Damien Carthy
27%
90
Construction Permits
144 total
67
Currently Open
85
Rate-Eligible
permits > 1yr old
2010–2026
Years Active
Closure rate based on permits older than 1 year. “Issued” and “Stop Work” statuses are excluded.
Performance by Permit Type
Building85 rated
27.1% closed vs 30% median, 2.8 points lower
Median based on all applicants with 20+ rated permits in each category. Only permits older than 1 year are rated.
Year-by-Year Summary
2026(YTD)
—
Open2
Closed0
Too early to rate — permits need 1 year to mature
2025
—
Open3
Closed0
Too early to rate — permits need 1 year to mature
2023
100.0%
Open0
Closed1
1 closed / 1 rated
2022
75.0%
Open1
Closed3
3 closed / 4 rated
2020
33.3%
Open2
Closed1
1 closed / 3 rated
2019
41.7%
Open7
Closed5
5 closed / 12 rated
2018
18.2%
Open9
Closed2
2 closed / 11 rated
2017
50.0%
Open6
Closed6
6 closed / 12 rated
2016
10.0%
Open9
Closed1
1 closed / 10 rated
2015
22.2%
Open7
Closed2
2 closed / 9 rated
2014
0.0%
Open7
Closed0
0 closed / 7 rated
2013
50.0%
Open2
Closed2
2 closed / 4 rated
2012
0.0%
Open2
Closed0
0 closed / 2 rated
2011
0.0%
Open9
Closed0
0 closed / 9 rated
2010
0.0%
Open1
Closed0
0 closed / 1 rated
All Permits
144 permits
| Status | Permit # | Address | Issued▼ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | A1808992 | Amendment to a Long Form | 840 E Fifth ST, South Boston | Jan 29, 2026<1yr | Jul 29, 2026 | $1 |
| Open | A1808992 | Amendment to a Long Form | 840 E Fifth ST, South Boston | Jan 29, 2026<1yr | Jul 29, 2026 | $1 |
| Open | ERT1476729 | Erect/New Construction | 31 Marine RD, South Boston | Oct 10, 2025<1yr | Apr 10, 2026 | $3,021,500 |
| Open | ERT1606659 | Erect/New Construction | 840 E Fifth ST, South Boston | Oct 6, 2025<1yr | Apr 6, 2026 | $2,000,000 |
| Open | ERT1606659 | Erect/New Construction | 840 E Fifth ST, South Boston | Oct 6, 2025<1yr | Apr 6, 2026 | $2,000,000 |
| Closed | COO1652980 | Certificate of Occupancy | 191 Main ST, Charlestown | Sep 26, 2024 | — | $1,700,000 |
| Closed | ERT1244183 | Erect/New Construction | 191 Main ST, Charlestown | Dec 5, 2023 | Jun 5, 2024 | $1,700,000 |
| Closed | COO1489480 | Certificate of Occupancy | 8 Lilly ST, South Boston | Jun 30, 2023 | — | $537,001 |
| Open | ALT1334974 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 20 Prince ST, Jamaica Plain | Jun 10, 2022 | Dec 10, 2022 | $100,000 |
| Closed | ERT1176272 | Erect/New Construction | 8 Lilly ST, South Boston | Apr 29, 2022 | — | $500,000 |
| Closed | SF1312840 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 20 Prince ST, Jamaica Plain | Mar 28, 2022 | Sep 28, 2022 | $50,000 |
| Closed | SF1312832 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 833 E Third ST, South Boston | Mar 28, 2022 | Sep 28, 2022 | $16,000 |
| Closed | COO1155342 | Certificate of Occupancy | 946 Saratoga ST, East Boston | Jan 27, 2021 | — | $2,432,000 |
| Closed | ALT1118346 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 295 D ST, South Boston | Nov 30, 2020 | May 30, 2021 | $32,500 |
| Closed | COO1099016 | Certificate of Occupancy | 108-108A Dorchester ST, South Boston | Aug 28, 2020 | — | $1,000,000 |
| Closed | COO1084692 | Certificate of Occupancy | 26-28 Chilcott PL, Jamaica Plain | Jul 24, 2020 | — | $520,000 |
| Open | A1007876 | Amendment to a Long Form | 26-28 Chilcott PL, Jamaica Plain | Jul 1, 2020 | Jan 1, 2021 | $1 |
| Closed | COO1042925 | Certificate of Occupancy | 64-66 Gove ST, East Boston | Jan 24, 2020 | — | $960,000 |
| Closed | COO1042925 | Certificate of Occupancy | 64-66 Gove ST, East Boston | Jan 24, 2020 | — | $960,000 |
| Open | SF1042920 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 97 Farragut RD, South Boston | Jan 17, 2020 | Jul 17, 2020 | $160,000 |
| Closed | COO1027795 | Certificate of Occupancy | 45-47 L ST, South Boston | Dec 30, 2019 | — | $5,575,000 |
