Ryan Spitz
Boston Zoning Board of Appeal case history, compiled from public City of Boston records.
Decided cases
100
Approved
93
Denied
7
Approval rate
93.0%
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 | 89 | 92.1% |
| Parking | 81 | 91.4% |
| Height | 51 | 92.2% |
| Side Setback | 47 | 93.6% |
| Lot Area | 39 | 87.2% |
| Rear Setback | 39 | 89.7% |
| FAR | 37 | 91.9% |
| Front Setback | 35 | 85.7% |
| Open Space | 33 | 93.9% |
| Nonconforming | 10 | 100.0% |
Cases by year
| Year | Cases | Approved | Denied | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 96.3% |
| 2024 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 96.2% |
| 2023 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 85.7% |
| 2022 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
Recent cases
APPROVED6 Brookside AvenueBOA1786734Ward 112026
APPROVED706 Metropolitan AV Hyde Park 02136BOA1776730Ward 182026
APPROVED774 East BroadwayBOA1762034Ward 62026
APPROVED301-305 West BroadwayBOA1800207Ward 62026
APPROVED704 Metropolitan AV Hyde Park 02136BOA1720983Ward 182026
APPROVED115 Belgrade AvenueBOA1653968Ward 202025
APPROVED90-92 Perthshire RoadBOA1690482Ward 222025
APPROVED31 Notre Dame StreetBOA1685149Ward 112025
APPROVED75-77 Dorchester StreetBOA1765730Ward 62025
APPROVED4 Springer StreetBOA1685140Ward 72025
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.