James Christopher
Boston Zoning Board of Appeal case history, compiled from public City of Boston records.
Decided cases
94
Approved
80
Denied
14
Approval rate
85.1%
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 | 51 | 86.3% |
| Conditional Use | 50 | 84.0% |
| Height | 40 | 85.0% |
| FAR | 28 | 82.1% |
| Rear Setback | 27 | 74.1% |
| Side Setback | 27 | 77.8% |
| Lot Area | 24 | 79.2% |
| Front Setback | 18 | 83.3% |
| Open Space | 8 | 50.0% |
| Lot Frontage | 7 | 100.0% |
Cases by year
| Year | Cases | Approved | Denied | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 91.7% |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 90.9% |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% |
| 2022 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 77.8% |
| 2021 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 88.9% |
Recent cases
APPROVED180 -182 Savin Hill AvenueBOA1783689Ward 132026
APPROVED180-182 Savin Hill AvenueBOA1783686Ward 132026
APPROVED2 Woodworth StreetBOA-1798986Ward 162026
DENIED81 Lexington StreetBOA1575584Ward 12025
APPROVED58 Baxter StreetBOA1649361Ward 62025
APPROVED19 Sanford StreetBOA1650722Ward 172025
APPROVED44R Bradlee StreetBOA1670399Ward 182025
APPROVED106 Webster StreetBOA1667121Ward 12025
APPROVED148 Millet StreetBOA1771652Ward 172025
APPROVED18 Patterson StreetBOA1730659Ward 162025
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.