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An application was received from Patrick Conte, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 40 Thorndike Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. No response has been received from the neighborhood association
General Information
Attestation
Curb Cut
60903
Submitted On: Nov 19, 2019
Applicant
Patrick Conte
[phone removed]
[email removed]
Location
40 Thorndike St
Cambridge, MA 02141
Frontage (in feet)
201.63
Setback - distance from building to sidewalk (in feet)
26
Distance from proposed driveway to surrounding structures
and property line (in feet)
26
Length of proposed driveway (in feet)
26
Width of proposed driveway (in feet)
22
Size of proposed driveway (square feet)
572
Location of any trees, sign posts, fire hydrants, utility poles, etc., in direct vicinity of proposed driveway
See attached plan.
Full Name
Patrick Conte
Date
11/19/2019
March 27, 2020
Cambridge Inspectional Services Department
RE: Nitsch Project #9799.1
831 Massachusetts Avenue
40 Thorndike Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
Curb Cut Closures/Openings
To Whom It May Concern,
Nitsch Engineering is submitting the attached revised curb cut plot plans to supplement the curb cut
application package being resubmitted by Legatt McCall Properties for the proposed improvements at 40
Thorndike Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The proposed project consists of renovating and repurposing the former Edward J. Sullivan Court House,
which received a Special Permit from the Cambridge Planning Board in October 2014. This redevelopment
will result in a mixed-use building consisting of office space, residential units, ground-level retail, and open
space.
The key change to the drawings is that the previous two (2) loading dock curb cuts of 20 feet each on
Second Street are being combined into a single 30-foot curb cut, per feedback from the Traffic, Planning, and
Transporation (TPT) Department and the Department of Public Works (DPW).
This change is reflected on the attached revised drawings CC-0 and CC-2 (combining what was previously
CC-2 and CC-3). Drawing CC-1 remains the same aside from some grading adjustments to accommodate
the curb cut change at the loading dock.
Please reference the attached plot plans.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to call me at [phone removed].
Sincerely,
Nitsch Engineering, Inc.
Cheeta Soga, PE, LEED AP BD+C
Consultant
CLS/ajc
Enclosures: Curb Cut Plot Plans (3)
cc: Duong Huynh - Legatt McCall Properties, Maria Schroeder – Elkus Manfredi
P:\9799 40 Thorndike\Civil\Project Data\Curb Cut Application
UP
UP
DN
THORNDIKE STREET
SPRING STREET
THIRD STREET
SECOND STREET
EXISTING
40 THORNDIKE
STREET BUILDING
TO REMAIN
GARAGE
ENTRANCE
LOADING DOCK
9799
1"=30'
03/16/2020
GFP
FELDMAN
TPS
CDH
CURB CUT PLOT PLAN
40 THORNDIKE STREET
CAMBRIDGE, MA
LEGGAT MCCALL PROPERTIES
10 POST OFFICE SQUARE, BOSTON, MA 02109
CC-0
SHEET 1
OF 3
REV.
9799CLO.DWG
DRAFTED BY:
SCALE:
FILE:
PROJECT #
DATE:
CHECKED BY:
PROJECT MGR:
SURVEYOR:
PREPARED FOR:
2 Center Plaza, Suite 430
Boston, MA 02108
T: [phone removed]
F: [phone removed]
Civil Engineering
Land Surveying
Transportation Engineering
Structural Engineering
Planning
GIS
Green Infrastructure
NOTE:
21
EXISTING
40 THORNDIKE
STREET BUILDING TO
REMAIN
SPRING STREET
SECOND STREET
9799
1"=20'
03/16/2020
GFP
FELDMAN
TPS
CDH
SECOND STREET CURB CUT
40 THORNDIKE STREET
CAMBRIDGE, MA
LEGGAT MCCALL PARTNERS
10 POST OFFICE SQUARE, BOSTON, MA 02109
CC-1
SHEET 2
OF 3
REV.
9799CLO.DWG
DRAFTED BY:
SCALE:
FILE:
PROJECT #
DATE:
CHECKED BY:
PROJECT MGR:
SURVEYOR:
PREPARED FOR:
2 Center Plaza, Suite 430
Boston, MA 02108
T: [phone removed]
F: [phone removed]
Civil Engineering
Land Surveying
Transportation Engineering
Structural Engineering
Planning
GIS
Green Infrastructure
SECOND STREET CURB CUT
UP
PM
BIKE
PARKING
ENTRY
RETAIL
EXISTING
40 THORNDIKE
STREET BUILDING TO
REMAIN
SECOND STREET
THORNDIKE STREET
9799
1"=20'
03/16/2020
GFP
FELDMAN
TPS
CDH
SECOND STREET CURB CUT
40 THORNDIKE STREET
CAMBRIDGE, MA
LEGGAT MCCALL PARTNERS
10 POST OFFICE SQUARE, BOSTON, MA 02109
CC-2
SHEET 3
OF 3
REV.
