..……………………….... pg. 7&8
Step-By-Step Process and Timeline……………………………pg. 9
Step 1a: Program Application…………………………………... pg. 10
Step 1b: The Lottery……………………………………………… pg. 10
Step 1c: Waiting Lists……………………………..……………… pg. 11-12
Step 2a: Lease Application and Unit Selection…………………pg. 13
Step 2b: SEB Final Review and Program Eligibility…………... pg. 14
Yearly Eligibility and Rent Review…………….…………….. pg. 15
Local Preference Information………………….......................... pg. 16
Disabled-Accessible and Hearing-Impaired Unit
Information……………..................................................................pg. 17
Information Session
There will be a Public Information Session on TBD 6:00 pm via Zoom where questions about the lottery
and the development can be addressed directly.
Go to zoom.com/join, or call (646) 558-8656 and enter Meeting ID: 818 9317 7595, Passcode: 088159.
Attendance is not required at Info or Lottery sessions. To view the recorded sessions at a later date, please
search for 17 Hartwell on the SEB Housing YouTube channel.
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GENERAL OVERVIEW AND RENTS
17 Hartwell is a 312-unit rental community located in Lexington. 47 of these apartments will be made available
through this application process and rented to households with incomes at or below 80% of the Area Median Income.
Additional unit and community features TBD. The first affordable units are expected to be available in TBD. The unit
mix of the affordable units is as follows:
# of Units # of
Bedrooms # of Bathrooms
Ave. Size
(subject to change
during construction)
Rent*
2 Studio 1 606 square feet $TBD
25
Four of these 1BR units are larger 1BR+den units
(1 one-bedroom unit is disabled-accessible & 1 one-
bedroom unit is hearing impairment-accessible)
1 1
737-948 square feet
$TBD
15
1 two-bedroom unit is disabled-accessible 2 2
1,084 square feet
$TBD
5
1 three-bedroom unit is disabled-accessible 3 2
1,328 square feet
$TBD
* The rents are set annually using a calculation that determines the “affordable” rent, which is based on the Area
Median Incomes for the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy MSA, therefore the rents of units are subject to change. Tenants are
responsible for paying the full amount of rent each month. Rents are not based on each applicant’s income (unless they
already have a Section 8 voucher already or similar). Tenants will be responsible for the cost of utilities: electric
heat, hot water, cooking, electricity, water, and sewer charges. Garage parking spaces will be available to rent at a
discounted rate for residents of affordable units (rates are currently TBD). Pets are permitted, subject to
restrictions.
Since it is possible that there will be more interested and eligible applicants than available units, the Developer will
conduct a lottery to rank the eligible applicants for the program. The application and lottery process as well as the
eligibility requirements are described in this information packet.
17 Hartwell does not discriminate in the selection of applicants based on race, color, national origin, religion, disability,
age, ancestry, children, familial status, genetic information, marital status, public assistance recipiency, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran/military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Persons with
disabilities are entitled to request a reasonable accommodation in rules, policies, practices, or services, or to request a
reasonable modification in the housing, when such accommodations or modifications may be necessary to afford
persons with disabilities an equal opportunity to use and enjoy the housing.
Q: How long will the designated apartments remain affordable?
A: As a current resident only, you are considered income eligible for an affordable unit as long as your household
earns an income that does not exceed 140% of the current applicable income limit for a household of your size
(see Yearly Eligibility and Rent Review for more details). If the AMI increases or the utility allowances decrease, the
rent may increase as further described in the Regulatory Agreement.
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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Q: Who is eligible to apply for the affordable apartments at 17 Hartwell?
A: In order to qualify for an affordable unit:
1.) Households must have income and assets that qualify within the parameters as highlighted
in this section.
2.) Household priority will be given based on household composition. For questions on
household size and composition, please read “Household Size and Composition”.
3.) Households cannot own a home upon move-in. All homes must be sold before leasing a unit.
4.) Households, or their families, cannot have a financial interest in the development and a
household member cannot be considered a Related Party.
Additionally, some of the apartments will be disabled-accessible or hearing impaired-accessible.
All households may apply for the accessible apartments but households in need of an accessible
apartment will get top priority, regardless if the apartment is designated as local preference or
not. For questions on priority by need of a disabled accessible apartment, please read “Disabled-
Accessible and Hearing-Impaired Unit Information”.
Q: What are the income eligibility requirements?
A: To be eligible to lease an affordable apartment, annual household income must be within a
particular range, set by maximum and minimum income levels as follows:
Maximum Income
Household Size Maximum Income Limit
1 $91,200
2 $104,200
3 $117,250
4 $130,250
5 $140,700
6 $151,100
To be eligible to apply to lease an affordable apartment, the combined annual income for all income
sources of all income-earning members in the household must be at or below eighty percent (80%) of
median income for Boston-Cambridge-Quincy MSA. All sources of income are counted, please see
details below.
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Minimum Income (and Assets)
Per the Leasing Office’s policy, the rent to income ratio required to lease a unit is TBD% (i.e. applicant’s
monthly income must be approximately TBD times the monthly rent). Applicants may make less than the
minimum incomes shown below if they have sufficient savings from which they can draw down
otherwise, applicants will not be found to be eligible for a lease if they make less than the incomes shown
below. Applicants who receive a housing subsidy (like Section 8) are not subject to the minimum income
requirements but, like all other applicants, will also have to pass reviews on credit scores, tenant history,
and criminal background checks in accordance with EOHLC’s requirements regarding same. Applicants
with a housing subsidy are encouraged to contact the housing agency who issues their housing subsidy
to confirm that the rents are within the agency’s payment standards to ensure that they will not be
prohibited by the housing agency from using the housing subsidy at this property.
Please see “Leasing Office Review” in the step-by-step process for more details. Again, these minimum
incomes are not required by the affordable housing program, they are just estimations of minimum
incomes required by the leasing office.
Unit Size Approximate Minimum Income (plus assets)
required for households without a housing subsidy
Studio $TBD
1 BR $TBD
2 BR $TBD
3 BR $TBD
Q: How is a household’s income determined?
A: A household’s income is the total anticipated amount of money received by ALL members of
the household over the next 12 months (starting from the date of application and projecting
forward 12 months) based on their current income and assets. In an effort to provide as accurate
an income estimation as possible, the Lottery Agent will also review historical income data to
provide a basis for future income estimates. Any monies you anticipate receiving in the next 12
months will be counted as income and monies received over the previous 12 months will be
analyzed to help estimate future income. This includes, but is not limited to, Social Security,
alimony, child support, overtime pay, bonuses, unemployment, severance pay, part-time
employment, matured bonds, monies to be received in court settlements, and actual or imputed
interest and dividends on bank accounts and other assets. ALL SOURCES OF INCOME ARE
COUNTED with the exception of income from employment for household members under the
age of 18 and any income from employment over $480/year for full time students who are
dependents of a household member who is also occupying the unit (but note that all such income
must still be documented even if it is exempt from the household income calculation).
It will be assumed that all applicants will continue to receive any monies they have received over
the past 12 months unless supporting documentation proves otherwise. It is also not up to the
household to determine what monies received over the past year should and should not be
counted as their calculated income. Therefore, all monies should be listed on the application and
the inclusion of these monies in determining a household’s eligibility will be based on affordable
housing guidelines.
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Allowable Assets
There is no asset limit for applying households for this development. However, the higher of the actual
income earned from assets, or the imputed income of 0.06% of all assets, will be counted as income.
Household Assets are calculated at the time of application. Assets may include cash, cash in savings and
checking accounts, net cash value of stocks, net cash value of retirement accounts (such as 401k), real
property, bonds, and capital investments.
If any household member currently owns property, the total amount of equity in the home shall be added
to their total value of assets.
Example: A household has $8,000 in savings, $30,000 in a retirement account that they are not drawing down from
($20,000 net cash value) and a home assessed at $300,000 on which they currently have $278,000 remaining on the
mortgage ($22,000 in equity).
Their assets total is: $8,000 + $20,000 + $22,000 = $50,000
Actual Income from assets is: $300 + $0 + $0 = $300 (A)
Imputed Income at 0.06% is: 0.06% of $50,000 = $30 (B)
For this household, $300 would be added to their income they receive from all other income sources (employment,
Social Security, Alimony etc.) as the program takes the greater of (A) actual income from assets OR (B) imputed
income from assets.
Q: I cannot withdraw money from my 401k or retirement fund, do I have to
include it when I list my assets?
A: Yes. You need to include the net cash value of all your current retirement funds. We realize that
most retirement funds assess large penalties for early withdrawal but this does not technically
mean that you “cannot” withdraw your funds. The post-penalty amount is what you need to
provide along with supporting documentation.
Q: If I cannot qualify for a Lease based on my own income or credit history, can I
have a co-signer on my Lease?
A: No. Only people who will live in the apartment can sign the lease. Applying households must be
able to meet the income qualifications on their own. If someone outside the household is going to
help pay the rent, the amount to be paid must be listed as “Periodic Payments” on the Income
Table in the Program Application. These payments will be counted towards the applying
household’s income.
Q: Do I have to be a resident of the Town of Lexington to apply?
A: No. All households that meet the income guidelines specified above may apply for an affordable
apartment. Applicants that meet the Local Preference requirements will be given the opportunity
to lease some, but not all, of the affordable apartments first. For more information on Local
Preference, please see page 15 of this Info Packet.
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HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND COMPOSITION
Q: How is appropriate household size determined?
A: According to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC)
guidelines:
Within an applicant pool, priority as set forth below, shall be given to households
requiring the total number of bedrooms in the apartment based on the following criteria:
1. There is at least one occupant and generally no more than two occupants per
bedroom (based on State Sanitary Code).
2. A married couple, or those in a similar living arrangement, shall be required to share
a bedroom. Other household members may share but shall not be required to share a
bedroom.
3. A person described in the first sentence of (2) shall not be required to share a
bedroom if a consequence of sharing would be a severe adverse impact on his or her
mental or physical health and the lottery agent receives reliable medical
documentation as to such impact of sharing.
TYPE III
(Priority for a 3BR Apartment)
• All 6 person households
• All 5 person households
• All 4 person households
• 3 person household: 1 head-of-household plus 2 members
• 3 person household: 2 heads-of-household under criteria 3 (described above) plus 1 member
TYPE II
(Appropriately sized for a 2BR unit and may apply for a 3BR unit but will not receive a priority for a 3BR unit).
• 3 person household: 2 heads-of-household plus one member
• 2 person household: 2 heads-of-household under criteria 3 (described above)
• 2 person household: 1 head-of-household plus one member
TYPE I
(Appropriately sized for a Studio or 1BR unit and may apply for a 2BR or 3BR unit, but will not receive a priority for
a 2BR or 3BR unit).
• 2 person household: 2 heads-of-household
• 1 person household
Households with a total number of members which exceed the Massachusetts State Sanitary
Codes for that particular sized apartment will not be allowed to rent an apartment. In “The
Lottery” in the Step-By-Step Process, you will find a detailed explanation on how priority is
given to certain household sizes and compositions.
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Household Size and Composition
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Does the unborn child of a currently pregnant household member count
towards our household size for income eligibility purposes?
A: Yes. A household may count an unborn child as a household member. You will have to submit
proof of pregnancy with all the income and asset documentation that needs to be submitted with
your application.
Q: Can a Type I Household apply for a two-bedroom apartment?
A: Yes, however a Type I Household will not have priority for a 2BR apartment. Please see “The
Lottery” in the Step-By-Step Process for how order will be given from the Lottery Results.
Q: Can a Type II Household apply for a three-bedroom apartment?
A: Yes, however a Type II Household will not have priority for a 3BR apartment. Please see “The
Lottery” in the Step-By-Step Process for how order will be given from the Lottery Results.
Q: If I am currently going through a divorce/separation or planning on being
divorced / separated soon, can I still apply?
A: You will need to provide proof that the divorce process has begun or has already been finalized.
If no divorce has been initiated, then we would need you to certify and document that your
spouse has a separate address. The Certification Application will guide you through the
documentation that you will need to provide.
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STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS AND TIMELINE
Q: What is the application, selection, and move-in process for the affordable
apartments at 17 Hartwell?
A: The process is essentially a three-step process.
The first step is to qualify for the Lottery, which includes being given a position on the Waiting
Lists. The Lottery Application must be completed but no supporting documentation is required
at this step (it will be required in later steps).
The second step is to be found Lease Eligible and reserve a unit (and unit availability will be
determined by your position on the Waiting Lists).
The third step is to be found Affordable Housing Program eligible (which involves submitting
all required income, asset and tax documentation).
The following pages explain each step in greater detail.
Step 1a: Applying for the Housing Program
Through TBD (Application Deadline)
Step 1b: The Lottery
TBD at 6:00pm via Zoom. Go to zoom.com/join or call (646) 558-8656 and enter Meeting ID: 857
2736 5609, Passcode: 276410
Step 1c: Waiting Lists and Lottery Results
Established night of the lottery
Step 2a: Leasing Office Review and Unit Selection
1-30 days after the Lottery
Step 3: SEB Housing Approval of Program Eligibility
Within 10 days of reserving a unit, applicants must submit all required income, asset and tax
documentation
Yearly Eligibility and Rent Review
30-90 days prior to lease renewal
Information Session
There will be a Public Information Session on TBD at 6:00 pm via Zoom where questions about the lottery
and the development can be addressed directly.
Go to zoom.com/join, or call (646) 558-8656 and enter Meeting ID: 818 9317 7595, Passcode: 088159.
Attendance is not required at Info or Lottery sessions. To view the recorded sessions at a later date, please
search for 17 Hartwell on the SEB Housing YouTube channel.
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Step 1a: Applying for the Affordable Housing Program
Applicants will need to fill out a Lottery Application for every person that will be residing in the unit.
Supporting income and asset documentation is not required with the Lottery Application (but will be
required later). The Program Application must be received by the Lottery Agent by the date on the
Lottery Application. Applications must be filled out entirely as incomplete applications will not be
accepted for the lottery. Please see the cover page of the Lottery Application for locations for drop off and
mailing address.
Once the Lottery Agent has received the Lottery Application, they will determine initial compliance for
the lottery. Households without housing subsidies who fall well below the minimum income limits and
households who submit applications indicated they are above the maximum allowable income limits will
not be entered into the lottery. Entrance into the lottery does not guarantee final income certification
approval (see the following steps).
Once a Lottery Application is received and SEB Housing determines the household is eligible for the
lottery, the applicant will receive an Application Number that solely designates the order that their
application was received. The purpose of the Application Number is simply to keep all household names
unknown when the Application Numbers are drawn at the lottery.
Step 1b: The Lottery
The Lottery will be held on TBD at 6:00 pm via Zoom. Go to zoom.com/join and enter Meeting ID: 857
2736 5609, Passcode: 276410. Households do not need to be present for the Lottery drawing. All
Households will be notified of the results by the Lottery Agent. There will be two drawings in the lottery,
an Open/General Drawing and a Local Preference Drawing. A representative from SEB Housing pulls
Application Numbers from a box or uses a computer to digitally randomize an order of application
numbers. The randomly drawn Application Numbers are then placed in the order drawn on a Lottery
Result List.
* A third minority drawing will be required to add non-local preference minority households into the
local preference drawing if the monthly representation in the local preference pool is not 33.4% or higher.
Please see the bottom of page 15 for those details.
The Application Numbers of households who qualify for accessible apartments will be added in with the
other Application Numbers in the Open Drawing and (when applicable) the Local Preference Drawing.
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Step 1c: The Waiting Lists
The Waiting Lists will be compiled immediately after the lottery. The Waiting Lists created from the two
Lottery Drawing Results Lists illustrate the order households will get to choose units based on unit
size, local preference, and need for a hearing/disabled-accessible unit. The position each household has
on the Waiting Lists is determined by the order in which their Application Number is drawn relative to
households of similar qualifications (i.e. local preference households will be given priority for some units,
and households in need of the special features of an accessible unit will get priority for that unit).
Local Preference Waiting Lists
Waiting List for Six (6) 1BR apartments
Top Tier: Local Preference Households (no priority among household types)
Bottom Tier: Non-Local Preference Households (no priority between household types)
Waiting List for Three (3) 2BR apartments
Top Tier: Type II and III Local Preference Households
Second Tier: Type II and III Non-Local Preference Households
Third Tier: Type I Local Preference Households
Bottom Tier: Type I Non-Local Preference Households
Waiting List for Two (2) 3BR apartments
Top Tier: Type III Local Preference Households
Second Tier: Type III Non-Local Preference Households
Third Tier: Type II Local Preference Households
Fourth Tier: Type II Non-Local Preference Households
Fifth Tier: Type I Local Preference Households
Bottom Tier: Type I Non-Local Preference Households
General/Open Waiting Lists
Waiting List for Two (2) Studio apartments
Top Tier: All Households (no priority among household types)
Waiting List for Nineteen (19) 1BR apartments
Top Tier: All Households (no priority among household types)
Waiting List for Eleven (11) 2BR apartments
Top Tier: Type II and III Households
Bottom Tier: Type I Households
Waiting List for One (1) 1BR Disabled-Accessible (DA) apartment
Top Tier: Households who require the features of the DA unit (no priority between household types)
Waiting List for One (1) 1BR Hearing Impairment-Accessible (HI) apartment
Top Tier: Households who require the features of the HI unit (no priority between household types)
Waiting List for One (1) 2BR Disabled-Accessible (DA) apartment
Top Tier: All Type II and III Households requiring the features of the DA unit
Bottom Tier: All Type I Households requiring the features of the DA unit
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Waiting List for One (1) 3BR Disabled-Accessible apartment
Top Tier: Type III Households who require the accessible features of the unit
Second Tier: Type II Households who require the accessible features of the unit
Bottom Tier: Type I Households who require the accessible features of the unit
*Please see the last Q&A on page 15 that details how certain non-Local Preference households may be able
to qualify for local preference.
