Cambridge Building Permits & Contractor Leads

11,523 indexed permits · 61 active contractors · 419 code violations · Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Cambridge building permits — key stats
Permits (last 90 days) 322
Total permit value (90d) $39,520,547
Active contractors 61
Newest permit 2026-07-29

PermitGrab tracks 61 active contractors who pulled 11,523 building permits in Cambridge, MA as of 2026-07-29. Live tracking of 419 code violations in the same area. Permits updated daily.

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Cambridge building permit activity

Contractors pulled 69 building permits in Cambridge over the last 30 days — down 67.2% from the prior 30 days, with $2,895,466 in declared project value. Over 90 days: 322 permits worth $39,520,547.

Most active contractors (last 6 months)

  1. HomeWorks — 20 permits
  2. NEEECO LLC — 13 permits
  3. PELLA OF BOSTON — 11 permits
  4. S+H Construction — 9 permits
  5. RB Farina Roofing — 9 permits
  6. Wise Construction — 7 permits
  7. SEEAIR, Inc. — 7 permits
  8. Maintenance Resource Co Inc — 5 permits
  9. WINDOW WORLD — 5 permits
  10. Fisher Windows — 5 permits
Biggest project this month
$690,000 · Building: Alteration and Addition · 130 Brookline St · The Richmond Group
11,523
Indexed Permits
61
Active Contractors
419
Code Violations
10
Verified Phones
2026-08-04
Last Updated
Updated recently · 2026-07-29
Cambridge had 69 new building permits filed in the last 30 days, led by 34 addition, 18 roofing and 15 interior renovation. The average project value is $79,876.

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11,523 records — permits and code violations sorted by date

