Emily Lima
43%
53
Construction Permits
31
Currently Open
49
Rate-Eligible
permits > 1yr old
2018–2026
Years Active
Closure rate based on permits older than 1 year. “Issued” and “Stop Work” statuses are excluded.
Performance by Permit Type
Electrical26 rated
61.5% closed vs 60% median, 2.0 points higher
Low Voltage17 rated
17.6% closed vs 28% median, 10.6 points lower
Fire Alarm6 rated
33.3% closed vs 39% median, 5.2 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)
—
Open1
Closed0
Too early to rate — permits need 1 year to mature
2025
—
Open2
Closed1
Too early to rate — permits need 1 year to mature
2024
13.3%
Open13
Closed2
2 closed / 15 rated
2023
28.6%
Open5
Closed2
2 closed / 7 rated
2022
63.6%
Open4
Closed7
7 closed / 11 rated
2021
75.0%
Open2
Closed6
6 closed / 8 rated
2020
100.0%
Open0
Closed3
3 closed / 3 rated
2019
0.0%
Open1
Closed0
0 closed / 1 rated
2018
25.0%
Open3
Closed1
1 closed / 4 rated
All Permits
53 permits
| Status | Permit # | Address | Issued▼ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | E1814076 | Electrical Permit | 1 First AV, Charlestown | Jan 23, 2026<1yr | Jul 23, 2026 | $38,000 |
| Open | E1700619 | Electrical Permit | 262 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Apr 1, 2025<1yr | Oct 1, 2025 | $1,000 |
| Open | E1700619 | Electrical Permit | 262 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Apr 1, 2025<1yr | Oct 1, 2025 | $1,000 |
| Closed | ELV1700309 | Electrical Low Voltage | 10 Post Office SQ, Boston | Mar 25, 2025<1yr | Sep 25, 2025 | $15,600 |
| Open | E1671361 | Electrical Permit | 146 Beacon ST, Boston | Nov 21, 2024 | May 21, 2025 | $1,200 |
| Open | E1670309 | Electrical Permit | 142 Chestnut ST, Boston | Nov 21, 2024 | May 21, 2025 | $4,000 |
| Open | ELV1670199 | Electrical Low Voltage | 1785 Columbus AV, Roxbury | Nov 20, 2024 | May 20, 2025 | $3,000 |
| Open | ELV1670199 | Electrical Low Voltage | 1785 Columbus AV, Roxbury | Nov 20, 2024 | May 20, 2025 | $3,000 |
| Open | ELV1670202 | Electrical Low Voltage | 1785 Columbus AV, Roxbury | Nov 20, 2024 | May 20, 2025 | $4,000 |
| Open | ELV1670202 | Electrical Low Voltage | 1785 Columbus AV, Roxbury | Nov 20, 2024 | May 20, 2025 | $4,000 |
| Open | ELV1670200 | Electrical Low Voltage | 1785 Columbus AV, Roxbury | Nov 20, 2024 | May 20, 2025 | $6,000 |
| Open | ELV1670200 | Electrical Low Voltage | 1785 Columbus AV, Roxbury | Nov 20, 2024 | May 20, 2025 | $6,000 |
| Open | EFA1658133 | Electrical Fire Alarms | 1785 Columbus AV, Roxbury | Oct 21, 2024 | Apr 21, 2025 | $4,000 |
| Open | EFA1658133 | Electrical Fire Alarms | 1785 Columbus AV, Roxbury | Oct 21, 2024 | Apr 21, 2025 | $4,000 |
| Open | E1658124 | Electrical Permit | 1785 Columbus AV, Roxbury | Oct 15, 2024 | Apr 15, 2025 | $73,000 |
| Open | E1658124 | Electrical Permit | 1785 Columbus AV, Roxbury | Oct 15, 2024 | Apr 15, 2025 | $73,000 |
| Closed | E1590349 | Electrical Permit | 14-18 Phillips ST, Boston | Apr 16, 2024 | Oct 16, 2024 | $4,500 |
| Closed | E1566305 | Electrical Permit | 1-3 Nassau ST, Boston | Jan 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | $8,000 |
| Open | E1566125 | Electrical Permit | 20 Ferncroft RD, West Roxbury | Jan 30, 2024 | Jul 30, 2024 | $5,000 |
| Open | EFA1553886 | Electrical Fire Alarms | 34 E Springfield ST, Roxbury | Dec 15, 2023 | Jun 15, 2024 | $3,000 |
