Matters ▸ Attachment
CPC Funding Rec 404 Broadway FY24 — File 24-0056
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR
404 Broadway Condition Assessment Plan for Restoration
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Vida Real Church, located at 404 Broadway will obtain the services of a historic preservation architect
to prepare a condition assessment and recommended priorities for work needed to preserve and
restore the building in accordance with the Secretary of Interior Standards for Historic Preservation.
The focus of the assessment will be on the building’s exterior envelope, and interior improvements
needed to make the building safe and accessible. In addition to CPA funding, the organization intends
to contribute their own funds for a total project budget estimated around $35,000.
ELIGIBILITY
Historic Preservation: This project would preserve and restore a historic building.
RECOMMENDATION
On December 13, 2023 by a vote of 8‐1‐0 with one abstention, the Community Preservation Committee
recommended approval to City Council that Vida Real be awarded $25,000 of Community Preservation
Act funds for Condition Assessment Plan, as described in their FY24 Funding Application, from the
following account:
Category: Open Space/Recreation
Recommended Funding Source
Amount
404 Broadway Condition Assessment
Historic Preservation Reserve
$25,000
Total
$25,000
FUNDING CONDITIONS
1. The CPA‐funded portion of the project must be initiated within three years unless extension is
granted by the CPC.
2. CPA funds will be used only for CPA eligible expenses.
3. Vida Real will install a permanent sign noting CPA funding at the completion of the project and
a temporary sign during construction.
4. Unspent funds will be returned to the CPA fund.
DOCUMENTATION
FY 24 Vida Real Funding Application Condition Assessment
KATJANA BALLANTYNE
MAYOR
CITY OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE