Zoning districts · Article 42F
Charlestown Navy Yard zoning
Charlestown Navy Yard is governed by Article 42F of the Boston Zoning Code. It has 1 subdistrict types. Below are the height and floor area ratio limits set out in the Article 42F text.
Last verified Oct 2026. All 10 values shown were checked against Article 42F, Table C in the official Boston Zoning Code text published on Municode and the BPDA Article 42F PDF (bostonplans.org/getattachment/abd93630-4967-4193-af26-64d9f4b516f9). Only the New Development Area heights in Table C are shown. Heights there are also subject to the design guidelines in the Memorandum of Agreement for the New Development Area among the Boston Redevelopment Authority, the General Services Administration, the Massachusetts Historic Commission and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. The Historic Monument Area and floor-area limits are not shown. Heights are in feet. Source: Boston Zoning Code, Article 42F.
Subdistricts
| Map code | Subdistrict type |
|---|---|
| Charlestown Navy Yard Subdistrict | Charlestown Navy Yard Subdistrict (Map 2B/2C); New Development Area rules in Section 42F-13, Table C |
Table C — Maximum Allowed Building Heights in the New Development Area
| Requirement | Parcel 4 | Parcel 5 | Parcel 6 | Parcel 7 | Pier 5 | Pier 6 | Pier 7 | Pier 8 | Pier 9 | Housing Priority Area (Buildings 40, 42, 103, 104, 197) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max. building height (ft) | 90/135 ft90 ft within 50 ft of the Housing Priority Area, 135 ft for the rest of Parcel 4 | 110 ft | 125 ft | 155 ft | 55/75 ft55 ft for 150 ft back from the end of the pier, 75 ft for the rest of the pier | 35 ft | 35 ft | 35 ft | 35 ft | 65 ft |
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 42F.
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