Matthew Eckel
Boston Zoning Board of Appeal case history, compiled from public City of Boston records.
Decided cases
27
Approved
27
Denied
0
Approval rate
100.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Conditional Use | 25 | 100.0% |
| Parking | 18 | 100.0% |
| Height | 14 | 100.0% |
| FAR | 14 | 100.0% |
| Lot Area | 14 | 100.0% |
| Side Setback | 12 | 100.0% |
| Rear Setback | 11 | 100.0% |
| Open Space | 9 | 100.0% |
| Front Setback | 7 | 100.0% |
| Lot Frontage | 6 | 100.0% |
Cases by year
| Year | Cases | Approved | Denied | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Recent cases
APPROVED25 Tina AvenueBOA1774682Ward 182026
APPROVED10 Harold ParkBOA1763761Ward 122026
APPROVED566 Commonwealth AvenueBOA1796362Ward 52026
APPROVED85-99 Berkeley StreetBOA1794750Ward 52025
APPROVED85 Mount Pleasant AvenueBOA1537047Ward 82025
APPROVED3 Cedar SquareBOA1473068Ward 92025
APPROVED24 Angell StreetBOA1716486Ward 142025
APPROVED200 State StreetBOA1763426Ward 32025
APPROVED391-395 Blue Hill AvenueBOA1561863Ward 122024
APPROVED841 Columbia RoadBOA1479078Ward 132024
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.