Zoning Board of Appeal, January 27, 2026
Approved: New two-unit residential structure at 29 Willow Street, unanimous
What happened
On January 27, 2026, Boston approved New two-unit residential structure at 29 Willow Street (unanimous).
The Boston Zoning Board of Appeal approved most cases on its January 27, 2026 docket, including a 144-unit residential project at 181 West 1st Street, South Boston (Case BOA1803623), approved unanimously after the BPDA increased it from 97 to 144 units.
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Date
- January 27, 2026
- Decisions
- 24 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (3)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings- Bank and Fitness Studio
Approved 7-0501 Boylston Street
Approved 7-0New Two-Family Dwelling
Approved 6-0Free sample: decision 1 of 24
Modification of approved project at 27 Wendell Street
Modification of previously approved (10/07/2025) project from nine units with 13 parking spaces to six units with nine parking spaces; four parking spaces replaced with open space; same footprint, FAR, height. Applicant Mike Ross (Prince Lobel). Unanimous (7-member board including Collins).
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Key Decisions (24)
Modification of approved project at 27 Wendell Street
Parking reduction and roof decks at 28-30 Geneva Street
Subcommittee recommendations (multiple addresses)
Subcommittee recommendation at 2 Woodworth Street
Subcommittee recommendation at 16-18 Bradfield Avenue
Groundwater Conservation Overlay conditional use at 181 Commonwealth Avenue
Deferral of 198 Marion Street
Deferral of 18-22 Breed Street
Deferral of 128 Bennington Street for re-notice
Deferral of 49-51 Calendar Street for re-advertisement
New two-unit residential structure at 29 Willow Street
New four-unit condo building at 27 Milton Street
Three-to-four unit amendment at 11 Inwood Street
Legalization of basement unit at 9 Hamlet Street
New three-family dwelling at 7 Browning Avenue
Bank and fitness studio uses at 748-750 East Broadway
144-unit residential project at 181 West 1st Street
Deferral of 100 Huntington Avenue
Deferral of 87 Morris Street (two cases)
New single-family dwelling at 18 Intervale Street
Garage parking expansion at 501 Boylston Street
Deferral of 19 Bartwall Street
Single-to-two-family conversion at 774 East Broadway
New two-family dwelling at 2-4 Denny Road
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Development Activity (15)
27 Wendell Street residential building
Residential
28-30 Geneva Street redevelopment
Residential
181 Commonwealth Avenue groundwater recharge
Infrastructure
29 Willow Street two-unit residential
Residential
27 Milton Street condominiums
Residential
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Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Boston's ZBA continues approving small infill projects (two- to four-family…
Infrastructure
South Boston's persistent parking crisis is a recurring theme; the…
Commercial Demand
Article 68's lack of neighborhood-business zoning in South Boston forces…
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Zoning terms (14)
126 recorded timestamps
- zoning (26 timestamps)
- approved (29 timestamps)
- residential (11 timestamps)
- setback (19 timestamps)
- conditional use (9 timestamps)
- motion to approve (7 timestamps)
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