| Open | A1037169 | Amendment to a Long Form | 45-47 L ST, South Boston | Dec 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2020 | $1 |
| Closed | SF1036535 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 51-53 Church ST, Boston | Dec 26, 2019 | Jun 26, 2020 | $37,900 |
| Open | SF1035544 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 733-739 Huntington AV, Boston | Dec 19, 2019 | Jun 19, 2020 | $7,900 |
| Open | SF1035528 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 40 Westmoreland ST, Dorchester | Dec 19, 2019 | Jun 19, 2020 | $0 |
| Open | SF1035528 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 40 Westmoreland ST, Dorchester | Dec 19, 2019 | Jun 19, 2020 | $0 |
| Closed | A1012705 | Amendment to a Long Form | 946 Saratoga ST, East Boston | Dec 9, 2019 | Jun 9, 2020 | $40,000 |
| Closed | COO1017122 | Certificate of Occupancy | 921-923 E Fourth ST, South Boston | Oct 29, 2019 | — | $276,000 |
| Closed | SF1010332 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 283 Main ST, Charlestown | Oct 9, 2019 | Apr 9, 2020 | $14,200 |
| Closed | COO996358 | Certificate of Occupancy | 921R-923R E Fourth ST, South Boston | Sep 11, 2019 | — | $305,000 |
| Closed | SF998218 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 29-31 Montfern AV, Brighton | Sep 5, 2019 | Mar 5, 2020 | $45,900 |
| Open | SF990851 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 40 Westmoreland ST, Dorchester | Aug 16, 2019 | Feb 16, 2020 | $0 |
| Open | SF990851 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 40 Westmoreland ST, Dorchester | Aug 16, 2019 | Feb 16, 2020 | $0 |
| Open | A871175 | Amendment to a Long Form | 163 Leyden ST, East Boston | Jul 17, 2019 | Jan 17, 2020 | $4,000 |
| Open | A871175 | Amendment to a Long Form | 163 Leyden ST, East Boston | Jul 17, 2019 | Jan 17, 2020 | $4,000 |
| Closed | COO968855 | Certificate of Occupancy | 306 W Third ST, South Boston | Jul 10, 2019 | Oct 10, 2019 | $675,000 |
| Open | SF962261 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 40 Westmoreland ST, Dorchester | Jun 28, 2019 | Dec 28, 2019 | $12,000 |
| Open | SF962261 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 40 Westmoreland ST, Dorchester | Jun 28, 2019 | Dec 28, 2019 | $12,000 |
| Open | ALT915302 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 26-28 Chilcott PL, Jamaica Plain | Jun 28, 2019 | Dec 28, 2019 | $500,000 |
| Open | SF966189 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 946 Saratoga ST, East Boston | Jun 18, 2019 | — | $40,000 |
| Closed | ERT873639 | Erect/New Construction | 946 Saratoga ST, East Boston | May 3, 2019 | Nov 3, 2019 | $2,432,000 |
| Open | SF917671 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 26-28 Chilcott PL, Jamaica Plain | Mar 6, 2019 | Sep 6, 2019 | $20,000 |
| Closed | COO923010 | Certificate of Occupancy | 167 Coleridge ST, East Boston | Feb 14, 2019 | — | $400,300 |
| Open | SF912844 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 167 Coleridge ST, East Boston | Jan 7, 2019 | Jul 7, 2019 | $300 |
| Open | SF896126 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 761 Harrison AV, Roxbury | Nov 2, 2018 | May 2, 2019 | $9,000 |
| Open | SF896126 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 761 Harrison AV, Roxbury | Nov 2, 2018 | May 2, 2019 | $9,000 |
| Open | SF896126 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 761 Harrison AV, Roxbury | Nov 2, 2018 | May 2, 2019 | $9,000 |
| Open | SF883989 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 577A-583 Washington ST, Brighton | Sep 26, 2018 | Mar 26, 2019 | $65,000 |
| Open | SF881416 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 258 W Fifth ST, South Boston | Sep 20, 2018 | Mar 20, 2019 | $6,300 |
| Closed | COO871777 | Certificate of Occupancy | 2 Elm ST, Dorchester | Sep 13, 2018 | — | $1,400,000 |
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