Public Improvement Commission, May 7, 2026
Approves Private utility license for electric infrastructure at Joslin Place/Deaconess Road, unanimous
What happened
The Boston Public Improvement Commission approved three licenses (earth retention, storm drain utility, and electric utility) for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center cancer hospital project at 1 Joslin Place in Boston's Longwood Medical and A…
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 7, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Earth retention license at 1 Joslin Place, Longwood Medical Area
Joint petition by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for an earth retention license to install a temporary earth support system within Joslyn Place, Brookline Ave (415-435), and Pilgrim Road in Roxbury, supporting a future cancer hospital. Approved on unanimous voice vote.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Boston Public Improvement Commission approved three licenses (earth retention, storm drain utility, and electric utility) for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center cancer hospital project at 1 Joslin Place in Boston's Longwood Medical and A…
Key Decisions (4)
Earth retention license at 1 Joslin Place, Longwood Medical Area
Private utility license for storm drain at Pilgrim Road
Private utility license for electric infrastructure at Joslin Place/Deaconess Road
Pedestrian easement and specific repairs at 3458 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain
Development Activity (2)
Dana-Farber/Beth Israel cancer hospital at 1 Joslin Place
Other
3458 Washington Street mixed-use building
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (2)
Infrastructure
Major Longwood Medical Area cancer hospital project advancing through Boston…
Housing Demand
A five-story, 36-unit mixed-use building with ground-floor retail proposed at…
Who Spoke (6)
On the record: the chair, a staff member, the clerk, and 2 applicant's representatives.
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