Zoning districts · Article 46
Bulfinch Triangle District zoning
Bulfinch Triangle District is governed by Article 46 of the Boston Zoning Code. It has 2 subdistrict types. Below are the height and floor area ratio limits set out in the Article 46 text.
Last verified Oct 2026. All 4 values shown were checked against the Article 46 text in the official Boston Zoning Code published on Municode and the BPDA Article 46 PDF (bostonplans.org/getattachment/ead950a8-0fbd-46b6-8772-721cd0d634e6). This downtown article sets height and FAR in its text rather than in a dimensional table, so only those limits are shown; yards, open space and parking are set elsewhere in the Code. Large Project Review certification means a Certification of Compliance under Section 80B-6. The Bulfinch Triangle/Central Artery Area follows Article 49 instead (Section 46-5). Source: Boston Zoning Code, Article 46.
Subdistricts
| Map code | Subdistrict type |
|---|---|
| General Area | Bulfinch Triangle District (Section 46-6) |
| Bulfinch Triangle/Central Artery Area | Governed by Article 49 (Central Artery Special District) |
Section 46-6 — Maximum Building Height and Floor Area Ratio
| Requirement | Bulfinch Triangle District |
|---|---|
| Max. building height (ft) | 80 ft |
| Max. floor area ratio (FAR) | 6 |
| Max. height with Large Project Review certification (ft) | 100 ft |
| Max. FAR with Large Project Review certification | 78 if all ground-level street-frontage uses are Appendix A Ground Level Uses |
Where the Code gives a height without a unit, we show it in feet.
Numbers in parentheses, like (1), are footnotes in the Code table. They often add conditions or exceptions, so read them in Article 46.
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