Allston-Brighton Infill and Small Developments

89 Brighton Ave flat out denied by the Zoning Board on Tuesday. I think this denial opens a lot of questions about the city's approval process, especially as the reasons for denial were not really clear to me.
 
dwash59 said:
89 Brighton Ave flat out denied by the Zoning Board on Tuesday. I think this denial opens a lot of questions about the city's approval process, especially as the reasons for denial were not really clear to me.
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That is really disappointing. It was last week or so where they turned down a building in West Roxbury because it used prefab construction--helps when one of the board members is the head of the carpenters union.

How does one get on the board? I see a vacant seat.

http://www.bostonredevelopmentauthority.org/zoning/zoning-board-of-appeals
 
palindrome said:
what's going on with do rei me site? Cleared and excavated, but no work or equipment on site when I drove by yesterday. Looked to be the same with peniman st. project too.
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Penniman had its construction fence replaced with Jersey barriers yesterday. This morning, I saw a construction guy opening up the site at 7 AM. So, maybe that one's started up again.
 
^ would love to see work start on The Aberdeen. It has been painful seeing all that Comm. Ave. frontage sitting there as a wasteland collecting garbage for the past couple of yrs.

It was my guess that the developer was trying to flip it after obtaining permitting - which is exactly what appears to have happened. Hopefully the plans can proceed now.
 
What's up with the labor union concerns? That seems way out of line for a zoning board of appeals.
 
Scipio said:
What's up with the labor union concerns? That seems way out of line for a zoning board of appeals.
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Because board member Mark Ehrlich is also a leader of the carpenters Union. I shit you not.
 
There should be hell to pay over this. If something passes the BRA, it should not be "considered" again. Multiple veto points are a huge reason why housing supply is limited in attractive areas in this country.
 
At the NW corner of Western Ave and Telford St. a 3 story building has been demolished and the site is being cleared all the way north to Soldiersfield Rd. Could this be another phase of the Charlesriver View project?

https://flic.kr/p/HXyWo8
 
BeeLine said:
At the NW corner of Western Ave and Telford St. a 3 story building has been demolished and the site is being cleared all the way north to Soldiersfield Rd. Could this be another phase of the Charlesriver View project?
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Yep, it is the homeownership component of CharlesView.

Telford 180
 
curcuas said:
There should be hell to pay over this. If something passes the BRA, it should not be "considered" again. Multiple veto points are a huge reason why housing supply is limited in attractive areas in this country.
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The issue is the BRA has to approve every project as a special permit. "Planning" should mean the zoning is in place for by-right development without the need for special permits in the first place.
 
Couldn't agree with you more.

Given the current terrible system, though, a first reform could be to ensure that there's only one level of approval necessary.
 
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