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

As of September 2026: Secured zoning approval for 157 Granite Ave.

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

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We're putting in 25 spaces and we probably won't fill half of them.

from Boston zoning board approves condo building atop ledge next to Dorchester cemetery · Updated Sep 23

There will be no blasting, and the hammering will be very minimal, because we'll just be able to pull out the broken rock.

from Boston zoning board approves condo building atop ledge next to Dorchester cemetery · Updated Sep 23