Cambridge Building Permits & Contractor Leads

1,528 indexed permits · 61 active contractors · 419 code violations · Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Cambridge building permits — key stats
Permits (last 90 days) 321
Total permit value (90d) $39,927,425
Active contractors 61
Newest permit 2026-07-29

PermitGrab tracks 61 active contractors who pulled 1,528 building permits in Cambridge, MA as of 2026-07-28. Live tracking of 419 code violations in the same area. Permits updated daily.

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Cambridge building permit activity

Contractors pulled 71 building permits in Cambridge over the last 30 days — down 79.0% from the prior 30 days, with $2,670,816 in declared project value. Over 90 days: 321 permits worth $39,927,425.

Most active contractors (last 6 months)

  1. HomeWorks — 22 permits
  2. NEEECO LLC — 14 permits
  3. PELLA OF BOSTON — 11 permits
  4. S+H Construction — 9 permits
  5. SEEAIR, Inc. — 8 permits
  6. Wise Construction — 7 permits
  7. RB Farina Roofing — 6 permits
  8. Maintenance Resource Co Inc — 6 permits
  9. Fisher Windows — 5 permits
  10. WINDOW WORLD — 5 permits
Biggest project this month
$690,000 · Building: Alteration and Addition · 130 Brookline St · The Richmond Group
1,528
Indexed Permits
61
Active Contractors
419
Code Violations
10
Verified Phones
2026-08-02
Last Updated
Updated recently · 2026-07-29
Cambridge had 71 new building permits filed in the last 30 days, led by 36 addition, 17 roofing and 16 interior renovation. The average project value is $78,068.

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2026-07-20
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1,528 records — permits and code violations sorted by date

