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A refilling Zoning Petition Has been received from Joseph T. Maguire of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. transmitting a proposed revised amendment to the zoning ordinance by creating the Grand Junction Pathway Overlay District
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2019 OCT 17 AM IO: 29
ALEXANDRIA.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
CAMBRIDGE. MASSACHUSETTS
October 17, 2019
Anthony Wilson
City Clerk
City of Cambridge
795 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Re:
Refiled Zoning Petition for Grand Junction Pathway Overlay District
Dear Mr. Wilson:
Please find enclosed for filing, on behalf of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and
owners of affected land ("Alexandria"), a Zoning Petition for the Grand Junction
Pathway Overlay District ("Petition"). This is the third filing for this Petition and is
the same version that was before the City Council on October 7, 2019 when
Alexandria informed the Council of our intention to refile. At this meeting the
Council voted for the Petition to remain on the table.
Also enclosed, please find an updated draft Commitment letter. This draft
incorporates the following key changes, which were to the Commitment letter:
• The timing of Alexandria's conveyance of the Grand Junction Land to the
City has been accelerated from issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy to
issuance of Special Permits and approvals for the Project; and
• A proviso regarding the City's land acceptance policy has been added to
the Commitment regarding conveyance of the Grand Junction Land.
We look forward to working with the City Council, the Planning Board, the Working
Group and the community to create the Grand Junction Pathway Overlay District
and bringing these exciting changes to life. Thank you for your assistance in this
regard
Very truly yours,
raph
Joseph T. Maguire
Senior Vice President-Real Estate Development & Asset Services
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
400 Technology Square, Suite 101 | Cambridge, MA 02139
[phone removed] | www.are.com
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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
Grand Junction Pathway Overlay District Zoning Amendment CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
The undersigned owners of land to be affected by this Petition, hereby petition the Cambridge
City Council as follows:
1.
To see if the City Council will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the City of Cambridge
as follows:
Parcel 1. A certain parcel of land situated in the City of Cambridge, County of Middlesex and
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a
point at the intersection of the westerly sideline of Pulkerson Street and the northeasterly sideline
of Binney Street; thence running N 56°29'27" W, by said Binney Street, a distance of 226.55 feet
to a point; thence turning and running N 57°11'37" W, by said Binney Street, a distance of 51.81
feet to a point; thence turning and running N 10°45'15" E, by land now or formerly of
Massachusetts Department of Transportation, a distance of 1014.59 feet to a point; thence
turning and running S 80°2741" E, by land now or formerly of Spring Condominium, a distance
of 83.70 feet to a point; thence turning and running S 09°32'21" W, by land now or formerly Pay
Phone Realty Trust, and land now or formerly of NSTAR Electric Company, a distance of
278.56 feet to a point; thence turning and running S 06°22'09" E, by land now or formerly of
NSTAR Electric Company, a distance of 127.16 feet to a point; thence turning and running N
12°47'39" W, by land now or formerly ofNSTAR Electric Company, a distance of 76.39 feet to
a point of non-tangency; thence running by a curve to the left, having a radius of 301.06 feet, a
chord bearing of 'S 28°33'33" E, a chord distance of 138.60 feet, a delta angle of 19°01'53", and
an are length of 139.85 feet, by land now or formerly of NSTAR Electric Company to a point on
said Fulkerson Street; thence running S 09°32'20" W, by said Fulkerson Street, a distance of
546.29 feet to the point of beginning; said parcel of land containing an area of 191,506 square
feet or 4.39 acres; and
Parcel 2. A certain parcel of land situated in the City of Cambridge, County of Middlesex and
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts more particularly described as follows: commencing at a
point at the intersection of the westerly sideline of Fulkerson Street and the northeasterly sideline
of Binney Street: thence running N 56°29'27" W, by said Binney Street, a distance of 226.55 feet
to a point; thence turning and running N 57°11'37" W, by said Binney Street, a distance of 90.66
feet to the point of beginning; thenee running N 57°11'37" W, by said Binney Street, a distance
of 15.11 feet to a point; thence turning and running N 10°45'15" E, by land now or formerly of
ARE-MA Region No. 58, LLC, a distance of 508.00 feet to a point; thence turning and running S
67°21'26" E, by Parcel 3 herein described, a distance of 14.31 feet to a point; thence turning and
