Donald Wiest
Boston Zoning Board of Appeal case history, compiled from public City of Boston records.
Decided cases
37
Approved
32
Denied
5
Approval rate
86.5%
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 | 14 | 78.6% |
| Height | 11 | 81.8% |
| Conditional Use | 8 | 87.5% |
| Lot Area | 6 | 66.7% |
| Density | 4 | 100.0% |
| FAR | 3 | 100.0% |
| Open Space | 3 | 100.0% |
| Rear Setback | 2 | 100.0% |
| Lot Frontage | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nonconforming | 1 | 100.0% |
Cases by year
| Year | Cases | Approved | Denied | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Recent cases
APPROVED735 Adams StreetBOA1728737Ward 162026
APPROVED725 Adams StreetBOA1728734Ward 162026
APPROVED1-17 Harvard AvenueBOA1728774Ward 212025
APPROVED68 Day StreetBOA1262851Ward 102022
APPROVED3326-3328 Washington StreetBOA1044720Ward 112021
APPROVED2016 Update refusal letterBOA606484Ward 20
APPROVED70 to 70B Allandale ST Roslindale 02467BOA606488Ward 20
APPROVED72 to 72B Allandale ST Roslindale 02130BOA606489Ward 20
APPROVED66 to 66c Allandale ST Roslindale 02130BOA606486Ward 20
APPROVED1 Retail Space. Modify and add an addition on to existing twoBOA585286Ward 10
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.