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Step 2a: Lease Application Invitation and Unit Selection
Households with high enough positions on the Waiting List to warrant an immediate invitation to go to
the Leasing Office to complete a Lease Application will be given at least 5 days to schedule an
appointment and complete the Lease Application. The Leasing Office may contact the several applicants
from a Waitlist simultaneously, in which case, even if a household that is lower on the Waiting List
completes a Lease Application before a household higher on the Waiting List, the Waiting List order will
always be preserved in determining the order that units get selected and reserved.
The Lease Application review will be the same review that applicants for market-rate apartments
undergo, where factors such as Employment history, Credit score/reports, Former lease history, Criminal
Background Screening and sufficient income are considered. The Leasing Office can provide more details
on their screening process during this step in the process. Co-signers and/or guarantors are not allowed
(see page 6). Background checks will meet EOHLC’s Model Policy Regarding Applicant Screening on the
Basis of Criminal Records. In any instance where policy and procedures in the Management Company’s
Policy differ from the policy and procedures in the Model Policy, the policy and procedures of the Model
Policy will be followed. For specific questions about credit and background/criminal issues, households
can contact the leasing office.
Failure to complete a Lease Application by the given appointment date will result in the removal of their
Application Number from the Waiting List. Households with positions lower on the Waiting Lists will
have to wait for the removal of households with a higher position than them before being given an
opportunity to lease an apartment. Households with lower positions will be given at least a 5-day notice
of their upcoming appointment dates if there is going to be an apartment available for them. Households
are removed from the Waiting Lists if the Leasing Office deems that they are not eligible for a lease based
on their Lease Application, if a household fails to meet future deadlines for documentation submittal and
lease signing, or if a household notifies the Leasing Office that they are no longer interested in leasing an
apartment.
Q: If I cannot qualify for a Lease based on my own income or credit history, can I
have a co-signer on my Lease?
A: No. Only people who will live in the apartment can sign the lease. Tenants must be able to meet
the income qualifications on their own. Please see pages 4 and 5 for more details.
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Step 2b: SEB Final Review of Program Eligibility
After a household has reserved an Affordable Unit, the Leasing Office will notify SEB Housing of the
reservation. The household with an Affordable Unit reservation will then need to submit to SEB Housing
all the income, asset, and tax documentation to SEB Housing for Final Review and Approval.
Upon initially receiving their Application Number prior to the lottery, all households will want to review
the Documentation Requirements Guide for details on everything that will be required to complete this
final review of Affordable Housing Program Eligibility. Any household who is contacted but fails to
submit all required documentation (and if their initial submission is incomplete, all missing
documentation) within 10 days of reserving a unit will be removed from the Waiting List and will lose
their reservation. Similarly, any household who is over the income limit will also be removed from the
Waiting Lists.
SEB Housing will notify the households and the Leasing Office if the household is missing
documentation, or if the household is ineligible or eligible for the Affordable Unit they reserved. Eligible
households will be able to sign leases and move into their Affordable Unit on the date initially
established with the Leasing Office.
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Yearly Eligibility and Rent Review
After a household has moved in, and approximately 90 days before lease renewal, tenants of affordable
apartments will need to submit updated income and asset documentation to the Leasing Office so they
can ensure continued eligibility under the affordable housing guidelines. Tenants will not be able to
renew Leases until all required documentation has been submitted. Records of taxes, paystubs, bank
statements and asset statements should be maintained while living in the affordable apartment.
Q: How long can I lease my affordable apartment?
A: As a current resident only, you are considered income eligible for an affordable apartment as
long as your household earns an income that does not exceed 140% of the current year’s income
limit for a household of your size.
Using the Current Income Limits as an example:
According to the table above for the years shown, if a household’s income exceeds the Income Limit for
Current Tenants at the time of their renewal, their apartment shall still remain affordable until the next
available market rate apartment with the same or greater number of bedrooms is rented at an affordable
price to an affordable program-qualified tenant, at which point the apartment of the tenant with earnings
exceeding the Income Limit for Current Tenants will be rented at market rates. The household with
earnings exceeding the Income Limit for Current Tenants can choose to stay in their apartment yet would
then have to pay the market rate rent.
Q: Will my rent increase each year, and if so, by how much?
A: Rents may increase if local Area Median Income increases or if the costs of utilities decrease.
Relatedly, rents may decrease if the local Area Median income decreases or if the costs of utilities
increase.
Household
Size
Current Income Limit for
New Applicants (80% AMI Units)
Income Limit for Current Tenants
(140% of Current Income Limit)
1 $91,200 $127,680
2 $104,200 $145,880
3 $117,250 $164,150
4 $130,250 $182,350
5 $140,700 $196,980
6 $151,100 $211,540
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LOCAL PREFERENCE INFORMATION
Q: What is Local Preference?
A: The Town of Lexington has established a local preference for 25% of the affordable apartments.
Local Preference will be given as described in the step-by-step process. An applicant qualifies for
local preference if the applicant or a member of their household fits into one of the following
categories:
• a current resident of Lexington
• an employee of the Town of Lexington (including Lexington Public Schools)
• an employee of a business located within the Town of Lexington
• A parent or guardian with children attending the Lexington Public Schools
Q: Do households which meet all Local Preference criteria get priority over households which
meet only one?
A: No. As long as a household meets any one of the Local Preference criteria, they will qualify for
Local Preference.
Q: What if a household does not qualify for Local Preference?
A: Households without Local Preference will be entered into the Open Lottery and will be given
positions on the Waiting Lists based on where they are drawn in the Open Lottery drawing. Non-
Local Preference households will also be given positions on the Local Preference Waiting List to
ensure that need of a unit sizes get appropriately addressed (see question above, and the Waiting
Lists on page 11).
Q: Does Local Preference get priority over a household in need of a disabled-accessible (DA)
apartment?
A: No. The DA apartments will be made available to all households in need of a DA apartment
regardless of household size and composition.
Adjustments to the Local Preference Pool
As stated by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC), “If the
percentage of minorities in the local preference pool is less than the percentage of minorities in the
surrounding HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) defined area, the following
adjustments will be made to the local preference pool. The Developer will hold a preliminary lottery
drawing comprised of all minority applicants who did not qualify for the local preference pool and rank
the applicants in order of the drawing. Minority applicants should then be added to the local preference
pool in order of their rankings until the percentage of minority applicants in the local preference pool is
equal to the percentage of minorities in the surrounding HUD-defined area.” The Percent Minority for
the Metropolitan Statistical Area of Boston-Cambridge-Newton is 33.4%. This is the minimum percentage
of minority applicants that must be in the local preference pool. Minority applicants are defined as a
person who is a member of the following groups: Black or African American; Asian; Native American or
Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; or other (not White); and the ethnic classification
Hispanic or Latino.
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DISABLED-ACCESSIBLE AND HEARING IMPAIRED
UNIT INFORMATION
Q: Who qualifies for a disabled-accessible (DA) unit or hearing-accessible (HI)
unit?
A: According to Mass Access: The Accessible Housing Registry, “units that are barrier-free are
accessible to people with disabilities that are wheelchair users but could also be used by people of
different types of disabilities. For example, a person of very short stature, a person with a brain
injury or stroke, severe cardiac or respiratory problems, or a person with limited standing,
walking, or reaching ability, may use the design features of a wheelchair accessible unit.”
Verification from a doctor or other medical professional, a peer support group, a non-medical
service agency, or a reliable third party who is in a position to know about the individual’s
disability may be requested. But documentation submitted must specify that the household
needs the features of an accessible or hearing-impaired unit, as relevant.
Q: How are disabled-accessible and hearing units awarded?
A: There are separate Waiting Lists for these apartments. The households with the top positions on
these Waiting Lists will be given the first opportunity to lease the units that match the features.
Q: Can households that qualify for an accessible or hearing-impaired unit also
apply for a unit without those features?
A: Yes. Households who apply for units with the special features will also be on the waiting lists for
the units without those features. If they reach the top position on a Waiting List for a unit without
special features before they reach the top position for a unit with the special features that meet
their need, they will have to decide if they want to lease a unit with the features they need or wait
until they have a top position on a Waiting List for a unit with features that matches their
disability.
Q: What happens if there are fewer qualified applicants than disabled-accessible
or hearing units at the time of the Lottery?
A: If there are not enough qualified applicants on the Waiting Lists for the units with special
features, the units will be made available to the highest applicants on the Waiting Lists still
waiting for units of the size available.
Q: Who is entitled to request a reasonable accommodation?
A: Persons with disabilities are entitled to request a reasonable accommodation in rules, policies,
practices, or services, or to request a reasonable modification in the housing, when such
accommodations or modifications may be necessary to afford persons with disabilities an equal
opportunity to use and enjoy the housing. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email
info@sebhousing.com or call 617-782-6900 x1 or postal mail SEB Housing, 257 Hillside Ave,
Needham MA 02494
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Affordable Unit Application
17 Hartwell
17 Hartwell Avenue
Lexington, MA
This is an important document. If you require language interpretation, please contact the agent for this development directly
(info@sebhousing.com or 617-782-6900 x3) and request interpretation services in your own language. If the agent does not speak
your primary language they will contact a translator who will provide language assistance.
Este es un documento importante. Si necesita interpretación de idiomas, comuníquese directamente con el agente de este desarrollo
(info@sebhousing.com y 617-782-6900 x3) y solicite servicios de interpretación en su propio idioma. Si el agente no habla su idioma
principal, se pondrá en contacto con un traductor para que proporcione que brindará asistencia lingüística.
Applications must be received by TBD at 2:00 p.m.
Applications postmarked by the deadline must be received no later than 5 business days after the deadline.
YOU CAN COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A LOTTERY APPLICATION ONLINE HERE:
[TBD: insert QR code & hyperlink to online application]
Maximum Household Income Limits:
$91,200 (1 person), $104,200 (2 people), $117,250 (3 people)
$130,250 (4 people), $140,700 (5 people) $151,100 (6 people)
Rents are $TBD (Studio), $TBD (1 BR), $TBD (2BR), $TBD (3BR). Rents subject to change in future years. Tenants will be
responsible for the cost of utilities: electric heat, hot water, cooking, electricity, water, and sewer charges. Garage parking spaces will
be available to rent at a discounted rate for residents of affordable units. Pets are permitted subject to restrictions.
Households must make approximately $TBD to lease a Studio, $TBD to lease a 1BR unit, $TBD to lease a 2BR unit,
$TBD to lease a 3BR unit. Please read the Information Packet for more details.
This is not subsidized housing. Rents do not change based on applicant’s income and tenants who do not already have
housing subsidies (like Section 8 vouchers) will be responsible for paying the full rent themselves. Applicants with a
housing subsidy are encouraged to contact the housing agency who issues their housing subsidy to confirm that the rents
are within the agency’s payment standards to ensure that they will not be prohibited by the housing agency from using
the housing subsidy at this property. Please read the Information Packet for more details. Units are expected to be
available TBD.
Directions To Complete this Lottery Application: Online Applications can be completed and submitted at the
JOTFORM link above. If you’d prefer to submit a paper/PDF application, it must be completed and delivered by the
deadline. This application must be filled out entirely for your application to be processed. Send or drop off all applications
by the date above to: SEB Housing-17 Hartwell, 257 Hillside Ave, Needham, MA 02135. Fax: (617) 782-4500; Phone: (617)
782-6900; Email: info@sebhousing.com
This development does not discriminate in the selection of applicants on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, ancestry, children,
familial status, genetic information, marital status, public assistance recipiency, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran/military status,
or any other basis prohibited by law. For TTY Services dial 711. Free translation is available through Certified Languages International.
17 Hartwell
Program/Lottery Application
Please provide all the following contact information for the Head of Household.
Email address (if available): @
Applicant’s Name:
Address:
City: State: Zip:
Cell Phone:( ) Home Phone:( )
Work Phone:( )
Please note: Providing your email should facilitate the process of completing your application as you will be notified of missing
documentation faster than if we can only send notifications via postal mail. If you do not provide your email address or do not have an email address,
we will contact you via postal mail. We will not contact you about future lotteries unless requested.
Anticipated Move-In Date: _____________________________________________________
Please fill out the chart below for everyone who will be occupying the unit:
I certify that my Household Size is (total number of household members) ________.
Initial(s): _________ Initial(s): _________
NAME AGE
HEAD OF
HOUSEHOLD OR
DEPENDENT
RELATIONSHIP TO
APPLICANT LISTED AT THE
TOP OF THIS PAGE
IS THIS PERSON A
FULL-TIME STUDENT
OR WILL BE A FULL-
TIME STUDENT IN
THE NEXT 12
MONTHS?
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
HOUSEHOLD TYPE
You must check one of the following boxes for your household Type. Please note that the list is organized by
TYPE and not by SIZE, so please read all options before selecting your Type. The Information Packet has more
details on Types.
□ 1 person household (Type I)
□ 1 person household with a disability or medical need for TWO bedrooms (Please note that verification
from medical provider of need for a 2BR unit will be required at certification otherwise household may be removed from Waiting
Lists) (Type II)
□ 2 person household: 2 heads-of-household (Type I)
□ 2 person household: 1 head-of-household plus one dependent (Type II)
□ 2 person household with a disability or medical need: 2 heads-of-household where (A) heads-of-household
cannot be required to share a bedroom as a consequence of sharing would be a severe adverse impact on their mental or
physical health OR (B) there is a separate disability or medical need for two bedrooms. (In either case, please note that
verification from medical provider of need for separate rooms for heads of households or of need for a 2BR unit will be required at
certification otherwise household may be removed from Waiting Lists) (Type II)
□ 2 person household with a disability or medical need for THREE bedrooms (Please note that verification
from medical provider of need for a 3BR unit will be required at certification otherwise household may be removed from Waiting
Lists) (Type III)
□ 3 person household: 1 head-of-household plus 2 dependents (Type III)
□ 3 person household: 2 heads-of-household plus 1 dependent (Type II)
□ 3 person household with a disability or medical need: 2 heads-of-household plus one dependent, where
(A) heads-of-household cannot be required to share a bedroom as a consequence of sharing would be a severe adverse
impact on their mental or physical health OR (B) there is a separate disability or medical need for three bedrooms. (In
either case, please note that verification from medical provider of need for separate rooms for heads of households or of need for a
3BR unit will be required at certification otherwise household may be removed from Waiting Lists) (Type III)
□ 4 person household: all types (Type III)
□ 5 person household: all types (Type III)
□ 6-person household: all types (Type III)
UNIT SIZE INFORMATION: For which bedroom size are you applying (you can select more than one).
Studio
1 Bedroom
2 Bedroom
3 Bedroom
Do you currently receive or do you have a Section 8/Housing Choice voucher or certificate? (The Lottery
Agent does not discriminate based on source of income. This question is asked for the sole purpose of
determining ability to pay rent.)
Yes
No
LOCAL PREFERENCE INFORMATION
Do you or any member of your household qualify for Local Preference? An applicant qualifies for local
preference if the applicant or a member of their household fit into one of the following categories (A) a current resident of
Lexington, (B) employee of the Town of Lexington, (C) employee of businesses located in Lexington or (D) a parent or
guardian with children attending Lexington Public Schools (including METCO students)
Yes
No
If you answered “Yes”for Local Preference you will need to attach the documentation specified below AFTER THE
LOTTERY and failure to provide the requirement documentation may result in the applicant being dropped entirely
from ALL Waiting Lists:
If qualifying under definition (A) as detailed above: I will have to submit submitted a Copy of two (2) utility bills 1 from
each utility company in my name dated within the last 60 days, e.g., (1) electric, (1) oil, (1) cable, (1) gas, or (1) telephone
landline (not cell phone). If utility bills cannot be provided the following documentation must be provided: current
signed lease AND proof of voter registration from Town of Lexington Election Department
If qualifying under definitions (B) or (C) as detailed above: I will have to submit copies of pay-stubs AND IF THE PAY
STUBS DO NOT SHOW THE ADDRESS OF THE JOB I have submitted a signed statement from my employer on
company letterhead the states the address of the job and the employee’s name.
If qualifying under definition (D) as detailed above: I will have to submit copies of Lexington school transcripts AND
proof of relation to the student (by birth certificate or legal guardianship or divorce decree)
RACE: (OPTIONAL)
You are requested to complete the following optional section in order to assist in determining preference. Completing
this section may qualify you for additional lottery pools. (Please check all boxes that apply):
Alaskan Native and Native American Asian
Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Hispanic or Latino
White (not of Hispanic origin) Other (please specify)___
ACCESSIBILITY PREFERENCE INFORMATION
Are you, or any member of your household, in need of an accessible unit? This is defined as persons
with a physical disability that meet standards established by the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
and state laws for disabled accessible housing and who needs the features of a disabled-accessible unit.
Yes
No
Are you, or any member of your household, in need of a hearing impairment-accessible unit? This is
defined as persons with a physical disability that meet standards established by the Executive Office of Housing and
Livable Communities and state laws for disabled accessible housing and who needs the features of a hearing impairment-
accessible unit.
Yes
No
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
Persons with disabilities are entitled to request a reasonable accommodation in rules, policies, practices, or services,
(“practices”) when such accommodations may be necessary to afford persons with disabilities an equal opportunity to use
and enjoy the housing. If you have a reasonable accommodation request related to this Application/Certification, please
describe it here. If you have any other requests, including a reasonable accommodation request related to the
Owner/Developer’s practices, or a reasonable modification request related to the physical structure of the building or
unit, do not list it here. That request must be made directly to the Owner/Developer.
Does any member of the household have any reasonable accommodation requests or alternative ways we need to
communicate with you?
Yes
No
If yes, please explain in the space provided here or write a signed statement and attach it:
RELATED PARTY
Is any member of the household related to or employed by the developer or related to or employed by the Property
Management Company?