running S 10°45'15" W, by land now or formerly of Massachusetts Department of
Transportation, a distance of 510.72 feet to the point of beginning; said parcel of land containing
an arca of 7,131 square feet; and
Parcel 3. A certain parcel of land situated in the City of Cambridge, County of Middlesex and
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts more particularly described as follows: beginning at a
point on the westerly line of land now or formerly of Massachusetts Department of
Transportation said point being S 10°45'15" W, a distance of 510.72 feet from the northeasterly
sideline of Binney Street; thence running N 67°21'26" W, by Parcel 2 herein described and land
now or formerly of ARE-MA Region No. 58, LLC, a distance of 17.69 fect to a point; thence
turning and running N 10°46'42" E, by land now or formerly of Richard D. Fanning, Wellington
Harrington Memorial Way, and land now or formerly of John Frazier, Trustee, a distance of
743.27 feet to a point; thence turning and running S 80°25'39" E, by land now or formerly of
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, and Parcel 4 herein described, a distance of 17.00 feet to
a point; thence turning and running S 10°45'15" W, by land now or formerly of Massachusetts
Department of Transportation, a distance of 747.26 feet to the point of heginning; said parcel of
land containing an area of 12,785 square feet; and
Parcel 4. A certain parcel of land situated in the City of Cambridge, County of Middlesex and
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts more particularly described as follows: beginning at a
point on the southerly sideline of Cambridge Street, S 80°29'15" E a distance of 130.97 feet from
the casterly sideline of Cardinal Medcitos Avenue; thence running S 80°29'15" E, by said
Cambridge Street, a distance of 6.19 feet to a point; thence turning and running S 11°03'38" W,
byland now or formerly of Massachusells Department of Transportation, a distance of 204.00
feet lo a point; thence running along a curve to the right, by land now or formerly of
Massachusetts Department of Transportation, having a radius of 784,50 feet, a chord bearing of
S 13°46'27" W, a chord distance of 74.29 feet, a delta angle of 05°25'41", and an are length of
74.32 feet, to a point; thence with a reverse curve to the left, by land now or formerly of
Massachusetts Department of Transportation, having a radius of 1315.50 feet, a chord bearing of
S 13°37'16" W, a chord distance of 131.60 feet, a delta angle of 05°44'02", and an are length of
131.65 feet, to a point; thence running S 10°45'15" W, by land now or formerly of Massachusetts
Department of Transporlation, a distance of 59.81 feet to a point; thence turning and running N
80°25'39" W, by Parcel 3 herein described, a distance of 14.00 feet to a point; thence turning and
running N 10°45'15" E, by land now or formerly of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, a
distance of 60.10 feet to a point; thence running along a curve to the right, by land now or
formerly of Roman Catholic Arehbishop of Boston, having a radius of 1329.50 feet, a chord
bearing of N 13°37'16" E, a chord distance of 133.00 feet, a delta angle of 05°44'02", and an arc
length of 133.05 feet, to a point; thence with a reverse curve to the left, by land now or formerly
of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, having a radius of 770.50 feet, a chord bearing of N
13°46'27" E, a chord distance of '72.97 feet, a delta angle of 05°25'41", and an are length of 72.99
feet, to a point; thence running N 11°03'38" E, by land now or formerly of Roman Catholic
Archbishop of Boston, a distance of 213.61 feet to a point; thence turning and running S
80°29'15" E, by Parcel 5 herein described, a distance of 8.06 feet to a point: thence turning and
running N 10°46'42" E, by Parcel 5 herein described, a distance of 50.01 feet to the point of
beginning; said pareel of land containing an area of 7,020 square feet; and
Parcel S. A certain parcel of land situated in the City of Cambridge, County of Middlesex and
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts more particularly described as follows: beginning at a
point on the southerly sideline of Cambridge Street, S 80°29'15" E a distance of 78.39 feet from
the easterly sideline of Cardinal Medeiros Avenue; thence turning and running S 80°29'15" E, by
said Cambridge Street, a distance of 52.58 feet to a point; thence turning and running S
10°46'42" W, by Parcel 4 herein described, a distance of 50.01 feet to a point; thence turning and
running N 80°29'15" W, by Parcel 4 herein described and by land now or formerly of Roman
Catholic Archbishop of Boston, a distance of 51.41 feet to a point; thence turning and running N
09°26'25" E, by land now or formerly of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, a distance of
50.00 feet to the point of beginning: said parcel of land containing an area of 2,600 square feet:
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be rezoned to create a new overlay zoning district entitled the Grand Junction Pathway Overlay
District.
