Building Permits in Boston, MA

↑78% vs last year

Track construction activity, new developments, and building permit filings in Boston. Updated daily.Data current through Oct 24, 2026

34,507

Total Permits

797

Last 30 Days

$9.6B

Total Construction Value

$282.7K

Avg Project Cost

Quick Insights

•Permit activity is up 78% compared to the prior 12 months
•Average project cost is $282.7K
•Electrical permits make up 46% of all filings

Permit Status Pipeline

100%

issued34,507

Permit Types

Electrical

15,871

$1.1B

Other

11,943

$2B

Plumbing

3,344

$338.6M

Remodel

3,317

$3.9B

New Construction

$2.1B

Cost Distribution

$0 - $50K

24,811

$50K - $250K

5,681

$250K - $1M

2,234

$1M - $5M

855

$5M+

228

Monthly Activity

119

Oct

546

Nov

604

Dec

634

Jan

770

Feb

951

Mar

893

Apr

894

May

836

Jun

958

Jul

801

Aug

839

Sep

646

Oct

0958

Recent Permits

Type	Address	Description	Cost	Date
Electrical	31 Peterborough ST	WIRE IN MINI SPLIT UNITS FOR 24 APARTMENTS - INSTALL NEW PANELS IN TENANT UNITS (THAT DO NOT CURRENLTY HAVE ONE)	$20K	Oct 26, 2026
Other	23-27 Tyler ST	Fit up an existing take out restaurant, including remove two sections of non-bearing partition wall and install new food	$70K	Oct 24, 2026
Other	324-332 Beacon ST	work @ 330 Beacon Unit # 155/156-Cosmetic renovations: new cabinets at kitchen &; family room, new tile and fixture at 2	$637.5K	Oct 23, 2026
Electrical	55 Fruit ST	MGH Blake - 11th Floor. MISC Low Voltage HVAC Control Wiring JG 253213	$31.5K	Oct 23, 2026
Electrical	181-185 Devonshire ST	New Cat6 Network Cabling: 17 Port Wall - Various offices Existing Wiring: remove / dispose of all the old existing Cat5	$9K	Oct 23, 2026
Remodel	131-153 Seaport BL	Install single awning with painted copy "HILL HOUSE". Tenant blade sign is not apart of ARTFX scope.	$17.5K	Oct 23, 2026
Plumbing	222 Berkeley ST	Renovation of Wayfair Corporate office 4 floors. addition of Gym space and new restrooms and fixture swaps of existing.	$825K	Oct 23, 2026
Electrical	1-27 Boston Wharf RD	Connecting approximately 600 stations at 1-27 Boston Wharf Rd, 5th and 6th floors, Boston for Amazon.	$12K	Oct 23, 2026
Electrical	370-410 Summer ST	35 telecom drops on the 7th floor of 370-410 Summer St (400 Summer St) for tenant Foundation Medicine 7th FL RS-267520	$9.4K	Oct 23, 2026
Electrical	129-131 Portland ST	Remodeling and modification of the existing fire alarm system serving the basement and first, second, third, fourth, fif	$50K	Oct 23, 2026