Date Type Value Address Details Contractor / Status Save
2026-07-20 General Construction $54,380 7 Fayette St Renovate bathroom in place and minor framing modification Creative Construction
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2026-07-15 Pool/Spa $348,840 250 Massachusetts Ave Project involves updates for approximately 2,400 SF of existing laboratory space… Wise Construction
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2026-06-26 General Construction $5,000 79-81 PLYMOUTH ST, Unit 2 Insulation work as part of the MASS Save program. NEEECO LLC
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2026-06-24 Roofing $13,551 14 William St, Cambridge, MA 02139 Roof Replacement - Removal of all existing layers of roof coverings down to the … G.F. Sprague and Company LLC
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2026-06-23 Windows/Doors $6,285 185 Franklin St INSTALL 1 ENTRY DOOR FOR REPLACEMENT. NO TRUCTURAL CHANGES. WINDOW WORLD
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2026-06-23 Roofing $14,000 31 Marney St, Cambridge, MA 02141 Roof Replacement - Removal of all existing layers of roof coverings down to the … Star Construction
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2026-06-19 General Construction $6,000 109 Fayerweather St Insulation work as part of the MASS Save program. Doing unit 1 and unit 2 NEEECO LLC
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2026-06-15 Roofing $20,899 11 Foster St, Cambridge, MA 02138 Roof Replacement - Removal of all existing layers of roof coverings down to the … FRS Roofing Inc
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2026-06-08 Roofing $39,415 50 Amory St, Cambridge, MA 02139 Roof Replacement - Removal of all existing layers of roof coverings down to the … G.F. Sprague and Company LLC
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2026-06-04 Roofing $105,534 220 Massachusetts Ave Replacement of Roof Top Unit #2 Wise Construction
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2026-06-04 General Construction $2,832,782 330 Mt Auburn St Interior Renovations of the 3rd and 4th floors of the needham wing including sel… Wise Construction
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2026-06-04 Demolition $493,561 330 Mt Auburn St Demolition of existing AHU Unit and Installation of new AHU Unit with associated… Wise Construction
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2026-06-03 Windows/Doors $34,650 43 Cottage St Enclose a room to be used as an office by adding a door and a wall with glass pa… GreenEdge Builders
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2026-06-03 General Construction $8,000 31 Crescent St Insulation work as part of the MASS Save program. Doing both unit 1 and unti 2 NEEECO LLC
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2026-06-01 Roofing $4,599 95 Raymond St, Cambridge, MA 02140 Roof Replacement - Removal of all existing layers of roof coverings down to the … FRS Roofing Inc
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2026-05-19 Roofing $23,605 44 Second St, Cambridge, MA 02141 Roof Replacement - Removal of all existing layers of roof coverings down to the … Window Depot
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2026-05-14 Roofing $23,499 27 Gurney St, Cambridge, MA 02138 Roof Replacement - Removal of all existing layers of roof coverings down to the … FRS ROOFING INC
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2026-05-13 Windows/Doors $2,417 100 Berkshire St, Unit 2 INSTALL 1 WINDOW FOR REPLACEMENT. NO STRUCTURAL CHANGES. WORK TO BE DONE IN UNIT… WINDOW WORLD
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2026-05-13 Roofing $27,000 1-A Blanchard Rd, Cambridge, MA 02138 Roof Replacement - Removal of all existing layers of roof coverings down to the … Trinity Solar, LLC
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2026-05-12 Roofing $12,799 23 Walden St, Cambridge, MA 02140 Roof Replacement - Removal of all existing layers of roof coverings down to the … G.F. Sprague and Company LLC
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2026-05-11 General Construction $4,000 21 Tenney St Insulation work as part of the MASS Save program. Doing work for both units NEEECO LLC
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2026-05-11 General Construction $10,000 337 Walden St Insulation work as part of the MASS Save program. Doing both units NEEECO LLC
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2026-05-07 Roofing $46,799 9 Lancaster St, Cambridge, MA 02140 Roof Replacement - Removal of all existing layers of roof coverings down to the … FRS Roofing Inc
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2026-05-06 General Construction $2,000 31 Fairmont Ave Insulation work as part of the MASS Save program. Doing only 31 Fairmont ave/uni… NEEECO LLC
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2026-05-05 Structural $3,602 141 Pearl St Residential weatherization and air sealing with the Mass Save Program. No struct… Clean Tech Construction
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2026-04-29 Windows/Doors $21,000 27 Watson St Window Replacement as per request of the customer. Only doing unit 2, we are rep… NEEECO LLC
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2026-04-28 Roofing $4,500 40 Highland Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 Roof Replacement - Removal of all existing layers of roof coverings down to the … FRS Roofing Inc
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2026-04-28 General Construction $19,000 23 Seagrave Rd Insulation work as part of the MASS Save program. Doing both 23 Seagrave and 24 … NEEECO LLC
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2026-04-22 General Construction $9,000 35 Buena Vista Pk Insulation work as part of the MASS Save program. Only doing unit 2 and unit 3 NEEECO LLC
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2026-04-21 Windows/Doors $6,100 8 Sherman St, Unit F INSTALL 2 WINDOWS AND 1 ENTRY DOOR FOR REPLACEMENT. NO STRUCTURAL CHANGES. WORK … WINDOW WORLD
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2026-04-09 Fire Protection $34,887 148 Sidney St Temporary softwall cleanroom and associated temporary sprinkler system. Temporar… Wise Construction
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2026-04-06 Windows/Doors $8,603 10 Remington St INSTALL 8 WINDOWS FOR REPLACEMENT. NO STRUCTURAL CHANGES. WORK TO BE DONE IN UNI… WINDOW WORLD
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2026-04-03 HVAC/Mech $693,389 57 Brewster St Renovating kitchen, renovating bathrooms, add rear 1 story bump out, 13 new cons… Creative Construction
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2026-04-01 General Construction $18,000 36 Lexington Ave Insulation work as part of the MASS Save program. Doing both units NEEECO LLC
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2026-03-31 General Construction $20,000 52 Concord Ave Insulation work as part of the MASS Save program. Doing both units NEEECO LLC
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2026-03-31 Windows/Doors $5,600 305 Washington St INSTALL 7 WINDOWS FOR REPLACEMENT. NO STRUCTURAL CHANGES. WINDOW WORLD
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2026-03-30 General Construction $14,980 21 Mead St Front Porch Reconstruction Pro Builders
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2026-03-24 Demolition $14,531 57 Brewster St Gut kitchen and 3 bathrooms and miscellaneous interior demo only Creative Construction
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2026-03-23 Fire Protection $670,483 1 Oxford St Selective demolition, and architectural, electrical, fire alarm, fire protection… Wise Construction
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2026-03-19 HVAC/Mech $57,500 38 Oxford St This project is the alteration of approximately 900 NSF ofexisting space on leve… Consigli Construction
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2026-03-13 General Construction $5,000 153 Hamilton St Insulation work as part of the MASS Save program. NEEECO LLC
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2026-03-11 HVAC/Mech $1,314,118 1 Oxford St Interior abatement/selective demo, and architectural, mechanical, electrical, pl… Wise Construction
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2026-03-10 Structural $6,277 105 Montgomery St Residential weatherization and air sealing with the Mass Save Progarm. No struct… Clean Tech Construction
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2026-03-04 General Construction $9,000 182 Harvard St Insulation work as part of the MASS Save program. Doing Unit 2 and Unit 3 NEEECO LLC
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2026-02-09 General Construction $262,211 60 Orchard St Reframe stairs to basement, reframe rear wall and stairs to grade. Install new i… Creative Construction
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2026-02-05 Plumbing $59,311 64 Hampshire St Dormer construction, staircase construction, framing, new walls, bathroom build-… Rafael
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2026-02-04 General Construction $9,000 1 Cornelius Way Insulation work as part of the MASS Save program. NEEECO LLC
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2026-02-02 General Construction $5,000 29 Winter St Insulation work as part of the MASS Save program. NEEECO LLC
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2026-01-30 General Construction $4,000 19 Brown St Insulation work as part of the MASS Save program. Work ID 849442 NEEECO LLC
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2026-01-22 General Construction $5,000 3 Ashburton Pl Insulation work as part of the MASS Save program. NEEECO LLC
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Top Contractors

