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Boston Ward 3.

ZBA approval statistics, variance breakdown, and attorney win rates for Ward 3 of the City of Boston, drawn from 1,752 decisions.

Approval rate
92%
Total cases
1,752
Approved
1,613
Denied
139
Compared to Boston city-wide
Ward 3 approves 1 percentage points more cases than the city average (91%).

Approval rate by variance type

How different variance requests fare in Ward 3.

VarianceCasesRate
Conditional Use97993%
Parking30891%
Height25591%
Nonconforming8797%
Floor Area Ratio (FAR)7293%
Rear Setback6287%
Open Space4898%
Density41100%

Top attorneys in Ward 3

Ranked by historical win rate within this ward.

AttorneyCasesRate
Marc LaCasse0100%
Daniel Brennan0100%
David Sokol0100%
Michael DelloRusso0100%
Mary Marshall0100%

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