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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Permit data through 2026-09-19

6,217 permits sorted by date

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Date	Type	Value	Address	Details	Contractor / Status
2026-09-18	Plumbing	$1,500	82 H ST Owner: 82 ··· 🔒	Plumbing	Maria Ardagna
2026-09-18	General Construction	$55,510	764-776 Blue Hill AV	Interior/Exterior Work	franklin guaman
2026-09-18	Plumbing	$8,000	14 Whitman ST Owner: STA··· 🔒	Gas	Maria Ardagna
2026-09-18	General Construction	$1,020,000	3915 Washington ST	Erect	John P Conneely
2026-09-18	Electrical	$12,000	16 Queensberry ST Owner: LEV··· 🔒	Electrical	—
2026-09-18	Electrical	$15,000	22 Babbitt ST Owner: TRU··· 🔒	Electrical	Nicholas McCullough
2026-09-18	Plumbing	$1,000	430 E Eighth ST Owner: BAK··· 🔒	Gas	Julio S. Cortez
2026-09-18	Plumbing	$1,500	430 E Eighth ST Owner: BAK··· 🔒	Plumbing	Julio S. Cortez
2026-09-18	Electrical	$94,030	1-27 Boston Wharf RD	Low Voltage low voltage	John Guarracino
2026-09-18	General Construction	$40,000	24 Beaufort RD	Renovations - Interior NSC	Ethan Crespo
2026-09-18	Electrical	—	130 Bird ST Owner: SHI··· 🔒	Electrical	Toan Le
2026-09-18	Plumbing	—	10 Pinewood ST	Gas	Dean Fawcett III
2026-09-18	General Construction	$500,000	55 Brown AV Owner: MIK··· 🔒	Interior/Exterior Work	Aamir Moghni
2026-09-18	Plumbing	$2,500	48-50R Cohasset ST	Plumbing	Maria Ardagna
2026-09-18	General Construction	$9,000	12 Hobson ST Owner: AKE··· 🔒	Insulation	Adam Glenn
2026-09-18	Plumbing	$1,500	36 Oakridge ST Owner: SHE··· 🔒	Plumbing	wayne evans
2026-09-18	General Construction	$16,000	15 Queensberry ST Owner: 15-··· 🔒	Renovations - Interior NSC	alisson oliveira
2026-09-18	General Construction	$18,500	85 Minot ST Owner: CRO··· 🔒	Interior/Exterior Work	Lori LISKER
2026-09-18	Plumbing	$10,000	85 Brainerd RD	Plumbing	Marcos Ferreira
2026-09-18	General Construction	$6,799	43 Wachusett ST	Other	—
2026-09-18	Plumbing	$50,000	410 Beacon ST Owner: 410··· 🔒	Plumbing	Timothy Sheehan
2026-09-18	Plumbing	$2,500	1 Church ST Owner: WIL··· 🔒	Gas	Maria Ardagna
2026-09-18	Electrical	$5,000	2147-2153 Washington ST	Temporary Service	RICHARD PHIPPS
2026-09-18	Plumbing	—	17 Oriole ST Owner: BEV··· 🔒	Plumbing	ROBERT TRETHEWEY
2026-09-18	General Construction	$6,000	27 Bradbury ST Owner: EUC··· 🔒	Siding	Derek Zhang
2026-09-18	Electrical	$150,000	500 Terminal RD	Low Voltage low voltage	John Guarracino
2026-09-18	General Construction	$16,000	100 Queensberry ST Owner: GUA··· 🔒	Renovations - Interior NSC	alisson oliveira
2026-09-18	Plumbing	—	55 Montclair AV Owner: HAC··· 🔒	Gas	ROBERT TRETHEWEY
2026-09-18	Roofing	$13,000	18 Druid ST Owner: OLI··· 🔒	Roofing	John Pantapas
2026-09-18	General Construction	$2,000	13 Gates ST Owner: KEL··· 🔒	Interior/Exterior Work	Moses Ortiz
2026-09-18	Electrical	$30,000	67 Belle AV	Electrical	Thomas Cummings
2026-09-18	General Construction	$4,000	280 Vermont ST Owner: STE··· 🔒	Insulation	Adam Glenn
2026-09-18	Electrical	$30,000	92 Theodore Parker RD	Electrical	Thomas Cummings
2026-09-18	Plumbing	$8,000	1522 Tremont ST	Gas	Greg Gauthier
2026-09-18	General Construction	$1,146,281	250 Massachusetts AV Owner: WUT··· 🔒	Renovations - Interior NSC	Bento Castro
2026-09-18	Plumbing	$3,000	30 Adelaide ST	Gas	Sila Heating and Air Conditioning
2026-09-18	General Construction	$3,000	7 Mill ST	Insulation	Adam Glenn
2026-09-18	General Construction	$8,000	615 Lagrange ST Owner: RUF··· 🔒	Insulation	Adam Glenn
2026-09-18	Electrical	$1,500	—	Electrical	John Annarelli
2026-09-18	Electrical	$37,000	20 Chestnut Hill AV	City of Boston	Michael Bavaro
2026-09-18	General Construction	$28,000	40 Dalton ST Owner: BEA··· 🔒	Addition	John Frigon
2026-09-18	General Construction	$152,480	331-339 Northern AV	Signs	Erik Janiel
2026-09-18	Electrical	$30,000	180 H ST Owner: CAV··· 🔒	Electrical	Brian Berte
2026-09-18	Plumbing	—	72 Walworth ST Owner: PAR··· 🔒	Plumbing	ROBERT TRETHEWEY
2026-09-18	Plumbing	—	10 Hillside ST Owner: HEW··· 🔒	Gas	Dean Fawcett III
2026-09-18	General Construction	$28,800	29 Auburn ST	Siding	—
2026-09-18	General Construction	$410,282	116 Huntington AV Owner: COL··· 🔒	Renovations - Interior NSC	Robert Burge
2026-09-18	General Construction	$17,708	40-42 Arlington ST	Interior/Exterior Work	William Chase II
2026-09-18	Electrical	$4,500	2193-2201 Commonwealth AV	Low Voltage low voltage	Kirby Russell
2026-09-18	General Construction	$34,250	11 Ardale ST Owner: CRA··· 🔒	Renovations - Exterior	Adrian Gunn

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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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