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Appears in 9 stories · Last updated Nov 11, 2026
Approved the 4012 Washington St. project with a conditional permit
A six-unit triple-decker at 4012 Washington Street in Roslindale is empty. On Nov. 10, Boston's Zoning Board of Appeal approved turning it into a five-story, 13-apartment building.
Updated 12 hours ago
Rejected the first 70-unit plan; a second hearing is likely because 34 spaces fall short of zoning
Sing Ming Chan filed a revised plan for 49-51 D Street in South Boston on Nov. 3, 2026: 60 apartments instead of 70, seven stories instead of nine, and 34 parking spaces instead of none. The change came about 18 months after the Zoning Board of Appeal rejected his first, no-parking design.
Updated 5 days ago
Approved the hotel project
Boston's Zoning Board of Appeal approved a 42-room boutique hotel for East Cottage Street in Dorchester on October 6. Developers Adam Sarbaugh and Jennifer Sandlin's Cornerstone Real Estate will tear down a 1900-era former church and house to build the six-story Inn at the Little House with a rooftop restaurant and deck.
Updated Oct 22
As of September 2026: Approved the project unanimously on Sept. 22, 2026
A Dorchester parking lot across from McGonagle's bar is set to become a four-story, ten-unit apartment building. The Boston Zoning Board of Appeal approved the plan unanimously Tuesday, granting variances for height, density, setback, and fewer parking spaces than the rules require.
Updated Sep 23
As of September 2026: Approved the project unanimously at vSeptember 22, 2026 meeting
A Dorchester property owner won unanimous zoning approval for a three-story, ten-unit rear addition to an existing Second Empire-style house at 24 Mount Everett Street. The $3.6 million proposal by developer Diarmaid McGregor includes 16 parking spaces—four of them mechanical stackers—and 16 bicycle storage spots.
As of September 2026: Approved the project unanimously
The lot at 157 Granite Avenue is a rocky, tree-covered wedge squeezed between Cedar Grove Cemetery and a busy Dorchester street. On Sept 22, Boston's Zoning Board of Appeal unanimously approved a five-story, 24-condo building there, granting the variances the site's single-family zoning would otherwise block.
As of September 2026: Rejected Higgins' proposal unanimously without prejudice
David Higgins has spent ten years building single-family homes on a three-quarter-acre lot in Dorchester. On September 9, the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal unanimously rejected his proposal for the seventh and final house.
Updated Sep 9
As of September 2026: Approved NECAT's Nubian Square plans
A tuition-free culinary school is leaving the Mass and Cass drug zone for a new $18 million home in Nubian Square. Boston's Zoning Board of Appeal approved the move on September 8, clearing the way for New England Culinary Arts Training (NECAT) to buy and renovate a three-story building on Washington Street.
Updated Sep 8
As of September 2026: Approved variances for the project
Boston's Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved plans to convert the 1948 South Boston Savings Bank into the new South Boston district courthouse. The September 8 vote lets Cedarwood Development add two floors in the rear and relocate the courthouse from East Broadway.
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