Chris Drew
Boston Zoning Board of Appeal case history, compiled from public City of Boston records.
Decided cases
35
Approved
28
Denied
7
Approval rate
80.0%
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 | 15 | 73.3% |
| Height | 12 | 66.7% |
| Rear Setback | 8 | 62.5% |
| Conditional Use | 8 | 100.0% |
| FAR | 3 | 100.0% |
| Side Setback | 3 | 100.0% |
| Open Space | 2 | 100.0% |
| Lot Area | 1 | 100.0% |
| Front Setback | 1 | 100.0% |
| Density | 1 | 100.0% |
Cases by year
| Year | Cases | Approved | Denied | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
Recent cases
APPROVED68hf Chickatawbut StreetBOA1447898Ward 162023
APPROVED906 Dorchester AvenueBOA1349736Ward 132023
APPROVED1154-1156 Dorchester AvenueBOA1193958Ward 152022
DENIED279 Newbury StreetBOA470734Ward 52022
DENIED36 Gloucester StreetBOA470704Ward 52022
APPROVED407 East Seventh StreetBOA1146198Ward 72021
APPROVED10 Saint Margaret StreetBOA1191538Ward 72021
APPROVED67 Batterymarch ST Boston 02110BOA374836Ward 3
APPROVED2 new dormers to the thirdBOA1112646Ward 13
APPROVED10 story building with 49 residential units on floors 2-10 & 2 or 3 commercialBOA451027Ward 6
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.