Board Approves Rockland St Renovation, Drops Subdivision

Zoning Board · Meeting of October 27, 2026

Quincy's Zoning Board voted 4-1 to approve a renovation at 95 Rockland Street after the developer dropped a contested plan to subdivide the waterfront lot. Attorney Patrick Foley represented the applicant through a third hearing before withdrawing the subdivision portion amid opposition from more than 40 Rock Island Cove neighbors, including Maura Doherty, who said "no such practical difficulty exists here." The board also saw two other subdivision bids, at 119 Bellevue Road and 32 Grogan Avenue, withdrawn without prejudice after members signaled opposition to shrinking Residence A lots; the Grogan Avenue case drew over 80 petition signatures. Separately, the board conditionally approved relocating Total Body Boxing to 9 Ash Street, requiring owner Toby Wilson to secure four additional parking spaces within 30 days, and unanimously approved a flood-compliant rebuild at 73 Pawsey Street.

In the full story:

• 95 Rockland Street: Subdivision Withdrawn, Renovation Approved 4-1
• 119 Bellevue Road: Squantum Starter-Home Variance Withdrawn
• 32 Grogan Avenue: Subdivision Withdrawn After Fierce Opposition
• 9 Ash Street: Boxing Gym Relocation Approved, Contingent on Parking
• 73 Pawsey Street: Flood-Compliant Rebuild Gets Height Variance
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,458 words

Source: the Zoning Board meeting of October 27, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.