Josiah Smith Tavern. Weston Old Library adaptive reuse. Coffee Hour With League Of Women Voters URBANICA

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1 Josiah Smith Tavern & Weston Old Library adaptive reuse Coffee Hour With League Of Women Voters facebook.com/urbanicaweston Visit Us At URBANICA

URBANICA WWW.URBANICABOSTON.COM Kamran Zahedi Urbanica President and Managing Principal, came to the U.S. from Iran to study at MIT, graduating in 1980 with a degree in Architecture and Civil Engineering.

2 URBANICA Kamran Zahedi Urbanica President and Managing Principal, came to the U.S. from Iran to study at MIT, graduating in 1980 with a degree in Architecture and Civil Engineering. For the past 30 years, he has worked on more than a dozen renovations and new-built projects of various scale; each unique with its historical contexts and challenges He first lived in Weston for a number of years starting in 1975 and has been a permanent resident since His children attend the public schools and he has a vested interest in the well being of the community. Zahedi House Office DA, Progressive Architecture Award

3 URBANICA DESIGN-ORIENTED DEVELOPER PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP VERTICALLY INTEGRATED SUSTAINABILITY SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP Urbanica see each project as a unique opportunity to enhance the social, economic and aesthetic conditions of the local environment. Specifically, Urbanica s work involves the reuse of a historic structures and challenging sites. Urbanica seeks to infuse these buildings and places with a new life and purpose. Urbanica has an outstanding track record of successfully completed projects in both public and private ventures. Most recently, Urbanica has focused efforts on Request for Proposals of Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) owned historic buildings and land.

4 Completed Projects URBANICA 50 SOMERVILLE 50 Bow Street, Somerville, MA (2004) ENGINE ONE BELMONT 445 Trapelo Road, Belmont, MA (2005)

5 Completed Projects six9one RESIDENCES 691 Massachusetts Avenue, South End, Boston, MA (2011) yoo D4 SOUTH END 7 Warren Avenue, Boston, MA (2006)

6 Awards and Press 2006 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD AND STATE SENATE CITATION FOR 50 BOW STREET, SOMERVILLE FROM MASSACHUSETTS STATE SENATE AND CITY OF SOMERVILLE

7 Awards and Press BOSTON SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS 2012 DESIGN AWARD URBANICA AND STUDIO LUZ FOR 691 RESIDENCES, BOSTON, MA PRESS COMMENDATION BOSTON GLOBE ARCHITECTURE CRITIC, ROBERT CAMPBELL

Current Projects Under Construction 226-232

Boston: 4 units of Townhouses with Boston

Process 74 Highland St, Fort Hill, Boston 16

Authority (BHA) Permitting Process Parcel 9

Use project of 145-room hotel, 50 units of

8 Current Projects Under Construction Highland St EnergyPlus Housing Fort Hill, Boston: 4 units of Townhouses with Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) Permitting Process 74 Highland St, Fort Hill, Boston 16 units of Townhouses with Boston Housing Authority (BHA) Permitting Process Parcel 9 -Melnea Hotel and Residences, Boston Mixed Use project of 145-room hotel, 50 units of apartments and Retail Spaces with Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA)

Current Projects Type C Type B HYDE PARK AVE Type A MBTA

units of mixed income apartments 64 units of Townhouses with

Design Weston Josiah Smith Tavern and Old Library Adap ve Reuse 3

9 Current Projects Type C Type B HYDE PARK AVE Type A MBTA Predevelopment/Conceptual Design Parcel U, Jamaica Plain, Boston 56 units of mixed income apartments 64 units of Townhouses with Massachuse s Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) Predevelopment/Schematic Design Weston Josiah Smith Tavern and Old Library Adap ve Reuse 3 units of residences, 1 Bed & Breakfast, 1 restaurant and 2 Non-Profit Community Spaces with Town of Weston

10 Timeline and Process

11 Timeline and Process The Town hired The Cecil Group to first conduct a process of gathering consensus from the public about poten al op ons for re-use of the Josiah Smith Tavern and Old Library Buildings, and second, to issue requests for proposals for re-use of the buildings. TOWN DUE DILLIGENCE PHASE DECEMBER FEBRUARY FEBRUARY PUBLIC WORKSHOP 1 BY THE CECIL GROUP PUBLIC WORKSHOP 2 BY THE CECIL GROUP PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION BY THE CECIL GROUP JUNE RFP PROCESS OVERVIEW AND CRITERIA FOR USE OF SELECTION JULY RE-USE ALTERNATIVE STUDIES TO TOWN BY THE CECIL GROUP RFP PROCESS NOVEMBER REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST DECEMBER LETTER OF INTERESTS RECEVIED BY TOWN CSM NORTH, LLC THE LANDMARK TRUST USA GLC DEVELOPMENTAL RESOURCES, LLC WESTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. RARE PROPERTIES, INC. THE WOMEN S COMMUNITY LEAGUE OF WESTON WESTON MEDIA CENTER INC URBANICA INC

12 Timeline and Process DECEMBER URBANICA S LETTER OF INTEREST OLD LIBRARY: FUNCTION/EVENT/MEETING SPACE. ASSEMBLY SPACE, CLASSROOM, ADMIN SPACE, PERFORMANCE SPACE, MUSIC AND DANCE EDUCATION CAFE, TEEN RECREATION CENTER, ART GALLERY JOSIAH SMITH TAVERN: ARTIST HOUSING, ART EDUCATION FACILITIES, CLASSROOM SPACE BARN AND CONNECTOR : ART GALLERY, ART SCHOOL, FUNCTION SPACE APRIL ISSUANCE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS JULY DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF RFP ONE RESPONSE: URBANICA INC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WESTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY THE WOMEN S COMMUNITY LEAGUE OF WESTON JULY- OCTOBER EVALUATION AND VETTING PROCESS BY CECIL GROUP AND TOWN OF WESTON OCTOBER URBANICA INC DESIGNATED AS PREFERRED DEVELOPER DECEMBER LETTER OF INTENT APPROVED BY BOARD OF SELECTMEN OCTOBER PRESENT - WORKING WITH VARIOUS TOWN ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS

13 Concept

14 Weston Town Center on the Common WESTON TOWN CENTER ON THE COMMON WESTON S HISTORIC LANDMARKS AS A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER

15 Program Overview Bed and Breakfast Weston Historical Society Women s Community League Cafe/Restaurant Residential

16 Local Community Partners WESTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY WOMEN S COMMUNITY LEAGUE OF WESTON

Donna S. VanderClock, Town Manager Town of Weston Steven Cecil AIA ASLA

MEMORANDUM Date: October 5, 0 To: From: RE: Copies: Donna S. VanderClock, Town Manager Town of Weston Steven Cecil AIA ASLA Criteria Review Josiah Smith Tavern and Old Library Urbanica, Inc. Proposal Peter