Peter Vanko
Boston Zoning Board of Appeal case history, compiled from public City of Boston records.
Decided cases
27
Approved
17
Denied
10
Approval rate
63.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 11 | 54.5% |
| Conditional Use | 11 | 63.6% |
| Parking | 9 | 44.4% |
| Lot Area | 5 | 40.0% |
| Rear Setback | 5 | 60.0% |
| Open Space | 5 | 80.0% |
| Side Setback | 4 | 50.0% |
| FAR | 3 | 33.3% |
| Front Setback | 3 | 33.3% |
| Density | 1 | 0.0% |
Cases by year
| Year | Cases | Approved | Denied | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25.0% |
Recent cases
APPROVED61 Columbia RoadBOA1729631Ward 142025
APPROVED27 Wendover StreetBOA1702915Ward 72025
APPROVED1B Franklin Park RoadBOA1563450Ward 122024
APPROVED1A Franklin Park RoadBOA1563449Ward 122024
APPROVED1C Franklin Park RD Jamaica Plain 02121BOA1563451Ward 122024
DENIED17-19 Barrett AvenueBOA1291960Ward 72023
APPROVED8 Ashton StreetBOA1122790Ward 142021
DENIED110 Buttonwood StreetBOA1123258Ward 72021
DENIED25 Vassar StreetBOA1130282Ward 142021
DENIED118 Buttonwood StreetBOA1164421Ward 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.