Richard Lynds
Boston Zoning Board of Appeal case history, compiled from public City of Boston records.
Decided cases
381
Approved
339
Denied
42
Approval rate
89.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Parking | 209 | 86.6% |
| Conditional Use | 170 | 87.6% |
| Height | 163 | 85.9% |
| Rear Setback | 110 | 83.6% |
| Lot Area | 104 | 85.6% |
| Side Setback | 97 | 80.4% |
| FAR | 96 | 84.4% |
| Open Space | 78 | 85.9% |
| Front Setback | 42 | 85.7% |
| Nonconforming | 16 | 87.5% |
Cases by year
| Year | Cases | Approved | Denied | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 43 | 36 | 7 | 83.7% |
| 2023 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 85.4% |
| 2022 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 79.3% |
| 2021 | 58 | 49 | 9 | 84.5% |
Recent cases
APPROVED29 Rowe StreetBOA1803497Ward 192026
APPROVED21-23 Fairview StreetBOA1784510Ward 202026
APPROVED295-297 Franklin StreetBOA1807597Ward 32026
APPROVED100 Eutaw StreetBOA1783949Ward 12026
APPROVED137 Cottage StreetBOA1807132Ward 12026
APPROVED10 Bremen StreetBOA1534942Ward 12025
APPROVED123-125 Broad StreetBOA1675736Ward 32025
APPROVED140 Chelsea StreetBOA1675304Ward 12025
APPROVED244 Bremen StreetBOA1660692Ward 12025
APPROVED108-110 Orleans StreetBOA1704648Ward 12025
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.