Real Estate

16 Hull St. Gets OK From Board of Appeal To Create Smaller Apartments

Boston’s Board of Appeal approved the zoning relief to make smaller apartments at 16 Hull Street increasing the number of units from 5 to 8 in the building owned by Peter McGiniss. The apartment square footages will be approximately 525 sf for the 1-bedroom units and 628 sf for the 2 bedrooms up to 1061 Read More…

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Guest Commentary: Room 801, Losing Sleep Over Boston’s Board of Appeals

The following is a commentary that appeared in condensed form in the January 22, 2010 edition of the Boston Business Journal. The full version is reproduced below. Room 801: Losing Sleep Over Boston’s Board of Appeals It’s a nondescript room with the ambience of a missile silo on the 8th floor of Boston City Hall. Read More…

Real Estate

Board of Appeal Approves Barber Shop Expansion and Deck with Conditions

The controversial Barber Shop extension and deck at 113 Salem Street, was “Sustained with Proviso” by the City’s Board of Appeal which roughly translates to “approved with conditions”. After weeks of discourse at neighborhood meetings, the owner, Arthur Caras and abutters at 44 Prince Street came to a last minute compromise agreement before the hearing Read More…