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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-09-20 Application SPR TRUST CONSTRUCTION CORP. LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 51 MOUNT JOY DRIVE )TEWKSBURY,MA 01876 1. 978-851-3456 FAX 978-640-0531 TO DATE: 1=q ! -22" t' n r 1 .:a. )o. .44 ATTENTION: nc�z��l�rr�nra O)'WgT RE:� a.(p 1« ARE SENDING YOU4 Attached— Under Separate cover via_ the following items: —Shop Drawings Prints _____Plans _Plans _Samples _Specifications —Copy of Letter _Change Order COPIES DATE ---- DESCRIPTION . _ - c u4 1 THESE ARE TRANSMITTED AS CHECKED BELOW VFor Approval For Your Use As Requested For Review and Conmenl For Your Information REMARKS: COPY TO SIGNED .per P. L. Hingorani. President TrnstltCdrltr ) j lust the FAX from Doug Sheadel Modeling Specialties 30 Maple Road Westford, MA 01886 Phone: (978) 392-5317 Fax. (978) 392-5818 x1t To: Heidi Griffin From: Doug Sheadel Fax: (978)688-9542 Pages: 5 Phone: Date: 8/30f01 Re: Merrimack Building/Berry Street CC: Peter Hingorani ❑ Urgent ❑ For Review ❑ Please Comment ❑ Please Reply ❑ Please Recycle • Comments: Ms Griffin. The attached letter is provided as a statement regarding the results of a facility noise analysis, The advance copy is delivered by FAX at the proponent's request. It is my understanding that Mr. Hingorani will deliver the appropriate number of hard-copies to your office to make up the formal filing. Thank you for your attention Doug Sheadel 4�a� Modeling Specialties o d ef�j Air Quality - Noise - Visual August 30, 2001 North Andover Planning Board Ms. Heidi Griffin, North Andover Planning Director RE: Environmental Sound Assessment—Merrimack Building Members of the Board: Modeling Specialties, an environmental consulting firm located in Westford, Massachusetts, has conducted an assessment of environmental sound that could result from the installation of the Merrimack Building commercial office on Lot 4N in North Andover. The analysis was requested by Mr. Peter Hingorani in response to item #3 of your July 26, 2001 letter re: Berry Street/Route 114 Site Plan. The proposed office building is in an early stage of design, so a detailed analysis of site specific equipment is not possible. However, sound power level data for generic cooling equipment are available in the acoustics literature and have been used for this early estimate. The ambient baseline sound levels were established by field measurements using the sound level metric specified by the DEP at the property line and nearby residences. Figure 1 shows a USGS aerial view of the project area and illustrates the relationship between the site and nearest residences. The existing sound was measured at two locations to characterize the sound level along Route 114 and also at residences that are more distant from the roadway. One was on the site at the approximate setback of the nearest residence to the northwest. The other location was near the intersection of Ash Street and Berry Street. The measured levels are summarized in Table 1. Daytime levels were measured, since the project equipment will only be routinely active during workday hours. Based on the results of the measurements, the corresponding DEP daytime noise limit at these areas are 63 dBA to 52 dBA, respectively. Table 1: Measured Ambient Sound Levels in Decibels Octave Band Center Frequency Time A wtd 31.5 63 125 250 500 1000 2000 4000 8000 Site 4:33 PM 53 57 57 48 44 47 51 47 38 31 North 5:02 PM 42 50 46 38 33 34 35 30 36 26 The only significant sources of expected project sound are rooftop cooling equipment. Based on generic scaling of ventilation requirements, a total cooling capacity of up to 30 tons may be used at the site. Generic sound power estimates were obtained from the acoustics literature. Since modern equipment of a similar capacity tends to be quieter than the historic equipment documented in the literature, this is believed to be a conservative estimate of the sound levels for the proposed equipment. The sound levels expected at the nearest residential locations were estimated based on common noise modeling methods. These methods have routinely been reviewed and accepted by the Massachusetts DEP for the prediction of equipment sound at 30 Maple Road,Westford,MA 01886 Ph:(978)392-5817 Fax:(978)392-5818 emall:dsheadel@modspec.com 1 i } sensitive locations. The results of the sound level estimates are summarized in Table 2, Please note that the sound level at the property line is also provided, since the DEP policy applies at both the site property line and the nearest residences. The results are provided as octave band spectra to allow the review of the DEP's prohibition of