Most active contractors by permit volume — last 90 days of activity shown in parentheses. 3 of 25 have verified phone numbers below.

🆕 New this week
Contractor Permits (90d) Trade Avg Value Contact
1. Renewal by Andersen 69 (3) Windows & Doors $18,287 Verifying…
2. Wise Construction 📞 1 permits/30d 52 (4) Addition $717,030 🔒 Reveal
3. The Richmond Group 1 permits/30d 43 (2) Addition $1,425,322 Verifying…
4. NEEECO LLC 📞 42 (6) Addition $8,272 🔒 Reveal
5. Siena Construction 1 permits/30d 38 (1) Interior Renovation $354,570 Verifying…
6. Gloucester Builders Inc. 36 (3) Addition $122,149 Verifying…
7. HomeWorks 3 permits/30d 34 (10) Addition $6,450 🔒 Reveal
8. Siena Construction Corporation 34 (4) Addition $434,202 Verifying…
9. Fresh Start Contracting 34 (2) Addition $95,892 Verifying…
10. Fisher Windows 29 (2) Windows & Doors $14,900 Verifying…
11. Columbia Construction Company 25 (2) Interior Renovation $2,340,066 Verifying…
12. SEEAIR, Inc. 22 (3) Addition $7,525 🔒 Reveal
13. WINDOW WORLD 📞 21 (2) Windows & Doors $6,882 🔒 Reveal
14. PELLA OF BOSTON 19 (6) Windows & Doors $20,937 Verifying…
15. Shawmut Design and Construction 1 permits/30d 17 (2) Interior Renovation $3,541,462 Verifying…
16. MCK Remodeling & Painting Inc. 16 (1) Addition $28,662 Verifying…
17. J. Calnan & Associates 12 (1) Addition $1,052,968 Verifying…
18. RB Farina Roofing ⚠️ 1 11 (5) Roofing $14,931 Verifying…
19. G. Greene Construction 11 (1) Addition $293,107 Verifying…
20. Gilman Guidelli & Bellow 9 (1) Addition $95,351 Verifying…
21. hamell builders 9 (1) Interior Renovation $16,989 Verifying…
22. Walsh Brothers Inc 9 (1) Addition $831,484 Verifying…
23. StructureTone 9 (1) Addition $1,888,893 Verifying…
24. Alaina Bart 9 (1) HVAC $17,871 Verifying…
25. Piers MacNaughton 8 (4) Addition $7,556 Verifying…

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Permit Types in Cambridge
Construction Activity in Cambridge

New building permits in Cambridge, Massachusetts indicate upcoming construction projects. Contractors can identify subcontracting opportunities by monitoring recently issued permits for residential renovations, commercial buildouts, and new construction. Early outreach to permit holders often results in higher close rates before projects go to competitive bid.

