Board of Zoning Appeal — April 30, 2026

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Cases (3)

• 6:00 P.M. BZA-1203860 — 41 SHERMAN STREET Residence C-1 Zone KEERIL MAKAN & JOANNA RAKOFF – C/O SARA YOFFE Special Permit: Pre-existing non-conforming single-family home proposing rear addition within side yard setbacks. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.d (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit]
• 6:15 P.M. BZA-1205111 — 80 GERRY’S LANDING ROAD Residence C-1 Zone BUCKINGHAM BROWNE & NICHOLS SCHOOL – C/O SISIA DAGLIAN, ARCHITECT Special Permit: To build an addition to existing BB&N building for continued educational use. Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.50 & Sec. 4.56.c (Educational Use). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit]
• 6:30 P.M. BZA-1204609 — 723-731 CAMBRIDGE STREET Cambridge Street District -6 723-731 CAMBRIDGE STREET LLC, MANUEL BARROS – C/O JAMES J. RAFFERTY, ESQ. Variance: To construct three additional stories atop pre-existing three story mixed-use structure containing ground floor retail with residential dwelling units above. A small portion of the addition will be located within the required setback for a primary and secondary street. Petitioner also seeks relief from the facade transparency regulations for the proposed facade on Marion Street. Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 17.000, Sec. 17.705.3 (Table of Site Plan Standards). Sec. 17.705.4.4 (Façade Transparency). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance). [variance]

Hearing Record (transcript)

Present: Steven Ng (Chair), Wendy Leiserson (Vice Chair), Virginia Keesler, Miranda Cecil, Brendan Sullivan

Staff: Stephen Natola

Verbatim record: Data/Boards/BZA_transcripts/2026-04-30.txt (78 pages)

• BZA-1203860 — 41 Sherman Street — granted
• Spoke: Sara Yoffe
• BZA-1205111 — 80 Gerry’S Landing Road
• Spoke: Sisia Daglian, Derek Bross, Sara Yoffe
• BZA-1204609 — 723-731 Cambridge Street
• Spoke: James Rafferty, Andrew Godek, Kathryn Laufenberg, Manuel Barros