To see if the City Council will vote to amend Article 20 of the Zoning Ordinance of the
City of Cambridge by adding the following text at the end of Article 20 as presentiy ordained:
20.1000
Grand Junction Pathway Overlay District
Establishment and Scope.
20.1001
There is hereby established the Grand Junction Pathway Overlay Distriet, which is governed by
the regulations and procedures specified in this Section 20.1000. It is the intent of this Section
that these regulations will apply to land within the Grand Junction Pathway Overlay District,
which is comprised of Grand Junction Land and Development Land, as defined below.
Purpose.
20.1002
Il is the purpose of the Grand Junction Pathway Overlay District to augment base zoning and
promote the development of a public pathway along the Grand Junction railroad right-of-way in
connection with high quality development consistent with development along the Binney Street
corridor.
The October 2001 East Cambridge Planning Study identified the Grand Junction corridor as a
means to provide a significant transportation and recreational resource and enhance non-auto
mobility in the City. The October 2006 Grand Junction Rail-with-Trail Feasibility Study
highlighted the public benefits of the pathway, including recreation and open space, but noted
that acquiring rights in the land to develop the pathway was a key limiting issue. The August
2017 Final Report of the Kendall Square Mobility Task Force underscored the importance of
enhancing non-auto mobility in the City and the Grand Junction Pathway in meeting that goal.
The Grand Junction Pathway Overlay Distriet will facilitate the City's efforts to secure long term
public access to certain land in the Grand Junetion Pathway Overlay District by incenting
development consistent with development along the Binney Street corridor. A project meeting
the requirements of this Section will provide open space, recreational opportunities, a corridor
for non-auto traffic in the City, as well as high quality development, and promote the goals of
public health, safety, welfare and economic development.
20.1003
Applicability.
Development in the Grand Junction Pathway Overlay District shall be controlled by the
regulations governing the Industry A-1 District, except as modified by the requirements of this
Section 20.1000, which shall apply in lieu of the regulations of the Industry A-l District. Where
the regulations applicable to the Industry A-l District differ from the requirements of this
Section 20.1000, the provisions of this Section shall apply. The Grand Junction Pathway
Overlay District shall be established on the Zoning Map of the City of Cambridge pursuant to the
provisions of Section 3.20.
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20.1004
Procedure.
Construction, use and development under this Section shall be authorized by Special Permit
granted by the Planning Board. In granting a Special Permit under this Section 20.1000, the
Planning Board shall find that the intent of this Section has been satisfied and find that provision
has been made for the conveyance to the City, or a designee thereol, by fee or easement, of
interests in certain land as described herein for the development of the Grand Junetion pathway
between Binney Street and Cambridge Street.
20.1005
Required Conveyance of Grand Junction Land,
In connection with a Special Permit(s) granted pursuant to Section 20.1000, conveyance to the
Cily, or its designee, of the following land for use on the Grand Junction pathway, by fee or
easement, shall be required under such Special Permit(s) or have already been made:
(a) Tax Parcel 37-88, comprising approximately 2,600 square feet, and known as 686
Cambridge Street;
(b) A fourteen (14) foot wide strip of land along the east boundary of Tax Parcel 37-126,
beginning at the north boundary of Tax Parcel 33-111 and continuing approximately 480 feet,
and then the land between the east boundary of Tax Parcel 37-126 and the west boundary of Tax
Parcel 37-88, continuing approximately fifty (50) feet to Cambridge Street, comprising a total of
approximately 7,020 square feet; and
(c) A fourteen (14) foot wide strip of land along the east boundary of Tax Parcel 33-110
bordering the Grand Junetion railroad right-of-way beginning at Binney Street and continuing
approximately S11 feet to the south boundary of Tax Parcel 33-111 and Tax Parcel 33-111,
comprising a total of 19,916 square feet.