Yes
No
If yes, please explain the relationship in the space provided here:
DATABASE INFORMATION
How did you find out about this affordable housing opportunity?
(please be as specific as possible, if found “online” please provide web address)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE FOLLOWING INCOME TABLE
Please complete the Income Table on the following two pages. You will later be asked to attach
supporting documentation in the form of the five most recent consecutive pay stubs and/or income
statements for all sources of income, W-2 statements and the most recent federal income tax returns
(including all attachments and amendments) for each member of the household.
For the purpose of income determination, “Household” shall mean all persons whose names appear
on the lease, and also all persons who intend to occupy the housing unit as their permanent primary
residence, even if they are not included on the lease. So you must include the names and income
information for EVERYONE who will be living in the unit or listing the unit as their permanent
primary residence.
If you are still legally married, you must have proof that you have filed for separation, otherwise your
spouse shall both be considered part of your household. The incomes of all your household members
will be included, with the exception of income from employment for household members under the
age of 18 or any income from employment over $480/year for full time students who are dependents
of a household member who is also occupying the unit (but note that all such income must still be
documented even if it is exempt from the household income calculation).
Please note:
1. Gross income from current wages, salaries, tips, etc. is the full amount, before any deductions, and is
the amount used to determine estimated current annualized income.
2. For self-employed applicants- include the contract or job name in the space provided. You will be
directed to all the additional documentation you will need to submit after the lottery.
3. “Interest Income” refers to any amount that you receive from any asset except for amounts drawn
down from a retirement account or 401K as those go on the lines for “pension” or “retirement funds”.
INCOME
Household Member
Name Source of Income Current GROSS
Monthly Income
Employer (name)
Employer (name)
Employer (name)
Employer (name)
Employer (name)
Employer (name)
Employer (name)
Employer (name)
Employer (name)
Employer (name)
Self-Employed (contract/job name)
Self-Employed (contract/job name)
Self-Employed (contract/job name)
Child Support/Alimony
Child Support/Alimony
Social Security Income
Social Security Income
Social Security Income
Social Security Income
SSDI
SSDI
Pension (list source)
Pension (list source)
Retirement Distributions
Household Member
Name Source of Income Current GROSS
Monthly Income
Unemployment Compensation
Workman’s Compensation
Severance Pay
Title IV/TANF
Full-Time Student Income
(18 & Over Only)
Full-Time Student Income
(18 & Over Only)
Periodic payments from
family/friends & Recurring Gifts
(i.e. rent assistance from family)
Interest Income (source)
Interest Income (source)
Interest Income (source)
Interest Income (source)
Interest Income (source)
Interest Income (source)
Other Income (name/source)
Other Income (name/source)
Gross Monthly Household Income
(GMHI)
$ /month
GMHI x 12 = Gross Annual Household Income
$ /year
ASSETS
If a section doesn’t apply, cross out or write N/A. After the lottery you will be directed to submit detailed bank/balance
statements for EVERY ASSET listed here. If any household member has divested themselves of an asset for less than
full and fair present cash value of the asset within two years prior to this application, the full and fair cash value of the
asset at the time of its disposition must be listed below.
Checking
Accounts
Bank Name Last 4 Digits of Acct
Number Amount
Balance $
Balance $
Balance $
Balance $
Savings
Accounts
Balance $
Balance $
Balance $
Balance $
Trust Account Balance $
Venmo/Paypal
/Cash-App
Balance $
Balance $
Certificates
(or CDs)
Balance $
Balance $
Balance $
Savings Bonds
Maturity Date: Value $
Maturity Date: Value $
401k, IRA,
Retirement
Accounts
(Net Cash Value)
Company Name: Value $
Company Name: Value $
Company Name: Value $
Company Name: Value $
Mutual Funds
Name: # of Shares: Interest/
Dividends Value
$ $
$ $
$ $
Stocks
$ $
$ $
$ $
Bonds
$ $
$ $
Investment Land
(not a home)
Current
Net Equity $
You MUST complete this section on Real Estate too!
Do you, or anyone on this application, currently own a home
(including an investment home) or are listed on the deed for any home? □Yes
□No
If YES, put the current equity or the amount you should receive from the settlement here: $
You must now read, sign and date the
following page. And please do not staple
your supporting documentation when
submitting it.
Please read each item below carefully before you sign.
1. I hereby declare under pain and penalty of perjury that the information provided on every page of this application is true
and correct. I understand that if any sources of income or assets are not disclosed on this application, or any information
provided herein is not true and accurate, this application may be removed immediately from further consideration and I
will no longer be allowed to reserve a unit.
2. I understand that the income and asset numbers I disclose will determine my eligibility for this lottery AND the Waiting
Lists on which I will be placed, and that if the income and/or assets I disclose in this Application are less than my total
income and/or assets when counting all sources as detailed in this Application and the Information Packet, and/or if my
income is higher on the final date of Certification than what I disclosed in this Certification Application, and as a result I
am not eligible for the unit(s) designated for the Waiting List(s) I will be placed on as a result of the information disclosed
herein, then I will not be able to be added to any other Waiting List based on my position in the original drawing, but rather
I will be added to the bottom of the Waiting Lists for which I am eligible as determined by my income at final Certification.
3. I understand that this application will be incomplete if I do not sign and date this page and initial at all indicated points in the
application and that the failure to timely and/or fully supply information in accordance with the application may result in the
the denial of my application and loss of position on all Waiting Lists.
4. The undersigned certify that none of the people listed in this application, or their families, have a financial interest in the
development and none of the people listed in this application can be considered a Related Party by the affordable housing
guidelines that govern this property.
5. The undersigned certify that the affordable unit will be undersigned’s principal residence and the undersigned cannot own a
home elsewhere or in trust while living in an affordable unit.
6. I understand that while previous years’ tax transcripts and documentation are required, SEB Housing LLC does not use income
reported on the previous years’ tax documentation to calculate current annualized income.
7. I understand that the lease or residency agreement for the units to be occupied through this affordable housing program may
be subject to cancellation if any of the information above is not true and accurate.
8. I understand that this is a preliminary application and the information provided does not guarantee housing. I also understand
this is not the lease application used by the management company where the management company (not SEB Housing) will us
criteria such credit score, tenant history and criminal background screening (in addition to affordable housing eligibility) to
determine eligibility for an affordable unit. I understand that if given the opportunity to move forward in the process of leasing
an affordable unit, and by given deadlines, I will need to complete Program Certification and I will need to be able to submit all
required income, asset, tax and if applicable, local preference, and/or disabled-accessible documentation within 15 days of
reserving a unit and failure to submit the required documentation in time, or to meet any other deadlines given by SEB or the
management company, will result in my removal from the Waiting List.
9. I understand that any material change in the income or assets of my household that occurs after the submission of this
application may make me ineligible for affordable housing. I understand that any changes to income or assets that may put my
household into another income tier must be reported to SEB Housing.
10. Co-signers and Guarantors are not permitted unless they are co-tenants who will reside in the unit.
11. I acknowledge that if my email address is provided in this application, SEB Housing will correspond with me by email instead
of postal mail unless I make a written request otherwise. I understand that any changes to my contact information or household
composition must be reported to SEB Housing.
12. I acknowledge that the determination of eligibility by SEB Housing is based upon the guidelines that govern the Affordable
Housing Program for the development and, as such, barring any confirmed error by SEB Housing in applying the guidelines
and/or calculating income, the decision is final and I further agree to hold harmless SEB Housing from any claim(s) related to
this application.
13. The undersigned give consent to the Town of Lexington, SEB Housing, LLC, EOHLC, and the developer or their assigns to
verify the information provided in this application. The undersigned authorize the release of information necessary in
determining income and assets from third-party references.
________________________________________________ ___________________
Applicant’s Signature Date
________________________________________________ ___________________
Applicant’s Signature Date
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17 Hartwell
Lexington, MA
Affirmative Marketing Plan
Affirmative fair marketing of all the units shall be conducted to provide information, maximum opportunity, and otherwise attract
eligible persons protected under state and federal civil rights laws that are least likely to apply in the Lexington, MA market area.
Print Ads for the affordable units will run at least twice within the 60 day marketing period in the newspapers listed. The papers listed
cover the Middlesex County area, and include papers to attract African-American, Spanish, and Chinese applicants.
Once the Buyer Selection and Marketing Plan has been approved bythe Municipality and EOHLC, SEB Housing will begin placing ads
for the units online on the websites listed on the following pages. The 60 day marketing period for the affordable units will start upon
the publication of the first online Ad. A detailed timeline starting with the first placements of Ads is included in the Information Packet.
SEB Housing will also contact all the print advertisers and set up the first ad insertions for the affordable units in each paper so that the
first print ads are placed as quickly as possible in each publication. The second print ad will be run in each paper approximately 2 to 3
weeks after the first print ad.
Within a week of the online ads being posted, notices for the affordable units will also be sent to the organizations and social service
groups listed herein. These local groups provide services for persons in the surrounding area who are considered least likely to apply.
Additional community contact groups can be added to the marketing plan as directed by the town. Affordable units will be placed on
the SEB, MetroList, and Housing Navigator websites.
Households interested in the affordable units can respond to the ad by contacting SEB via phone or email and having materials mailed
or emailed to them, depending on the request. Information Packets and Applications for the affordable units will also be available at
the Lexington Public Library (1874 Massachusetts Ave) and for download directly from the SEB website.
Notices for the affordable units will also be sent to the organizations and social service groups listed on the following page.
Households who need TTY Services may use MassRelay to communicate over the phone. SEB has communicated with applicants
through MassRelay for over 5 years. The SEB Development Directory (where interested households leave their contact information if
they wish to be sent materials or have questions they want answered directly) will be checked daily during the lottery marketing period.
Messages left through MassRelay or other relay services will be returned on the same business day. All households shall have equal
access to the SEB staff and the SEB Development Directory.
The development is aware of the FCC’s guidelines on receiving Relay Services. The Sales Office will not mistakenly assume that people
who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or have a speech disability must come into the office to handle a matter in person even though other
people are allowed to handle the same matter over the telephone.
Newspapers and Websites
Name Area
Racial/Ethnic
Identification
Boston Globe
Julie Gilbert
Julie.gilbert@globe.com
Greater Boston Mixed
El Mundo
Tel: 617.522.5060
doris@elmundoboston.com
Greater Boston Hispanic
The Bay State Banner
Tel: 617.261.4600
Fax: 617.261.2346
Rachel@bannerpub.com
Greater Boston African-
American
Sampan
Tel: 617.426.9492
ads@sampan.org
Greater Boston Asian
Housing Navigator website
www.housingnavigatorma.org
MA Mixed
Organizations, Businesses and Community Contact Groups
Name and Mailing Address Phone Email
Lexington Housing Authority
1 Countryside Village
Lexington, MA 02420
781-861-0900 skeane@Lexingtonhousingauthority.org
The Arlington Advocate
9 Meriam Street
Lexington, MA 02420
781-674-7726
pmaddocks@wickedlocal.com
JTzouvelis@gannett.com
rvelasco@gannett.com
Cary Memorial Library
1874 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420
781-862-6288
kstembridge@lexingtonma.gov
lbernheim@minlib.net
slusk@lexingtonma.gov
Lexington Public Schools
146 Maple Street
Lexington, MA 02420
781-861-2580 LCE@lexingtonma.org
Grace Chapel
59 Worthen Road
Lexington, MA 02421
781-862-6499 info@grace.org
Hancock United Church of Christ
1912 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02421
781-862-4220 office@hancockchurch.org
St. Brigid Church
2001 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02421
781-862-0335 Info@LexingtonCatholic.org
Trinity Covenant Church
7 Clematis Rd
Lexington, MA 02421
781-861-0780 info@trinitycovenantchurch.org
Follen Community Church
755 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420
781-862-3805 info@follen.org
Lexington Town Clerk
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420
781-698-4558
clerk@lexingtonma.gov
Lexington Planning Division
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420
781-698-4565
planning@lexingtonma.gov
Lexington Human Services
39 Marrett Road, Community Center
Lexington, MA 02421
781-698-4840
humanservicesoffice@lexingtonma.gov
Dana Bickelman,
dbickelman@lexingtonma.gov
Lexington Human Resources
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420
781-698-4590
hroffice@lexingtonma.gov
Lexington Chamber of Commerce
1620 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420
781-862-2480
director@lexingtonchamber.org
Link to Lexington
Digital Newsletter
Jonas Miller, Communications Director
jmiller@lexingtonma.gov
Lexington Police
1575 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420
781-862-1212
Michael A. McLean, Police Chief
mmclean@lexingtonma.gov
Lexington Fire Department
45 Bedford Street
Lexington, MA 02420
781-698-4700
Fire Department Chief, Derek Sencabaugh
dsencabaugh@lexingtonma.gov
LexHAB
781-863-5362
director@lexhab.org
Woburn Redevelopment Authority
P.O. Box 72
Woburn, MA 01801
781-897-5817 mlingblom@cityofwoburn.com
Town Clerk
22 Monument Square
Concord, MA 01742
978-318-3080
townclerk@concordma.gov
jdonovan@concordma.gov
Planning Division
Senior Planners
141 Keyes Road
1st Floor
Concord, MA 01742
978-318-3290 czale@concordma.gov
hcarey@concordma.gov
aclifford@concordma.gov
kjohnson@concordma.gov
ehughes@concordma.gov
Concord Police Department
Senior Admin Assistant
219 Walden Street
Concord, MA 01742
978-318-3400 dcaruso@concordma.gov
Concord Fire Department
Senior Admin Assistant
209 Walden Street
Concord, MA 01742
978-318-3488 tjudge@concordma.gov
Concord Housing Development
Corp.
