Zoning Board of Appeal

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,

BOSTON -- January 27, 2026, Boston ZBA greenlights 144-unit South Boston development and more than a dozen housing cases. The Boston Zoning Board of Appeal voted unanimously January 27 to approve a 144-unit residential project at 181 West First Street in South Boston, brought by attorney Joe Hanley on

BOSTON -- January 13, 2026, Boston's Zoning Board of Appeal opened 2026 with a contested South End rear-addition case that drew 38 letters of opposition and formal resistance from the mayor's office. Attorney Mark LaCasse, representing the homeowners at 170 West Canton Street, sought two conditional