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Zoning Board of Appeal - 2025-12-16

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Boston · Dec 16, 2025

Approved · Unanimous

Use variance for 6-unit residential building at 106 Selden Street

Use variance for 6-unit residential building at 106 Selden Street, approved unanimously on Dec 16, 2025 in Boston.

Variance

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Boston · Dec 16, 2025

Approved · Unanimous

Use variance for Neighborhood Birth Center at 14 Winthrop Street

Use variance for Neighborhood Birth Center at 14 Winthrop Street, approved unanimously on Dec 16, 2025 in Boston.

Variance

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Boston · Dec 16, 2025

Approved · Unanimous

Conversion of retail to studio apartment at 233 Main Street

Conversion of retail to studio apartment at 233 Main Street, approved unanimously on Dec 16, 2025 in Boston.

Entitlement

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Boston · Dec 16, 2025

Approved · Unanimous

Affordable senior housing with conditional use and dimensional relief at 1198 Center Street

Affordable senior housing with conditional use and dimensional relief at 1198 Center Street, approved unanimously on Dec 16, 2025 in Boston.

Entitlement

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Boston · Dec 16, 2025

Approved · 5-1

Lot subdivision and new two-family at 120-122 Wood Avenue

Lot subdivision and new two-family at 120-122 Wood Avenue, approved by a 5-1 vote on Dec 16, 2025 in Boston.

Entitlement

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Boston · Dec 16, 2025

Continued · Unanimous

Deferral of variance request at 288 Bridgeman Road

Deferral of variance request at 288 Bridgeman Road, continued unanimously on Dec 16, 2025 in Boston.

Variance

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Boston · Dec 16, 2025

Approved · Unanimous

Single-family expansion with ADU and roof deck at 35-37 Bradford Street

Single-family expansion with ADU and roof deck at 35-37 Bradford Street, approved unanimously on Dec 16, 2025 in Boston.

Variance

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Boston · Dec 16, 2025

Approved · Unanimous

Use variance to legalize third unit at 3 Rosella Street

Use variance to legalize third unit at 3 Rosella Street, approved unanimously on Dec 16, 2025 in Boston.

Variance

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Boston · Dec 16, 2025

Approved · Unanimous

Ground-floor restaurant at 1673-1679 Washington Street

Ground-floor restaurant at 1673-1679 Washington Street, approved unanimously on Dec 16, 2025 in Boston.

Entitlement

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Boston · Dec 16, 2025

Approved · Unanimous

Office-to-residential conversion at 85-99 Berkeley Street

Office-to-residential conversion at 85-99 Berkeley Street, approved unanimously on Dec 16, 2025 in Boston.

Variance

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Boston · Dec 16, 2025

Approved · Unanimous

Outdoor dining expansion at 391 Hanover Street

Outdoor dining expansion at 391 Hanover Street, approved unanimously on Dec 16, 2025 in Boston.

Entitlement

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Boston · Dec 16, 2025

Approved · Unanimous

New six-unit residential building at 704-706 Metropolitan Avenue

New six-unit residential building at 704-706 Metropolitan Avenue, approved unanimously on Dec 16, 2025 in Boston.

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95 Berkeley Street office-to-residential conversion

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Merle Kitchen restaurant at 4 Corners Plaza

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1673-1679 Washington Street restaurant and bakery

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Laurel Ridge Rehab porte cochere infill

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704 Metropolitan Avenue six-unit building

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26 Wyndham Street ADU addition

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29-33 Romsey Street residential development

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Neighborhood Birth Center at 14 Winthrop Street

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120-122 Wood Avenue subdivision and new two-family

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70 Burbank Street basement courtyard infill

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1750-1758 Dorchester Avenue residential reconfiguration

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1198 Center Street affordable senior housing

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106 Selden Street affordable multifamily

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Meeting Summary

The Boston Zoning Board of Appeal heard a long December 16, 2025 docket and approved most items unanimously, including a use variance for a 6-unit affordable homeownership building at 106 Selden Street (case BOA1790998) and a contested use variance for the Neighborhood Birth Cent…

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Key Decisions (30)

Continued

Deferral of variance request at 288 Bridgeman Road

Vote: unanimous
Continued

Deferral at 154 Terrace Street

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Groundwater Conservation Overlay District relief at 20 Milford Street

Vote: unanimous
Continued

Deferral at 33 Princeton Street

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Residential renovation at 49 Oakview Terrace

Vote: unanimous

Development Activity (15)

49 Oakview Terrace single-family renovation

Residential

106 Selden Street affordable multifamily

Residential

Merle Kitchen restaurant at 4 Corners Plaza

Commercial

29-33 Romsey Street residential development

Residential

Neighborhood Birth Center at 14 Winthrop Street

Commercial

Market Signals (5)

Housing Demand

Boston's office-to-residential conversion program is producing real projects, with a…

Housing Demand

Affordable and homeownership housing dominated the docket, including a 78-unit…

Sentiment

Neighborhood associations and abutters are actively opposing higher-density infill in…

Who Spoke (84)

Board Member · 4Staff · 7ClerkAttorney · 9Applicant · 9Applicant's Rep · 12WitnessPublic · 32

On the record: 4 board members, 7 staff members, the clerk, 9 attorneys, 9 applicants, 12 applicant's representatives, a witness, and 32 members of the public.

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