About Cambridge Building Permits

Cambridge, Massachusetts processes thousands of building permits covering residential construction, commercial buildouts, renovations, and specialty trade work. PermitGrab tracks 1528+ Cambridge building permits — updated daily from official city sources.

Every new construction project in Cambridge requires a building permit before work can begin. These public records include the project address, scope of work, estimated cost, and often the general contractor's name — making them valuable leads for subcontractors looking for new projects in Cambridge.

How Contractors Use Cambridge Permit Data

HVAC contractors, electricians, plumbers, and roofers in Cambridge use building permit data to find projects before they hit traditional lead services. When a new commercial buildout or residential renovation permit is filed, it signals upcoming work that needs subcontractors.

Instead of competing for shared leads on HomeAdvisor or Angi, contractors who monitor Cambridge building permits can reach out to general contractors the day a permit is issued — before anyone else calls. This first-mover advantage leads to higher close rates and better project selection.

PermitGrab sends daily email alerts filtered by trade, so Cambridge electrical contractors only see electrical permits, HVAC contractors only see mechanical permits, and so on.

Reviewed by Marcus Reeves · Page data current as of · Sources: official Cambridge open data portal.

Who pulled permits in Cambridge this week?

The most active contractors filing in Cambridge right now include Renewal by Andersen, Wise Construction, The Richmond Group, NEEECO LLC and Siena Construction. PermitGrab tracks 61 active contractors across the metro, with new filings indexed on every refresh.

How fresh is Cambridge permit data?

The most recent permit indexed for Cambridge is dated 2026-07-28. Expected daily • newest record 5d old. Permit records carry filing date, address, project value, contractor name (where the source publishes it), and permit type, so a fresh row means a fresh lead.

What construction is happening in Cambridge right now?

In the last 30 days, Cambridge permitting activity covers 71 new building permits alongside 419 active code violations. The mix spans new construction, residential renovations, mechanical/electrical/plumbing upgrades, roof replacements, demolitions, and tenant improvements — every record is a buying signal for a different contractor or supplier persona.

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419 open code violations in Cambridge, each matched to the property owner. An owner facing a citation is the warmest restoration, repair, or wholesale-offer lead there is — and no marketplace sells this list.

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How to look up Cambridge building permits

Search recent Cambridge, MA building permits by address, contractor, and permit type in the table above — pulled from the Cambridge building department's public permit records and updated as new filings post. Filter by trade or search an address to look up a specific permit. For this week's filing volume and the most active contractors, see the Cambridge Permit Pulse.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Cambridge Building Permits

How many building permits does PermitGrab track in Cambridge?

PermitGrab currently tracks 1528 building permits in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Data is pulled directly from the official municipal open-data source on every collection cycle and includes permit number, address, permit type, contractor, status, and estimated value where available.

How fresh is the Cambridge permit data?

PermitGrab collects Cambridge daily. New permits appear here within 1–3 days of the municipal source publishing them. The count above reflects the complete current record from that source.

How can contractors find construction leads in Cambridge?

Contractors find leads in Cambridge by filtering PermitGrab by trade and ZIP code, then contacting the permit applicant (owner or general contractor) directly. Pro subscribers get verified phone numbers and can set up saved-search email alerts so new matches land in their inbox the same day they’re filed.

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Cambridge permit & owner data, by use case

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Real estate investors
Code violations in Cambridge = motivated sellers. Out-of-state landlord + active citation = top of the wholesale call list.
Contractors & subs
Every Cambridge GC who pulled a permit this week is sourcing labor and materials right now. Phone numbers included.
Home service companies
A Cambridge addition or remodel signals an HVAC, plumbing, or warranty upsell window. Reach owners while the project is fresh.
Solar installers
Roof permits and electrical upgrades in Cambridge are the highest-intent solar lead signals. Owner-occupant filter built in.
Insurance agents
Cambridge renovations trigger updated dwelling-coverage limits. Get the address-level signal before the renewal cycle does.
Material suppliers
Lumber, drywall, roofing, fixtures — every Cambridge permit is a parts list. Build a route by job type and value tier.
Developers & new construction
Ground-up builds in Cambridge mean a long runway of subcontractor and material orders. Sort new-construction permits by project value and reach the GC before the trades are locked.
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