9799CLO.DWG
DRAFTED BY:
SCALE:
FILE:
PROJECT #
DATE:
CHECKED BY:
PROJECT MGR:
SURVEYOR:
PREPARED FOR:
2 Center Plaza, Suite 430
Boston, MA 02108
T: [phone removed]
F: [phone removed]
Civil Engineering
Land Surveying
Transportation Engineering
Structural Engineering
Planning
GIS
Green Infrastructure
SECOND STREET CURB CUT
November 19, 2019
Cambridge Inspectional Services Department
RE: Nitsch Project #9799.1
831 Massachusetts Avenue
40 Thorndike Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
Curb Cut Closures/Openings
To whom it may concern,
Nitsch Engineering is submitting the attached curb cut plot plans to supplement the curb cut application
package being submitted by Legatt McCall Properties for the proposed improvements at 40 Thorndike Street
in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The proposed project consists of renovating and repurposing the former Edward J. Sullivan Court House,
which received a Special Permit from the Cambridge Planning Board in October 2014. This redevelopment
will result in a mixed-use building consisting of office space, residential units, ground-level retail, and open
space.
As part of the proposed improvements, two (2) existing curb cut closures are proposed. The curb cut on
Second Street is approximately 24.8 feet in width and the curb cut on Third Street is approximately 20.0 feet
in width.
Three (3) new curb openings are proposed along Second Street. The lot frontage on Second Street is
201.63 feet. One (1) curb opening will be 22.0 feet in width and two (2) curb openings will be 20.0 feet in
width. The 22.0-foot curb opening will service the two-level underground parking garage that proposes a
total of 92 parking spaces pursuant to Special Permit 288. The two (2) 20.0-foot curb openings will service
the proposed building loading dock area and compactor. Each new curb cut will be constructed to meet the
City of Cambridge standards.
Please reference the attached plot plans. These plans have been circulated to abutting properties for review
and approval.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to call me direct at [phone removed].
Sincerely,
Nitsch Engineering, Inc.
Christopher D. Hodney, PE
Senior Project Engineer
CLS/cdh
Enclosures: Curb cut plot plans (6)
cc: Duong Huynh - Legatt McCall Properties, Maria Schroeder – Elkus Manfredi
P:\9799 40 Thorndike\Civil\Project Data\Curb Cut Application
UP
UP
DN
PM
21
20
THORNDIKE STREET
SPRING STREET
THIRD STREET
SECOND STREET
EXISTING
40 THORNDIKE
STREET BUILDING
TO REMAIN
GARAGE
ENTRANCE
LOADING DOCK
9799
1"=20'
11/18/2019
GFP
FELDMAN
TPS
CDH
CURB CUT PLOT PLAN
40 THORNDIKE STREET
CAMBRIDGE, MA
LEGGAT MCCALL PARTNERS
10 POST OFFICE SQUARE, BOSTON, MA 02109
CC-0
SHEET 1
OF 4
REV.
9799CLO.DWG
DRAFTED BY:
SCALE:
FILE:
PROJECT #
DATE:
CHECKED BY:
PROJECT MGR:
SURVEYOR:
PREPARED FOR:
2 Center Plaza, Suite 430
Boston, MA 02108
T: [phone removed]
F: [phone removed]
Civil Engineering
Land Surveying
Transportation Engineering
Structural Engineering
Planning
GIS
Green Infrastructure
NOTE:
PROPERTIES
21
EXISTING
40 THORNDIKE
STREET BUILDING TO
REMAIN
SPRING STREET
SECOND STREET
9799
1"=20'
11/18/2019
GFP
FELDMAN
TPS
CDH
SECOND STREET CURB CUT
40 THORNDIKE STREET
CAMBRIDGE, MA
LEGGAT MCCALL PARTNERS
10 POST OFFICE SQUARE, BOSTON, MA 02109
CC-1
SHEET 2
OF 4
REV.