141 Keyes Road
Concord, MA 01742
978-318-3290
Harvey Wheeler Comm. Center
Ginger Quarles - Director
1276 Main Street
Concord, MA 01742
978-318-3020 gquarles@concordma.gov
Concord Free Public Library
Kerry Cronin, Library Director
129 Main Street
Concord, MA 01742
978-318-3300 kcronin@concordma.gov
Concord Free Public Library
Fowler Branch
1322 Main Street
Concord, MA 01742
978-318-3350
Concord Housing Development
Corporation
141 Keyes Road
Concord, MA 01742
978-318-3290 mrasmussen@concordma.gov
Concord Housing Authority
34 Everett Street
Concord, MA 01742
978-369-8435 publicinfo@concordma.gov
Concord Public Schools
120 Meriam Road
Concord, MA 01742
978-318-1500 ehiggins@concordps.org
lhunter@concordps.org
Concord Council on Aging
1276 Main Street
Concord, MA 01742
978-318-3020
Trinitarian Congregational Church
54 Walden Street
Concord, MA 01742
978-369-4837 rebecca@triconchurch.org
jwalpole@triconchurch.org
abruning@triconchurch.org
First Parish in Concord
20 Lexington Road
Concord, MA 01742
978-369-9602 contact@firstparish.org
New Life Community Church
221 Baker Ave
Concord, MA 01742
978-369-0061 info@newlife.org
Belmont Housing Authority
59 Pearson Rd
Belmont, MA 02178
617-484-2160
Town Clerk
10 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 0173
(781) 275-0083 clerk@bedfordma.gov
Town Manager – Sarah Stanton
10 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 01730
(781) 275-1111
Planning Director – Tony Fields
10 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 01730
(781) 275-1548 afields@bedfordma.gov
Bedford Free Public Library
7 Mudge Way
Bedford MA 01730
(781) 275-9440 bedmail1@minlib.net
Bedford Housing Authority
1 Ashby Place
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-2428
Council on Aging
12 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-6825
Youth & Family Services Committee
12 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-7727
Zoning Board of Appeals
10 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-7446
Board of Assessors
10 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-0046
Rotary Club of Bedford
PO Box 414
Bedford, MA 01730
info@bedfordMArotary.org
Bedford Farmers Market
17 Reed Lane
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-2464
Bedford High School
9 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-1700
John Glenn Middle School
99 McMahon Rd
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-3201
Davis Elementary School
410 David Road
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-6804
Middlesex Community College
591 Springs Road
Bedford, MA 01730
781-280-3200
Middlesex@middlesex.mass.edu
St Michael Catholic Church
90 Concord Road
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-6318
781-271-9879
office@saintmichaelparishbedford.org
First Parish in Bedford
75 Great Road
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-8802
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
100 Pine Hill Road
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-8262
First Church of Christ,
Congregational
25 Great Road
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-7951
Immanuel Baptist Church
400 Great Road
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-8104
Lutheran Church of the Savior
426 Davis Road
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-6013
Veterans of Foreign Wars
76 Loomis Street
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-4150
Bedford Community Table/Pantry
12 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-7355
Caritas Communities
204 Springs Road
Bedford, MA 01730
781-271-0264
info@caritascommunities.org
Independent Living Innovations
110 Great Road
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-1114
American Medical Resources
Foundation Inc
47 Concord Court
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-3336
Britain Before You Limited
231 Concord Road
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-8381
Double K Enterprises
16 Battle Flagg Road
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-5554
Elm Brook Place Eliot Human
Services
124 South Road
Bedford, MA 01730
781-687-0993
The Commons
1 Harvest Cir,
Lincoln, MA 01773
Town of Lincoln
Krystal Elder
16 Lincoln Road,
Lincoln Ma 01773
781-259-2605
Mass Audubon Drumlin Farm
208 S Great Rd,
Lincoln, MA 01773
781-259-9500
Donelan’s
145 Lincoln Road,
Lincoln MA 01773
Lincoln North
55 Old Bedford Rd
Lincoln, MA 01773
Care Dimensions
125 Winter St,
Lincoln, MA 01773
Mayor’s Office
City Hall
10 Common Street
Woburn MA 01801
781-897-5817
City Clerk
Lindsay E. Higgins
10 Common Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-897-5850 lhiggins@cityofwoburn.com
Human Resources Department
Karen Crawford
10 Common Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-897-5955
781-897-5956
shealey@cityofwoburn.com
kcrawford@cityofwoburn.com
Board of Appeals
Woburn City Hall
10 Common Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-897-5850 jconnolly@cityofwoburn.com
Council on Aging
Woburn Senior Center
Joanne Collins
144 School Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-937-7899 aspeicher@cityofwoburn.com
Woburn Planning Board
Tina Cassidy Director
10 Common Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-897-5817 ksmith@cityofwoburn.com
Woburn Redevelopment Authority
Po Box 72
Woburn, MA 01801
781-897-5817
jcashell@cityofwoburn.com
ksmith@cityofwoburn.com
chagerty@cityofwoburn.com
Woburn Public Library
45 Pleasant Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-933-01488
Woburn Public Schools
55 Locust Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-937-8233
patriciachisholm@woburnps.com
colleencormier@woburnps.com
ellencrowley@woburnps.com
andrewlipsett@woburnps.com
Woburn Memorial High School
88 Montvale Avenue
Woburn, MA 01801
781-937-8210 jamesaustin@woburnps.com
Goodyear
41 Central Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-937-8237
Reeves Elementary School
240 Lexington Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-937-8240
mcomenitz@woburnps.com
mkelly2@woburnps.com
mpuleo@woburnps.com
aclements@woburnps.com
Wyman Elementary School
679 Main Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-937-8243
kmaloney@woburnps.com
bkent@woburnps.com
jcannon@woburnps.com
ddanizio@woburnps.com
Altavesta Elementary School
990 Main Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-937-8235
lriley@woburnps.com
kpugsley@woburnps.com
awackrow@woburnps.com
St. Charles Elementary School
8 Myrtle Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-935-4635
Dr. Daniel Joyce Middle School
55 Locust Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-937-8233
Shamrock Elementary School
60 Green Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-937-8241
tmelendy@woburnps.com
tmelendy@woburnps.com
jmacleod@woburnps.com
Malcolm White Elementary School
36 Bow Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-937-8242 mw.tiger.pto@gmail.com
Linscott-Rumford
86 Elm Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-937-8239
jmerra@woburnps.com
jparsons@woburnps.com
tpeary@woburnps.com
Catherine Hinds Institute of
Esthetics
300 Wildwood Avenue
Woburn, MA 01801
781-935-3344
admissions@catherinehinds.edu
studentclinic@catherinehinds.edu
financialaid@catherinehinds.edu
Genesis
35 Olympia Avenue
Woburn, MA 01801
781-281-1585 begin@genesisthejourney.com
First Congregational Church
322 Main Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-933-1642 info@1stwoburn.org
St. Charles Catholic Church
280 Main Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-933-0300 saintcharles@saintchar
leschurch.net
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
(ELCA)
60 Forest Park Rd
Woburn, MA 01801
781-933-4600 office@redeemerwoburn.lorg
First Baptist Church
3 Winn Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-933-3008 firstbaptistwoburn@verizon.net
North Congregational Church
896 Main Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-933-1229
Church of the Living God
205 Cambridge Rd
Woburn, MA 01801
781-935-1355
Annunciation Greek Orthodox
70 Montvale Avenue
Woburn, MA 01801
781-935-2424
office@annunciationwoburn.net
frnicholas@annunciationwoburn.net
Anchor Baptist Church
29 Montvale Avenue #A
Woburn, MA 01801
781-932-0765
Trinity Church
535 Main Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-935-0219
St. John Baptist Church
40 Everett Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-935-4314 sjbcpubrel3840@gmail.com
United Methodist Church
523 Main Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-935-6824 Woburn.UMC@gmail.com
Super Stop & Shop
2 Elm Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-935-0821
Market Basket
310 Mishawum Rd
Woburn, MA 01801
781-933-0086
Metal Supermarkets
16 6th Rd
Woburn, MA 01801
781-933-0176
Whole Foods Market
400 Cambridge Rd
Woburn, MA 01801
781-376-9600
Woburn Police Department
25 Harrison Avenue
Woburn, MA 01801
781-933-1212 police@woburnpd.com
Woburn Fire Department
124 Main Street
Woburn, MA 01801
781-897-1383 msalvati@cityofwoburn.com
Little Sprouts Woburn
4 Gill Street
Woburn, MA 01801
877-977-7688
Puddle Duck Daycare
21 Olympia Avenue
Woburn, MA 01801
781-932-8226 pudledck@aol.com
Golf & Ski Authority
Woburn Country Club
1 Country Club Rd
Woburn, MA 01801
781-933-9880 jpowerwcc@verizon.net
Historical Commission
10 Common St.
Woburn, MA 01801
781-897-5898 HistoricalCommission@cityofwoburn.com
Public Works
50 North Warren St
Woburn, MA
781-897-5980 jduran@cityofwoburn.com
Retirement Board
10 Common Street
Woburn, MA 0181
781-897-5820 aspeicher@cityofwoburn.com
Woburn Senior Center
P.O. Box 107
Woburn, MA, 01801
781-937-8297 cmurphy@cityofwoburn.com
City of Waltham Mayor's Office
City Hall Second Floor
610 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02452
(781) 314-3100
mayor@city.waltham.ma.us
City of Waltham City Clerk
610 Main Street
City Hall Second Floor
Waltham, MA 02452
(781) 314-3120
Waltham Public Library
735 Main St.
Waltham, MA 02451
781-314-3425 waltham@minlib.net
William F. Stanley Senior Center
Marybeth Duffy - Director
488 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02452
(781) 314-3499
(781) 899-7228
(781) 899-7373
Housing Division Programs
John Shirley / Housing Specialist
25 Lexington Street
Waltham, MA 02451
(781) 314-3380
Waltham Housing Authority
John Gollinger, Executive Director
110 Pond St.
Waltham, MA 02451
781-894-3357 WHA@walhouse.org
markj@walhouse.org
Department of Veterans' Services
Michael Russo - Director
119 School Street
Room 15
Waltham, MA 02451
(781) 314-3415
Planning Department
Catherine Cagle -Director
Government Center
119 School Street
Top Floor
Waltham, MA 02451
(781) 314-3370
Waltham Public Schools
617 Lexington Street
Waltham, MA 02452
781-314-5440 Dr. Brian Reagan
webmaster@walthampublicschools.org
James Fitzgerald Elementary
140 Beal Road
Waltham, MA 02453
781-314-5685
Thomas R. Plympton Elementary
20 Farnsworth Street
Waltham, MA 02451
781-314-5765
John F. Kennedy Middle School
655 Lexington Street
Waltham, MA 02452
781-314-5565
John W. McDevitt Middle School
75 Church Street
Waltham, MA 02453
781-314-5595
William F. Stanley Elementary
250 South Street
Waltham, MA 02453
781-314-5620
Douglas MacArthur Elementary
494 Lincoln Street
Waltham, MA 02452
781-314-5725
Northeast Elementary School
70 Putney Lane
Waltham, MA 02452
781-314-5745
Henry Whittemore Elementary
30 Parmenter Rd
Waltham, MA 02453
781-314-5785
Waltham Senior High
617 Lexington Street
Waltham, MA 02452
781-314-5445
WATCH, INC (CDC)
Daria Gene - Executive Director
24 Crescent St, Suite 201
Waltham, MA 02453
781-891-6689 daria@watchcdc.org
Chamber of Commerce
84 South Street
Waltham, MA 02453
781-894-4700 info@walthamchamber.com
Waltham Boys and Girls club
20 Exchange Street
Waltham, MA 02451
781-893-6620
First Parish in Waltham
50 Church Street
Waltham, MA 02452-5506
781-893-6240 walthamuu@gmail.com
Beth Eden Baptist Church
84 Maple Street
Waltham, MA 02453
781-899-4674 minister@bethedenbaptist.org
The Community Day Center
16 Felton St.
Waltham, MA 02453
781-392-6311 director@communitydaycenter.org
Immanuel Methodist Church
3 Chester Ave
Waltham, MA 02453-3917
7818937250 immanuelumchurch@verizon.net
St Mary’s Church
133 School Street
Waltham, MA 02451
781-891-1730
Our Lady Comforter of the
Afflicted Parish
920R Trapelo Rd
Waltham, MA 02452
781-894-3481 parish@olca.org
St. Jude’s Parish
147 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02452
781-893-3100 ccroatti@saintjudewaltham.org
Opportunities for Inclusion, Inc.
Gabriel Vonleh, MHA
Chief Executive Officer
56 Chestnut Street
Waltham, MA 02453
781-899-1344
x4112 admin@oppsforinclusion.org
Sacred Heart Church
311 River Street
Waltham, MA 02453-6056
781-899-0469 sacredheart311@aol.com
New Covenant Church of
Cambridge
527 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02452
781-788-8840 info@newcovwaltham.org
Christ Episcopal Church
750 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02451
781-891-6012 office@christchurchwaltham.org
Waltham Lions Club
P.O. Box 540043
Waltham, MA 02454-0043
781-891-7185 lionswaltham@gmail.com
Latinos In Action Waltham
P.O. Box 550132
North Waltham, MA 02455-013
781-894-8251
781-853-3926
leadwaltham@yahoo.com
Contact@latinosinaction.org
REACH
Karla N. Zevallos (Community
Advocacy Coordinator)
P.O. Box 540024
Waltham, MA 02454
781-891-0724
ext. 101 karla@reachma.org
First Presbyterian Church
PO Box 540269
Waltham, MA 02454
781-893-3087 fpcwaltham@gmail.com
Haitian Community Church of the
Nazarene
1450 Trapelo Rd
Waltham, MA 02451
781-890-7629
First Baptist Church
400 Lexington Street
Waltham, MA 02452
781-893-7058
St Charles Borromeo Parish
30 Taylor Street
Waltham, MA 02453
781-893-0330
Lakeview Congregational
285 Lake Street
Waltham, MA 02451
781-893-0636
Trinity Church
730 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02451
781-899-3891 info@trinitywaltham.org
Hope International Church
21 Bruce Rd
Waltham, MA 02453
781-891-5238 info@hopeic.org
Temple Beth Israel
25 Harvard St
Waltham, MA 02453
781-894-5146 templebethisrael@verizon.net
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
6 Eddy Street
Waltham, MA 02453
781-893-6563 tmaehl@rcn.com
American Legion
Joseph F. Hill Post 156
215 Waverly Oaks Rd
Waltham, MA 02452
781-647-0156 Al156@verizon.net
Central Square Business
Association
591 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02154
781-893-3732
Elks Lodge #953
101 School Street
Waltham, MA 02452
781-894-2835 joanne.centola01@gmail.com
Knights of Columbus, Waltham
Council #147
812 Moody Street
Waltham, MA 02453
781-899-2120
Rockland Trust
75 Moody Street
Waltham, MA 02451
(781) 392-3700
Watertown Savings Bank
25 Market Place Drive
Waltham, MA 02451
(617) 928-9000
Lighthouse Bank
300 5th Avenue
Waltham, MA 02451
(781) 622-3792
People’s United Bank
775 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02451
(781) 647-2210
Brookline Bank
456 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02452
(781) 697-3500
Raytheon Credit Union
600 Main Street, #1
Waltham, MA 02452
(781) 894-6351
VFW Post 10334
623 Trapelo Rd
Belmont, MA 02452
781-893-0317
VFW Post 2152
210 Felton Street
Waltham, MA 02453
781-899-5230
Arlington Boys and Girls Club
Derek Curran
60 Pond Lane
Arlington, MA 02474
781-648-1617 abgclub@abgclub.org
Arlington Council on Aging
Susan Carp, Executive Director
27 Maple St
Arlington, MA 02476
781-316-3400 scarp@town.arlington.ma.us
Arlington Disability Commission
Jack Jones - ADA Coordinator
20 Academy Street
Arlington, MA 02476
781-316-3431 JJones@town.arlington.ma.us
Arlington High School
Matthew Janger, Principal
865 Massachusetts Avenue,
Arlington, MA 02476
781-316-3590
mjanger@arlington.k12.ma.us
Arlington Housing Authority
John Griffin, Director
4 Winslow St.
Arlington, Ma. 02474.
781-646-3400 jgriffin@arlingtonhousing.com
Arlington Public Schools
Kathleen Bodie, Supt. of Schools
Arlington High School
781-316-3501 kbodie@arlington.k12.ma.us
869 Mass. Ave.
Arlington, MA 02476
Arlington Town Library
Ryan Livergood, Director
700 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA 02476-8627
781-316-3200 rlivergood@town.arlington.ma.us
Bishop Elementary School
Mark McAneny, Principal
25 Columbia Road
Arlington, MA 02474
781-316-3792 mmcaneny@arlington.k12.ma.us
Brackett Elementary School
Stephanie Zerchykov, Principal
66 Eastern Ave.
Arlington, MA 02476
781-316-3702 szerchykov@arlington.k12.ma.us
Dallin Elementary School
Dr. Eileen Woods, Principal
185 Florence Ave
Arlington, MA 02476
781-316-3730 trossi@arlington.k12.ma.us
First Parish Unitarian Universalist
Church of Arlington
630 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA 02476
781-648-3799 churchoffice@firstparish.info
Hardy School
Deborah D’Amico
52 Lake Street
Arlington, MA 02474
781-316-3782 ddamico@arlington.k12.ma.us
Highrock Covenant Church
735 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA 02476
781-652-9859
myca@highrock.org
Menotomy Preschool
869 Massachusetts Ave.
Arlington, MA 02476
781- 316-3655 ksimoneau@arlington.k12.ma.us
Ottoson Middle School
Mr. Timothy Ruggere
63 Acton St.
Arlington, MA 02476
781-316-3745, Ext.
2105 TRuggere@arlington.k12.ma.us
Peirce Elementary School
Karen Hartley, Principal
85 Park Avenue Extension
Arlington, MA. 02474
781-316-3736 khartley@arlington.k12.ma.us
Saint John’s Episcopal Church
74 Pleasant Street
Arlington, MA 02474
781-648-4819 info@monkdevelopment.com
St. Paul Lutheran Church
929 Concord Turnpike
Arlington, MA 02476
781- 646-7773 parishadmin@stpaularlington.org
Stratton Elementary School
Michael Hanna, Principal
180 Mountain Avenue
Arlington, MA 02474
781-316-3754 akelly@arlington.k12.ma.us
Thompson Elementary School
Principal: Sheri Donovan
60 N. Union St.
Arlington, MA 02474
781-316-3769
sdonovan@arlington.k12.ma.us
tobrien@arlington.k12.ma.us
klyons@arlington.k12.ma.us
aptgstratton@verizon.net
Trinity Baptist Church
115 Mass. Ave.
Arlington, MA 02474
781-643-4771 trinitybaptist@rcn.com
Housing Corp of Arlington
20 Academy Street
Arlington, MA 02476
781 316-3451 phallett@housingcorparlington.org
Burlington Housing Authority
15 Birchcrest Street
Burlington, MA 01803
781-272-7786 pkinnon@burlingtonhama.org
clacy@ubrlingtonhama.org
Burlington Town Clark
29 Center Street
Burlington, MA 01803
781-270-1660 clerk@burlington.org
Burlington Church of Christ
344 Cambridge Street
Burlington, MA 01803
781-272-6430 burlofc@aol.com
Fellowship Bible Church
71 Center Street
Burlington, MA 01803
781-272-2278 info@fellowshipbibleburlington.com
pastor@fellowshipbibleburlington.com
Islamic Center of Burlington
130 Lexington Street
Burlington, MA 01803
781-229-0336
781-935-0117 info@icburlington.org
Temple Shalom Emeth
14-16 Lexington Street
Burlington, MA 01803
781-272-2351 tse11@verizon.net
St. Malachy’s Catholic Church
99 Bedford Street
Burlington, MA 01803
781-272-5111
Grand View Farms
55 Center Street
Burlington, MA 01803
781-270-1630 Grandview@burlington.org
Participating Boston Community Development Corporations and Housing Organizations
CITY+ COMMUNITY PARTNER EMAIL
Metrolist metrolist@boston.gov
N.A.A.C.P Boston Chapter info@bostonnaacp.org
Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services contactos@boston.gov
HomeStart homestart@homestart.org
Boston Center for Independent Living bhenning@bostoncil.org
Metro Housing Boston info@metrohousingboston.org
Mayor's Commission for Persons with Disabilities disability@boston.gov
Boston Tenants Coalition kathy@bostontenant.org
Brian Marques, Program Director of Opportunity Youth,
Boston Public Schools
bmarques@bostonpublicschools.org
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17 HARTWELL
LEXINGTON, MA
AFFORDABLE UNIT
TENANT SELECTION PLAN
General Information
BP 17 Hartwell, LLC has worked to develop a new rental apartment community for
Lexington. This community will consist of 312 rental apartment units, 47 of which will be
rented to households with annual incomes not exceeding 80% of Area Median Income for the
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA MSA adjusted for family size as determined by HUD.
The anticipated delivery of the first of the affordable units is January 2027.
For more details on the units, unit pricing, the Lottery, the Lease Office requirements, and
lease-up process for the affordable apartments at 17 Hartwell, please see the Information
Packet attached and the Post-Lottery Process and Compliance below.
Residents of affordable units will be able to rent parking spaces at a discounted rate. This
rate will be 60% of the market rate cost of parking at the property (exact rate is TBD).
In compliance with the Regulatory Agreement, the Local Initiative Program and rent
calculation methodologies approved by EOHLC, the rents for the affordable units will be
calculated from 80% of the Area Median Income for the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA
MSA. Please see the attached rent schedule for more details on the initial net rents that will
be charged.
For details on how the affordable units will be marketed, please see the Affirmative
Marketing Plan.
Rental Qualifying Standards and Compliance with iCORI Standards
17 Hartwell will be professionally managed by TBD.
Co-signers and guarantors are not allowed as only people who will live in the unit can sign
the lease.
