Xhaklina Desmond
Boston Zoning Board of Appeal case history, compiled from public City of Boston records.
Decided cases
59
Approved
48
Denied
11
Approval rate
81.4%
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 | 37 | 83.8% |
| Conditional Use | 35 | 88.6% |
| Parking | 30 | 76.7% |
| Rear Setback | 28 | 82.1% |
| Side Setback | 24 | 83.3% |
| FAR | 22 | 77.3% |
| Open Space | 21 | 81.0% |
| Front Setback | 19 | 78.9% |
| Lot Area | 18 | 66.7% |
| Lot Frontage | 5 | 100.0% |
Cases by year
| Year | Cases | Approved | Denied | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 77.8% |
| 2021 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 66.7% |
Recent cases
APPROVED19 Cheshire StreetBOA1688886Ward 192025
APPROVEDBOA-1718356Ward 32025
APPROVED28 Shaw StreetBOA1686002Ward 202025
APPROVED218-220 Old Colony AvenueBOA1732098Ward 72025
APPROVED194 K StreetBOA-1523507Ward 172024
DENIED131 Athens StreetBOA1415286Ward 62024
APPROVED551 East Seventh StreetBOA1428422Ward 72024
APPROVED31 Marine RoadBOA1514573Ward 72024
APPROVED18 Coleus ParkBOA1262365Ward 142024
APPROVED10 Thompson SquareBOA1304433Ward 22024
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.