The land described in subparagraphs (a)-(c) is hereby defined as "Grand Junction Land."
Other Matters--Grand Junction Land.
20.1006
The Grand Junction Land shall be conveyed to the City, or its designee, by fee or casement: (i)
such that the environmental condition of the Grand Junction Land poses No Significant Risk, as
delined under 310 C.M.R. 40.0006, to future users of the land given its intended use as a public
pathway; (ii) subject to encumbrances which do not interfere with the use of the land for its
intended purpose; and (ill) subject to a reservation of Grantor to grant subsurface utility
casements. Nonconformity, including setbacks, arising directly from the conveyance of Grand
Junction Land hereunder is waived.
Development Land.
20.1007
«Development Land" within the Grand Junction Pathway Overlay Distriet consists of Tax Parcel
31-20 [known as 303 and 345 Binney Street|, comprising a total of approximately 191,506
square feet ("Development Land Lot Area").
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Permitled Uses.
20.1008
Uses permitted in the Development Land shall be governed by base zoning. After conveyance
pursuant to Section 20.1011, Grand Junction Land shall be used for Public Open Space.
Dimensional Requirements.
20.1009
20.1009.1
Floor Area Ratio. The maximum Floor Area Ratio for the Development
Land located in the underlying Industry A-1 District (130,671 square feel) shall be 2.5.
Development Land in the underlying Residence C-1 District (60,835 square feet) may be
included in the calculation of allowable Gross Floor Area on Development Land located in the
Industry A-1 District (for Uses allowed therein) at the Floor Area Ratio allowed in the Industry
A-l District of 1.25, provided that: (i) future use of the Development Land in the Residence C-1
District shall be Publicly Beneficial Open Space, except that fences, berms, sound barriers, a
vehicle turnaround, a loading dock enclosure and underground systems serving the Development
Land may be located in the underlying Residenee C-1 District; and (ií) a 25 foot wide landscaped
buffer shall be created along the westerly boundary of that portion of the Development Land
located in the Residence C-1 District abutting the railroad right-of-way.
20.1009.2
Height. As shown on the attached Figure of Height Zones for
Development Land within the Grand Junetion Pathway Overlay District, the Development Land
is divided into three zones: the Binney Street Zone, the Transition Zone and the Base Zoning
Zone. The maximum height of any building in the Binney Street Zone shall be 90 feet. The
maximum height of any building in the Transition Zone shall be 60 feet. The maximum height
of' any building in the Base Zoning Zone shall be governed by base zoning. Notwithstanding
Section 5.23 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance, the height of any Roof Top Mechanical
Penthouse in the Binney Street Zone of the Grand Junction Pathway Overlay District shall be
limited to twenty-five (25) feet and the height of any Roof Top Mechanical Penthouse in the
Transition Zone of the Grand Junction Pathway Overlay District shall be limited to twenty (20)
feet. "Roof Top Mechanical Penthouse" is defined as an enclosed space housing mechanical
systems, air conditioning equipment, elevator bulkheads, ventilation systems or other necessary
leatures normally built above the roof and not used for human occupancy.
20.1009.3
Setbacks. There shall be no minimum required front, rear or side yard
setbacks, except that no above grade building shall be constructed within twenty-five (25) feet of
the westerly boundary of Tax Parcel 31-20.
20.1010
Parking-Parking Ratio.
Parking shall be at a ratio no greater than 0.8 spaces per 1,000 feet of Gross Floor Area for
technical office for rescarch devolopment laboratory or research facility (see Section 4.34(f) of
the Ordinance).
20.1011
Timing of Grand Junction Land Conveyance.
The Grand Junction Land shall be conveyed to the City per Section 20.1005 in accordance with
Section A(1) of that certain Leller of Commitment dated
_ 2019 and referenced in
Section 20.1013.
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20.1012
Project Review.
In granting approval for a building or buildings under Article 19, the Planning Board may
approve buildings for which physical design information is presented in conceptual form, subject
to later design review and approval by the Planning Board and a finding that final design of such
building(s) is consistent with Section 19.30, as applicable.