17 Hartwell does business in accordance with the Fair Housing Act. The Civil Rights Act of
1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, prohibits discrimination in
the sale or rental of housing and in advertising the sale or rental of housing to any person
because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.
It has and will continue to be the policy of 17 Hartwell, SEB Housing, LLC, and the
Management Company to provide equal housing opportunities for all people, regardless of
race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin and all other protected
classes as specified by a property's local jurisdiction.
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Local, Household Size, and Accessible Unit Preference
The lottery will establish the Waiting Lists for each unit type as described in the Information
Packet. During the lottery, there will be a local preference priority (assuming EOHLC
approval of the justification letter) which, per EOHLC requirements, must include town
residents, households who work in or for the town, and households with children attending
public schools located within the town. Local preference will be limited to up to 70% of units
at initial lease-up. After the lottery, there will be no local preference priority, and
accordingly, households who would otherwise qualify for local preference priority had they
been entered into the lottery, will not receive the benefit of this priority in determining
waiting list positions.
As referenced in the Information Packet, household size preference will supersede local
preference on all waiting lists. Additionally, households requiring the features of a disabled-
accessible or sensory-accessible unit will have top priority for accessible units. Household
size and disabled or sensory-accessible unit preferences will continue to apply after initial
lease-up.
Post-Lottery Process and Compliance
Households who were not entered into the Lottery will be permitted to complete Waiting
List Applications and will be placed on the appropriate Waiting List, behind all lottery
applicants, based on their household priority and based on when they submit a waiting list
application. These post-lottery applicants will be invited to move forward in the leasing
process only after the lottery applicants ahead of them on the Waiting Lists have been
processed as outlined in the Information Packet.
Post-Lottery Applicants will be reviewed by the leasing office for lease eligibility and, if
eligible, will be permitted to reserve a particular unit and establish a move-in date. The
household will then need to complete the SEB Housing Program Eligibility Review and be
deemed eligible for the program prior to moving into an affordable unit. If the application is
incomplete, the applicant will not be allowed to move into an affordable unit until they have
completed the application by SEB Housing, LLC’s standards.
EOHLC can perform an audit or review of the applicant files, or a representative sampling of
files, after households have moved into their affordable unit. If the files of any affordable unit
tenants are incomplete, or if any affordable unit tenants appear to be ineligible, SEB Housing,
LLC will work with the respective household in ensuring that all questions of EOHLC are
satisfied.
Post-lottery, on an annual basis, the property will submit an annual compliance report to the
Municipality which will certify the property’s compliance to EOHLC, as stated in the
Regulatory Agreement.
Lottery applicants with move-in dates more than 6 months from the date of the lottery will
need to complete a second and final review of their eligibility approximately with SEB
Housing, LLC. This second review of eligibility will be done approximately 60 days prior to
their move-in date to ensure that they are still eligible and that the documentation in their file
is still 60 days current of request date.
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Rent Update 2025 and 2026
In 2025 and 2026, after HUD publishes the annual Area Median Income numbers for Boston-
Cambridge-Quincy, MA MSA, SEB Housing, LLC will recalculate the affordable rents for 17
Hartwell submit them to the town and EOHLC for approval. If marketing has not begun,
SEB Housing will update the rents in all the marketing materials to reflect the changes to the
affordable rents for 2025 and then again in 2026.
Applicant Denials and Reviews
After the lottery, top waiting list applicants will be invited to complete a lease screening with
the Leasing Office and subsequently reserve a unit. If, during lease screening, an applicant is
denied by the Leasing Office they can present mitigating circumstances relating to the denial
that will be considered by the Leasing Office. If the cause for denial relates to criminal
background information, the Leasing Office will comply with all CORI requirements (803
CMR 2.00 and 803 CMR 5:00).
Applicants of affordable units will not be permitted to lease an affordable unit without first
being determined eligible for this program by SEB Housing. To assess an applicant’s
program eligibility, a household must submit a completed program application, along with
all supporting income, asset, and tax documentation to SEB Housing. Notices sent by SEB
Housing will inform the applicant of their right to appeal a determination or denial.
Applicants who exercise this option will first be granted a conference with the Application
Processor at SEB who determined the applicant’s ineligibility. If that conference does not
resolve applicant’s concerns, a manager at SEB will review the application and the appeal to
render a decision.
Ongoing Marketing
If the lottery does not generate the number of applicants anticipated to lease in the next 12
months, marketing will continue and the waitlists will remain open, and applicants who
apply will be placed on the waiting lists based on the date/time stamp of their application.
The affirmative fair marketing plan will be followed during this time and reasonable
accommodations will continue to be considered. If at any date after the lottery the Leasing
Office closes and then re-opens the waitlist, the Leasing Office will provide a minimum
application period during which households can apply to be added to the waitlists, to avoid
the disparate impact that may result from populating the waitlist on a first-come, first-
served basis. The Leasing Office will then implement a lottery to determine where such
households are to be placed on the waitlist.
At least annually, the property will send notices to all community contact groups in the
Lottery Marketing Plan, notifying them that their Waiting Lists are still open. All future
advertising should include the following information: Property name, address, property
email and phone contact info, waiting lists are still open, NEW rents and income limits,
unit/development description, the accessibility and fair housing logos, and a TTY number or
the MassRelay number, and the phrase “Free Translation Available.” All Group 2 units will
also be posted on the Housing Navigator website for at least 15 days prior to making those
units available to applicants who do not need the features of the unit.
Recertification
In accordance with the 40B program guidelines, all persons residing in the affordable rate
apartment units must recertify their income qualifications annually at the time of lease
renewal. Please also see the attached Affordable Lease Addendum for details on the
Recertification Process.
TAB 12
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM ADDENDUM
Resident(s):
Apartment Number: Lease Term:
1. Explanation of the Affordable Housing Program:
Occupancy of the Apartment is limited to tenants having incomes at or below 80% of the
area median income in accordance with the requirements of the Executive Office of
Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) Local Initiative Program. Resident's rights are
subject to the eligibility requirements under the Program. Resident must cooperate with
Manager in certifying its eligibility for the Program. Continued occupancy is subject to this
eligibility requirement.
2. Occupants:
Program eligibility of all occupants must be certified immediately following the addition of
anyone on the lease who was not part of the household most recently certified as eligible for
the affordable housing Program. If the entire household fails to recertify for Program
eligibility within 15 days of any new member being added to the lease, the entire household
will be non-compliant with the Affordable Housing Program and will be designated as an
Affordable Housing Program ineligible tenant, and Resident’s rent shall increase to the then
existing market rate rent for this unit, effective upon the commencement of the new lease
term. Resident will receive a notice from the Leasing Office detailing the amount of the
market rate rent prior to said rent going into effect. Should Resident choose not to sign a
new lease, Resident must provide the Leasing Office adequate and timely advance notice as
specified in the Lease Contract.
3. Income Eligibility and Certification:
Resident has been certified as being eligible for the Program.
Manager must be immediately notified if changes to the current household status occur.
This includes, but is not limited to, changes in:
* household members,
* income or assets,
* full-time student status,
* need for a live-in care attendant, and
* federal subsidized rental assistance.
Resident must be initially certified for eligibility for the Program and annually thereafter.
Upon request, Resident must complete the certification process. This includes verification
of all income, asset and other eligibility information and completing a new Program
Application. It is the Resident's responsibility to provide all necessary information to the
Leasing Office. Occupancy is subject to continuing eligibility under the Program
requirements. A minimum of 60 days prior to the lease date anniversary, the next annual
-2-
Resident recertification must be completed. Manager will contact the Resident 100-120
days prior to lease expiration to begin processing the necessary paperwork. It will be the
responsibility of the Resident to fully cooperate and provide all necessary information to
expedite this process. If Resident fails to complete the required recertification 60 days prior
to Resident’s lease expiration date, Resident’s rent shall increase to the then existing market
rate rent for this unit, effective upon the commencement of the new lease term. Resident
will receive a notice from the Leasing Office detailing the amount of the market rate rent
prior to said rent going into effect. Should Resident choose not to sign a new lease,
Resident must provide the Leasing Office adequate and timely advance notice as specified
in the Lease Contract.
4. Income Increases:
Resident's income is allowed to increase up to 140% of the current applicable income limit
before the Resident becomes ineligible for the Program. If Resident's income at the time of
annual eligibility determination exceeds 140% of the maximum allowable income as
governed by the Program, they will continue to pay the affordable rent for the remainder of
the current lease after which the Resident will have to pay market-rate rent or terminate the
lease contract with proper notice. The Manager will give the Resident notification of the
rent change from affordable to market-rate prior to the rent change taking effect in
accordance with the Lease Contract.
5. Unit Transfers:
If Resident requests a unit transfer, the Resident must complete the initial certification
process. All income, asset and other eligibility requirements will need to be reviewed for
Program eligibility. All paperwork must be completed and appropriate paperwork signed
prior to the transfer taking place. If Resident does not meet the initial eligibility
requirements of the Program, the unit transfer will be denied.
6. Rent Increases:
Rents are tied to the Area Median Income for the local HUD Metro Fair Market Rent Areas
(HMFA) and the local Utility Allowance. Resident’s rent may be increased by Manager
upon Lease Renewal if there is an increase in the AMI for the relevant HMFA and/or a
decrease in the local Utility Allowance for the specific utility types used at the property.
Rent increases will be based on annual increases to the Area Median Income for the local
HMFA as determined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development by household
size as published by HUD, the terms of the executed Regulatory Agreement or successor
agency and must be approved by EOHLC.
7. Certification by Resident: Resident hereby
a) certifies the accuracy of the statements made in the application and income survey;
b) agrees that the family income, family composition and other eligibility requirements,
shall be deemed substantial and material obligations of his or her occupancy; that he or
she will comply promptly with all requests for information with respect thereto from
-3-
Manager, the Monitoring Agent or EOHLC; and that his or her failure or refusal to
comply with a request for information with respect thereto shall be deemed a violation
of a substantial obligation of his or her occupancy; and
c) agrees that at such time as Manager, the Monitoring Agent or EOHLC may direct, he or
she will furnish to Manager certification of then current family income, with such
documentation as the Manager or Monitoring Agent shall reasonably require; and agrees
to such charges as the Manager or Monitoring Agent has previously approved for any
facilities and/or services which may be furnished by Manager or others to such resident
upon his or her request, in addition to the facilities and services, if any, included in the
rentals, as amended from time to time pursuant to the Program.
Signature of Resident: ______________________________
Signature of Manager: ______________________________
TAB 13
W/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/D
W/D W/DW/D
W/D
W/DW/D
W/D
W/D
W/D
W/D
W/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/D
W/DW/D
W/D
W/D
W/DW/DW/D
W/DW/DW/DW/D
W/D W/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DUP
W/D
W/DSTOPVANVAN
STOP
VANPWE
W/DW/DW/D
W/DW/D1
A-300_____________
BUILDING EDGE ABOVE
BUILDING EDGE ABOVE
BIKES
G107
MAIN TRASH
G100
WATER
G110
TRASH
G101VEST.
G102
MAIN ELEC.
G103
VEST.
G104
DOG WASH
G106
MAINTENANCE
G108
ELEC. B
S106
GASSOLENOIDVALVE
S107
ELEC. A
S101
MOVE-INLOBBY
V105
S1-HoH
136
A2
134
A2
138
A2
140
B1
165
B4
167
B1
164
B1
166
B1
146
A2
142
B6.1
145
B1
147
B1.2
149
A1.2
159
A2
110
A1
106
B4
108
A1.1
111
A1
113
A1
107
A6
120
A1
104
C3-G2
102
S2
176
B1
174AD1
172A2
170
A3
163 C3
162 S2
154
A3-G2
148
S1
157
B2
153
B4
155
B3
135 B1-G2
137
C4
139
B1.1
143
C2
141
AD3
133
AD4
168
A4
103
A4
105 A4
151
A1.1
109
COURTYARD1
CT103
COURTYARD2
CT104
AD1.1
161
A5
156
B1
144
UP
A-201
4
A-201
3
A-2011A-201
2
2
A-300_____________
3
A-300_____________
A2
169
VEST.
V104
VEST.
V102
VAN
EMR
S103
136' - 10 1/2"
136' - 0"6.25%UP
6.25%
B1
115
C5
117
A-202
3
A-202
7
EMR
S104
EMR
G105
MDF /TELECOM
S102
AMENITY
A100
390' - 0"
65' - 0 1/2"119' - 11"65' - 0 1/2"75' - 0"65' - 0"
1' - 11 1/2" 14' - 0" 16' - 7"32' - 6"40' - 10 1/2"24' - 6"54' - 6 1/2"32' - 6"
32' - 6 1/2"2' - 6"
2' - 6"273' - 6 1/8"2' - 0 1/2"42' - 6 1/2"75' - 5 1/2"26' - 2"48' - 9"78' - 6 5/8"44' - 9"18' - 10"90' - 8"62' - 1"124' - 0"87' - 4"87' - 1 1/8"241' - 4 1/8"93' - 8"
155' - 9"
STAIR 2
ST2-1
STAIR 3
ST3-1
STAIR 4
ST4-1
ELEV 1
EL1-1
ELEV 2
EL2-1
ELEV 3
EL3-1
A-202
2
A-202
4
A-202
1
A-202
8
A-202
5
A-202
6
TENANTSTOR.
S105
VEST.
V103
3HR FIREWALL
3HR FIREWALL
REFER TO SHEET ID110
BIKES
G109
UNIVERSAL
PARKING GATES
PARKING GATES
VAN
DRY VALVE
G113
FINAL EV PARKING SPACE LOCATIONS SHALL BE BY OWNER AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
IDF
S108
A2
158
BIKES
A110
VEST.
V101
WD1C4/6
WD1C4103' - 8"100' - 8"89' - 3"12' - 2"7' - 1"17' - 10 1/2"6' - 6"
98' - 4"
6' - 6" 17' - 9 1/2"7' - 2 3/4" 12' - 2"
55' - 2"90' - 4"12' - 2"7' - 8"17' - 10" 6' - 6"
53' - 4"
6' - 6" 17' - 10"7' - 8" 12' - 2"96' - 4"7' - 0"8' - 0"
5' - 6"7' - 0"8' - 0"7' - 0"7' - 0"5' - 6"
7' - 0"7' - 1 3/4"7' - 0"7' - 0"7' - 0"7' - 0"7' - 0"
VEST.
V106
A-601.12
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A-601.3
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9
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1/16" = 1'-0"
15 HartwellAvenue
15 Hartwell AveLexington, MA 02421
BP 17 HartwellLLC
800 Boylston Street,Prudential Center,Boston, MA 02199
PERMIT SET
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Plan
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Studio (2)
1-BR (21)
1BR + Den (4)
2-BR (15)
3-BR (5)
KEY
47 TOTAL
Total count includes:
1 1-BR G2 unit
1 2-BR G2 unit
1 3-BR G2 unit
1 1-BR HOH Unit
UP DN
W/DW/D
W/D
W/DW/D
W/D
W/DW/D
W/D
W/DW/DW/D
W/D
W/DW/D
W/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/D
W/D
W/D
W/DW/D
W/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/D W/DDN
W/DW/D
UP
W/DW/D W/D
W/D W/DW/D W/D
W/D
W/D
W/D
W/D
W/D
W/D
W/D
W/D
W/D
W/D W/DW/DW/DW/D
W/DW/D
W/D
W/DW/DW/D1
A-300_____________
UP
UP
C1-G2+HoH
217
C1.1
219
ELEC. A
S201
STOR.
S209
ELEC. B
S208
C2
241
C4
239
B1
237B3
235
B1.1
243
B6
245
B1-HoH
247
B1.2
249
A4
251
B2
253
B4
255
S1-G2
257
B1
266
B1
264
C3
262
A2
258
A5
256
A2
254
A3
248
B1
246
B1
244
A2
242
A2
240
A2
238
S1
236
A2
234
A2
232
AD4
268
VEST.
G204
BIKES
G205
BIKES
G201
TRASH
G202VEST.
G203
B1-G2
265
B4
267
A3
263
A2
270
AD1
272
B1
274
C3
202
A1
204
A1
206
B4
208
A2
222
A2
220
A2
210
A1-HoH
224
B1.3
226A2
228
A2
230
A1.1
209
A1.1
211
A1
213
B1
215
A1
207
AD2
221
AD2
227
A5.1
223
B1.4
225
C1.1
231 AD3
233
A2
276
TENANTSTOR.
S205
STOR.
S206
A4
205
A4
203
S3
201
A-201
4
A-201
3
A-2011A-201
2
2
A-300_____________
3
A-300_____________
A2
269
B5
261
6.25%5.27%A-202
3
A-202
7
146' - 0"
148' - 0"
148' - 0"
TENANTSTOR.
S207
BIKES
G206
390' - 0"
65' - 0"120' - 0"65' - 0"75' - 0"65' - 0"
40' - 11"24' - 6"54' - 7"273' - 5 5/8"120' - 0"26' - 2"48' - 9"78' - 6 5/8"16' - 5"26' - 0"48' - 3"62' - 1"
231' - 11 1/2"124' - 0"86' - 10 3/8"18' - 10"44' - 9"120' - 0"
54' - 7"2' - 6"2' - 6"2' - 6"2' - 6"
TYP
TYP
STAIR 2
ST2-2
STAIR 3
ST3-2
STAIR 4
ST4-2
ELEV 1
EL1-2
ELEV 3
EL3-2
ELEV 2
EL2-2
98' - 4"103' - 8"A-202
2A-202
4
A-202
1
A-202
8
A-202
5
A-202
6
TENANTSTOR.
