Charles McCarthy
Boston Zoning Board of Appeal case history, compiled from public City of Boston records.
Decided cases
72
Approved
67
Denied
5
Approval rate
93.1%
Context: the citywide approval rate across the same decided-case records is 87.6%; the average across attorneys with 3+ cases is 86.0%.
Wards active in
Case mix by relief type
A case can request multiple relief types, so rows overlap and do not sum to the case total.
| Relief type | Cases | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| Parking | 48 | 89.6% |
| Height | 36 | 88.9% |
| Conditional Use | 36 | 91.7% |
| Lot Area | 27 | 85.2% |
| Rear Setback | 25 | 84.0% |
| Open Space | 23 | 82.6% |
| FAR | 22 | 90.9% |
| Side Setback | 20 | 80.0% |
| Front Setback | 13 | 76.9% |
| Nonconforming | 6 | 100.0% |
Cases by year
| Year | Cases | Approved | Denied | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 85.7% |
| 2021 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 87.5% |
Recent cases
APPROVED118 B StreetBOA1542503Ward 62024
APPROVED472-474 Western AvenueBOA1545997Ward 222024
APPROVED1809-1813 Dorchester AvenueBOA1507893Ward 162024
APPROVED226-228 Washington StreetBOA1552790Ward 222024
APPROVED48 Ellery StreetBOA1423032Ward 72023
APPROVED1523-1525 Blue Hill AvenueBOA1488429Ward 182023
APPROVED524 East Seventh StreetBOA1463156Ward 72023
APPROVED211 square-foot three-bedroom unit. With respect to the requested zoning reliefBOA1411057Ward 72023
APPROVED212 Old Colony AvenueBOA1461909Ward 72023
APPROVED354 E StreetBOA1403829Ward 62023
Compiled from public City of Boston ZBA records; approval rates are historical description, not a prediction or endorsement. Case counts reflect decided appeals where this name appears as the listed contact or representative; spelling and format variants are merged into one identity.