Zoning Board of Appeal, March 24, 2026
Approved: Mixed-use development at 445-449 Cambridge Street, 7-0 unanimous
What happened
On March 24, 2026, Boston approved Mixed-use development at 445-449 Cambridge Street (unanimous).
The Boston Zoning Board of Appeal approved a mixed-use development at 445-449 Cambridge Street in Allston containing 200 residential units with 29 affordable units and retail space, voting unanimously.
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Date
- March 24, 2026
- Decisions
- 28 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 7-0 unanimous
Projects in this meeting (8)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings190 Bowdoin Street
Approved 7-0Three-family new construction
Approved 7-0555 Talbot Avenue
Approved 6-0Live entertainment
Approved 7-0Two-family dwelling
Approved 7-0Six-unit residential
Approved 6-1Two-family conversion
Approved 7-011 Elko Street
Approved 7-0Free sample: decision 1 of 28
Mixed-use development at 445-449 Cambridge Street
Approved 200-unit mixed-use residential project by Excorpity Capital with 29 affordable units (17% of leasable area), 8 artist units, 66 parking spaces, and retail space. Building is 6-7 stories, approximately 150,000 square feet. Requires variances for multifamily use in community commercial/industrial zones, height (70 feet vs 35 feet allowed), FAR (4.7), and open space.
- Subject to disabilities commission comments regarding accessible routes in townhome units 110 and 111.
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Key Decisions (28)
Mixed-use development at 445-449 Cambridge Street
Six-unit residential at 12 Maple Street
Two-family conversion at 30 Webster Street
Two-family dwelling at 21 Tina Avenue
Parking modification at 28A Ridlawn Road
Three-family conversion at 5-7 Milton Street
33-unit affordable housing at 190 Bowdoin Street
Zoning correction at 147 Harvard Street
10-unit development at 11 Elko Street
Three-family new construction at 2195-2199 Dorchester Avenue
33-unit mixed-use at 555 Talbot Avenue
Two-family conversion at 175 Heath Street
Restaurant and takeout at 728-730 Shawmut Avenue
Four-family conversion at 69 South Huntington Avenue
Four-family conversion at 71 South Huntington Avenue
Live entertainment at 428-434 Massachusetts Avenue
Restaurant expansion at 81-85A L Street
Rear addition at 58 Chandler Street
Four-family conversion at 37 Calumet Street
Bay window addition at 508 Columbus Avenue
Eight-unit conversion at 107-111 Brook Street
Six-unit development at 49-53 Calendar Street
Four-unit modification at 4 Haines Street
Extension request for 111 Terrace Street
Development at 1740 Hyde Park Avenue
Project at 19 Bodwell Street
Open meeting law complaint referral for 154 Terrace Street
Withdrawal of 18-22 Green Street
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Zoning Changes (5)
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Development Activity (8)
445-449 Cambridge Street Mixed-Use Development
Mixed-Use
Hollins Park Affordable Housing
Residential
555 Talbot Avenue Mixed-Use
Mixed-Use
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Market Signals (6)
Housing Demand
Multiple developers cited strong demand for family-sized units, with projects…
Housing Demand
Developer at 12 Maple Street noted that multi-unit ownership with…
Commercial Demand
SRV restaurant in South End sought to eliminate one-day entertainment…
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Zoning terms (17)
170 recorded timestamps
- zoning (41 timestamps)
- approved (21 timestamps)
- deferred (3 timestamps)
- residential (26 timestamps)
- denied (1 timestamps)
- motion to approve (16 timestamps)
Decision moments (23)
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