| Closed | EFA1553010 | Electrical Fire Alarms | 7-11 Otis ST, Boston | Dec 12, 2023 | Jun 12, 2024 | $2,500 |
| Closed | E1552990 | Electrical Permit | 7-11 Otis ST, Boston | Dec 12, 2023 | Jun 12, 2024 | $45,000 |
| Open | ELV1462819 | Electrical Low Voltage | 180 Brookline AV, Boston | Apr 19, 2023 | Oct 19, 2023 | $30,000 |
| Open | ELV1462819 | Electrical Low Voltage | 180 Brookline AV, Boston | Apr 19, 2023 | Oct 19, 2023 | $30,000 |
| Open | ELV1461786 | Electrical Low Voltage | 38-44 Guest ST, Brighton | Apr 12, 2023 | Oct 12, 2023 | $12,000 |
| Open | ELV1461786 | Electrical Low Voltage | 38-44 Guest ST, Brighton | Apr 12, 2023 | Oct 12, 2023 | $12,000 |
| Open | ELV1422830 | Electrical Low Voltage | 7-11 Otis ST, Boston | Dec 15, 2022 | Jun 15, 2023 | $9,500 |
| Closed | E1422425 | Electrical Permit | 7-11 Otis ST, Boston | Dec 12, 2022 | Jun 12, 2023 | $75,000 |
| Open | E1415800 | Electrical Permit | 34 E Springfield ST, Roxbury | Nov 29, 2022 | May 29, 2023 | $2,500 |
| Closed | E1381061 | Electrical Permit | 510 Lincoln ST, Allston | Aug 29, 2022 | Feb 28, 2023 | $25,000 |
| Closed | E1366096 | Electrical Permit | 260 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Aug 3, 2022 | Feb 3, 2023 | $979,000 |
| Closed | E1351361 | Electrical Permit | 200-202 Beacon ST, Boston | Jul 6, 2022 | Jan 6, 2023 | $120,000 |
| Closed | E1340870 | Electrical Permit | 34 E Springfield ST, Roxbury | Jun 27, 2022 | Dec 27, 2022 | $175,000 |
| Closed | EFA1279896 | Electrical Fire Alarms | 146 Beacon ST, Boston | Jun 23, 2022 | Dec 23, 2022 | $10,000 |
| Closed | E1311020 | Electrical Permit | 7-11 Otis ST, Boston | Apr 12, 2022 | Oct 12, 2022 | $40,000 |
| Open | ELV1295390 | Electrical Low Voltage | 739 Boylston ST, Boston | Feb 9, 2022 | Aug 9, 2022 | $5,000 |
| Open | E1290792 | Electrical Permit | 739 Boylston ST, Boston | Jan 28, 2022 | Jul 28, 2022 | $8,000 |
| Open | EFA1247488 | Electrical Fire Alarms | 7-11 Otis ST, Boston | Sep 9, 2021 | Mar 9, 2022 | $5,000 |
| Closed | E1247065 | Electrical Permit | 7-11 Otis ST, Boston | Sep 9, 2021 | Mar 9, 2022 | $30,000 |
| Open | ELV1243231 | Electrical Low Voltage | 65-85 Kneeland ST, Boston | Aug 27, 2021 | Feb 27, 2022 | $10,000 |
| Closed | ELV1210208 | Electrical Low Voltage | 640-644 Huntington AV, Mission Hill | Jul 8, 2021 | Jan 8, 2022 | $20,000 |
| Closed | E1172151 | Electrical Permit | 814 South ST, Roslindale | Apr 29, 2021 | Oct 29, 2021 | $71,000 |
| Closed | ELV1184308 | Electrical Low Voltage | 10-50 Old Colony AV, South Boston | Apr 23, 2021 | Oct 23, 2021 | $10,000 |
| Closed | E1173660 | Electrical Permit | 146 Beacon ST, Boston | Mar 24, 2021 | Sep 24, 2021 | $250,000 |
| Closed | ELV1164857 | Electrical Low Voltage | 345 Harrison AV, Roxbury | Feb 23, 2021 | Aug 23, 2021 | $1,500 |
| Closed | E1142773 | Electrical Permit | 10 Codfish WY, Boston | Dec 15, 2020 | Jun 15, 2021 | $6,000 |
| Closed | E1142773 | Electrical Permit | 10 Codfish WY, Boston | Dec 15, 2020 | Jun 15, 2021 | $6,000 |
| Closed | E1142783 | Electrical Permit | 345 Harrison AV, Roxbury | Dec 15, 2020 | Jun 15, 2021 | $20,000 |
| Open | E932459 | Electrical Permit | 426 Belgrade AV, West Roxbury | Mar 18, 2019 | Sep 18, 2019 | $5,000 |
| Open | ELV902042 | Electrical Low Voltage | 365 Bremen ST, East Boston | Nov 26, 2018 | May 26, 2019 | $10,000 |
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