Joseph Hanley
Boston Zoning Board of Appeal case history, compiled from public City of Boston records.
Decided cases
109
Approved
81
Denied
28
Approval rate
74.3%
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 | 42 | 57.1% |
| Conditional Use | 36 | 58.3% |
| Height | 23 | 87.0% |
| Lot Area | 13 | 76.9% |
| Rear Setback | 6 | 50.0% |
| FAR | 4 | 50.0% |
| Open Space | 4 | 50.0% |
| Side Setback | 2 | 50.0% |
| Nonconforming | 2 | 50.0% |
| Front Setback | 1 | 100.0% |
Cases by year
| Year | Cases | Approved | Denied | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 8.7% |
Recent cases
APPROVED249 Corey RoadBOA1004672Ward 212021
APPROVED515 East Second StreetBOA1046403Ward 62021
DENIED9-11 Seaverns AvenueBOA1050628Ward 192021
DENIED69-71 A StreetBOA1152274Ward 62021
DENIED324 Summit AveBOA1059524Ward 212021
DENIED2 Alger StreetBOA1059531Ward 72021
DENIED511R Dorchester AvenueBOA1059548Ward 72021
DENIED475 Dorchester AvenueBOA1059546Ward 72021
DENIED19 Alger StreetBOA1059543Ward 72021
DENIED9 Alger StreetBOA1059541Ward 72021
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.