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Boston zoning board approves condo building atop ledge next to Dorchester cemetery

As of September 2026: Adjacent landowner and former owner of the lot

The lot at 157 Granite Avenue is a rocky, tree-covered wedge squeezed between Cedar Grove Cemetery and a busy Dorchester street. On Sept 22, Boston's Zoning Board of Appeal unanimously approved a five-story, 24-condo building there, granting the variances the site's single-family zoning would otherwise block.

Updated Sep 23