The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday approved plans by Brian and Jason Chavez to add a third floor to what is now a two-family house at 567 Adams St., between Lydon Way and Mallett Street and to build a rear extension with five townhouse units.
One of the condos would be sold as affordable, to a family making no more than 80% of the Boston area median income, their attorney, Mike Ross, told the board.
The units in what is now a house on the property would have three bedrooms each; the townhouse units would have two bedrooms each.
Their plans call for nine parking spaces on what would be a single parcel that combines what are now two separate lots.
The St. Marks Civic Association cited neighborhood density and a shortage of on-street parking in calling for no more than six condos and said the proposed number of parking spaces was not enough.
City Councilors John FitzGerald and Erin Murphy supported the proposal.
The project needed variances because it was too close to the sidewalk and to neighboring parcels, was larger than the lot’s size would normally allow and because the lot is zoned for two-family houses.
Board member Giovanny Valencia moved for approval of the required variances – but called for design review by the Boston Planning Department. He said he would favor removing one of the proposed parking spaces to increase the amount of open space – and the use of “permeable pavers” rather than asphalt for the outdoor parking spaces.
The board approved the project unanimously.
