Hezekiah Pratt
Boston Zoning Board of Appeal case history, compiled from public City of Boston records.
Decided cases
45
Approved
36
Denied
9
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lot Area | 16 | 62.5% |
| Conditional Use | 11 | 90.9% |
| Parking | 8 | 75.0% |
| Height | 6 | 66.7% |
| FAR | 3 | 66.7% |
| Rear Setback | 2 | 100.0% |
| Open Space | 2 | 100.0% |
| Front Setback | 1 | 100.0% |
| Side Setback | 1 | 100.0% |
| Nonconforming | 1 | 100.0% |
Cases by year
| Year | Cases | Approved | Denied | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% |
Recent cases
APPROVED86 Astoria StreetBOA1538686Ward 182025
APPROVED86 Astoria StreetBOA1538740Ward 182025
APPROVED608 Shawmut AvenueBOA1552647Ward 92024
APPROVED2 Waumbeck StreetBOA1358847Ward 122022
DENIED30 Chestnut StreetBOA1130052Ward 52021
APPROVED258-262 Washington StreetBOA1125045Ward 142021
APPROVED16 Drury RoadBOA1069183Ward 182021
DENIED000 Sq ft. into one Lot to now have 6BOA928770Ward 14
APPROVED461 Massachusetts AV Roxbury 02118BOA686731Ward 9
APPROVED320 Washington ST Brighton 02135BOA1014367Ward 22
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.