9799CLO.DWG
DRAFTED BY:
SCALE:
FILE:
PROJECT #
DATE:
CHECKED BY:
PROJECT MGR:
SURVEYOR:
PREPARED FOR:
2 Center Plaza, Suite 430
Boston, MA 02108
T: [phone removed]
F: [phone removed]
Civil Engineering
Land Surveying
Transportation Engineering
Structural Engineering
Planning
GIS
Green Infrastructure
SECOND STREET CURB CUT
PROPERTIES
UP
PM
BIKE
PARKING
ENTRY
RETAIL
EXISTING
40 THORNDIKE
STREET BUILDING TO
REMAIN
SECOND STREET
THORNDIKE STREET
9799
1"=20'
11/18/2019
GFP
FELDMAN
TPS
CDH
SECOND STREET CURB CUT
40 THORNDIKE STREET
CAMBRIDGE, MA
LEGGAT MCCALL PARTNERS
10 POST OFFICE SQUARE, BOSTON, MA 02109
CC-2
SHEET 3
OF 4
REV.
9799CLO.DWG
DRAFTED BY:
SCALE:
FILE:
PROJECT #
DATE:
CHECKED BY:
PROJECT MGR:
SURVEYOR:
PREPARED FOR:
2 Center Plaza, Suite 430
Boston, MA 02108
T: [phone removed]
F: [phone removed]
Civil Engineering
Land Surveying
Transportation Engineering
Structural Engineering
Planning
GIS
Green Infrastructure
SECOND STREET CURB CUT
PROPERTIES
UP
PM
BIKE
PARKING
ENTRY
RETAIL
EXISTING
40 THORNDIKE
STREET BUILDING TO
REMAIN
SECOND STREET
THORNDIKE STREET
9799
1"=20'
11/18/2019
GFP
FELDMAN
TPS
CDH
SECOND STREET CURB CUT
40 THORNDIKE STREET
CAMBRIDGE, MA
LEGGAT MCCALL PROPERTIES
10 POST OFFICE SQUARE, BOSTON, MA 02109
CC-3
SHEET 4
OF 4
REV.
9799CLO.DWG
DRAFTED BY:
SCALE:
FILE:
PROJECT #
DATE:
CHECKED BY:
PROJECT MGR:
SURVEYOR:
PREPARED FOR:
2 Center Plaza, Suite 430
Boston, MA 02108
T: [phone removed]
F: [phone removed]
Civil Engineering
Land Surveying
Transportation Engineering
Structural Engineering
Planning
GIS
Green Infrastructure
SECOND STREET CURB CUT
RETAIL COMMON AREAS
RETAIL TENANT
OFFICE COMMON AREAS
OFFICE TENANT
RESIDENTIAL COMMON AREAS
RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT
PARKING / LOADING
MECHANICAL
SYMBOL KEY
COMPACT SPACE
C
CARPOOL PRIORITY
HOV
FE
FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLE
PRIORITY SPACE
HC
HANDICAP SPACE
EC
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHARGE STATION
FE
FE
EC
PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN – FLOOR LL1
C
166 LONG TERM BIKE PARKING SPACES
EXIST.
TRANSFORMER ROOM
EXIST.
SWITCHGEAR ROOM
FIRE
PUMP
RES.
TRASH/
RECYCLE
RES.
VEST.
MECH
RECLAIM
WATER
HC
HC VAN
GAS METER
ELEVATOR
ELEVATOR
ELEV.
LOBBY
FIRE VEST.
ELEVATOR
ELEVATOR
SHOWER/LOCKERS
EMER
ELECT
RETAIL 1450 SF
+22’-8”
(+ 19’-10” FFE)
1
24
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
23
22
21
20
15
16
17
18
19
LL1: 24 RESIDENTIAL
PARKING SPACES
+ 19’-10”
166 LONG TERM BIKE SPACES TOTAL IN BUILDING
50 SHORT TERM BIKE SPACES TOTAL IN LANDSCAPE
0
10’
20’
40’
80’
N
LEGGAT MCCALL | ELKUS MANFREDI ARCHITECTS
40 THORNDIKE | NOVEMBER 21, 2013
RETAIL COMMON AREAS
RETAIL TENANT
OFFICE COMMON AREAS
OFFICE TENANT
RESIDENTIAL COMMON AREAS
RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT
PARKING / LOADING
MECHANICAL
SYMBOL KEY
COMPACT SPACE
C
CARPOOL PRIORITY
HOV
FE
FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLE
PRIORITY SPACE
HC
HANDICAP SPACE
EC
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHARGE STATION
FE
FE
EC
C
C
PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN – FLOOR LL1 - REVISED NOV. 25, 2019 FOR PARKING ENTRY
C
166 LONG TERM BIKE PARKING SPACES
EXIST.
TRANSFORMER ROOM
EXIST.
SWITCHGEAR ROOM
FIRE
PUMP
RES.
TRASH/
RECYCLE
RES.
VEST.
