John McDonough
31%
16
Construction Permits
21 total
11
Currently Open
16
Rate-Eligible
permits > 1yr old
2012–2026
Years Active
Closure rate based on permits older than 1 year. “Issued” and “Stop Work” statuses are excluded.
Performance by Permit Type
Building16 rated
31.3% closed vs 30% median, 1.4 points higher
Median based on all applicants with 20+ rated permits in each category. Only permits older than 1 year are rated.
Year-by-Year Summary
2024
100.0%
Open0
Closed1
1 closed / 1 rated
2022
33.3%
Open4
Closed2
2 closed / 6 rated
2019
0.0%
Open3
Closed0
0 closed / 3 rated
2018
25.0%
Open3
Closed1
1 closed / 4 rated
2017
50.0%
Open1
Closed1
1 closed / 2 rated
All Permits
21 permits
| Status | Permit # | Address | Issued▼ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Closed | COO1716440 | Certificate of Occupancy | 240 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Jan 16, 2026<1yr | — | $10,077,138.3 |
| Closed | SF1616157 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 173 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Jun 27, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | $0 |
| Open | SF1593284 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 173 Commonwealth AV, Boston | May 9, 2024 | Nov 9, 2024 | $5,000 |
| Open | SF1421075 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 238 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Dec 6, 2022 | Jun 6, 2023 | $150,000 |
| Open | SF1421064 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 240 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Dec 6, 2022 | Jun 6, 2023 | $150,000 |
| Closed | SF1414657 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 238 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Nov 14, 2022 | May 14, 2023 | $10,600 |
| Open | SF1329288 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 238 Commonwealth AV, Boston | May 2, 2022 | Nov 2, 2022 | $399,695.42 |
| Open | SF1298652 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 19 Charles River SQ, Boston | May 2, 2022 | Nov 2, 2022 | $41,500 |
| Closed | SF1306209 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 24-30 Lime ST, Boston | Mar 16, 2022 | Sep 16, 2022 | $159,500 |
| Closed | SF1306280 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 24-30 Lime ST, Boston | Mar 16, 2022 | Sep 16, 2022 | $183,460 |
| Closed | COO1065981 | Certificate of Occupancy | 171 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Nov 9, 2020 | — | $4,860,688.44 |
| Open | SF1005476 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 114 Main ST, Charlestown | Sep 26, 2019 | Mar 26, 2020 | $75,095 |
| Open | SF979214 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 114 Main ST, Charlestown | Jul 29, 2019 | Jan 29, 2020 | $200,675 |
| Open | ALT906252 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 128 Marlborough ST, Boston | Feb 25, 2019 | Aug 25, 2019 | $200,000 |
| Open | ALT823776 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 4 Charles River SQ, Boston | Dec 12, 2018 | Jun 12, 2019 | $384,680 |
| Open | ALT872183 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 29 Hereford ST, Boston | Nov 28, 2018 | May 28, 2019 | $116,000 |
| Open | ALT813309 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 6-7 Arlington ST, Boston | Nov 6, 2018 | May 6, 2019 | $54,000 |
| Closed | SF883983 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 128 Marlborough ST, Boston | Sep 27, 2018 | Mar 27, 2019 | $275,000 |
| Open | SF785612 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 179 Marlborough ST, Boston | Dec 12, 2017 | Jun 12, 2018 | $100,000 |
| Closed | ALT662963 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 34 Lime ST, Boston | Feb 2, 2017 | Aug 2, 2017 | $1,020,000 |
| Closed | SF195286 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 31 Bellaire RD, Roslindale | Oct 25, 2012 | Nov 18, 2017 | $4,000 |