1290 North Shore Road Wonderland Overlay Variances

At a glance

Variances (A2627) for a 16-story, 334-unit apartment building at the Wonderland Ballroom site in the Wonderland Transit Overlay District, 170 feet tall against the 160 foot overlay limit, with a retained function hall, about 91 parking spaces and about 7 percent affordable units. The board granted the variances after finding specific and material changes from the July denial.

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Sources

Log

  • 2026-09-30 - Zoning Board of Appeals - Specific and material changes found 5-0; variances granted 4-1 (Chairman Tucker no), with no eligibility for residential or visitor street parking permits.
  • 2026-09-29 - Planning Board - A member asked that seven items (soundproofing, drop-off plan, station entrance plan, parking plan, trash room, mechanical, final occupancy) be written into the minutes; staff agreed.