Kevin Joyce
Boston Zoning Board of Appeal case history, compiled from public City of Boston records.
Decided cases
41
Approved
36
Denied
5
Approval rate
87.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Conditional Use | 18 | 83.3% |
| Height | 9 | 88.9% |
| Rear Setback | 5 | 60.0% |
| Density | 5 | 100.0% |
| FAR | 4 | 100.0% |
| Parking | 3 | 33.3% |
| Open Space | 3 | 33.3% |
| Nonconforming | 3 | 100.0% |
| Lot Area | 2 | 50.0% |
| Side Setback | 2 | 50.0% |
Cases by year
| Year | Cases | Approved | Denied | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
Recent cases
APPROVED30 Harvard StreetBOA1715590Ward 22025
APPROVED99 Elm StreetBOA1556234Ward 22024
DENIED22 Monument SquareBOA1597093Ward 22024
DENIED9 Armory StreetBOA1465504Ward 22023
APPROVED8 Armory StreetBOA1408249Ward 22023
APPROVED7 Armory StreetBOA1391407Ward 22023
APPROVED34 Sullivan StreetBOA1263114Ward 22022
APPROVED31 Cambridge StreetBOA1070490Ward 22021
APPROVED9 West School StreetBOA1173700Ward 22021
APPROVED16 South Russell StreetBOA1210389Ward 32021
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.