Leiter of Commitment
20.1013
Issuance of'any base building permit or certificate of occupancy for any new building on
Development Land approved pursuant to a Special Permit granted under this Section 20.1000
shall be conditioned on certification by all relevant departments of the City to the Superintendent
of Buildings that the building is proceeding in accordance with that certain Letter of
Commitment dated
_ 2019.
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Respectfully submitted,
303/345 Binney Street
Map 31, Lot 20
By its Owner,
ARE-MA REGION NO. 61, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership,
managing member
By: ARE-QRS. Corp.,
a Maryland corporation,
general partner
By:
Name:
Jackie Clem
Title:Senior Vice President
353 and 353R Binney StreE Legal Affairs
Map 33, Lots 110 and 111
By its Owner,
ARE-MA Region No. 58, LL.C,
a Delaware limited liability company
By: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership,
managing member
ARE-QRS. Corp.,
By:
a Maryland corporation,
general partner
By:
Name:
Jackie Clem
Title:
Senior Vice President
RÉ Legal Affairs
686 Cambridge Street
Map 37-Lot 88
By its Owner,
RUNNING BROOK ASSOCIATES, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership,
managing member
By:
ARE-QRS. Corp.,
a Maryland corporation,
general partner
By:
Jackie Clem
Name:
Senior Vice President
Title:
RE Legal Affairs
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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
400 Technology Square, Suite 101
Cambridge, MA 02139
October, 2019
Mayor Marc C. McGovern
Vice Mayor Jan Devereux
Ordinance Committee Co-Chair Dennis J. Carlone
Ordinance Committee Co-Chair Craig A. Kelley
City Councilor Alanna M. Mallon
City Councilor Sumbul Siddiqui
City Councilor E. Denise Simmons
City Councilor Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.
City Councilor Quinton Y. Zondervan
795 Massachusetts Avenue
City Hall
Cambridge, MA 02139
Re:
Commitments and conditions accompanying the Petition for Grand Junction
Zoning attached hereto as Attachment A
Dear Mayor McGovern, Vice Mayor Devereaux, Ordinance Committee Co-Chair Carlone,
Ordinance Committee Co-Chair Kelley and Councilors Mallon, Siddiqui, Simmons, Toomey,
and Zondervan:
This letter is the "Letter of Commitment" referenced in Section 20.1013 of the proposed
amendment to the Zoning Ordinance set forth in Attachment A (the "Grand Junction Zoning").
The purpose of this letter is to describe commitments and benefits which ARE-MA Region No.
61, LLC ("Alexandria") is prepared to offer to the City of Cambridge to facilitate and enable
Alexandria's use and development of the Development Land contemplated by and in accordance
with the Grand Junction Zoning, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth below.
"Project" is defined to mean a building(s) on the Development Land contemplated by and
developed in accordance with the Grand Junction Zoning containing a total commercial space of
at least 400,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area (as defined in the Cambridge Zoning
Ordinance).
All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given them in Attachment A.
This Letter of Commitment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of successor owners of
the Development Land. Paragraph A(1) shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
successor owners of the Grand Junction Land. Paragraph A(4) shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of successor owners of the Garage Parcel (hereinafter defined).
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A.
Alexandria's Commitments
The Grand Junction Land shall be conveyed to the City per Section 20.1005 of the Grand
Junction Zoning no later than ninety (90) days after the Special Permits and approvals
required under the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance are granted allowing Alexandria to
build the Project, and appeal periods for such Special Permits and approvals shall have
expired without any appeal having been made, or in the event that any appeal does occur,
the outcome of said appeal shall not result in a change in the validity, or reduction in the
development rights set forth in the Special Permits and approvals ("Special Permit
Condition"), subject to the City completing its land acceptance process ("City Land
Acceptance Condition"), and Alexandria completing any work required such that the
environmental condition of the Grand Junction Land poses No Significant Risk, as
defined in 310 CMR 40.0006, to future users of the land given its intended use as a public
pathway, per Section 20.1006 of the Grand Junction Zoning ("Cleanup Condition"). For
the avoidance of doubt, the Special Permit Condition shall not include a building permit.
2.
