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Decision Delayed on BRA Zoning Amendment

BOSTON-The Boston Redevelopment Authority wants to increase the allowable heights for buildings in the financial district but a city councilor objects to the way the city agency proposed the idea. The agency has agreed to do an impact analysis on the proposed zoning change.

By Naomi Grossman | Updated on January 24, 2002

BOSTON-The Boston Redevelopment Authority’s proposal to amend the zoning on allowable heights of buildings in the financial district has met with some opposition because of the process by which it was introduced.

The BRA proposed amending the zoning rules for the area by allowing certain types of buildings to go up to 350 feet. The current allowable height is 150 feet. The building would have to be at least 50% residential and be on at least a half-acre parcel to be eligible.

But according to John Spampinato, chief of staff to City Councilor Maura Hennigan, the idea was proposed during Christmas break and Hennigan was concerned the amendment would be pushed through without a public process. “There were no impact studies, no information, no public hearings,” Spaminato tells GlobeSt.com. “When you propose to double the allowable building heights in the city you need to talk to the residents.”

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