From: Jason Korb <jkorb@capstonecommunities.com> Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 5:25 PM To: Michael Brandon <mjbrandon@gmail.com>, Ruth Ryals <rryals@comcast.net>, "Suzanne.Blier@harvardsquareneighborhood.org" <Suzanne.Blier@harvardsquareneighborhood.org>, Lee Farris <Lee@LeeFarris.net> Cc: "(sean@hopelegal.com)" <sean@hopelegal.com>, Jennifer Tamarkin <jtamarkin@capstonecommunities.com> Subject: 2072 Mass Ave - Important Update Can you please distribute the below email to your listservs ASAP? Thank you. As you may know, yesterday we held a Zoom community meeting to present the 8:6 alternative proposal that we were scheduled to present to the Zoning Board (BZA) tomorrow night. At the community meeting, at least one participant challenged the depiction of the abutting Russell Apartments as being out of scale in our architect’s renderings. After the meeting, our architect reexamined his renderings and discovered that the Russell Apartments’ height was in fact incorrect in several of the drawings. We have worked hard to ensure that the 2072 Mass Ave permitting process has been robust and transparent with the community. We believe that this error requires us to distribute the corrected plans and renderings to the community and City staff and for us to schedule another community meeting to solicit additional feedback prior to us presenting any further plans to the BZA. It is of utmost importance to us that the plans we present to the community, City staff, and BZA are accurate to the best of our ability. Therefore, tomorrow morning we will be requesting that the BZA continue tomorrow’s hearing to a future date to ensure the permitting process’s integrity is not diminished. Despite this setback, we remain strongly committed to permitting and constructing the highest quality, family oriented affordable housing community possible at 2072 Mass Ave. We will be in touch shortly regarding next steps. Please reach out to either Sean or Jason with any questions or comments. Best, Jason
