NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OF THE BACK BAY INC

Member Communications and Meetings - NABB educates its members and the public through meetings, emails, website and social media posts, and monthly bulletins of activities in the neighborhood that may affect the architectural beauty of the Back Bay and/or its residential character. These activities include new construction, renovation and building repair projects, as well as new restaurants and other businesses in the neighborhood. NABB has regular meetings of its Architecture, Development & Transportation, and Licensing & Building Use Committees where proponents are invited to make presentations and receive feedback from the community regarding their plans. NABB also participates in hearings before the Back Bay Architectural Commission, the Boston Licensing Board, the Zoning Board of Appeal and other local public bodies where it provides community input regarding such activities. NABB also holds neighborhood forums and an annual meeting of its members where individuals are invited to make presentations to educate neighborhood residents about matters of public importance.

Commonwealth Avenue Mall Maintenance - NABB makes donations to the Friends of the Public Garden, another nonprofit organization, for the improvement, preservation and maintenance of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. Expenditures for the Mall are made as authorized or recommended by the Commonwealth Avenue Mall Committee. One-half of the members of the Committee are appointed by NABB and the other half are appointed by the Friends of the Public Garden.