tones. Based on the DEP definition, no pure tones are expected from the proposed facility. Table 2: Sound Levels Predicted at Nearby Sensitive Receptors from Typical Equipment Octave Band Center Frequency A wtd 31.5 63 125 250 500 1000 2000 4000 8000 Property Line 49 40 45 45 45 46 45 42 37 26 Residence NW 47 38 43 42 43 44 43 40 34 21 Residence North 42 34 39 38 39 40 38 35 27 10 Even under these conservative modeling assumptions, the installation will produce sound levels that are well below the DEP criteria. Since sound levels decrease with increased distance, the levels will be lower at more distant locations. For your convenience, the results of the study are summarized in the following table. Table 3: Summary of Predicted Project Sound Level Impacts Receptor Location Approx. Distance Expected Baseline Ambient Increase from Equipment Equipment Level Ambient with Equipment (dBA) (Ft) (Loq, dBA) (1-9o,dBA) (Leq, dBA) Property Line NW 300 49 53 55 +2 Residence, Northwest 380 47 53 54 +1 Residence, North 600 42 42 45 +3 1 certify that the analysis of sound levels is accurate and consistent with prediction methods that are common to the acoustic analysis of such sources. Based on the analysis, the equipment operating sound levels will meet the noise standards provided by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (310 CMR 7.10) and defined by the Massachusetts DEP in their noise policy (DAQC Policy 90-001). I am qualified to make this statement based on training and experience in conducting analyses of environmental sounds. Page 2 I am a Certified Consulting Meteorologist with approximately 20 years experience conducting environmental analyses in the technical areas of air quality, noise, and visual aesthetics. I am a technical expert on the noise committee of Air & Waste Management Association headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I have published many refereed papers on various aspects of environmental noise. I have analyzed the noise emissions of major industrial projects such as power plants, wastewater treatment plants and manufacturing facilities. Related to these analyses, I have testified as a technical expert before the Energy Facility Siting Boards of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. I have also testified before many regional and municipal approval boards in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, Michigan, Illinois, and California. Thank you for your attention. Respectfully, Modeling Specialties a"-� � KOJOZLq Douglas L. Sheadel, CCM Principal Page 3 { hk 4.7 sNa, e i un ^ y s ♦z �'.-�r dam{'tilrw' ..R@sldence, � w a Residence N" rk Y+P F l A 1 ••• 5 a : 3 �153 b� d LI P�- S k yF f W 0 M S 5 OFF 1 CES OF VIAUR 1 CE P MAOOH PHONE 1,10. 9784538624 Aug. 21 2001 09:38AM PI FAX DATE: NI)MBER OF PAGES (including cover shoe{): TO: FROM: Maurice P. Mason, Jr. Law Office of - _ -- Maurice P. Mason, Jr. 147 East Merrimack Street Lowell, MA 01852 PH6NE #: 4 s- s PHONE #: 978 454-7393 FAX #: -fZL,Gas, s FAX #: 978 453-.8524 REMARKS: Urgent Aor your review . Reply ASAP i Please comment This facsimile contains confidential information if you are not the addressee named on this cover sheet any disclosure copying or distribution is prohibited, FROM OFFICES OF MAUR I CE P MASON PHO•€E NO, 9784538624 Aug. 21 2001 89:3SAM P2 RESTRICTIVE COVENANT 1,Peter Ningorani, Trustee of the One Hundred Fourteen Trust udder a Declaration of Trust recorded in the Essex North District Registry of Deeds at Book , Page owner of the property at 0 Turnpike Street (at Berry Street)Hereby agree that the following conditions and re$trictions shall be recorded against that property-to run with tho land and to bhid my successor and assigns to that property. � 1) Said use of the building for retail or other use as permitted under the Town of North Andover Zoning Bylaw dated May, 2001 shall not generate more than 188 parkfiig spaces as provided in the Variance granted One Hundred Fourteen Trust by the Zoning Board of Appeals for the Town of'North Andover on April 10, 2001. Witness my hand and seal this day of August, 2001. Peter Hingorant Trustee One Hundred Fourteen Trust COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACkIUSETTS Middlesex, ss, August,2001 Then personally appeared the above named Peter Hingorani and acknowledged the foregoing to be bis:free act and deed,before me. Note Public My commission expires on: R _P.MASON.JR. A ORNEVAT'LAW 14T EAST MERR)MACK STREET )WELL MASSACHWET'T" M 652 ONE HUNDRED FOURTEEN TRUST 51 Mount Joy Drive Tewksbury, MA 01876 Tel: 978 851-3456 Fax: 978 640-0531 August 31, 2001 Planning Board Community Development & Services 27 Charles Street No, Andover, MA 