Zoning board approves 8‑unit condominium at 3 Thayer St. with storage and parking conditions

The Zoning Board allowed a petition from Boston Property Management LLC to demolish an existing 10‑room rooming house at 3 Thayer St. in the Quincy Center zoning district and construct a three‑story, eight‑unit condominium building with 13 parking spaces.

Edward Fleming, counsel for the applicant, said the 9,202‑square‑foot parcel now contains a rooming house and that the proposed building would provide eight units for sale with one deeded parking space per unit and five additional parking spaces for visitors or additional demands. Project representatives described stormwater improvements, including a coalescing (Caltech) underground system sized at 935 cubic feet plus a post‑pavement treatment unit to improve water quality entering the city system, and added landscaping prepared by a landscape architect.

Board members questioned storage availability for bikes and personal effects in the garage and how rooftop mechanical equipment would be screened. The applicant agreed to provide additional secure storage within the garage footprint and to screen rooftop equipment and to present the design to the Historic Commission if appropriate. The board moved to allow the petition with two conditions: that the petitioner provide additional owner storage within the garage and that no parking space be rented or sold to a non‑unit owner. The motion passed by voice vote.

The approval includes conditions recorded on the Jan. 13, 2026 hearing record; the developer will proceed to site permitting, utility connections and building‑permit review consistent with the board’s conditions.