Boston ZBA Clears Extensions, Confirms South Boston Relief, Opens Hyde Park Hearing

BOSTON -- March 26, 2024, Boston's Zoning Board of Appeal approved five one-year permit extensions and confirmed prior relief for a three-unit South Boston project at its March 26 remote hearing. The board, chaired by Kathleen Joyce and meeting via Zoom, granted the extensions, covering properties on North Washington Street, Meridian Street, Blue Hill Avenue, New England Avenue, and Spencer Street, in a single unanimous vote, with new deadlines running to mid-2025. Attorney Richard Lynds secured a unanimous "board final arbiter" ruling confirming that 2 Coppersmith Way needed no additional variance beyond what the board had already granted, clearing the path for a building permit on a four-story, three-unit residential project by Traquito Development. The board also ratified 16 subcommittee recommendations, then opened but did not vote on an Article 80 hearing for 735-745 River Street in Hyde Park, where Dr. Gene Bonet and his son Cliff Bonet are seeking to redevelop a site that has housed Dr. Bonet's cardiovascular and diabetes practice for more than 20 years.