Zoning districts · Article 41
Huntington Avenue/Prudential Center District zoning
Huntington Avenue/Prudential Center District is governed by Article 41 of the Boston Zoning Code. It has 8 subdistrict types. Below are the height and floor area ratio limits set out in the Article 41 text.
Last verified Oct 2026. All 18 values shown were checked against the Article 41 text in the official Boston Zoning Code published on Municode and the BPDA Article 41 PDF (bostonplans.org/getattachment/3e373704-ed83-4b96-9db3-c9520d591a63). 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. Planned Development Areas (Section 41-11) are governed by their approved Development Plans and are not shown. Source: Boston Zoning Code, Article 41.
Subdistricts
| Map code | Subdistrict type |
|---|---|
| General Area | Huntington Avenue/Prudential Center District (Section 41-10) |
| St. Botolph Street Protection Area | Protection Area |
| St. Germain Street Protection Area | Protection Area |
| Massachusetts Avenue/Belvidere Street Protection Area | Protection Area |
| Christian Science Institutional Area | Section 41-7 |
| Huntington Avenue Boulevard Area | Section 41-8 |
| St. Cecilia Special Study Area | Section 41-9 |
| OS-A | Air-Right Open Space (mapped subdistrict; no dimensional table on this page) |
Sections 41-5 to 41-10 — As-of-Right Building Height and Floor Area Ratio
| Requirement | General Area | St. Botolph Street Protection Area | St. Germain Street Protection Area | Massachusetts Avenue/Belvidere Street Protection Area | Christian Science Institutional Area | Huntington Avenue Boulevard Area | St. Cecilia Special Study Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max. building height (ft) | 155 ft | 45 ft | 45 ft | 45 ft | 75 ftThe Board of Appeal may grant an exception of up to 40 ft more, for a total of up to 115 ft (Section 41-7) | 115 ft | 65 ft |
| Max. floor area ratio (FAR) | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Max. height with Large Project Review certification (ft) | — | — | — | 75 ft | — | — | 100 ft |
| Max. FAR with Large Project Review certification | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 7 |
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 41.
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