PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Zoning Board of Appeals
342 West Boylston Street (MBL 12-007-00009)
342 West Boylston LLC applied to the Zoning Board seeking a six-month extension of time for the following relief previously approved by the Board (ZB-2026-011):
Extension of Time (ZB-2025-006):
Variance: For relief from the maximum height requirement (stories) for a high-rise multi-family dwelling in an BL-1.0 zone (Article IV, Section 4, Table 4.2)
Variance: For relief from the maximum height requirement (feet) for a high-rise multi-family dwelling in an BL-1.0 zone (Article IV, Section 4, Table 4.2)
Variance: For relief from the minimum parking requirements for a multi-family dwelling (Article IV, Section 7, Table 4.4)
Presently on the premises is a vacant commercial building previously used as a restaurant. The property is located in a BL-1.0 (Business, Limited) zoning district and within the Commercial Corridors Overlay District – Elsewhere (CCOD-E). The applicant seeks a six-month extension of time of the previously approved relief (ZB-2025-006) to raze the current building and construct a ±5-story, ±24-unit multi-family, high-rise dwelling, parking facilities, and to conduct associated site improvements.
A public hearing on the application will be held on Monday, February 2, 2026, at 5:30 PM in the Levi Lincoln Chamber, 3rd floor of the City Hall, 455 Main Street, Worcester, MA. Meeting attendees will additionally have options to participate remotely by joining online using this link https://worcesterma.zoomgov.com/j/1604564634 and/or calling 669-254-5252 (Access Code: 160 456 4634). Note: if technological issues interrupt the virtual meeting component, the meeting will continue in person.
Application materials may be viewed online at: http://www.worcesterma.gov/planning-regulatory/boards/zoning-board-of-appeals, or at City Hall, 455 Main Street, Rm. 404, Worcester, MA from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Mon-Fri.
For more information concerning this meeting please contact the Planning Division by email (preferred) at planning@worcesterma.gov or phone at (508) 799-1400 x 31440. Please send written comments, requests for reasonable accommodation, or requests for language interpretation 48 hours or more in advance of the meeting.
Worcester Zoning Board of Appeals c/o Division of Planning & Regulatory Services
planning@worcesterma.gov (preferred) or (508) 799-1400 x 31440