City of Boston Board of Appeal
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Hearing Agenda (Revised)
Case: BOA-1817492 Address: 107-111 Brooks Street Ward 1 Applicant: Matthew Schuster
Article: Article 53 East Boston Neighborhood District – use conditional; Art. 09 Sec. 01 Extension of Non Conforming Use <25 – Conditional; Art. 53 Sec. 56 Off-Street Parking – insufficient parking; Article 53, Section 53-5 Dimensional Regulations (Table F) – max of lot coverage allowed exceeded; insufficient front yard setback; insufficient side yard setback; insufficient rear yard setback; max building depth allowed exceeded; max floor plate size allowed exceeded; insufficient parking.
Purpose: Change occupancy from 6 units and 1 church to 8 units; erect vertical addition and interior renovations to create 8 residential units.
Case: BOA-1813655 Address: 4 Haynes Street Ward 1 Applicant: Jeffrey Drago, Esq
Article: Art. 32 Sec. 32.4 Groundwater Conservation Overlay District, Applicability; Article 53, Section 9 Front Yard Insufficient (Min. required: 5′; Proposed: 0; modal calculation not provided to verify compliance); Article 53, Section 9 Lot Area Insufficient (Min. lot area required: 2,000 sqft; Proposed: 1,800 sqft); Article 53, Section 9 Add’l Lot Area Insufficient (Min. lot area required: 4,000 sqft).
Purpose: Seeking to combine Parcel ID 0104541000 and Parcel ID 0104540000 to form one new 1,800 square foot lot to be known as 4 Haynes Street. Also, to erect a new building with four residential units and three parking spaces.
Case: BOA-1788402 Address: 18-22 Breed Street Ward 1 Applicant: Ruby Hong LLC
Article(s): Article 53 Section 7.1, EB Neighborhood Business Use Regulations, Use forbidden; Article 53 Section 7.2, Dimensional Regulations (NB), insufficient permeable open space presented.
Purpose: Change occupancy from a mixed-use residential dwelling to a lodging house. Clarification: Combine 22 Breed Street lot (AKA known as 21 Ford Street) with 17 Ford Street into one lot and then change occupancy of existing 3 family and store into a 6-unit lodging house building with 25 bedrooms to include 6 at grade accessory open air parking spaces in rear per plans provided. *3 Family 1 Store Doc#23/1934
For the complete text of the Boston Zoning Code Articles and definitions of terms in this agenda, please go to https://www.municode.com/library/ma/boston/codes/redevelopment_authority