Alexandria will contribute up to $11,250,000 to the City to enable the City to design and
construct improvements for the Grand Junction bike path on the Grand Junction Land,
such contribution to be made on the following schedule: (a) $1,000,000 no later than
ninety (90) days after the Special Permit Condition is satisfied; and (b) $10,250,000 no
later than ninety (90) days after the issuance of a Permanent Certificate of Occupancy for
the Project and no challenge to the validity of the same shall have been made (or in the
event of any challenge, such challenge shall have been finally resolved in favor of such
validity). The use of such funds will be restricted to the purpose for which they are
contributed.
NStar Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy ("Eversource") is the owner of Tax Lot
For a period of three
32-52 ("Eversource Land"'), which abuts the Development Land.
years after the adoption of the Grand Junction Zoning and no challenge to the validity of
the same having been made (or in the event of any challenge, such challenge having been
finally resolved in favor of such validity, Alexandria shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to purchase the Eversource Land, subject to and conditioned on the following: (i)
Eversource is willing to sell the Eversource Land to Alexandria; (ii) the results of
Alexandria's due diligence investigations (including without limitation title, survey and
the environmental status of the Eversource Land) are satisfactory to Alexandria in
Alexandria's sole discretion; and (iii) Alexandria's total cost to purchase the Eversource
Land shall not exceed $12,929,000. If, despite its exercise of commercially reasonable
efforts, Alexandria has not acquired the Eversource Land within such three year period,
Alexandria's obligation under this Paragraph 3 shall expire and this Paragraph 3 shall be
of no further force or effect. For the purposes of this Paragraph 3, Alexandria shall
include an affiliate nominee of Alexandria.
Alexandria, by and through its affiliate, ARE-MA Region No. 58, LLC, the owner of the
land and building known as the Kendall Square Garage (Tax Lot 39-174) ("Garage
Parcel"), hereby agrees that any new building constructed on and as part of a
redevelopment of the Garage Parcel shall not exceed the height and massing of the
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existing One Kendall Square Garage. Said restriction shall be effective on the issuance
of a Permanent Certiticate of Occupancy tor the Project and no challenge to the validity
of the same shall have been made (or in the event of any challenge, such challenge shall
have been finally resolved in favor of such validity) and shall remain in force for 50 years
from the date of enactment of the Grand Junction Zoning.
B.
Additional Conditions to Alexandria's Commitments
For purposes of clarification, Alexandria's commitments set forth above are offered if the
following additional conditions are met:
The amendments to the Cambridge Zoning Urdinance set forth in Attachment A are duly
1.
adopted in the form attached hereto as Attachment A, and no challenge to the validity of
the same shall have been made (or in the event of any challenge, such challenge shall
have been finally resolved in favor of such validity.)
2.
All time periods specified in this Letter of Commitment shall be tolled during the
resolution of any appeal pertaining to the Grand Junction Zoning or the Project. The time
period specified in Section A(1) also shall be tolled during the satisfaction of the City
Land Acceptance Condition and/or the Cleanup Condition.
So long as Alexandria, its successors and assigns, is proceeding with development and
until the Project is completed, the City Shall not have initiated or supported any rezoning
or other ordinance changes that would have the effect of adversely affecting any of the
uses or development authorized by the Grand Junction Zoning.
C. Conclusion
Alexandria is making these payments and providing the other mitigation referenced above in
order to provide resources to mitigate any impacts which might result from the Project as a result
of the rezoning and any Special Permits granted therefore.
As Alexandria's duly authorized representative, I am pleased to commit to this significant
mitigation on Alexandria's behalf.
Sincerely,
ARE-MA Region No. 61, LLC
By:
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership
ARE-QRS Corp.,
By:
a Maryland corporation, General Partner
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Name:
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Limited Joinder of ARE-MA Region No. 58, LLC Solely with Respect to Sections A(1) and
A (4) of this Letter:
ARE-MA Region No. 58, LLC
By:
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership
By:
ARE-QRS Corp.,
a Maryland corporation, General Partner
By:
Name:
Title:_
Limited Joinder of Running Brook Associates, Inc. Solely with Respect to Section A(1) of
this Letter:
Running Brook Associates, Inc.
By:
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership
ARE-ORS Corp.,
By:
a Maryland corporation, General Partner
By:_
Name:
Title:
Attachment A - Form of Grand Junction Zoning
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