Do building permit records show projects open to bid in Boston?

No. A public permit record can document a published municipal action, but it is not a bid solicitation, owner authorization, or evidence that a project is available. Check the issuing agency, owner, or the relevant plan room for current procurement and bid requirements.

Does a building permit identify the contractor of record in Boston?

Only when the publisher explicitly labels that role. Depending on the source, a named party can be an applicant, permittee, contact, owner, or licence holder instead. Review the published field labels and the individual source record before treating any name as a contractor-of-record finding.

How do I look up a building permit in Boston?

PermitGrab organizes available public permitting records for Boston. The page identifies the source jurisdiction and lets you review records by address or trade, with the newest displayed record date shown on the page.

How often is the Boston permit data updated?

Public sources update on their own schedules. PermitGrab shows the newest available permit date for Boston and discloses which contractor, owner, and violation fields are available in that market.

Boston Building Permits & Property Data

Boston building permits — key stats
Newest permit	2026-09-19

PermitGrab tracks 6,217 building permits in Boston, MA as of 2026-09-19. 28,740 code violations in the same area, newest violation date 2026-09-19.

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Record recency is based on available filing or issue dates; it does not verify publication time or collection delay.

Newest permit date: 2026-09-19

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Published permit & code records

Permit data through 2026-09-19

6,217 permits sorted by date

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Date	Type	Value	Address	Details	Contractor / Status
2026-09-14	General Construction	$9,000	36 Ralston RD Owner: MIL··· 🔒	Interior/Exterior Work	Pedro Rolim
2026-09-14	General Construction	$107,000	99 Walter ST Owner: SAR··· 🔒	Change Occupancy	CHRISTOPHER JONES
2026-09-14	Plumbing	—	50 Dow RD Owner: KER··· 🔒	Plumbing	joseph foley
2026-09-14	Plumbing	$2,500	15-17 Union ST	Gas	charles brown
2026-09-14	Electrical	$1,000	501 Cambridge ST Owner: HRT··· 🔒	Low Voltage low voltage	Lora Malboeuf
2026-09-13	Electrical	$1,300	6 Cleveland ST Owner: PEJ··· 🔒	Electrical	Radycel Cuello
2026-09-13	Electrical	$2,000	54 Waltham ST	Electrical	thien nguyen
2026-09-13	General Construction	$9,169	12 Carlford RD	Insulation	sokol kosova
2026-09-13	Fire Protection	$47,500	67 Harvest ST	Fire Protection/Sprinkler fire protection, spri…	Dennis Marangu
2026-09-13	Plumbing	$2,600	528 E Third ST	Gas	William Foster
2026-09-13	General Construction	$9,245	8-10 Carlford RD	Insulation	sokol kosova
2026-09-13	Fire Protection	$30,000	133-135 Whitfield ST	Fire Protection/Sprinkler fire protection, spri…	Dennis Marangu
2026-09-12	Roofing	$7,200	67 Leyden ST Owner: POL··· 🔒	Roofing	Enrique Reynoso
2026-09-12	Plumbing	$5,000	21 Wormwood ST	Plumbing	Nicholas Tortora
2026-09-12	General Construction	$8,802	44 Hackensack RD Owner: SAW··· 🔒	Interior/Exterior Work	Juan Medina
2026-09-12	Fire Protection	$1,000	22 Harvard ST	Fire Alarm fire alarm	Aniano Carvalho
2026-09-12	General Construction	$16,000	50 Dow RD Owner: KER··· 🔒	Renovations - Interior NSC	Bruce Wilson
2026-09-12	Electrical	$1,000	22 Harvard ST	Low Voltage low voltage	Aniano Carvalho
2026-09-12	General Construction	—	92 Bunker Hill ST Owner: FIT··· 🔒	No Record of Occupancy	Robert Mattie
2026-09-11	Electrical	$6,000	27 Bradbury ST Owner: EUC··· 🔒	Electrical	Jianquan Fang
2026-09-11	General Construction	$73,920	1000 Centre ST	Renovations - Exterior	Irias Orlin
2026-09-11	General Construction	$1,436,497	100 Federal ST Owner: BP ··· 🔒	Fast Track Application	Andy Kakish
2026-09-11	General Construction	$24,000	1053 Washington ST	Renovations - Exterior	kenneth battle
2026-09-11	Electrical	$5,000	79 Newbury ST Owner: UMN··· 🔒	Low Voltage low voltage	—
2026-09-11	Electrical	$60,000	56 Rutland SQ Owner: 56 ··· 🔒	Electrical	—
2026-09-11	Plumbing	$6,500	52 Tacoma ST Owner: KER··· 🔒	Gas	Edmund Gordon
2026-09-11	Electrical	$6,000	55 Clifford ST	Electrical	gregory coleman
2026-09-11	Plumbing	$22,000	405-409A D ST	Plumbing	KENNETH PECORE
2026-09-11	Fire Protection	$10,000	123-137 Guest ST	Fire Alarm fire alarm	Heather Dalton
2026-09-11	Electrical	$1,200	24 Edwin ST Owner: STR··· 🔒	Electrical	Christopher Lafferty
2026-09-11	General Construction	$20,000	2 Powers CT Owner: VRR··· 🔒	Renovations - Interior NSC	christopher barra
2026-09-11	Electrical	—	25-45 Dorchester AV	Electrical	gregory coleman
2026-09-11	Electrical	$3,500	32-36 Fleet ST	Electrical	Jose Escamilla
2026-09-11	Electrical	$7,000	2505-2525 Washington ST Owner: BAR··· 🔒	Low Voltage low voltage	james walsh
2026-09-11	Plumbing	$8,400	464-466 Commonwealth AV	Plumbing	justin mc carthy
2026-09-11	General Construction	$750,500	14 Prospect ST Owner: 12-··· 🔒	Erect	lourenco carminati
2026-09-11	Electrical	$20,000	30 Rockne AV Owner: WIL··· 🔒	Electrical	—
2026-09-11	Electrical	—	1563 Blue Hill AV Owner: MAT··· 🔒	City of Boston	William Perry
2026-09-11	Plumbing	$1,000	96 Bellevue ST Owner: HEA··· 🔒	Plumbing	Thomas Bulger
2026-09-11	Plumbing	$20,000	37 Cotuit ST Owner: OMA··· 🔒	Plumbing	Thomas Bulger
2026-09-11	General Construction	$66,771	201 Washington ST	Renovations - Interior NSC	Cameron Christenson
2026-09-11	Plumbing	$6,500	40 Tacoma ST Owner: PED··· 🔒	Gas	Edmund Gordon
2026-09-11	Electrical	$6,000	87 Clare AV Owner: RYL··· 🔒	Electrical	Sunrun Installation Services
2026-09-11	Electrical	$6,000	62 Clifton ST Owner: BOS··· 🔒	City of Boston	John ONeil
2026-09-11	Plumbing	$6,000	332-334 Amory ST	Gas	Edmund Gordon
2026-09-11	Electrical	$6,054	11-17 Fan Pier BL	Low Voltage low voltage	John Guarracino
2026-09-11	Plumbing	$7,000	1522 Tremont ST	Plumbing	Greg Gauthier
2026-09-11	Plumbing	—	45 Haverford ST Owner: COL··· 🔒	Gas	Dean Fawcett III
2026-09-11	Plumbing	—	32 King ST	Gas	Dean Fawcett III
2026-09-11	Plumbing	$5,000	37 Cotuit ST Owner: OMA··· 🔒	Gas	Thomas Bulger

