BZA Case No. 1222289 37 Brattle Street Quick-Service Special Permit

At a glance

  • What: Special permit for a 7th Street Burger quick-service restaurant (a formula business under the Harvard Square overlay) at 37 Brattle Street, with about 20 seats and late-night weekend hours.
  • Where it stands: granted 5-0 on 2026-09-10, conditioned on the April 30, 2026 drawing set.

Log

  • 2026-09-10 - Board of Zoning Appeal - Heard with support from Community Development, the Harvard Square Advisory Committee and the Harvard Square Business Association; a resident raised delivery and sidewalk congestion, and the board said such conditions would be hard to enforce. Granted 5-0.

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