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Home My Public Portal About2023_07_17_Broder Watertown_Comm Mtg_Final (1)275 PLEASANT ST. | 313 PLEASANT ST. | 80 ROSEDALE RD. | 60 ACTON ST. WATERTOWN, MA BRODER | WATERTOWN LIFE SCIENCES CAMPUS JULY 17TH AND 18TH , 2023 COMMUNITY PRESENTATION TABLE OF CONTENTS • WHAT WE HEARD • WHAT WE IMPROVED • QUESTIONS / DISCUSSION WHAT WE HEARD COMMUNITY FEEDBACK • MASSING - TOO BIG • ACTON STREET IMPACT - RESIDENTIAL IMPACT (SCALE/PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE) • TRAFFIC/SITE CIRCULATION CONCERNS - CONGESTED ENTRY/EXIT • MORE COMMUNITY BENEFITS BRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 4 WHAT WE IMPROVED 1. MASSING ROSEDALE ROADGARAGE ZONING AND SETBACK ZONING ANALYSIS DIAGRAM - SETBACKSBRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 6 PLAZA - ZONING AND SETBACK & MASSING EVOLUTION PLAZA LOOKING WEST - PREVIOUS SCHEME BRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 7 PLAZA - ZONING AND SETBACK & MASSING EVOLUTION WHAT WE IMPROVED: GARAGE IS REDUCED BY ONE STORY IN HEIGHT. PLAZA LOOKING WEST - CURRENT BRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 8 VIEW 3 : FROM PLEASANT STREET & ROSEDALE ROAD PREVIOUS UPDATED 05.15.2023 5 FROM THE CORNER OF ROSEDALE ROAD AND PLEASANT STREET LOOKING EAST: BRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 9 VIEW 5 : FROM ROSEDALE ROAD LOOKING EAST PREVIOUS UPDATED 05.15.2023 7 FROM ROSEDALE ROAD LOOKING EAST: BRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 10 SECTION THROUGH ROSEDALE ROAD LOOKING EAST L1: Lab building G1: Parking Riverbank Lofts Acton Street Pleasant Street 313 Main Street 38’34’30’26’22’20’18’ 42’46’50’54’58’62’66’70’ 64’ - 0” 88’ - 0” (top of the penthouse)66’ - 8” (top of the PV panels) 50’ - 10”53’ - 8” (top of the parking floor)64’ - 0” (top of the roof level) 07.07.2023 1BRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 11 WHAT WE IMPROVED 2. ACTON STREET IMPACT L1 ZONING AND REVISED SETBACK ACTON STREET ZONING ANALYSIS DIAGRAM - SETBACKSBRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 13 ACTON STREET LOOKING EAST - INITIAL CONCEPT ACTON ST - ZONING AND SETBACK & MASSING EVOLUTION BRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 14 ACTON STREET LOOKING EAST - PROGRESS WHAT WE IMPROVED: A NORTH FACADE THAT PULLS BACK THE L1 UPPER FLOORS AND MECHANICAL YARD AWAY FROM ADJACENT ACTON STREET RESIDENCE WHILE MAINTAINING A MORE PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY STREET PRESENCE. OVERALL MASSING REDUCTION: LEVELS 3 & 4 ARE ON A 40’ SETBACK40’ SETBACK FROM THE PROPERTY LINE AND 21’ BACK FROM THE ZONING ENVELOPE. MECHANICAL YARD WITH TAPERED SAWTOOTH/SCREENING DESIGN IS ON A 72’ SETBACK FROM THE PROPERTY LINE AND +/- 47’ FROM THE ZONING ENVELOPE. ACTON ST - ZONING AND SETBACK & MASSING EVOLUTION BRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 15 ACTON STREET LOOKING EAST - CURRENT