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Zoning Board of Appeal, March 10, 2026

Approved: Conversion from 2 to 4 Units at 198 Marion Street, East Boston, 7-0 (unanimous)

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On March 10, 2026, Boston approved Conversion from 2 to 4 Units at 198 Marion Street, East Boston (unanimous).

The Boston Zoning Board of Appeal approved multiple residential development projects on March 10, 2026, including a 6-unit building at 60 Byron Street in East Boston (approved 7-0 with conditions), an 8-unit building at 26 Easton Street in Hyde Park (approved 7-0), and a 4-unit b…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Boston, MA
Date
March 10, 2026
Decisions
26 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 7-0 (unanimous)

Projects in this meeting (3)

165 Tudor Street

Approved 7-0
Open this project

Building Code

Approved 7-0
Open this project

Roof Deck Addition

Approved 7-0
Open this project

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6-Unit Residential Building at 60 Byron Street, East Boston

Demolition of existing 2-unit dwelling and construction of new 6-unit residential building with 6 parking spaces. Developer: petitioner represented by Richard Linns. Located in EDR-3 District. Approved with conditions for planning department review regarding parking count and open space improvements.

  • Planning department review with special attention to improving parking count and increasing use of open space

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Key Decisions (26)

Approved

6-Unit Residential Building at 60 Byron Street, East Boston

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)1 conditions attached
Approved

Addition at 62 Liverpool Street, East Boston

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)
Approved

3-Story Addition at 12 Ludlow Street, Charlestown

Vote: 6-0 (unanimous, one recusal)
Approved

Roof Decks at 241 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)
Approved

Conversion from 3 to 5 Units at 10 Harold Park, Roxbury

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)
Approved

3-Unit Building at 25 Tina Avenue, Hyde Park

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)1 conditions attached
Approved

8-Unit Building at 26 Easton Street, Hyde Park

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)
Approved

Roof Deck Addition at 254 Bremen Street, East Boston

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)
Approved

Legalization of 5-Unit Use at 9 Claiborne Street, Dorchester

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)
Approved

6 New Residential Units at 566 Commonwealth Avenue, Kenmore

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)
Approved

Roof Deck at 555-567 East Broadway, South Boston

Vote: 6-1 (Turner opposed)
Approved

Parking Use at 165 Tudor Street, South Boston

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)
Approved

3rd Floor Addition at 16 Chilcott Place, Jamaica Plain

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)
Approved

4-Unit Building at 203 Claire Avenue, Hyde Park

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)1 conditions attached
Approved

Basement Renovation at 41 Spoken Road, Jamaica Plain

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)
Approved

Elevator Modernization at 857 Beacon Street

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)
Approved

Puzzle Room at 378-380 Washington Street, Brighton

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)
Approved

4-Unit Building at 128 Bennington Street, East Boston

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)
Approved

Conversion from 2 to 4 Units at 198 Marion Street, East Boston

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)1 conditions attached
Approved

Roof Deck at 110 West Concord Street, South End

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)
Approved

8-Unit Development at 567-577 Adams Street, Dorchester

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)1 conditions attached
Approved

Building Code Variance at 86 Pembroke Street, South End

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)
Deferred

Groundwater Conservation Overlay District Case at 4 Haines Street

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)
Deferred

Appeal at 119-127 North Washington Street

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)
Deferred

Interpretation Case at 62-66 Condor Street

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)
Deferred

168 Dana Avenue

Vote: 7-0 (unanimous)

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Zoning Changes (5)

EDR-3EDR-35,000 sq ft (50x100 ft lot)
Over 8,700 sq ft
B-4B-4Approximately 24,000 sq ft lot

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Development Activity (12)

60 Byron Street Development

Residential

62 Liverpool Street Addition

Residential

12 Ludlow Street Addition

Residential

10 Harold Park Conversion

Residential

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Market Signals (7)

Housing Demand

Multiple projects converting commercial or underutilized space to residential units…

Housing Demand

East Boston's amended Article 53 zoning allowing 4-story buildings up…

Sentiment

Parking remains a significant community concern in East Boston and…

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Zoning terms (13)

107 recorded timestamps

  • zoning (26 timestamps)
  • approved (13 timestamps)
  • variance (3 timestamps)
  • residential (22 timestamps)
  • setback (17 timestamps)
  • motion to approve (7 timestamps)

Decision moments (24)

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