S2027' - 2 3/4" 12' - 2"
24' - 4"24' - 4"12' - 2"7' - 1"89' - 3"100' - 8"7' - 0"7' - 0"5' - 6"
7' - 0"
8' - 0"
24' - 4"7' - 8" 12' - 2"96' - 4"53' - 4"
24' - 4"12' - 2"7' - 8"90' - 4"8' - 0"7' - 0"55' - 2"7' - 0"5' - 6"
3HR FIREWALL
3HR FIREWALL
93' - 8 1/8"
155' - 9 1/8"87' - 0 1/8"241' - 3 1/8"IDF
S203
A1.2
259
A-6017
A-601
9
10
A-601.25
A-601.2
2
3
A-601.1
5
6
A-601.2
11
A-601.311A-601.215
A-601.2
A-601.2
1716
A-601.2 13
A-601.2
7
A-601.2A-601.2 89
A-602
22
24
2325
A-60232
27
31
A-60229
30
28
A-602
34
36
37 35
drawing number:drawing name:registration:drawing information:key plan:issuance:consultant information:client information:project information:drawing by:
drawing checked by:
drawing date:
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drawing revisions:
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1/16" = 1'-0"
15 HartwellAvenue
15 Hartwell AveLexington, MA 02421
BP 17 HartwellLLC
800 Boylston Street,Prudential Center,Boston, MA 02199
PERMIT SET
Second
Floor Plan
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No. Description Date
N
DNUP
W/DW/D
W/D
W/D
W/D
W/DW/D W/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/D
W/DW/D
W/D
W/D
W/DW/D
W/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/D W/DW/D
W/D
DN
UP
W/DW/D
W/D
W/DW/DW/DW/D W/D
W/D
W/D
W/D
W/D
W/D
W/D
W/DW/D
W/D
W/D W/DW/DW/DW/D
W/DW/D
W/D
W/DW/DW/D1
A-300_____________
VEST.
G304
BIKES
G305
BIKES
G301
TRASH
G302VEST.
G303
A-201
4
A-201
3
A-2011A-201
2
2
A-300_____________
3
A-300_____________
C1
317
C1.1
319
ELEC. A
S301
ELEC. B
S308
C2
341
C4
339
B1
337
B3
335
B1.1
343
B6
345
B1
347
B1-G2
349
A1
351
B2.1
353
B4
355
S1
357
B1
366
B1
364
C3
362
A2
358
A5
356 A2
354
A3
348
B1
346
B1
344
A2
342
A2
340A2
338
S1-G2
336
A2
334
A2
332
AD4
368
B1
365
B4
367
A2
369
A3
363
A2
370
B1-HoH
374
C3
302
A1
304
A1
306
B4
308
A2
322
A2
320
A2
310
A1-G2
324
B1.3
326A2
328
A2
330
A1.1
309
A1.1
311
A1
313
B6.2
315
A1
307
AD2
321
AD2
327
A5.1
323
B1.4
325
C1.1
331 AD3
333
A2
376
TENANTSTOR.
S305
STOR.
S306
A1
305
A1-G2
303
S3.1
301 B5
361
UP
UP
6.25%4.64%A-202
3
A-202
7
158' - 8"
157' - 1 3/4"
158' - 8"
STOR.
S309
TENANTSTOR.
S307
BIKES
G306
CORRIDOR
390' - 0"
65' - 0"75' - 0"65' - 0"
40' - 11"24' - 6"2' - 6"2' - 6"44' - 6 1/2"25' - 1"50' - 4 1/2"26' - 2"44' - 9"18' - 10"16' - 5"62' - 1"
231' - 11 1/2"124' - 0"86' - 10 3/8"127' - 7 3/4"65' - 0"
2' - 6"
120' - 0"
54' - 7"2' - 6"26' - 0"95' - 8 3/8"
157' - 9 3/8"134' - 11 7/8"240' - 11 7/8"273' - 9 3/4"TYP
STAIR 1
ST1-3
STAIR 2
ST2-3
STAIR 3
ST3-3
STAIR 4
ST4-3
ELEV 1
EL1-3
ELEV 3
EL3-3
ELEV 2
EL2-3
A-202
2
A-202
4
A-202
1
A-202
8
A-202
5
A-202
6
TENANTSTOR.
S302
3HR FIREWALL
3HR FIREWALL
CORRIDOR
IDF
S303
A1.2
359
12' - 6"103' - 8"89' - 3"12' - 2"17' - 10"6' - 6"
98' - 4"
6' - 6" 17' - 10"7' - 2 3/4" 12' - 2"
55' - 2"90' - 4"12' - 2"7' - 8"17' - 10" 6' - 6"
53' - 4"
6' - 6" 17' - 10"7' - 8" 12' - 2"96' - 4"6' - 6 1/2"8' - 0"
5' - 0 1/2"7' - 0"8' - 0"7' - 0"5' - 6"
7' - 0"7' - 1 3/4"7' - 0"7' - 0"7' - 0"7' - 0"
A-601.37
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AD1
372
drawing number:drawing name:registration:drawing information:key plan:issuance:consultant information:client information:project information:drawing by:
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drawing scale:
project number:
drawing revisions:
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1/16" = 1'-0"
15 HartwellAvenue
15 Hartwell AveLexington, MA 02421
BP 17 HartwellLLC
800 Boylston Street,Prudential Center,Boston, MA 02199
PERMIT SET
Third Floor
Plan
A-103
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No. Description Date
N
DNUP
W/DW/D
W/D
W/D
W/D
W/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/D
W/D
W/D
W/DW/D
W/D
W/D
W/D
W/DW/DW/DW/DW/DW/D W/DW/D
W/D
W/D W/D W/DW/DW/DW/DW/D W/D W/D
W/D
W/D
W/D W/D
W/D
DN
UP
W/DW/D
W/D
W/D W/DW/D
W/DW/DVEST.
G404
BIKES
G405
BIKES
G401
VEST.
G403
TRASH
G402
A-201
4
A-201
3
A-2011A-201
2
2
A-300_____________
3
A-300_____________
C1
417
C1.1
419
ELEC. A
S401
STOR.
S409
ELEC. B
S408
C2
441
C4
439
B1
437B3-HoH
435
B1.1
443
B6
445
B1
447
B1
449
A1-G2
451
B2.1
453
B4
455
S1-HoH
457
B1
466
B1
464
C3-G2
462
A2
458
A5
456
A2
454
A3
448
B1
446
B1
444
A2
442
A2
440A2
438
S1
436
A2
434
A2
432
AD4
468
B1
465
B4
467
A2
469
A3
463
A2
470
AD1
472
B1
474
C3
402
A1
404
A1
406
B4
408
A2
422
A2
420
A2
410
A1
424
B1.3
426
A2
428 A2
430
A1.1
409
A1.1
411
A1-G2
413
B6.2
415
A1
407
AD2
421
AD2-G2
427
A5.1
423B1.4
425
C1.1
431 AD3
433
A2
476
TENANTSTOR.
S405
STOR.
S406
A1
405
A1
403
S3.1
401 B5
461
UP
UP
6.25%4.64%A-202
3
A-202
7
167' - 9 5/8"
169' - 4"
169' - 4"
TENANTSTOR.
S407
BIKES
G406
390' - 0"
65' - 0"75' - 0"65' - 0"
40' - 11"24' - 6"2' - 6"2' - 6"44' - 6 1/2"25' - 1"50' - 4 1/2"26' - 2"44' - 9"18' - 10"16' - 5"62' - 1"
231' - 11 1/2"124' - 0"127' - 7 3/4"65' - 0"
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157' - 9 3/8"134' - 11 7/8"240' - 11 7/8"273' - 9 3/4"4' - 0 1/8"
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ELEV 1
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ELEV 2
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ELEV 3
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ST1-4
STAIR 2
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STAIR 3
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6' - 6" 17' - 10"7' - 8" 12' - 2"96' - 4"6' - 6 1/2"8' - 0"
5' - 0 1/2"7' - 0"8' - 0"7' - 0"5' - 6"
7' - 0"7' - 1 3/4"7' - 0"7' - 0"7' - 0"7' - 0"
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15 HartwellAvenue
15 Hartwell AveLexington, MA 02421
BP 17 HartwellLLC
800 Boylston Street,Prudential Center,Boston, MA 02199
PERMIT SET
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Floor Plan
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C1
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ELEC. A
S501
BDA
S509
ELEC. B
S508
C2
541
C4
539
B1
537
B3
535
B1.1
543
B6.1
545
B1
547
B1-G2
549
A1
551
B2.1
553
B4
555
S1
557
B1-G2
566
B1
564
C3
562
A2
558
A5
556
A2
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A3
548
B1
546
B1
544
A2
542
A2
540
A2
538
S1
536
A2
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A2
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AD4
568
B1
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B4
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A2
569
A3
563
A2
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B1
574
C3
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A1
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A1
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B4
508
A2
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A2
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A2
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A2
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A2
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509
A1.1
511
A1
513
B6.2
515
A1-G2
507
AD2
521
AD2
527
A5.1
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B1.4
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S505
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65' - 0"75' - 0"65' - 0"
40' - 11"24' - 6"2' - 6"2' - 6"44' - 6 1/2"25' - 1"50' - 4 1/2"26' - 2"44' - 9"18' - 10"62' - 1"
231' - 11 1/2"124' - 0"127' - 7 3/4"65' - 0"
2' - 6"
120' - 0"
54' - 7"2' - 6"
95' - 8 3/8"
157' - 9 3/8"177' - 4 7/8"240' - 11 7/8"273' - 9 3/4"TYP
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ST1-5
STAIR 2
ST2-5
STAIR 3
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STAIR 4
ST4-5
ELEV 1
EL1-5
ELEV 2
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ELEV 3
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A-202
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S502
3HR FIREWALL
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BIKES
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103' - 8"89' - 3"12' - 2"17' - 10"6' - 6"
98' - 4"
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55' - 2"90' - 4"12' - 2"7' - 8"17' - 10" 6' - 6"
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15 HartwellAvenue
15 Hartwell AveLexington, MA 02421
BP 17 HartwellLLC
800 Boylston Street,Prudential Center,Boston, MA 02199
PERMIT SET
Fifth Floor
Plan
A-105
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Column1 Column2 Column3 Column4 Column5 Column6
Units
Name Number Unit Type NRSF HoH Affordable
First Floor
C3-G2 102 3 x 3 1,200 Yes
A4 103 1 x 1 698
A1 104 1 x 1 750 Yes
A4 105 1 x 1 698
A1 106 1 x 1 750
A1 107 1 x 1 750
B4 108 2 x 2 1,057
A1.1 109 1 x 1 723
A2 110 1 x 1 737
A1.1 111 1 x 1 723
A1 113 1 x 1 750
B1 115 2 x 2 1,088 Yes
C5 117 3 x 3 1,314
A6 120 1 x 1 737 Yes
AD3 133 1 x 1 + Den 1,013
A2 134 1 x 1 737
B3 135 2 x 2 1,088 Yes
S1 136 Studio 622 Yes
B1-G2 137 2 x 2 1,088
A2 138 1 x 1 737
C4 139 3 x 3 1,156
A2 140 1 x 1 737
C2 141 3 x 3 1,404
A2 142 1 x 1 737
B1.1 143 2 x 2 1,050
B1 144 2 x 2 1,088
B6.1 145 2 x 2 1,068
B1 146 2 x 2 1,088
B1 147 2 x 2 1,088
A3-G2 148 1 x 1 723 Yes
B1.2 149 2 x 2 1,014
A4 151 1 x 1 698
B2 153 2 x 2 1,020
S2 154 Studio 582
B4 155 2 x 2 1,057 Yes
A5 156 1 x 1 678
S1 157 Studio 622
A2 158 1 x 1 737
A1.2 159 1 x 1 796
AD1.1 161 1 x 1 + Den 943 Yes
C3 162 3 x 3 1,200
A3 163 1 x 1 723
B1 164 2 x 2 1,088
B1 165 2 x 2 1,088
B1 166 2 x 2 1,088
B4 167 2 x 2 1,057
AD4 168 1 x 1 + Den 920
A2 169 1 x 1 737
A2 170 1 x 1 737 Yes
AD1 172 1 x 1 + Den 930
B1 174 2 x 2 1,088
S2 176 Studio 582
Second Floor
S3 201 Studio 537 Yes
C3 202 3 x 3 1,200 Yes
A4 203 1 x 1 698
A1 204 1 x 1 750
A4 205 1 x 1 698
A1 206 1 x 1 750
A1 207 1 x 1 750
B4 208 2 x 2 1,057
A1.1 209 1 x 1 723
A2 210 1 x 1 737
A1.1 211 1 x 1 723
A1 213 1 x 1 750
B1 215 2 x 2 1,088
C1-G2 217 3 x 3 1,527 Yes
C1.1 219 3 x 3 1,527
A2 220 1 x 1 737 Yes
AD2 221 1 x 1 + Den 938
A2 222 1 x 1 737
A5.1 223 1 x 1 720
A1 224 1 x 1 750 Yes Yes
B1.4 225 2 x 2 1,120
B1.3 226 2 x 2 1,191
AD2 227 1 x 1 + Den 938 Yes
A2 228 1 x 1 737
A2 230 1 x 1 737
C1.1 231 3 x 3 1,527
A2 232 1 x 1 737
AD3 233 1 x 1 + Den 1,013
A2 234 1 x 1 737
B3 235 2 x 2 1,088
S1 236 Studio 622
B1 237 2 x 2 1,088
A2 238 1 x 1 737
C4 239 3 x 3 1,156
A2 240 1 x 1 737 Yes
C2 241 3 x 3 1,404
A2 242 1 x 1 737
B1.1 243 2 x 2 1,050 Yes
B1 244 2 x 2 1,088
B6 245 2 x 2 1,038
B1 246 2 x 2 1,088
B1 247 2 x 2 1,088 Yes
A3 248 1 x 1 723
B1.2 249 2 x 2 1,014
A4 251 1 x 1 698
B2 253 2 x 2 1,020 Yes
A2 254 1 x 1 737
B4 255 2 x 2 1,057
A5 256 1 x 1 678
S1-G2 257 Studio 622
A2 258 1 x 1 737
A1.2 259 1 x 1 796 Yes
B5 261 2 x 2 1,157 Yes
C3 262 3 x 3 1,200
A3 263 1 x 1 723 Yes
B1 264 2 x 2 1,088
B1-G2 265 2 x 2 1,088
B1 266 2 x 2 1,088
B4 267 2 x 2 1,057
AD4 268 1 x 1 + Den 920
A2 269 1 x 1 737
A2 270 1 x 1 737
AD1 272 1 x 1 + Den 930
B1 274 2 x 2 1,088
A2 276 1 x 1 737
Third Floor
S3.1 301 Studio 592
C3 302 3 x 3 1,200
A1-G2 303 1 x 1 750
A1 304 1 x 1 750
A1 305 1 x 1 750 Yes
A1 306 1 x 1 750
A1 307 1 x 1 750
B4 308 2 x 2 1,057
A1.1 309 1 x 1 723
A2 310 1 x 1 737
A1.1 311 1 x 1 723 Yes
A1 313 1 x 1 750
B6.2 315 2 x 2 1,038
C1 317 3 x 3 1,431
C1.1 319 3 x 3 1,527
A2 320 1 x 1 737
AD2 321 1 x 1 + Den 938
A2 322 1 x 1 737
A5.1 323 1 x 1 720
A1-G2 324 1 x 1 750
B1.4 325 2 x 2 1,120
B1.3 326 2 x 2 1,191 Yes
AD2 327 1 x 1 + Den 938 Yes
A2 328 1 x 1 737
A2 330 1 x 1 737 Yes
C1.1 331 3 x 3 1,527
A2 332 1 x 1 737
AD3 333 1 x 1 + Den 1,013
A2 334 1 x 1 737
B3 335 2 x 2 1,088
S1-G2 336 Studio 622
B1 337 2 x 2 1,088
A2 338 1 x 1 737
C4 339 3 x 3 1,156 Yes
A2 340 1 x 1 737
C2 341 3 x 3 1,404
A2 342 1 x 1 737
B1.1 343 2 x 2 1,050
B1 344 2 x 2 1,088
B6 345 2 x 2 1,038
B1 346 2 x 2 1,088
B1 347 2 x 2 1,088
A3 348 1 x 1 723
B1-G2 349 2 x 2 1,088
A1 351 1 x 1 750
B2.1 353 2 x 2 1,050
A2 354 1 x 1 737
B4 355 2 x 2 1,057 Yes
A5 356 1 x 1 678
S1 357 Studio 622
A2 358 1 x 1 737 Yes
A1.2 359 1 x 1 796
B5 361 2 x 2 1,157
C3 362 3 x 3 1,200
A3 363 1 x 1 723
B1 364 2 x 2 1,088
B1 365 2 x 2 1,088
B1 366 2 x 2 1,088
B4 367 2 x 2 1,057 Yes
AD4 368 1 x 1 + Den 920
A2 369 1 x 1 737
A2 370 1 x 1 737
AD1 372 1 x 1 + Den 930
B1 374 2 x 2 1,088 Yes
A2 376 1 x 1 737
Fourth Floor
S3.1 401 Studio 592
C3 402 3 x 3 1,200 Yes
A1 403 1 x 1 750
A1 404 1 x 1 750
A1 405 1 x 1 750
A1 406 1 x 1 750
A1 407 1 x 1 750
B4 408 2 x 2 1,057
A1.1 409 1 x 1 723
A2 410 1 x 1 737 Yes
A1.1 411 1 x 1 723
A1-G2 413 1 x 1 750
B6.2 415 2 x 2 1,038 Yes
C1 417 3 x 3 1,431
C1.1 419 3 x 3 1,527
A2 420 1 x 1 737
AD2 421 1 x 1 + Den 938
A2 422 1 x 1 737
A5.1 423 1 x 1 720
A1 424 1 x 1 750
B1.4 425 2 x 2 1,120
B1.3 426 2 x 2 1,191
AD2-G2 427 1 x 1 + Den 938
A2 428 1 x 1 737
A2 430 1 x 1 737
C1.1 431 3 x 3 1,527
A2 432 1 x 1 737
AD3 433 1 x 1 + Den 1,013
A2 434 1 x 1 737
B3 435 2 x 2 1,088 Yes
S1 436 Studio 622 Yes
B1 437 2 x 2 1,088
A2 438 1 x 1 737
C4 439 3 x 3 1,156
A2 440 1 x 1 737
C2 441 3 x 3 1,404
A2 442 1 x 1 737
B1.1 443 2 x 2 1,050 Yes
B1 444 2 x 2 1,088
B6 445 2 x 2 1,038
B1 446 2 x 2 1,088
B1 447 2 x 2 1,088
A3 448 1 x 1 723 Yes
B1 449 2 x 2 1,088
A1-G2 451 1 x 1 750
B2.1 453 2 x 2 1,050
A2 454 1 x 1 737
B4 455 2 x 2 1,057
A5 456 1 x 1 678
S1 457 Studio 622 Yes
A2 458 1 x 1 737
A1.2 459 1 x 1 796 Yes
B5 461 2 x 2 1,157 Yes
C3-G2 462 3 x 3 1,200
A3 463 1 x 1 723
B1 464 2 x 2 1,088
B1 465 2 x 2 1,088
B1 466 2 x 2 1,088
B4 467 2 x 2 1,057
AD4 468 1 x 1 + Den 920
A2 469 1 x 1 737
A2 470 1 x 1 737
AD1 472 1 x 1 + Den 930
B1 474 2 x 2 1,088
A2 476 1 x 1 737 Yes
Fifth Floor
S3.1 501 Studio 592
C3 502 3 x 3 1,200
A1 503 1 x 1 750
A1 504 1 x 1 750
A1 505 1 x 1 750
A1 506 1 x 1 750
A1-G2 507 1 x 1 750
B4 508 2 x 2 1,057 Yes
A1.1 509 1 x 1 723 Yes
A2 510 1 x 1 737
A1.1 511 1 x 1 723
A1 513 1 x 1 750
B6.2 515 2 x 2 1,038
C1 517 3 x 3 1,431
C1.1 519 3 x 3 1,527
A2 520 1 x 1 737
AD2 521 1 x 1 + Den 938
A2 522 1 x 1 737
A5.1 523 1 x 1 720
A1 524 1 x 1 750
B1.4 525 2 x 2 1,120
B1.3 526 2 x 2 1,191
AD2 527 1 x 1 + Den 938
A2 528 1 x 1 737
A2 530 1 x 1 737
C1.1 531 3 x 3 1,527
A2 532 1 x 1 737
AD3 533 1 x 1 + Den 1,013
A2 534 1 x 1 737
B3 535 2 x 2 1,088
S1 536 Studio 622
B1 537 2 x 2 1,088
A2 538 1 x 1 737
C4 539 3 x 3 1,156 Yes
A2 540 1 x 1 737
C2 541 3 x 3 1,404
A2 542 1 x 1 737
B1.1 543 2 x 2 1,050
B1 544 2 x 2 1,088
B6.1 545 2 x 2 1,068
B1 546 2 x 2 1,088 Yes
B1 547 2 x 2 1,088
A3 548 1 x 1 723 Yes
B1-G2 549 2 x 2 1,088
A1 551 1 x 1 750
B2.1 553 2 x 2 1,050
A2 554 1 x 1 737
B4 555 2 x 2 1,057
A5 556 1 x 1 678
S1 557 Studio 622
A2 558 1 x 1 737
A1.2 559 1 x 1 796 Yes
B5 561 2 x 2 1,157
C3 562 3 x 3 1,200
A3 563 1 x 1 723
B1 564 2 x 2 1,088
B1 565 2 x 2 1,088
B1-G2 566 2 x 2 1,088 Yes
B4 567 2 x 2 1,057
AD4 568 1 x 1 + Den 920 Yes
A2 569 1 x 1 737 Yes
A2 570 1 x 1 737
AD1 572 1 x 1 + Den 930
B1 574 2 x 2 1,088
A2 576 1 x 1 737
286,069 47
Office Address: 37 Knox Trail, Acton, MA 01720 Phone: (978) 287-1092
Regional Housing Services Office
Serving Acton, Bedford, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Maynard, Natick, Sudbury, Wayland, and Weston
Website: WWW.RHSOhousing.org Email: INFO@ RHSOhousing.org
February 11, 2025
To: Denise St. Vistal, MassHousing, via email dst.vistal@masshousing.com
One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108
CC: Elizabeth Hughes, Katharine Kaplan (katharine@sebhousing.com)
Re: 17 Hartwell Ave. Lexington- Local Preference Justification
The Town of Lexington is requesting a local preference be used in leasing at 17 Hartwell Ave. in
Lexington as described below.