01845 Re: Site Plan Review 66,666 SF Office Building Rte 114 and Berry Street Dear Planning Board Members: We are hereby requesting the following two (2)waivers from Section 8.3.5 Site Plan Review, Information required, for the reasons stated below. xxii FISCAL IMPACT This office building will bring in tax revenues in excess of$90,0001 year and 300 jobs (approximately). It will have no adverse impact on adjacent property values. Since there will be no impact on schools, the town will see a net surplus of income. xxiii COMMUNITY IMPACT As seen from the attached"Economic Development"goals of the town, this project satisfies it entirely. Level of Service (LOS) on Rte 114 will have a minimal impact. The Colonial architecture is consistent with the surrounding neighborhood in the town. Thanks for your consideration. Very Truly Yours, J) L K 0" P.L. Hingorani, Trustee cc: Heidi Griffin, Town Planner a no.andVSPR,waivers(2) What We Should Do How We Should ©o It What We Should Pay Attention To • Restrict or curtail future residential development on Routes 114 and - Level of Service(LOS) on Rtes. 114 and 125 #4: Encourage economic 125, except as a subordinate component of mixed-use projects. Square feet of developed commercial space by type of development on Routes 114 and Adopt special zoning requirements that enlist participation by enterprise 125 while resolving land use, private developers in corridor improvements. Condor improvements financed from non local traffic, and circulation conflicts. sources #5: Strengthen and sustain House all town government administrative offices in a downtown - Inventory of downtown retail and commercial space(in locatiurs square feat) downtown's role as the Encourage compatible building facades and commercial signage, Vacancy rate of downtown non-residential and mixed business,civic, Social, cUltural, - and enhance downtown's desirability for a mix of retail, restaurant use buildings and governmental center of and service establishments. dumber and diversity of commercial and retail North Andover. Initiate and support a partnership organization to promote establishments downtown and retain and recruit desired businesses Number of govemment offices located in downtown • Create and maintain an adequate supply of downtown parking. area - Provide and maintain public amenities,e.g.,benches,bike racks, trash receptacles, lighting and public signage. #S:Establish small, Create a limited number of"village service"dstricts in outlying Amount and locations of land zoned for village center residential areas. (mixed-use)purposes. neighborhood service centers in Harmonize village center development with surrounding residential Linear feet of sidewalks and bicycle routes in outlying residential areas. areas through appropriate design standards, pedestrian and bicycle sections of town. access and traffic mitigation measures. - Number and diversity of retail and service businesses in village-center cistricts. ,' -5- i i 1827 Bridge Street Dracut, MA, E f' I 4 t k I Untitled J22-4 V fcotlt viow- Aupst 8, 200 1 z t 1A. -56 ART Bh� ........ .. 4A, PU-""'S yetil, VIM .. .... ......... NK Untitled typical office -.......... .......... wz-O'M "RE Pip. . ..... MR, nT ft ZA Watertown Street, looking east .............. ry RESUME PETER (PRIBHU) L. HINGORANI 51 Mount Joy Drive, Tewksbury, MA 01876 Tel. (978) 957-2782 Fax (978) 640-0531 Email Trustcorp(@AOL.com PERSONAL: Marital Status: Married U.S. Citizen Height: 5' 9" Weight: 180 lbs. EDUCATION:MS, Syracuse University - 1964 MS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y. - 1962 LICENSE: Massachusetts Construction Supervisors EXPERIENCE: From 1962 to 1980 Worked for IBM, Honeywell & Raytheon From 711173 to 12/31182, President and 50% owner of EASTERN CONTRACTORS, INC., Needham, MA.The following jobs were completed. NAME OF JOB CONTRACT AMOUNT Barnyard Farm, Nature & Education $532,200 Center, Worcester, MA Belmont Central Fire Station, Belmont, MA $380,000 Multi-Service Community Center, Quincy, MA $301,000 Paul A. Dever State School, Taunton, MA $542,000 The Commissioners Bldg., Salem, MA $748,000 U.Mass Harbour Campus, Mass State Proj. #41380-4 $900,000 Paul A. Dever State School, Taunton, MA $320,000 Mass. Proj. #M-81-5 1 From 1-1-83 to Present President and Owner of TRUST CONSTRUCTION CORP, Trust Construction Corp. is General Contractor for all jobs. This company has done the following construction jobs for various Government Agencies. Intermediate Care Facilities Metropolitan State Hospital, Walnut St,, Lexington, MA Contract Amount - $263,000. Owner: D.C.P.O. Commonwealth of Mass. Completed - 1984 Bldg. 1218, Family Support Center Hanscomb Air Force Base, Bedford, MA