Rendering by O'Sullivan Architects.
Location, location, location: A couple hours after rejecting plans by one property owner to turn a two-family home on East 5th Street in South Boston into a five-unit condo building after nearby residents and the district city councilor strongly objected, the Zoning Board of Appeal yesterday approved plans by another property owner for a similar conversion on Bigelow Street in Brighton that was supported by the district city councilor. Read more.
Rendering by O'Sullivan Architects.
The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved a proposal by Elias Akiki to build a four-story, nine-unit residential building at 1015 Hyde Park Ave. in Hyde Park, currently a parking lot and home of one of the larger Madonna shrines on the street. Read more.
The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved plans for a total of 15 affordable housing condos on what are now vacant lots on Blue Hill Avenue at Intervale and Brunswick streets. Read more.
Bird-enhanced rendering of proposed new school front by CBT.
The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved plans by the Conservatory Lab Charter School to add a cafeteria, gym and new classroom to its K1-to-grade-2 school at 131 Hancock St. in Dorchester. Read more.
Rejected rendering by 686 Architects.
The Zoning Board of Appeal today rejected plans to expand a two-family house at 847 East 5th St. into a five-unit condo building, saying it was completely out of character with the triple deckers on the rest of the block and had too much parking. Read more.
The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved a developer's plans to convert a six-story office building at 281 Franklin St. into 15 apartments, 3 to be rented as affordable. Read more.
The Zoning Board of Appeal next month considers an application for a marijuana grow facility and home-delivery center at 1457 VFW Parkway in West Roxbury, where Party City and Chair Fair used to be. Read more.
Rendering by Hendren Associates.
The Zoning Board of Appeal yesterday approved plans by the owner of the former Irving gas station at 500 Western Ave. to replace it with a six-story, 116-unit apartment building that will feature a new vest-pocket park, new street trees and a parking garage that will include 64 metered parking spaces for use by the public, to replace the on-street spaces the city is planning to remove along Western Avenue to make way for dedicated bus and bicycle lanes. Read more.
Rendering by Zephyr Architects.
In an unusual move, the Zoning Board of Appeal today approved a 20-unit apartment building at 141 Addison St. in East Boston even though the BPDA has yet to sign off on the project. Read more.
The Zoning Board of Appeal today rejected a request from China Pearl, 9 Tyler St. in Chinatown for a live-entertainment permit, saying owner Brian Moy needs to first convince nearby residents the move won't mean extra late-night noise, crowd and safety issues in the tightly packed neighborhood. Read more.
The Zoning Board of Appeal yesterday unanimously approved plans by Exodus Bagels to add sit-down seating to its bagel bakery at 2 McCraw St. off Belgrade Avenue. Read more.
Front and rear renderings of proposed condos by Tim Johnson Architect.
The Zoning Board of Appeal today rejected plans to replace a one-family house with a six-unit condo building and to create a rear parking lot for that and an existing three-family home on Dorset Street in Dorchester in large part because the proposed eight-space rear parking lot would completely eliminate the two lots' rear yards. Read more.
Rendering of proposed new triplex on Savin Hill Avenue by Nicholas Landry, DRT.
Three residents of Savin Hill Avenue near Playstead Road in Dorchester yesterday sued the Zoning Board of Appeal and the owners of what is now a single family home at 164 Savin Hill Ave. over plans to enlarge it into three condos. Read more.
The view from Atlantic Avenue, by RODE Architects.
The Zoning Board of Appeal this week gave Hudson Group another year to begin construction of its planned 22-story, 115-unit condo building at 150 Kneeland St. near South Station. Read more.
Rendering of the two building showing their central plaza by Joy Street Design.
The Zoning Board of Appeal yesterday approved a proposal for a two-building complex with 35 affordable apartments and 22 affordable condos off Saratoga Street in Orient Heights, but the owner of a commercial building behind which the complex would sit says one of the proposed access routes, via a private way, would violate an easement. Read more.
Rendering by Nicholas Landry, DRT.
The Zoning Board of Appeal yesterday approved plans by Pauline and Tony King of 164 Savin Hill Ave. in Dorchester to enlarge their single-family home into a three-condo building. Read more.
Rendering by Embarc.
The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved a developer's plans to raze the current unused post office on Harvard Avenue, a repair garage and some parking lots to put up a six-story, 170-unit apartment complex that would have ground-floor room for the Postal Service to return to Allston. Read more.
Rendering by Context.
The Zoning Board of Appeal this week approved a four-story, 28-unit apartment building at 1081 River St. in Hyde Park. Read more.
Rendering by Lucio Trabucco.
The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved plans by the owner of the Baker Street Market at Baker and Vermont street in West Roxbury to replace his store and parking lot with a four-story, 14-unit condo building with 23 parking spaces - and a smaller space for him to keep operating the market. Read more.
Rendering by CBT Architects.
The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved a six-story, 206-unit apartment building at 1270 Commonwealth Ave. in Allston, where the lights currently remain on at what is a long vacant former CVS. Read more.
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