MECH
RECLAIM
WATER
HC
HC VAN
GAS METER
ELEVATOR
ELEVATOR
ELEV.
LOBBY
FIRE VEST.
ELEVATOR
ELEVATOR
SHOWER/LOCKERS
EMER
ELECT
RETAIL 1450 SF
+22’-8”
(+ 19’-10” FFE)
1
24
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
23
22
21
20
15
16
17
18
19
LL1: 24 RESIDENTIAL
PARKING SPACES
+ 19’-10”
166 LONG TERM BIKE SPACES TOTAL IN BUILDING
50 SHORT TERM BIKE SPACES TOTAL IN LANDSCAPE
SEE ENLARGED DIAGRAM
0
10’
20’
40’
80’
N
LEGGAT MCCALL | ELKUS MANFREDI ARCHITEC TS
40 T H ORNDIK E | NOVEMBER 21, 2013
PROPOSED LL1 VEHICLE ENTRY DIAGRAM- NOV. 25, 2019
LEGGAT MCCALL | ELKUS MANFREDI ARCHITEC TS
40 T H ORNDIK E | NOVEMBER 21, 2013
RETAIL COMMON AREAS
RETAIL TENANT
OFFICE COMMON AREAS
OFFICE TENANT
RESIDENTIAL COMMON AREAS
RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT
PARKING / LOADING
MECHANICAL
SYMBOL KEY
COMPACT SPACE
C
CARPOOL PRIORITY
HOV
FE
FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLE
PRIORITY SPACE
HC
HANDICAP SPACE
EC
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHARGE STATION
FE
FE
EC
PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN – FLOOR LL1
C
166 LONG TERM BIKE PARKING SPACES
EXIST.
TRANSFORMER ROOM
EXIST.
SWITCHGEAR ROOM
FIRE
PUMP
RES.
TRASH/
RECYCLE
RES.
VEST.
MECH
RECLAIM
WATER
HC
HC VAN
GAS METER
ELEVATOR
ELEVATOR
ELEV.
LOBBY
FIRE VEST.
ELEVATOR
ELEVATOR
SHOWER/LOCKERS
EMER
ELECT
RETAIL 1450 SF
+22’-8”
(+ 19’-10” FFE)
1
24
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
23
22
21
20
15
16
17
18
19
LL1: 24 RESIDENTIAL
PARKING SPACES
+ 19’-10”
166 LONG TERM BIKE SPACES TOTAL IN BUILDING
50 SHORT TERM BIKE SPACES TOTAL IN LANDSCAPE
0
10’
20’
40’
80’
N
LEGGAT MCCALL | ELKUS MANFREDI ARCHITECTS
40 THORNDIKE | NOVEMBER 21, 2013
RETAIL COMMON AREAS
RETAIL TENANT
OFFICE COMMON AREAS
OFFICE TENANT
RESIDENTIAL COMMON AREAS
RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT
PARKING / LOADING
MECHANICAL
SYMBOL KEY
COMPACT SPACE
C
CARPOOL PRIORITY
HOV
FE
FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLE
PRIORITY SPACE
HC
HANDICAP SPACE
EC
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHARGE STATION
FE
FE
EC
C
C
PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN – FLOOR LL1 - REVISED NOV. 25, 2019 FOR PARKING ENTRY
C
166 LONG TERM BIKE PARKING SPACES
EXIST.
TRANSFORMER ROOM
EXIST.
SWITCHGEAR ROOM
FIRE
PUMP
RES.
TRASH/
RECYCLE
RES.
VEST.
MECH
RECLAIM
WATER
HC
HC VAN
GAS METER
ELEVATOR
ELEVATOR
ELEV.
LOBBY
FIRE VEST.
ELEVATOR
ELEVATOR
SHOWER/LOCKERS
EMER
ELECT
RETAIL 1450 SF
+22’-8”
(+ 19’-10” FFE)
1
24
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
23
22
21
20
15
16
17
18
19
LL1: 24 RESIDENTIAL
PARKING SPACES
+ 19’-10”
166 LONG TERM BIKE SPACES TOTAL IN BUILDING
50 SHORT TERM BIKE SPACES TOTAL IN LANDSCAPE
SEE ENLARGED DIAGRAM
0
10’
20’
40’
80’
N
LEGGAT MCCALL | ELKUS MANFREDI ARCHITEC TS
40 T H ORNDIK E | NOVEMBER 21, 2013
PROPOSED LL1 VEHICLE ENTRY DIAGRAM- NOV. 25, 2019
LEGGAT MCCALL | ELKUS MANFREDI ARCHITEC TS
40 T H ORNDIK E | NOVEMBER 21, 2013