Contract Amount - $170,000 Owner: U.S. Air Force Completed - 1984 Bldg. 1534 Hanscomb Air Force Base, Bedford, MA Contract Amount - $274,950 Completed - 1985 40 Units, Housing for Elderly Horton Place, Milton, MA Contract Amount - $1,400,000 Owner: Milton Housing Authority Completed - 1985 Program Building and Quinn School Renovations Wrentham State School, Wrentham, MA Contract Amount - $2,400,000 Owner: D.C.P.O., Commonwealth of Mass. Completed - 1986 Passenger Cruise Ship Terminal, Boston, MA Massachusetts Port Authority Contract Amount - $4,775,788 Trust Construction built the Black Falcon Terminal for Massport which is being used for the luxury cruise ships coming into Boston. Completed -- 1986 Gardner Heritage State Park Visitor Center, Gardner, MA Dept. of Environmental Management. Contract Amount -$1,000,000 Trust Construction was the General Contractor for renovation of the former Lake 2 St. Fire Station, to be eventually used as a Visitor Center by the City of Gardner. Completed - 1987 Merrimack Valley Regional Skills Training Center, Lowell, MA City of Lowell, Massachusetts Contract Amount - $2,006,000 Trust Construction was the General Contractor for renovation of an old mill building to be used as a Skills Training Center of the City of Lowell. Completed - 1987 Trolley Maintenance Facility, Lowell, MA National Park Service Contract Amount - $2,904,000 National Park Service had Trust Construction convert Mill Bldg. #6 in Lowell to a Trolley Maintenance Facility and Exhibit Hall for visitors to Lowel I. Completed - 1988 From 1972 to Present, DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE Operating through various real estate entities, Peter Hingorani has been principal of a number of real estate developments, which are listed below. The projects have been rental apartments or condominiums, two conversions of school buildings, land developments, subdivision roads, town houses and single family homes. 48 Unit Condominium Project, Colonial Chateau 668 --700 Robbins Ave., Dracut, MA Built in 1970 Managed from 1970 - 1982 Rehab. For condo conversion, 1981 - 1982 60 Lot Subdivision - Chestnut Village, North Reading, MA Alternately, 168 town houses 40B and 31 single family houses project. Market for condominiums crashed during late '80's We developed all single family houses. Crestwood Road and Heritage Way Raw land purchase in 1979 Completed - 1999 36 Unit Apartment Complex - 38-40 Highland St., Lowell, MA Built in 1969 Managed from 1969-1981 Sold in November of 1981 3 8 Unit Apartment Building - 540 E. Merrimack St., Lowell, MA Built in 1970 Managed from 1970-1980, Sold in October of 1980 24 Unit Apartment Building - 48 Willard St., Lowell, MA Purchased in 1978 Sold in 1979 56 Apartments & 4 Commercial stores - 309-315 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA Purchased in 1975 Sold in 1978 Winslow School rehab to 15 condominiums, Everett, MA Purchased in 1982 Sold in 1983-84 14 lot Subdivision, Single Family lots We had a fully approved 40B project of 7 single family houses and 68 town houses. The condominium market crashed. We developed all single family houses. Red Gate Road, Tyngsboro, MA Purchased in 1979 Sold in 1998 56 Town Houses Tisdale Drive, Dover, MA Purchased April, 1986 40B Comprehensive Permit, 17 Affordable units completed - 1996 40,000 s.f.Professional Office Building Parker School, Watertown, MA, Converted and added 20,000 S.F. Purchased in 1983 Completed in 1985 Presently owned and operated under the name' Devi Trust ' 11 Lots in a Subdivision in Ashburnham, MA Purchased - 1993 Sold - 1997 4 22 lot Subdivision, Jones Ave., Dracut, MA Purchased - 1993 Sold - 1996 25 lot Subdivision Woods Estates, Wood ❑rive, Mendon, MA Purchased - 1993,Built 7 single family homes Sold balance in 1996 35 lot Subdivision Carpenter Hill Road, Mendon, MA Purchased 1993,Built 8 Single family houses Sold balance in 1996 11 lot Subdivision, Ashland, MA Purchased land in 1993,Built roads and houses Sold in 1996 13 lot Subdivision Pennsylvania Ave., Hanson, MA Purchased - 1993 Sold - 1997 32,000 s.f. retail and Office Building 1827 Bridge St., Dracut, MA Purchased - 1993, shell was completed Sold 1998 30 Acre land, Harvard, MA Purchased - 1993 Developed six (6) single family homes Presently under construction 2.34 acres land 47 Walpole Street, Dover, MA Purchased in 1993 Presently being developed 9.12 acres land 25 Farm Street, Dover, MA Purchased in 1993 Presently being developed 5 64 acres land 70 Adams Road, Grafton, MA Purchased in 1993 Presently being developed 14.76 Acres land Rte.114 and Berry Sir. NO.Andover, Ma. Purchased in 1993 Presently being developed My documentsVesumeplhaWIOI 10:01 AM 6