Building Permits in Somerville, MA

↓6% vs last year

Track construction activity, new developments, and building permit filings in Somerville. Updated daily.Data current through Oct 22, 2026

92,437
Total Permits
520
Last 30 Days
$6.9B
Total Construction Value
$115.7K
Avg Project Cost

Quick Insights

  • •Permit activity is down 6% compared to the prior 12 months
  • •Average project cost is $115.7K
  • •Other permits make up 61% of all filings

Permit Status Pipeline

48%
40%
issued44,161
completed37,000
expired6,247
submitted2,790
approved2,239

Permit Types

Other
56,276
$6.1B
Electrical
24,274
$834.2M
Plumbing
11,020
Demolition
864
$36.7M
Pool
3
$5.5K

Cost Distribution

$0 - $50K
52,340
$50K - $250K
5,243
$250K - $1M
1,720
$1M - $5M
515
$5M+
145

Monthly Activity

129
Oct
494
Nov
521
Dec
445
Jan
437
Feb
639
Mar
555
Apr
477
May
549
Jun
565
Jul
607
Aug
540
Sep
423
Oct
0639

Recent Permits

TypeAddressCost
Plumbing134 WILLOW AVE—
Electrical333 HIGHLAND AVE$92K
Other30 DELAWARE ST$15K
Plumbing12 LESTER TERR—
Electrical19 LEONARD ST$550
Other130 WEST ADAMS ST$45K
Other134 WILLOW AVE—
Electrical30 SUMMIT AVE$1K
Plumbing389 MEDFORD ST—
Other54 HIGHLAND AVE$1.6M

Top Contractors

1
HomeWorks Energy
595 permits
2
Solarflair Energy Inc
276 permits
3
RB Farina Roofing & Construction
276 permits
4
ADT LLC DBA ADT Security
248 permits
5
Luiz Miranda Electrician
239 permits

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