Project Background: The Town of Lexington has approved a permit for a family rental housing
development. The development will contain 312 rental units across studio, 1br, 2br and 3br sized
units. For the rental development: 47 of the 312 will be affordable, earning at or below 80% Area
Median Income (AMI) – 2 studio units, 21- 1bd units, 4- 1bd with den, 15- 2bd units, 5- 3br units.
The Town is requesting 25% local preference units, or 11 units: 5- 1br, 1- 1br w/ den, 3- 2br, and 2-
3br.
Lexington has mostly owners, with less than one-quarter as renters. Lexington has a modest
amount of rental housing – HUD’s Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data for
2017-2021 reports that 83% of Lexington’s residents are owners (10,185 of 12,300 total households),
and 17% are renters.
Less than one-quarter of Lexington residents are low income: CHAS data for 2017-2021 reports that
there are 12,300 households in Lexington. Of the total households, 7% (880) are extremely low
income – below 30% Area Median Income (AMI), 5% (675) are very low income – between 30% and
50% AMI, and 7% (805) are low income – between 50% and 80% AMI. In total, 19% of Lexington
residents (2,360) are low income, or below 80% AMI.
Forty Percent (45%) of the renters in Lexington earn below 80% AMI. Looking at renters alone,
twenty-four percent (24%) of the renters are under 30% AMI, and another twenty-one percent (21%)
earning between 30% AMI and 80% AMI. These 950 households may be eligible for the affordable
units at 17 Hartwell Ave. in Lexington.
A low-income family of three in Lexington (eligible for a 2bd unit) at 80% of the Area Median Income
(AMI) earns no more than $117,250 annually. Using a 30% housing allowance, such a family can
afford to pay a maximum of $2,931 per month in rent if all utilities are included, or $2,668 without
utilities included. The rent that a household eligible for a one-bedroom could afford would be a bit
less, and the rent a household eligible for a 3-bedroom could afford would be a bit more.
There is insufficient affordable rental housing available in Lexington. A survey of rental listings
taken from online real estate database Trulia.com on February 11, 2025 showed only 6 listings for 2br
rental units in Lexington at or under $3000, and 2 listings for 1br rental units at or under $2200. This
search demonstrates that there is insufficient rental housing currently available in Lexington that
would be affordable to the 950 low-income rental households targeted for the affordable units at 17
Hartwell Ave. in Lexington.
Nearly three quarters (71%) of Lexington’s low income households are cost-burdened. Although
not all 2,360 Lexington households estimated to qualify for the units at 17 Hartwell Ave. Lexington
Office Address: 37 Knox Trail, Acton, MA 01720 Phone: (978) 287-1092
Regional Housing Services Office
Serving Acton, Bedford, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Maynard, Natick, Sudbury, Wayland, and Weston
Website: WWW.RHSOhousing.org Email: INFO@ RHSOhousing.org
are currently searching for rental housing, low-income households are more likely than others to be
cost-burdened, meaning that they spend more than 30% of their incomes on housing costs. According
to CHAS data, 71% (1,675) of Lexington’s low-income households are cost-burdened, and are
therefore in need of housing that is more affordable to them.
Policy Adherence: Therefore, the Town of Lexington would like to offer more affordable rental
opportunities to its low-income, 80% AMI households. Any person or household who qualifies under
the local preference shall have equal consideration in the Local Pool and is also be eligible in the
General Pool.
In alignment with the EOHLC Chapter 40B guidelines, the AFHMP will demonstrate what efforts the
lottery agent will take to prevent a disparate impact or discriminatory effect.
SEB Housing, the developer’s lottery agent, has confirmed that the marketing campaign will
effectively reach out to minority households, and use of lottery procedures to ensure that minorities
are not unfairly impacted by the use of local preference. If the local pool does not include more than
33.4% minority applicants EOHLC’s guidelines will be followed, and minority balancing will be
required
It is recognized that if the project receives HUD financing, HUD standards must be followed.
The local preference is defined further as residents of the Town, to include:
Current Lexington residents; or
Families with children enrolled in Lexington Public Schools; or
Employees of the Town of Lexington; or
Employees of Lexington businesses
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING
AGENDA ITEM TITLE:
Revision - PARC Restaurant Group Lex, LLC DBA Post 1917 Restaurant All Alcohol
Liquor License Application
PRESENTER:
Doug Lucente, Chair
ITEM
NUMBER:
I.1
SUMMARY:
Category: Decision-making
On February, 24, 2025, the Board approved the new Liquor License Application for 27 Waltham Street from
PARC Restaurant Group Lex d/b/a Post 1917.
The ABCC sent a "return no action" notification to the Applicant copying the Select Board Office regarding
the new license application citing that the applicant needs to submit the following UPDATED information to
the local licensing authority for their approval of the amended application page:
As the applicant provided loan documents in their original application that indicate the individuals loaning
money to the licensee will become percentage owners once the loan is paid back, the applicant must
disclose those percentage owners on the application and have the updated page 2 approved by the local
licensing authority.
This is an administrative action and no hearing is required.
Attached is the necessary updated paperwork submitted by PARC Restaurant Group Lex to be voted on by
the Select Board.
SUGGESTED MOTION:
Move to approve PARC Restaurant Group Lex’s submission of the required updated paperwork to be sent to
ABCC for ABCC's reconsideration of PARC Restaurant Group Lex’s new Liquor License application.
FOLLOW-UP:
Select Board Office
DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA:
4/7/2025 6:41pm
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Updated Application Page 2 Backup Material
APPLICATION FOR A NEW LICENSE5. CORPORATE STRUCTURE
6. PROPOSED OFFICERS, STOCK OR OWNERSHIP INTEREST
2
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING
AGENDA ITEM TITLE:
Accept Walking Trail Easement for Fairland Commons
PRESENTER:
Meghan McNamara, Assistant
Planning Director
ITEM
NUMBER:
I.2
SUMMARY:
Category: Decision-making
The Board is being asked to accept and sign the Wildlife, Sidewalk & Footpath Easement for the Fairland
Commons Balanced Housing Development.
Background:
On July 10, 2019, the Planning Board approved a Special Permit Residential-Balanced Housing Development
for the creation of 16 dwelling units known as “Fairland Commons Balanced Housing Development” (BHD).
The project site consists of 4.72 acres at 15 Fairland Street (42-205), 17 Fairland Street (42-204C) and 185
Lincoln Street (42-233). The existing dwelling at 185 Lincoln Street was approved to be converted to a two-
family condominium, with one unit being a Moderate Income Unit. Fairland Street, an unaccepted road,
provides access to the new interior drive, and a footpath provides pedestrian access to the site from Lincoln
Street.
Per Condition of Approval #22 of the July 10, 2019 Decision, the Applicant, Barons Custom Homes, is
required to provide an easement in a form acceptable to the Town for public pedestrian access from the
development’s entrance, directly down the interior drive and sidewalk to the Footpath located between Units 13
& 14 and past units 15 & 16 out to Lincoln street.
The “Wildlife, Sidewalk & Footpath Easement Plan” dated January, 24, 2025 indicates the locations of the 5-
foot wide walkway easement and 4-foot wide sidewalk easement.
The draft easement has been reviewed by the Applicant, Planning Staff and Anderson Kreiger.
SUGGESTED MOTION:
To accept and sign the Wildlife, Sidewalk & Footpath Easement for the Fairland Commons Balanced Housing
Development, as presented.
FOLLOW-UP:
Planning Department
DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA:
4/7/2025 6:45pm
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Request Memo Backup Material
Easement - Fairland Commons Walking Trail Backup Material
Wildlife Sidewalk & Footpath easement plan Backup Material
Copy of Special Permit Decicion - 15-17 Fairland Street Backup Material
Town of Lexington
PLANNING
DEPARTMENT
Abby McCabe, Planning
Director
Meghan McNamara,
Assistant
Planning Director
Aaron Koepper, Planner
Carolyn Morrison, Planning
Coordinator
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420
Tel (781) 698-4560
planning@lexingtonma.gov
www.lexingtonma.gov/planning
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Memorandum
To: Steve Bartha, Town Manager
Doug Lucente, Select Board Chair
Select Board Members
Kim Katzenback, Executive Clerk
From: Meghan McNamara, Assistant Planning Director
Date: March 27, 2025
Re: Easement Agreement for Fairland Commons/Common Court
____________________________________________________________________________________
Background:
On July 10, 2019, the Planning Board approved a Special Permit Residential-Balanced Housing
Development for the creation of 16 dwelling units known as “Fairland Commons Balanced Housing
Development” (BHD). The project site consists of 4.72 acres at 15 Fairland Street (42-205), 17 Fairland
Street (42-204C) and 185 Lincoln Street (42-233). The existing dwelling at 185 Lincoln Street was
approved to be converted to a two-family condominium, with one unit being a Moderate Income Unit.
Fairland Street, an unaccepted road, provides access to the new interior drive, and a footpath provides
pedestrian access to the site from Lincoln Street.
Per Condition of Approval #22 of the July 10, 2019 Decision, the Applicant, Barons Custom Homes, is
required to provide an easement in a form acceptable to the Town for public pedestrian access from the
development’s entrance, directly down the interior drive and sidewalk to the Footpath located between
Units 13 & 14 and past units 15 & 16 out to Lincoln street.
The “Wildlife, Sidewalk & Footpath Easement Plan” dated January, 24, 2025 indicates the locations of
the 5-foot wide walkway easement and 4-foot wide sidewalk easement.
The draft easement has been reviewed by the Applicant, Planning Staff and Anderson Kreiger. Staff edits
have been incorporated and we recommended the Board accept the easement.
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Request:
The Applicant, Barons Custom Homes, is requesting the Lexington Select Board vote to accept and sign
the easement agreement for the purposes of walking, hiking, and otherwise accessing walking trails,
certain easements in, over, across, upon, and under certain portions of the Property shown as “Proposed 4
Foot Wide Sidewalk Easement”, “Proposed 5 Foot Wide Walkway “Footpath Easement”, and “Proposed
Wildlife Easement” (collectively, the “Easement Area”) on a plan entitled “Wildlife, Sidewalk & Footpath
Easement Plan” dated January 24, 2025, prepared by DeCelle-Burke-Sala and Associates Inc. Quincy,
MA, filed with the Registry as Plan No. 129 of 2025 (the “Plan”), pursuant to the terms and provisions of
the easement agreement.
Action:
The request requires the Board’s vote, signatures, and the Applicant is responsible for recording at the
Registry of Deeds.
Exhibits:
Fairland Commons Walking Trail Easement Agreement (DRAFT) and signature pages
“Wildlife, Sidewalk & Footpath Easement Plan” dated January 24, 2025, prepared by DeCelle-Burke-Sala
and Associates Inc.
Special Permit Residential Development Decision-Balanced Housing Development (Planning Board
Decision), received and stamped by the Town Clerk on July 24, 2019
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EASEMENT AGREEMENT
This Easement Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of the _____ day
of __________, 2025, by and among FAIRLAND COMMONS LLC, a Massachusetts
limited liability company having an address of 1 Garfield Circle, Unit 3, Burlington, MA
01803 (the “Owner”), and the TOWN OF LEXINGTON, acting by and through its Select
Board, a Massachusetts municipal corporation, having an address of 1625 Massachusetts
Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts 02420 (the “Town”).
WHEREAS, this Agreement is entered into based on the authority granted by
majority vote at a Town Meeting held on the 20th day of March, 2024, a copy of which
vote is recorded herewith;
WHEREAS, the Owner is the fee simple owner of the following properties in
Lexington, Massachusetts: (i) 15 Fairland Street, as further identified as Parcel 205 on the
Town’s Assessors Map 42, pursuant to that certain Quitclaim Deed recorded with the
Middlesex South Registry of Deeds (the “Registry”) in Book 81590, Page 249; (ii) 17
Fairland Street, as further identified as Parcel 204C on the Town’s Assessors Map 42,
pursuant to those certain Quitclaim Deeds recorded with the Registry in Book 81590,
Page 245; and (iii) 185 Lincoln Street, as further identified as Parcel 233 on the Town’s
Assessors Map 42, pursuant to that certain Quitclaim Deed recorded with the Registry in
Book 81590, Page 251 (collectively, the “Property”);
WHEREAS, the Owner has agreed to grant to the Town, for the purposes of
walking, hiking, and otherwise accessing walking trails, certain easements in, over,
across, upon, and under certain portions of the Property shown as “Proposed 4 Foot Wide
Sidewalk Easement”, “Proposed 5 Foot Wide Walkway “Footpath Easement””, and
“Proposed Wildlife Easement” (collectively, the “Easement Area”) on a plan entitled
“Wildlife, Sidewalk & Footpath Easement Plan” dated January 24, 2025, prepared by
DeCelle-Burke-Sala and Associates Inc. Quincy, MA, filed with the Registry as Plan No.
129 of 2025 (the “Plan”), pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the parties covenants and agrees
as follows:
1. Grant of Easement. The Owner hereby grants to the Town a perpetual, non-
exclusive right and easement (the “Easement”) over, under, through, across, within, and
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upon: (i) the Easement Area, for the purposes of walking, hiking, and otherwise accessing
walking trails on foot by members of the public, and (ii) that portion of the Easement
Area identified on the Plan as “Proposed 5 Foot Wide Walkway “Footpath Easement””
by foot or with motorized vehicles by the Town for the purpose of public safety.
