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Zoning Board of Appeal - 2026-02-03

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Boston · Feb 3, 2026

Approved · Unanimous

Office-to-residential conversion at 295-297 Franklin Street

Office-to-residential conversion at 295-297 Franklin Street, approved unanimously on Feb 3, 2026 in Boston.

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Boston · Feb 3, 2026

Approved · Unanimous

Lot subdivision at 24-28 Williams Avenue, Hyde Park

Lot subdivision at 24-28 Williams Avenue, Hyde Park, approved unanimously on Feb 3, 2026 in Boston.

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Boston · Feb 3, 2026

Approved · Unanimous

Vertical addition at 137 Cottage Street, East Boston

Vertical addition at 137 Cottage Street, East Boston, approved unanimously on Feb 3, 2026 in Boston.

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Boston · Feb 3, 2026

Approved · Unanimous

Three-family dwelling at 69R Heron Street, Roxbury

Three-family dwelling at 69R Heron Street, Roxbury, approved unanimously on Feb 3, 2026 in Boston.

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Williams Avenue subdivision

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22-24 Pratt Street multifamily

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69R Heron Street three-family

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Bowker Building office-to-residential conversion

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Meeting Summary

The Boston Zoning Board of Appeal approved all heard appeals unanimously on 2026-02-03, the most significant being a 318-unit multifamily project at 22-24 Pratt Street in Allston (case BOA1733319), where the board reaffirmed prior relief and granted an additional variance for mul…

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Key Decisions (13)

Approved

Height adjustment at Flint Springs Garden Street project

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Change of use to four-family with vertical addition at 137 Cottage Street, East Boston

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Office-to-residential conversion at 295-297 Franklin Street, Downtown Boston

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Lot subdivision and two new two-family homes at 24 & 28 Williams Avenue, Hyde Park

Vote: unanimousConditions attached

Development Activity (8)

Flint Springs Garden Street two-family dwelling

Residential

137 Cottage Street conversion

Residential

Bowker Building office-to-residential conversion

Mixed-Use

Market Signals (4)

Housing Demand

Multiple East Boston and Roxbury projects are being approved with…

Commercial Demand

Office-to-residential conversion of the Bowker Building at 295-297 Franklin Street,…

Sentiment

Board members raised concerns that height variances in East Boston…

Infrastructure

Parking and curb-cut impacts on tight residential streets (Williams Ave,…

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