WHAT WE IMPROVED (CONT.): THE MECHANICAL SCREEN WALL IS TAPERED AND PULLED FURTHER AWAY FROM ACTON STREET. MECHANICAL YARD WITH TAPERED SAWTOOTH/SCREENING DESIGN IS ON A 87’ SETBACK FROM THE PROPERTY LINE AND +/- 47’ FROM THE VERTICAL AREA OF THE ZONING ENVELOPE. ACTON ST - ZONING AND SETBACK & MASSING EVOLUTION BRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 16 WHAT WE IMPROVED 3. TRAFFIC/SITE CIRCULATION REVISED MOBILITY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY: • PRIMARY TRUCK ACCESS MOVED FROM PLEASANT STREET TO ROSEDALE ROAD • GARAGE ACCESS POINT TO/FROM PLEASANT STREET • REDUCED GARAGE HEIGHT AIDS IN TRAFFIC REDUCTION • RELOCATE ONE FLOOR OF PARKING BENEATH L1 • SITE-WIDE TRAFFIC-CALMING MEASURES L1 ACTON S T R E E T ( T W O W A Y ) PLEASAN T S T R E E T ( T W O W A Y ) RO S E D A L E R O A D ( T W O W A Y ) G1 R1 LOADING ACCESS SECONDARY LOADING ACCESS PARKING ACCESS BRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 18 PERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM PLEASANT STREET WHAT WE IMPROVED: DIVERTING TRUCK ACCESS TO ROSEDALE ROAD CREATES A MORE PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY PAVED ACCESSWAY OFF OF PLEASANT STREET. PLAZA LOOKING NORTH BRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 19 WHAT WE IMPROVED 4. COMMUNITY BENEFITS PLAN: PROPOSED TYPICAL R.O.W. LAYOUT AT ACTON SECTION A: PROPOSED R.O.W. AT L1 & ACTON ST. A B ACTON ST . L1 G1 R2 CENTRALROCK GYM APPROX. E X T E N T S O F A C T O N S T . I M P R O V E M E N T S ACTO N S T . HOW A R D S T . ROS E D A L E R D . SECTION B: PROPOSED R.O.W. AT ACTON ST. NEAR HOWARD ST. WHAT WE IMPROVED: • THE ACTON STREET EXPERIENCE BEYOND BRODER’S PROPERTY - IMPROVED WALKING CONDITIONS ON AN EXTENDED 750 FOOT LONG PLANTING STRIP & 5 FOOT WIDE SIDEWALK IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY TO HOWARD STREET • ADDITIONAL CENTRAL ROCK GYM PEDESTRIAN PATH AND LANDSCAPING TO CREATE A STRONGER CONNECTION TO THE BRODER CAMPUS • COMMERCIALIZE THE GARAGE FOR COMMUNITY USE, ENSURING THE PARKING STRUCTURE IS UTILIZED TO ITS MAXIMUM POSSIBLE EXTENT (USE FOR NEIGHBORING RESIDENTS DURING SELECTIVE HOURS, SNOW EMERGENCIES, AND SCHEDULED EVENTS) EVOLUTION OF PROJECTBRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 21 ACTON STREET LOOKING WEST - CURRENT WHAT WE IMPROVED (CONT.): A MORE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE STREET PRESENCE BY ELIMINATING ALL TRUCK ACCESS ALONG ACTON STREET, PLANTING MORE TREES ALONG THE NORTH FACADE, AND LOCATING EXTERIOR BENCHES FOR A MORE PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY EXPERIENCE. ACTON ST - ZONING AND SETBACK & MASSING EVOLUTION BRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 22 0’-0”40’-0”80’-0”160’-0” Scale: 1”=80 G1 CENTRAL ROCK GYM CAMBRIDGE AQUEDUC T R2 L1 313 R3 R1 O1 PLEASANT S T R E E T ( T W O W A Y ) ROS E D A L E R O A D ( T W O W A Y ) ACTON S T R E E T ( T W O W A Y ) 888 south michigan avenue suite 1000 chicago, illinois 60605 tel 312.427.7240 fax 312.427.7241 www.site-design.com PROPOSED SITE PLAN - ALTERNATE OPTION - CENTRAL ROCK GYM ENHANCEMENTSCONCEPTUAL PEDESTRIAN PATH BRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 23 • REDUCE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT LANDSCAPED GREEN SPACE REPLACING EXISTING PAVEMENT • STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMPLIANT WITH CITY’S 100-YEAR STORMWATER REQUIREMENT • IMPROVE STREETSCAPE & GREEN BUFFERS FEWER CURB CUTS AT SITE PERIMETER NEW SIDEWALKS AT SITE PERIMETER 140 TREES ADDED TO SITE • INCREASE USABLE OPEN SPACE VARYING SIZES OF PUBLIC GREEN SPACE WITH PAVILION AREA • PRIMARILY ELECTRIC BUILDING SYSTEMS “NET-ZERO READY” QUALIFIED IN MASSACHUSETTS • ELECTRIC VEHICLE PARKING ALL SPACES EQUIPPED WITH “EV READY” INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LEVEL 2/3 CHARGING CAPACITY (OR COMPARABLE CHARGING TECHNOLOGY UPON INSTALLATION DATE) • FULLY COMPLIANT WITH NEW SPECIALIZED OPT-IN STRETCH CODE 94% REDUCTION IN FOSSIL FUELS • IMPROVE BICYCLE CONNECTIVITY E-BIKE & E-SCOOTER CHARGING & REPAIR STATION VARIETY OF CAMPUS-WIDE STORAGE OPTIONS TWO NEW COMMUNITY PUMP TRACKS PROXIMITY TO PUBLIC GREENWAY ACCESS • DARK-SKY COMPLIANT SITE LIGHTING MINIMIZING LIGHT POLLUTION ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS BRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 24 AERIAL VIEWBRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 25 SHADOW STUDIES (SPRING) March 21st 09:00 am 12:00 pm 03:00 pm March 21st 09:00 am12:00 pm 03:00 pm SHADOW FROM EXISTING BUILDING EXISTING SHADOW BUILDING TO BE REMOVED NEW SHADOW EXISTING SHADOW PROPOSED NEW BUILDING March 21, 9:00 am March 21, 3:00 pmMarch 21, 12:00 pm BRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 26 SHADOW STUDIES (SUMMER) June 21st 09:00 am 12:00 pm 03:00 pm June 21st 09:00 am12:00 pm 03:00 pm SHADOW FROM EXISTING BUILDING EXISTING SHADOW BUILDING TO BE REMOVED NEW SHADOW EXISTING SHADOW PROPOSED NEW BUILDING June 21, 9:00 am June 21, 3:00 pmJune 21, 12:00 pm June 21, 6:00 pm BRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 27 SHADOW STUDIES (FALL) September 21st 09:00 am 12:00 pm 03:00 pm September 21st 09:00 am12:00 pm 03:00 pm SHADOW FROM EXISTING BUILDING EXISTING SHADOW BUILDING TO BE REMOVED NEW SHADOW EXISTING SHADOW PROPOSED NEW BUILDING September 21, 9:00 am September 21, 3:00 pmSeptember 21, 12:00 pm September 21, 6:00 pm BRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 28 SHADOW STUDIES (WINTER) December 21st 09:00 am 12:00 pm 03:00 pm December 21st 09:00 am12:00 pm 03:00 pm SHADOW FROM EXISTING BUILDING EXISTING SHADOW BUILDING TO BE REMOVED NEW SHADOW EXISTING SHADOW PROPOSED NEW BUILDING December 21, 9:00 am December 21, 3:00 pmDecember 21, 12:00 pm BRODER WATERTOWN JULY 17TH - 18TH, 2023 275 PLEASANT | 313 PLEASANT | 80 ROSEDALE | 60 ACTON 29 DISCUSSION