Zoning Board of Appeal, February 3, 2026
Approved: Lot subdivision and two new two-family homes at 24 & 28 Williams Avenue, Hyde Park, unanimous
What happened
On February 3, 2026, Boston approved Lot subdivision and two new two-family homes at 24 & 28 Williams Avenue, Hyde Park (unanimous).
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…
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Date
- February 3, 2026
- Decisions
- 13 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (4)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsVertical addition
ApprovedThree-family dwelling
ApprovedOffice-to-residential conversion
Approved24-28 Williams Avenue
ApprovedFree sample: decision 1 of 13
Height adjustment at Flint Springs Garden Street project
Board granted a de minimis 10-inch height increase (from 37 ft to 37 ft 10 in) for a previously approved four-story, two-family dwelling (demolition of existing single-family home). Applicant Chow Nguyen, represented by attorney Kevin Klutier; project manager Gavin Driscoll, White House Architecture.
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Key Decisions (13)
Height adjustment at Flint Springs Garden Street project
Change of use to four-family with vertical addition at 137 Cottage Street, East Boston
Office-to-residential conversion at 295-297 Franklin Street, Downtown Boston
Lot subdivision and two new two-family homes at 24 & 28 Williams Avenue, Hyde Park
Reaffirmation and variance for 318-unit multifamily project at 22-24 Pratt Street, Allston
New three-story, three-unit residential building at 191 Brook Street, East Boston
New three-story, three-unit residential building at 69R Heron Street, Roxbury
Third-story shed dormer at 180-182 Seventh Hill Avenue
Extension granted at 1208C VFW Parkway
Extensions granted for multiple cases
Deferral of 567-577 Adams Street
Deferral of 110 West Concord Street
Deferral of 62-66 Condor Street
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Development Activity (8)
Flint Springs Garden Street two-family dwelling
Residential
137 Cottage Street conversion
Residential
Bowker Building office-to-residential conversion
Mixed-Use
5 additional development records with full detail in Pro.
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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Zoning terms (14)
88 recorded timestamps
- zoning (28 timestamps)
- approved (10 timestamps)
- conditional use (5 timestamps)
- residential (13 timestamps)
- setback (12 timestamps)
- variance (5 timestamps)
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