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	2026-09-25

PermitGrab tracks 6,786 building permits in Boston, MA as of 2026-09-25. 29,794 code violations in the same area, newest violation date 2026-09-24.

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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: 2026-09-25

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Published permit & code records

Permit data through 2026-09-25

6,786 permits sorted by date

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Date	Type	Value	Address	Details	Contractor / Status
2026-08-17	General Construction	$11,901	115 Boylston ST	Special Events	David Knight
2026-08-17	General Construction	$9,700	137 London ST Owner: COR··· 🔒	Application to Correct a Violation	JOHN DURAN
2026-08-17	Plumbing	$30,000	200 State ST	Plumbing	Douglas Howard
2026-08-17	General Construction	$200,000	29 Rosemary ST Owner: FAI··· 🔒	Renovations - Interior NSC	fabiano dasilva
2026-08-17	Plumbing	$6,000	80 Windham RD Owner: BED··· 🔒	Plumbing	Brandon Boyle
2026-08-17	Plumbing	$3,700	45 Lourdes AV	Gas	Brian Cranney
2026-08-17	Plumbing	$38,000	4 Atherstone ST Owner: POR··· 🔒	Plumbing	Bethland Bosse
2026-08-17	Electrical	$800,000	90 Oliver ST Owner: FOR··· 🔒	Electrical	Shaun Mellett
2026-08-17	Fire Protection	$150,000	90 Oliver ST Owner: FOR··· 🔒	Fire Alarm fire alarm	Shaun Mellett
2026-08-17	Plumbing	$2,700	467-471 Shawmut AV	Plumbing	Rafael Wroblewski
2026-08-17	Fire Protection	$8,900	500 Atlantic AV	Fire Protection/Sprinkler fire protection, spri…	Trevor Brown
2026-08-17	General Construction	$2,000	7 Dean ST	Insulation	Romain Strecker
2026-08-17	General Construction	$1,000	359 Geneva AV Owner: HA ··· 🔒	Interior/Exterior Work	David Leclair
2026-08-17	General Construction	$127,463	535-541 Boylston ST	Renovations - Interior NSC	ALEXANDER MCAULIFFE
2026-08-17	General Construction	$103,000	426 Stuart ST	Renovations - Interior NSC	Thomas Warner
2026-08-17	Plumbing	$94,000	1 Westinghouse PZ	Gas	×2 Leonard Joseph White
2026-08-17	Electrical	$8,000	110 Saint Botolph ST	Service Change	FABIAN LOI
2026-08-17	Plumbing	$3,500	98 Baldwin ST	Plumbing	Dadryan Lopes
2026-08-17	Plumbing	$8,200	93 Pembroke ST	Plumbing	William Spolidoro
2026-08-17	General Construction	$24,000	69 Greenwood ST	Insulation	Romain Strecker
2026-08-17	Fire Protection	$10,000	53 Chestnut ST Owner: CAR··· 🔒	Fire Alarm fire alarm	Geoff Coburn
2026-08-17	General Construction	$20,000	85 Auckland ST Owner: 85 ··· 🔒	Siding	Ben Tuck
2026-08-17	Electrical	$3,000	34 Melville AV Owner: WU ··· 🔒	Electrical	ENDLESS ENERGY
2026-08-17	Roofing	$22,299	34 White ST Owner: 34 ··· 🔒	Roofing	Moacir Filho
2026-08-17	Plumbing	$4,000	71 Avalon RD Owner: TRA··· 🔒	Plumbing	Marcos Ferreira
2026-08-17	General Construction	$32,000	25 Ridgeway LN	Renovations - Exterior	Paul Ryan
2026-08-17	Electrical	$31,000	4 Lorette ST Owner: LAM··· 🔒	Electrical	Danyu Huang
2026-08-17	Plumbing	—	115-117 Charles ST	Plumbing	Phat Truong
2026-08-17	General Construction	$87,500	174 Commonwealth AV	Renovations - Interior NSC	Patrick Costello
2026-08-17	Solar	$9,039	14-16 Neptune CI	Solar Panels solar Solar PV	×2 Kyle Greene
2026-08-17	Fire Protection	$170,400	11 Marlborough ST Owner: 9 M··· 🔒	Fire Protection/Sprinkler fire protection, spri…	Trevor Brown
2026-08-17	Electrical	$5,000	18 Dabney ST	Electrical	daniel guzovsky
2026-08-17	General Construction	$14,000	232 Parker Hill AV Owner: WIT··· 🔒	Renovations - Exterior	Jussi Silliman
2026-08-17	General Construction	$465,000	2018-2020 Centre ST	Renovations - Interior NSC	Bryan Haynes
2026-08-17	General Construction	$12,000	98 Topliff ST Owner: CAM··· 🔒	Siding	Yuren Chen
2026-08-17	Plumbing	$42,000	2505-2525 Washington ST Owner: BAR··· 🔒	Plumbing	William Spolidoro
2026-08-17	Plumbing	—	312-314 Dartmouth ST	Gas	Andy Beardsley
2026-08-17	Plumbing	$1,000	312-314 Dartmouth ST	Plumbing	Andy Beardsley
2026-08-17	General Construction	$458,586	75 State ST	Fast Track Application	Chris Ferragamo
2026-08-17	Electrical	$10,000	48 Beacon ST	Electrical	Andrew Steverman
2026-08-17	Electrical	$1,200	225 Franklin ST	Electrical	John O'Mahony
2026-08-17	Electrical	$12,000	10 Huntington AV Owner: LHO··· 🔒	Electrical	Donald Mullaney
2026-08-17	Solar	$48,279	137 Saint Andrew RD	Solar Panels solar	Kyle Greene
2026-08-17	General Construction	$17,700	282 K ST Owner: M &··· 🔒	Other	dennis Chalmers
2026-08-17	Plumbing	$32,000	1560 VFW PW Owner: ABD··· 🔒	Plumbing	KENNETH PECORE
2026-08-17	General Construction	$23,000	9 Bond ST Owner: SWA··· 🔒	Interior/Exterior Work	Christopher Fitzsimmons
2026-08-17	Fire Protection	$4,500	147 Beech ST Owner: WAI··· 🔒	Fire Alarm fire alarm	ESTHER BERBINE
2026-08-17	General Construction	$50,000	17 Park ST	Renovations - Interior NSC	Antonio DaSilva

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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 6786+ Boston building permits — newest permit date: 2026-09-25 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 2026-09-25 · Source: Public permit records.

Who appears in Boston permit records?

PermitGrab indexes 6,786 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 2026-09-25. Newest permit date: 2026-09-25. 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 6,786 indexed permits alongside 29,794 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 6786 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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