Zoning Board of Appeal, November 18, 2025
Approves 60 Canal Street office-to-residential conversion, unanimous
What happened
The Boston Zoning Board of Appeal heard a long agenda on 2025-11-18, approving numerous residential conversions, additions, and two Article 80 large projects.
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- November 18, 2025
- Decisions
- 32 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (10)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings417-421 Hyde Park Avenue cannabis dispensary
Approved157 West Canton Street building code
Approved60 Canal Street office-to-residential conversion
Approved26 Barnum Place two-family home
Approved85 Chambers Street GCOD
Approved6 Manton Terrace three-to-four unit conversion
Approved8-12 Amherst Street three-unit building
Approved1812 Columbia Road new three-unit building
Approved921-925 Parker Street wireless facility
Approved26 Windham Street deferral
Awaiting final voteFree sample: decision 1 of 32
Extension requests granted (multiple cases)
Board granted extensions for roughly two dozen cases including 94 Morris Street, 270 Sumner Street, 80 Marshall Street, 55 Meridian Street, 604 Metropolitan Ave, and others.
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 heard a long agenda on 2025-11-18, approving numerous residential conversions, additions, and two Article 80 large projects.
Key Decisions (32)
Extension requests granted (multiple cases)
Board final arbiter - 5 Glenburn Street
94 Morris Street four-unit dwelling egress
85 Chambers Street GCOD conditional use
157 West Canton Street building code variance
Subcommittee cases from November 6
704 Metropolitan Avenue deferral
58 Mall Street deferral
60 Canal Street office-to-residential conversion
1812 Columbia Road new three-unit building
921-925 Parker Street wireless facility
107 Magnolia Street eight-unit condo
725-735 Adams Street parking proviso amendment
56 Old Morton Street / 56R Wichita Terrace ADU
8-12 Amherst Street three-unit building
32 Gordon Street deferral
6 Manton Terrace three-to-four unit conversion
27-29 Everett Street three-to-six unit addition
15-19 Edinburgh Street legalization (Moon Villa)
417-421 Hyde Park Avenue cannabis dispensary
26 Barnum Place two-family home
26 Windham Street deferral
501 Boylston Street deferral
122 Wood Avenue deferral
1948-1950 Washington Street live entertainment
44 Sunset Street new single-family home
8 Frost Avenue three townhomes plus addition
62-66 Condor Street deferral
265-269 Maverick Street withdrawal
75-77 Dorchester Street five-story mixed-use
80 and 100 Smith Street 218-unit development
12 Perkins Avenue / 12R Perkins Avenue ADU
Development Activity (16)
94 Morris Street four-unit dwelling
Residential
85 Chambers Street renovation
Residential
60 Canal Street office conversion
Mixed-Use
1812 Columbia Road three-unit building
Residential
921-925 Parker Street wireless facility
Infrastructure
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Multiple office-to-residential and single-to-multifamily conversions were approved, reflecting Boston's push…
Sentiment
A councilor's staffer cited the ZBA's historical record of approving…
Infrastructure
Parking remains a recurring flashpoint; the board repeatedly approved reduced…
Commercial Demand
A cannabis dispensary fit-out (Zenith) and a restaurant live-entertainment expansion…
Who Spoke (58)
On the record: 4 staff members, the clerk, 9 attorneys, 3 applicants, 11 applicant's representatives, a witness, and 19 members of the public.
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