Zoning Board of Appeal

BOSTON — July 14, 2026 — Boston Zoning Board approves Fields Corner historic restoration and defers Roxbury senior housing after vote falls short. The board cleared more than a dozen zoning cases at its July 14 session, including a Fields Corner project by Beantown Companies that will restore the circa-1886 Dorchester

BOSTON — June 16, 2026 — Boston's Zoning Board of Appeal cleared procedural business unanimously at its June 16 remote session before opening its substantive hearing docket. The full seven-member board — including members Stembridge, Langham, Turner, Wewell, Bernal, Collins, and the chair — voted unanimously on three consecutive motions: approving

BOSTON — June 2, 2026 — Boston ZBA approves seven-story Allston hotel with four parking spaces on unanimous vote. The Zoning Board of Appeal voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve a proposed 96-room hotel at 393 Cambridge Street in the Boston Landing section of Allston, granting variances for a floor-

BOSTON — May 19, 2026 — Boston ZBA clears a dozen variance cases at its May 19 session, led by a contentious 12-unit Dorchester Avenue proposal. The board approved a four-story mixed-use building at 2038 Dorchester Avenue — scaled back from an original 24-unit design — on a 6-0

BOSTON — May 5, 2026 — Boston Zoning Board approves 14 projects across city, defers South Boston occupancy dispute. The Zoning Board of Appeal voted unanimously to approve all substantive cases at its May 5 remote hearing, adding roughly 100 units of housing and several commercial uses from the North End to

BOSTON — April 28, 2026 — Boston's Zoning Board of Appeal denied a South Boston roof deck application and approved more than a dozen development projects at its April 28 remote hearing. The board voted 5-1 to deny a conditional use permit sought by owners at 142 P Street

BOSTON — April 7, 2026 — Boston Zoning Board of Appeal cleared a routine April docket with six unanimous votes, approving modifications to three active construction projects and adopting a formal response to an open meeting law complaint. The board, meeting remotely under state provisions allowing virtual hearings through June 2027, granted

BOSTON — March 24, 2026 — Boston's Zoning Board of Appeal opened its March 24 virtual hearing under an updated Open Meeting Law that permits remote sessions through June 2027. The available transcript captures only the opening procedural notice — no agenda items, applicant presentations, board member names, public comments, or

BOSTON — March 10, 2026 — Boston's Zoning Board of Appeal approved a six-unit residential building for 60-62 Byron Street in East Boston, voting unanimously 7-0 at its March 10 remote hearing. Attorney Richard Linz, representing the petitioner, argued the project satisfies amended Article 53 zoning on

BOSTON — February 3, 2026 — Boston's Zoning Board of Appeal approved nine development cases at its February 3 virtual hearing, advancing projects ranging from a downtown office conversion to East Boston multifamily additions. The board unanimously approved the conversion of the historic Bowker Building at 295-297 Franklin Street