Zoning Board of Appeal, January 27, 2026
Approves New two-unit residential structure at 29 Willow Street, unanimous
What happened
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
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- January 27, 2026
- Decisions
- 24 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (4)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsGroundwater Conservation Overlay District - 181 Commonwealth Avenue
Approved 7-0- Bank and Fitness Studio
Approved 7-0Boylston Parking
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).
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
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.
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
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
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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