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About Boston Building Permits

Boston, Massachusetts processes building permits covering residential construction, commercial buildouts, renovations, and specialty trade work. PermitGrab tracks 6217+ Boston building permits — newest permit date: 2026-09-19 from official city sources.

Each record can show the project address, scope, permit type, and value where the city publishes them. The source-published contractor records do not meet the coverage threshold for this city. PermitGrab does not represent this as contractor-contact coverage. Where property-owner records are available, they are matched to permit addresses separately.

How to use Boston permit data

Filter the current records by trade, date, address, or project value to research construction activity. The most useful workflow in this market is verifying the project signal first, then using the property data that is actually available for that address.

PermitGrab methodology · Page data current as of 2026-09-19 · Source: Public permit records.

Who appears in Boston permit records?

PermitGrab indexes 6,217 building permits in Boston. New records appear as they are available from the source.

How fresh is Boston permit data?

The most recent permit indexed for Boston is dated 2026-09-19. Newest permit date: 2026-09-19. Permit records carry filing date, address, project value, and permit type, plus contractor name where the source publishes it. Use a recent published record for project research; it does not show bid availability or a request for service.

What construction appears in Boston permit records?

Boston permit activity covers 6,217 indexed permits alongside 28,740 active code violations. The records can cover new construction, residential renovations, mechanical/electrical/plumbing upgrades, roof replacements, demolitions, or tenant improvements. Their usefulness for a contractor or supplier depends on the published project details, timing, and service area.

How to look up Boston building permits

Search recent Boston, MA building permits by address, and permit type in the table above — pulled from the Boston building department's public permit records. New filings appear here as they are published. Filter by trade or search an address to look up a specific permit. For this week's filing volume, see the Boston Permit Pulse.

Boston Field Reports & Contractor Guides

Source-dated research and practical resources for contractors working in Boston

Historical analysis · 2026-06-21

Code Violation Leads in Boston: 10,841 Open Cases a Quarter (2026)

Historical market analysis and methodology for Boston. Current permit activity and available source fields are shown on this page.

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🏢 Out-of-area owner records with permit history in Boston

These are public owner-of-record matches where the mailing address differs from the property address and the source collection includes permit history. Use them to research portfolio geography and published project activity; they do not establish a seller, buyer, or service need.

🔧 Open code-case records in Boston

Properties with an open code violation and no matching permit in the records currently available. These records can support repair or restoration research; they do not establish an owner’s intent, budget, timing, or need for a bid.

Frequently Asked Questions about Boston Building Permits

How many building permits does PermitGrab track in Boston?

PermitGrab currently tracks 6217 building permits in Boston, Massachusetts. Data is pulled directly from the official municipal source on every collection cycle and includes permit number, address, permit type, status, estimated value, and contractor information where the source publishes it.

How fresh is the Boston permit data?

PermitGrab checks the official source on each collection cycle. The source date and its observed update cadence are shown above, so you can judge the data’s recency before acting on it.

How can contractors find construction leads in Boston?

Contractors can research Boston activity by filtering current permits by trade, location, and project type. Some current permit records include contractor names; use those source-published names alongside the project details. Property information is shown only where public records can be matched.

What’s included in the 14-day trial?

The 14-day trial includes full Pro access to Boston — CSV export, trade and value-tier filters, lead scoring, and violation cross-reference flags. Some current permit records include source-published contractor names; contact fields appear only where published or matched. Property information is available only where public records can be matched. Card required to start; cancel anytime before day 14.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. Cancel any time from your account page — no contracts, no cancellation fees. Your subscription stays active through the end of the current billing period.

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