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Developing on unusable lot in Boston
Hi All,
We recently purchased a property with an adjacent lot on the property. The lot (just over 1600sqft) is not compliant by current Boston zoning standards for development but there are certainly "skinny-mini" townhouses that have been grandfathered into the system. I'm assuming any permit to build will have to go through variance which can be a lengthy process.
From my standpoint, it's too big of a "yard" to be maintaining in a crowded city hungry for housing. Not sure if anyone within Mass or Boston specifically had dealt with issue similar to this? Where would you recommend I start? Are there good literature/sources available?
Thanks!
Cheng
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Cheng Bin Zhang , I'm using George Morancy. He's the best in this area. For architect, I'm using Arthur Choo & Company in Quincy. I'd reach out to a zoning attorney and have them look up the lot. They can tell you if it's feasible or not.