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2021-03-25 General Construction $162,277 300 Massachusetts Ave Renovation of select rooms within Takeda's 300 Mass Ave building to accommodate … Wise Construction
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2021-03-18 General Construction $3,000 127 Fresh Pond Pkwy Insulation work as a part of the mass save program Neeeco LLC
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2021-03-04 General Construction $7,000 26 Andrew St Insulation work as part of the Mass Save Program Neeeco LLC
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2021-02-26 General Construction $3,000 8 Acacia St Insulation work as part of the Mass Save program Neeeco LLC
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2021-02-24 General Construction $84,480 1035 Cambridge St Renovation of Unit 16A at 1035 Cambridge St on the 1st Floor. New office layout … Wise Construction
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2021-01-26 Windows/Doors $5,819 1648 Massachusetts Ave Installation of 10 replacement windows. No structural work. Window World
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2021-01-19 Windows/Doors $7,511 44 Langdon St, Unit 1 Installation of 14 replacement windows. No structural work. Window World
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2021-01-05 Windows/Doors $4,685 38 Tremont St, Unit 3 Installation of 8 replacement windows. No structural work. Window World
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2020-12-02 Windows/Doors $6,918 72-B Cushing St Installation of replacement door with 1 sidelite. Window World
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2020-11-20 Windows/Doors $9,550 2 Russell St, Unit A Installing 10 Harvey classic replacement windows with energy star glass. No stru… Dennis Gullotti
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2020-11-05 General Construction $63,664 200 Cambridgepark Dr The work executed under this project includes alterations to portions of the Fou… Wise Construction
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2020-10-07 General Construction $18,000 62 Amory St INSULATION, WEATHERIZATION, AIR SEALING FOR MA SAVE PROGRAM CLEAN TECH CONSTRUCTION
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2020-10-04 Roofing 225 Alewife Brook Pkwy remove and install new roof hvac units Creative Construction
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2020-09-29 General Construction $9,500 221 Harvard St BLOWN INSULATION FOR MA SAVE PROGRAM CLEAN TECH CONSTRUCTION
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2020-09-29 General Construction $4,500 219 Harvard St BLOWN INUSLATION FOR MA SAVE PROGRAM CLEAN TECH CONSTRUCTION
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2020-09-15 General Construction $15,000 185 Holworthy St Insulation work as part of a mass save program Neeeco LLC
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2020-09-14 Fire Protection $469,883 1035 Cambridge St, Unit 15 Renovation of suite 15A & B on the 1st floor of 1035 Cambridge St. New HVAC, plu… Wise Construction
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2020-09-08 Roofing $20,000 303 Pearl St To remove existing deck over flat roof in rear of house, to install new EPDM rub… Star Construction
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2020-09-04 General Construction $163,860 700 Technology Sq This project is an interior renovation of an existing tenant suite. Wise Construction
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2020-09-02 General Construction $29,906 20 Acorn Park Dr Ohana Bio will fitout approximately 4,670 sf of the 3rd Floor at 20/40 Acorn Par… Wise Construction
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2020-09-01 Pool/Spa $3,723,325 40 Landsdowne St Renovation of 24,900 SF of 2nd & 5th Floor Office Space Wise Construction
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2020-08-21 General Construction $4,000 17 Leonard Ave Insulation work as part of mass save program Neeeco llc
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2020-08-20 General Construction $293,168 250 Massachusetts Ave Interior Renovation of an existing lab on the Basement level of 250 Massachusett… Wise Construction
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2020-07-31 Windows/Doors $5,380 8 Watson St, Unit 2 Installation of 4 replacement windows, no structural work. Window World
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2020-07-28 General Construction $11,000 34 Cambridge Ter Insulation work as part of mass save progra Neeeco LLC
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2020-07-28 General Construction $4,000 34 Cambridge Ter, Unit 3 Insulation work as part of mass save Neeeco LLC
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2020-07-24 General Construction $232,049 45 Carleton St Converting existing conference room and kitchenette into a police outpost and fo… Wise Construction
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2020-07-21 Fire Protection $26,090 1035 Cambridge St, Unit 15 DEMOLITION ONLY - Interior demolition of architectural finishes and MEP's to cle… Wise Construction
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2020-07-08 Roofing $25,000 94 Willow St To remove existing rear porches, to leave roof over porch intact, to re-build po… Star Construction
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2020-07-07 Windows/Doors $6,000 9 Ivy St Insulation work as part of a mass save program.Insulate 1496sf of walls with 4"c… Neeeco LLC
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2020-05-08 General Construction $2,015,721 2 Canal Pk This permit is for the Fitout work after demo is complete under a separate permi… Wise Construction
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2020-04-27 Roofing $619,005 13 Bigelow St INTERIOR RENOVATION AND RECONFIGURATION.No Roof deck, to be on later application… Creative Construction
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2020-04-06 General Construction $836,607 40 Landsdowne St 4,300 Square Foot Fitout of 7th Floor Executive Suite. New MEP's, Ceiling, Floor… Wise Construction
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2020-04-06 General Construction $803,062 40 Landsdowne St Fitout of new 7th Floor Executive Boardroom. New ceilings, flooring, new finishe… Wise Construction
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2020-03-18 General Construction $170,497 100 Binney St Interior Renovation of a small lab on the 3rd floor of 100 Binney St, Cambridge.… Wise Construction
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2020-03-17 Demolition $155,000 2 Canal Pk DEMO ONLY of Level 3 space for tenant fit out Wise Construction
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2020-02-24 General Construction $326,780 222 Jacobs St Interior renovation of a suite on the 3rd Floor of 222 Jacobs St, Cambridge. MEP… Wise Construction
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2020-02-11 General Construction $2,672,922 222 Jacobs St Interior Renovation to an existing Suite. Wise Construction
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2020-02-10 Pool/Spa $121,296 35 Cambridgepark Dr Interior Renovation at 35 Cambridgepark Drive 1st Floor  - Building a Tissue Cul… Wise Construction
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2020-02-04 Pool/Spa $133,975 250 Massachusetts Ave Architectural Renovation of Existing Lab Spaces on the Basement Level, 2nd Floor… Wise Construction
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2020-01-31 Demolition $615,836 17 Oxford St Renovation of existing lab space. SOW includes interior demolition, new MEPFP sy… Wise Construction
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2020-01-21 Windows/Doors $21,365 18 Kimball St, Unit 1 INSTALL 27 REPLACEMENT WINDOWS NO STRUCTURAL CHANGES WINDOW WORLD
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2020-01-10 Windows/Doors $6,600 270 Garden St INSTALL 14 REPLACEMENT WINDOWS NO STRUCTURAL CHANGES WINDOW WORLD
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2020-01-06 Windows/Doors $5,200 205 Allston St INSTALL 9 REPLACEMENT WINDOWS NO STRUCTURAL CHANGES WINDOW WORLD
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2026-07-29 Roofing $12,000 873 Cambridge St Roof Replacement - Removal of all existing layers of roof coverings down to the … Barros Realty Group LLC
2026-07-28 General Construction $28,000 10 Gibson St repair faundation by floor plan Jose A Garcia
2026-07-27 Structural $6,000 86 Pine St, Unit 3 Residential weatherization/air sealing. No structural changes. (  869502 ) Unit … HomeWorks
2026-07-27 Structural $1,000 61 Creighton St Residential weatherization/air sealing. No structural changes. ( 880627 ) Unit 1… HomeWorks
2026-07-24 Structural $7,000 61-63 CREIGHTON ST, Unit 2 Residential weatherization/air sealing. No structural changes. (  878131 ) ( Uni… HomeWorks
2026-07-23 General Construction $3,335 106 Spring St Weatherization, Insulation, Air Sealing Revise
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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. RB Farina Roofing ⚠️ 1 3 permits/30d 14 (8) Roofing $17,499 Verifying…
17. J. Calnan & Associates 12 (1) Addition $1,052,968 Verifying…
18. G. Greene Construction 11 (1) Addition $293,107 Verifying…
19. Gilman, Guidelli & Bellow 9 (1) Addition $95,351 Verifying…
20. StructureTone 9 (1) Addition $1,888,893 Verifying…
21. hamell builders 9 (1) Interior Renovation $16,989 Verifying…
22. Walsh Brothers Inc 9 (1) Addition $831,484 Verifying…
23. Alaina Bart 9 (1) HVAC $17,871 Verifying…
24. Piers MacNaughton 8 (4) Addition $7,556 Verifying…
25. Ranch Roofing Inc 1 permits/30d 8 (4) Roofing $25,524 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 11523+ 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 2026-07-29. Expected daily • newest record 6d 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 69 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 11523 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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