Zoning Board of Appeal, October 6, 2026
Approved: 196 Maverick Street, 3 to 7 units, unanimous
What happened
On October 6, 2026, Boston approved 196 Maverick Street, 3 to 7 units (unanimous).
The Boston Zoning Board of Appeal approved Cornerstone Real Estate's Inn at Little House, a 42-room boutique extended-stay inn of about 41,000 sq ft (FAR 3.3, 69.3 ft height) at 269 East Cottage Street, Dorchester (case DOA 1895407), on a unanimous roll call.
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Date
- October 6, 2026
- Decisions
- 16 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings350 Athens Street, 6-unit building
ApprovedDeferral of 742 Truman Highway
Awaiting final voteFree sample: decision 1 of 16
Extensions for five BOA cases
The board approved extensions for five cases: VOA 773858 (6116 Evelyn St), BOA 1322135 (25 Hintree St), BOA 1605743 (25 West Powell St), BOA 1622321 (751-757 Dudley St), and BOA-1140239 (50 Rogers St). The roll call was unanimous.
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Key Decisions (16)
Extensions for five BOA cases
Board final arbiter: 3326-3328 Washington Street
Board final arbiter: 80 & 82 Shawsheen Road
Deferral of 742 Truman Highway
Proviso removal: cafe at 239-245 Causeway Street
Proviso removal: Joe and the Juice at 125 Newbury Street
90-94 Revere Street condo conversion
Pergola at 31 Millmont Street
Rear addition at 5 Long Street
Inn at Little House, 269 East Cottage Street
Deferral of 4012 Washington Street
196 Maverick Street, 3 to 7 units
350 Athens Street, 6-unit building
151 Lenox Street withdrawn
Three-family at 44 Granger Street
8-unit building at 26-30 Burt Street
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Development Activity (8)
Inn at Little House
Commercial
80-82 Shawsheen Road affordable housing
Residential
3326-3328 Washington Street residential
Residential
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Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
The ZBA is consistently approving transit-proximate residential infill with reduced…
Commercial Demand
Boutique extended-stay hospitality is being positioned in Dorchester as an…
Sentiment
Parking reductions remain a flashpoint in South Boston, where Councilor…
Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 6 identified names.
All speaker roles: 6 Applicant Rep, 2 Board Member, 2 Public, 1 Chair, 5 Unknown, 1 Clerk, 2 Staff, 1 Witness.
Identified name roles: 4 Applicant Rep, 1 Board Member, 1 Witness.
Speaker sample: Joe Hanley, Applicant Rep.
5 more identified names in Pro: 3 Applicant Rep, 1 Board Member, 1 Witness.
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Zoning terms (11)
96 recorded timestamps
- motion to approve (5 timestamps)
- approved (16 timestamps)
- zoning (17 timestamps)
- variance (7 timestamps)
- residential (22 timestamps)
- conditional use (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (16)
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