2. Prohibited Uses; Reserved Rights. Except as provided in Section 1, vehicular,
bicycle, and motorized access within the Easement Area is strictly and specifically
prohibited, unless related to lawfully required handicap accessibility. No acts are
permitted within the Easement Area which are inconsistent with the rights and easements
hereby conveyed. The Property is to be established as a condominium under
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 183A (the “Condominium”) by Master Deed and
Declaration of Trust to be executed and recorded with the Registry. These easement
rights shall be subject to the same conditions, regulations, and restrictions that regulate
the land use of the Property by the Trustees of the Condominium, by establishment of the
Condominium Rules and Regulations pursuant to the Master Deed and Declaration of
Trust, as they may be amended from time to time, provided that the Town is provided
prior written notice of such Rules and Regulations and amendments thereto, and which
shall not materially and adversely interfere with the purposes of this Easement. The
Owner retains the right to enforce such Rules and Regulations against any persons
accessing the Easement Area, whether or not those persons are owners or residents of the
Condominium. The Owner may not obstruct the Easement Area or use it in any way that
derogates from the intent of this Agreement. The Owner hereby agrees not to grant any
other easements, leases, deeds, licensees or any other rights to the Easement Area that
will materially and adversely interfere with the Town’s rights under this Agreement
without the prior written consent of the Town, which consent may be withheld or granted
in the Town’s sole and absolute discretion.
3. Maintenance and Repair. The Owner agrees for itself and its successors and
assigns to perform all work necessary, if any, in connection with the landscaping,
maintenance, repair and use of the Easement Area at the Owner’s sole cost and expense.
All of said work shall be performed in a good workmanlike manner in compliance with
all applicable laws, regulations, codes, bylaws and ordinances. Use of the Easement Area
by members of the general public shall be at their own risk. Neither the Owner nor the
Town may charge for access, nor do they assume any duty to warn of any defects or
dangerous conditions of the Easement Area, provided nevertheless that the Owner, and its
heirs and assigns, shall reasonably maintain the surface and landscaping around the
Easement Area from its entrance to the Condominium from Fairland Street and to and
from Lincoln Street. The Owner shall not be obligated to remove or clear snow from any
portion of the “Proposed 5 Foot Wide Walkway “Footpath Easement””.
4. No Relocation. The Owner shall not be entitled to relocate the Easement Area
without the express prior written consent of the Town, which consent may be withheld in
the Town’s sole and absolute discretion.
5. Additional Provisions.
a. The rights and easements described herein constitute an easement in gross for
the benefit of the Town, its successors and assigns, its agents, employees,
guests, invitees and other parties to whom the Town may give rights to so use
the Easement, and these provisions shall run with the land and shall inure to
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the benefit of and bind the respective legal representatives, successors and
assigns of the Owner and others holding rights in the Property and the Town.
b. The parties hereby agree that the parties may apply to any court, state or
federal, for specific performance of this Agreement, or an injunction against
any violation of this Agreement, or for such other relief as may be
appropriate, since the amount of damages arising from the default under any
terms of this Agreement would be difficult to ascertain and may not be
compensable by money alone.
c. The Owner warrants and represents that the person executing this Agreement
has authority to do so, and that there are no mortgages or encumbrances of
record or otherwise on the Property that will negate or negatively impact this
Agreement
d. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts. The terms, provisions and agreements herein contained may
be amended only by a duly executed instrument in writing thereafter filed in
the Registry. If any term or provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid
or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected
thereby. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each
of which shall constitute a part of the same instrument. The caption headings
of the various sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are for convenience
and identification only and shall not be deemed to limit, expand or define the
contents of the respective sections or paragraphs.
e. No Massachusetts Deed Excise Stamps have been affixed hereto as the Town
is a municipality.
f. This grant of a recreational walking trail easement is consistent with the
purposes described in M.G.L. Chapter 21, Section 17C and the Owner and
the Town shall each have the benefit and protection of the limitation on
liability contained in such section to the fullest extent permitted by law.
[Signatures on following pages]
ACCEPTANCE AND AGREEMENT
TOWN OF LEXINGTON
We, the undersigned, being a majority of the Select Board of the Town of Lexington,
hereby certify that at a meeting duly held on the ______ day of _________, 2025, the Select
Board voted to accept the foregoing Easement Agreement.
TOWN OF LEXINGTON
By its Select Board
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MIDDLESEX, SS.
On this _____ day of _________, 2025, before me, the undersigned Notary Public,
personally appeared ___________________________________________________________,
members of the Select Board for the Town of Lexington, proved to me through satisfactory
evidence of identification, which was personal knowledge, to be the persons whose names are
signed on the preceding or attached document and acknowledged to me that they signed it
voluntarily for its stated purpose.
________________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING
AGENDA ITEM TITLE:
2025 Annual Town Meeting - Select Board Article Discussion and Positions
PRESENTER:
Board Discussion
ITEM
NUMBER:
I.3
SUMMARY:
Category: Informing
The Board may take up discussion on the 2025 Annual Town Meeting Articles and/or Select Board article
positions. The Board will review the motion for Article 34, Abby McCabe witll be at the meeting to provide
and overview.
Town Website - 2025 Annual Town Meeting
2025 Annual Town Meeting
SUGGESTED MOTION:
FOLLOW-UP:
DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA:
4/7/2025 6:50pm
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Select Board Working Document - Positions 2025 ATM Backup Material
Moderator's proposed schedule of 2025 ATM Articles Backup Material
Motion-Article 34- VO 4-3-2025 Backup Material
Motion-Article 34- VO 4.3.2025 redlined Backup Material
Art 34 slides Backup Material
Select Board Positions
Working Document
#Article Name
PLACEHOLDER
FOR AN UPDATE
AT SELECT
BOARD MTG
SELECT
BOARD
PRSNTR
Proposed
CNSNT
(PC)
IP DL JP JH MS VK
1 Notice of Election
2 Election of Deputy Moderator and Reports of Town Boards, Officers and Committees
3 Appointments To Cary Lecture Series.Y Y Y Y Y
4 Appropriate FY2026 Operating Budget DL Y Y Y Y Y
5 Appropriate FY2026 Enterprise Funds Budgets VK Y Y Y Y Y
6 Amend Fy2025 Operating, Enterprise And CPA Budgets MS Y Y Y Y Y
7 Sustainable Projects JP Y Y Y Y Y
8 Appropriate Funding To Construct a Playground In Fletcher Park (Citizen Petition)- IP 2/24/2025 PC IP Y Y Y Y Y
9 Establish and Continue Departmental Revolving Funds VK Y Y Y Y Y
Appropriate The FY2026 Community Preservation Committee Operating Budget And CPA Projects
a. Cotton Farm/Community Center Connector – $300,000
b. Simond’s Brook Conservation Area Trail Design & Engineering – $75,000
c. Document Conservation – $21,000 - Proposed Consent PC
d. Hancock-Clarke House Roof Replacement – $57,800
e. Affordable Housing Trust Funding– $3,000,000
f. LexHAB Affordable Housing Support, Restoration, Preservation, and Decarbonization – $494,140
g. Park and Playground Improvements – Center Playground – $1,490,000
h. Park Improvements – Athletic Fields - Harrington – $3,197,904*
i. Lincoln Park Field Improvements #3 – $1,950,000*
j. Administrative Budget – $150,000- Proposed Consent PC
11 Appropriate For Recreation Capital Projects JH PC Y Y Y Y Y
12 Appropriate For Municipal Capital Projects And Equipment
a) Transportation Mitigation PC Y Y Y Y Y
b) Fire Pumper Truck Y Y Y Y Y
Y YMS
Financial Articles
10 1/27/2025 Y Y Y
As of 4/2/2025 Select Board Meeting
Select Board Positions
Working Document
#Article Name
PLACEHOLDER
FOR AN UPDATE
AT SELECT
BOARD MTG
SELECT
BOARD
PRSNTR
Proposed
CNSNT
(PC)
IP DL JP JH MS VK
c) Equipment Replacement PC Y Y Y Y Y
d) Sidewalk Improvements PC Y Y Y Y Y
e) Hydrant Replacement PC Y Y Y Y Y
f) Street Improvements PC Y Y Y Y Y
g) Stormwater Management Program PC Y Y Y Y Y
h) New Sidewalk Installations - Study and Design Y Y Y Y Y
i) Intersection Improvements - Adams St. at East St. & Hancock St.Y Y Y Y Y
j) DPW Building Improvements Y Y Y Y Y
k) Lincoln Park Parking Lot - Design Y Y Y Y Y
l) Municipal Technology Improvement Program PC Y Y Y Y Y
m) Network Redundancy & Improvement Plan PC Y Y Y Y Y
13 Appropriate For Water System Improvements.PC Y Y Y Y Y
14 Appropriate For Wastewater System Improvements PC Y Y Y Y Y
15 Appropriate For School Capital Projects And Equipment PC Y Y Y Y Y
Appropriate For Public Facilities Capital Projects
a) Public Facilities Bid Documents PC Y Y Y Y Y
b) Public Facilities Interior Finishes PC Y Y Y Y Y
c) School Paving and Sidewalks PC Y Y Y Y Y
d) Municipal Building Envelopes and Associated Systems PC Y Y Y Y Y
e) Central Administration Building Demolition Y Y Y Y Y
f) Estabrook Elementary School Nurse Bathroom Renovation Y Y Y Y Y
17 Appropriate To Post Employment Insurance Liability Fund JP PC Y Y Y Y Y
18 Rescind Prior Borrowing Authorizations PC Y Y Y Y Y
19 Establish, Amend, Dissolve And Appropriate To And From Specified Stabilization Funds VK Y Y Y Y Y
20 Appropriate For Prior Years’ Unpaid Bills - IP PC IP Y Y Y Y Y
21 Appropriate For Authorized Capital Improvements. - IP PC IP Y Y Y Y Y
JP16
12 (cont.)
JP
As of 4/2/2025 Select Board Meeting
Select Board Positions
Working Document
#Article Name
PLACEHOLDER
FOR AN UPDATE
AT SELECT
BOARD MTG
SELECT
BOARD
PRSNTR
Proposed
CNSNT
(PC)
IP DL JP JH MS VK
22 Select Board To Accept Easements PC Y Y Y Y Y
23 Dispose Of 116 Vine Street 3/10/2025 MS W Y Y Y Y
24 Authorize The Town Of Lexington To Prohibit Or Restrict The Application Of Second Generation
Anticoagulant Rodenticides (Citizen Petition)2/3/2025 JH Y Y Y Y Y
25 Amendment To Town Meeting Management Provisions In Town Bylaws (Citizen Petition)DL W Y W Y W
26 Local Voting Rights For Lawful Permanent Residents (Citizen Petition) 2/14/2025 JH Y Y W Y W
27 Allow 16 Year Olds Voting Rights In Municipal Elections (Citizen Petition)2/24/2025 DL Y Y Y Y Y
28 Accurate Reporting On The Negative Aspects Of Lithium-Ion Batteries (Citizen Petition)1/27/2025 JP Y Y Y N Y
29 Amend Zoning Bylaw - Bicycle Parking - REFER BACK TO PB 3/10/2025 MS PC Y Y Y Y Y
30 Amend Zoning Bylaw - Inclusionary Housing For Special Residential Developments 3/10/2025 JH W Y Y W Y
31 Amend Zoning Bylaw - National Flood Insurance (NFI) District 3/10/2025 DL Y Y Y Y Y
32 Amend Zoning Bylaw And Map - Technical Corrections 3/10/2025 VK Y Y Y Y Y
33 Amend Zoning Bylaw - Accessory Uses 3/10/2025 JP Y Y Y Y Y
34 Amend Section 7.5 Of The Zoning Bylaw To Reduce Multi-Family Dwelling Unit Capacity (Citizen
Petition)VK W Y Y W W
Zoning Articles
General Articles
As of 4/2/2025 Select Board Meeting
The following is an update, as of 4/3/2025, from the Moderator to the proposed
schedule of articles.
Monday, April 7, 2025 - deadline for proposed amendments has passed
Recess: LPS Student Recognition
Article 2: Minuteman School Superintendent’s Report
Article 2: Town Manager’s Report
Article 2: LPS Superintendent’s Report
Article 4: Appropriate FY2026 Operating Budget
Article 5: Appropriate FY2026 Enterprise Funds Budgets
Article 7: Sustainable Projects
Article 9: Establish & Continue Departmental Revolving Funds
Article 28: Accurate Reporting on the Negative Aspects of Lithium-Ion Batteries (Citizen Petition)
Time permitting:
Article 10g: Community Preservation; Park and Playground Improvements - Center Playground
Article 10i: Community Preservation; Lincoln Park Field Improvements
Wed., April 9, 2025 - deadline for proposed amendments has passed
Article 12: (Items not on Consent Agenda)
Article 16: Appropriate for Public Facilities Capital Projects (Items not on Consent Agenda)
Article 10h: Park Improvements - Athletic Fields - Harrington [DATE CERTAIN]
Article 23: Dispose of 116 Vine Street
Time permitting:
Article 34: Amend Section 7.5 of the Zoning Bylaw to Reduce Multi-Family Dwelling Unit Capacity
Article 19: Establish, Amend, Dissolve and Appropriate to & From Specified Stabilization Funds
Article 6: Amend FY2025 Operating, Enterprise and CPA Budgets
Unfinished business from previous session(s)
Monday, April 14, 2025
Hold for unfinished business from previous session(s)
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Town of Lexington
Motion
Annual Town Meeting 2025
ARTICLE 34 AMEND SECTION 7.5 OF THE ZONING BYLAW TO REDUCE MULTI-FAMILY
DWELLING UNIT CAPACITY (Citizen Petition)
MOTION
That the Zoning Bylaw, Chapter 135 of the Code of the Town of Lexington, and Zoning Map be amended
as follows, where struck through text is to be removed and underlined text is to be added, and further that
non-substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted to comply with the numbering format
of the Code of the Town of Lexington:
A. Amend §135-7.5.5.6 as follows:
6. The minimum required front yard in feet is the lesser of that required in the underlying zoning district
or 15 feet, except that where 50% or more of the façade facing the public way is occupied by
nonresidential principal uses in the VO District, no the minimum required front yard is required 10
feet. Minimum required front yard areas shall be used as amenity space available for occupants and
semi-public uses such as landscaping, benches, tables, chairs, play areas, public art, or similar
features. Parking spaces are not permitted in the minimum required front yard.
B. Amend §135-7.5.5.10.b as follows:
b. VO Height Bonus. In the VO District, the maximum height is 50 feet and 4 stories when at least 33%
of the gross floor area of the street floor level or buildings’ footprint, whichever is greater, of the
entire development is occupied by nonresidential principal uses pursuant to §7.5.4.4, and no more
than the greater of 20% or 20 feet of the street floor frontage on a public way is dedicated to
residential uses, and the floor to floor height of the street floor level is at least 14 feet.
C. Amend §135-7.5.9.1 as follows:
1. Transition areas, as specified under §5.3.4 (Transition Areas), are required only along the boundary of
the Village Overlay Districts and shall have a depth of at least 20 feet on developments containing a
building with a height greater than 40 feet in the VO District, or at least five (5) feet otherwise.
(4/3/2025)
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Town of Lexington
Motion
Annual Town Meeting 2025
ARTICLE 34 AMEND SECTION 7.5 OF THE ZONING BYLAW TO REDUCE MULTI-FAMILY
DWELLING UNIT CAPACITY (Citizen Petition)
MOTION
That the Zoning Bylaw, Chapter 135 of the Code of the Town of Lexington, and Zoning Map be amended
as follows, where struck through text is to be removed and underlined text is to be added, and further that
non-substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted to comply with the numbering format
of the Code of the Town of Lexington:
A. Amend §135-7.5.5.6 as follows:
6. The minimum required front yard in feet is the lesser of that required in the underlying zoning district
or 15 feet, except that where 50% or more of the façade facing the public way is occupied by
nonresidential principal uses in the VO District, no the minimum required front yard is required 10
feet. Minimum required front yard areas shall be used as amenity space available for occupants and
semi-public uses such as landscaping, benches, tables, chairs, play areas, public art, or similar
features. Parking spaces are not permitted in the minimum required front yard.
B. Amend §135-7.5.5.10.b as follows:
b. VO Height Bonus. In the VO District, the maximum height is 50 feet and 4 stories when at least 33%
of the gross floor area of the street floor level or buildings’ footprint, whichever is greater, of the
entire development is occupied by nonresidential principal uses pursuant to §7.5.4.4, and no more
than the greater of 20% or 20 feet of the street floor frontage on a public way is dedicated to
residential uses, and the floor to floor height of the street floor level is at least 14 feet.
C. Amend §135-7.5.9.1 as follows:
1. Transition areas, as specified under §5.3.4 (Transition Areas), are required only along the boundary of
the Village Overlay Districts and shall have a depth of at least 20 feet on developments containing a
building with a height greater than 40 feet in the VO District, containing a building with a height greater
than 40 feet or at least five (5) feet otherwise.
(34/327/2025)
Article 34
Amend Section 7.5 of the Zoning Bylaw
to Reduce Multi-Family Dwelling Unit
Capacity
4/1/2025 Annual Town Meeting 2025 1
3 Changes to Section 7.5 Village
Overlay Districts
1) Increases the minimum front yard
setback to 10 ft. where none is
currently required for mixed-use
buildings
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Proposal at 217-241 Massachusetts Ave. 9.3 –9.6 ft.
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2) Adds requirement for 14 ft.
floor to floor height for street
floor level mixed-use
developments
First Floor Height
Transition Area Screening
3) Increases width of
landscape screening area from
5 ft. to 20 ft. wide when
buildings over 40 ft. in height
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Example: VO District at Marrett Rd. & Spring St.
VO District
RS
RS