Sarah Waters
32%
68
Construction Permits
92 total
46
Currently Open
65
Rate-Eligible
permits > 1yr old
2010–2025
Years Active
Closure rate based on permits older than 1 year. “Issued” and “Stop Work” statuses are excluded.
Performance by Permit Type
Building65 rated
32.3% closed vs 30% median, 2.3 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
2025
—
Open2
Closed1
Too early to rate — permits need 1 year to mature
2024
50.0%
Open1
Closed1
1 closed / 2 rated
2023
66.7%
Open1
Closed2
2 closed / 3 rated
2022
100.0%
Open0
Closed2
2 closed / 2 rated
2021
50.0%
Open4
Closed4
4 closed / 8 rated
2019
50.0%
Open5
Closed5
5 closed / 10 rated
2018
37.5%
Open5
Closed3
3 closed / 8 rated
2017
50.0%
Open2
Closed2
2 closed / 4 rated
2012
25.0%
Open6
Closed2
2 closed / 8 rated
2011
0.0%
Open10
Closed0
0 closed / 10 rated
2010
0.0%
Open10
Closed0
0 closed / 10 rated
All Permits
92 permits
| Status | Permit # | Address | Issued▼ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | ALT1756314 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 500 Atlantic AV, Boston | Sep 19, 2025<1yr | Mar 19, 2026 | $488,658 |
| Closed | ALT1750928 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 197 Clarendon ST, Boston | Sep 18, 2025<1yr | Mar 18, 2026 | $212,179 |
| Open | ALT1718153 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 57-63 Franklin ST, Boston | Jul 30, 2025<1yr | Jan 30, 2026 | $78,000 |
| Open | SF1659791 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 733-743 Boylston ST, Boston | Oct 29, 2024 | Apr 29, 2025 | $17,850 |
| Closed | ALT1654412 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 121 Harvard AV, Allston | Oct 23, 2024 | Apr 23, 2025 | $126,890 |
| Closed | ALT1528232 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 333 Summer ST, Boston | Oct 26, 2023 | Apr 26, 2024 | $1,250,000 |
| Closed | ALT1422931 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 49-55 Franklin ST, Boston | Mar 13, 2023 | Sep 13, 2023 | $542,760 |
| Open | SF1424309 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 739 Boylston ST, Boston | Jan 12, 2023 | Jul 12, 2023 | $97,697 |
| Closed | ALT1383193 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 93-101 Arch ST, Boston | Sep 22, 2022 | Mar 22, 2023 | $550,000 |
| Closed | SF1376115 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 93-101 Arch ST, Boston | Sep 7, 2022 | Mar 7, 2023 | $9,700 |
| Closed | COO1254698 | Certificate of Occupancy | 6-12 Summer ST, Boston | Dec 7, 2021 | — | $107,000 |
| Closed | COO1254706 | Certificate of Occupancy | 100 Meadow RD, Hyde Park | Nov 23, 2021 | — | $57,360 |
| Closed | SF1247758 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 40-62 Franklin ST, Boston | Nov 22, 2021 | May 22, 2022 | $495,378 |
| Open | SF1241860 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 7 Warren AV, Boston | Sep 27, 2021 | Mar 27, 2022 | $320,700 |
| Open | SF1209943 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 543-547 Boylston ST, Boston | Jul 7, 2021 | Jan 7, 2022 | $113,507 |
| Closed | SF1193937 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 6-12 Summer ST, Boston | Jun 14, 2021 | Dec 14, 2021 | $13,500 |
| Open | SF1194839 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 535-541 Boylston ST, Boston | May 27, 2021 | Nov 27, 2021 | $120,700 |
| Open | ALT1184572 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 6-12 Summer ST, Boston | May 19, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 | $93,500 |
| Closed | ALT1181813 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 100 Meadow RD, Hyde Park | May 17, 2021 | Nov 17, 2021 | $57,360 |
| Closed | COO1158559 | Certificate of Occupancy | 201 Brookline AV, Boston | Feb 8, 2021 | — | $750,000 |
| Closed | SF1150216 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 100 Meadow RD, Hyde Park | Feb 4, 2021 | Aug 4, 2021 | $94,350 |
| Closed | COO996520 | Certificate of Occupancy | 201 Brookline AV, Boston | Jan 26, 2021 | Dec 9, 2019 | $750,000 |
| Closed | COO1142600 | Certificate of Occupancy | 109 Brookline AV, Boston | Dec 23, 2020 | — | $9,810,418 |
| Closed | COO1113541 | Certificate of Occupancy | 2-16 Avery ST, BOSTON | Nov 12, 2020 | — | $1,767,903 |
| Closed | COO1079145 | Certificate of Occupancy | 40-62 Franklin ST, Boston | Oct 7, 2020 | — | $961,542 |
| Closed | ALT1021339 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 109 Brookline AV, Boston | Nov 29, 2019 | May 29, 2020 | $9,810,418 |
| Open | SF1018900 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 280-306 Washington ST, Boston | Nov 1, 2019 | May 1, 2020 | $245,764 |
| Open | SF1017713 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 109 Brookline AV, Boston | Oct 29, 2019 | Apr 29, 2020 | $313,400 |
| Closed | SF1005846 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 49-55 Franklin ST, Boston | Sep 26, 2019 | Mar 26, 2020 | $45,474 |
| Open | SF1001511 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 131 Dartmouth ST, Boston | Sep 13, 2019 | Mar 13, 2020 | $117,050 |
| Open | SF993208 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 220 Commercial ST, Boston | Aug 30, 2019 | Feb 29, 2020 | $9,900 |
| Closed | ALT964926 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 40-62 Franklin ST, Boston | Jun 27, 2019 | Dec 27, 2019 | $961,542 |
| Closed | COO945353 | Certificate of Occupancy | 558-580 Washington ST, Boston | May 21, 2019 | — | $433,845 |
| Closed | SF933446 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 4 Avery ST, Boston | Mar 20, 2019 | Sep 20, 2019 | $102,825 |
| Closed | COO919481 | Certificate of Occupancy | 535-541 Boylston ST, Boston | Mar 20, 2019 | — | $85,000 |
| Closed | COO919474 | Certificate of Occupancy | 543-547 Boylston ST, Boston | Feb 25, 2019 | — | $255,000 |
| Closed | SF925276 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 341-345 Congress ST, Boston | Feb 22, 2019 | Aug 22, 2019 | $400,654 |
| Closed | COO919466 | Certificate of Occupancy | 543-547 Boylston ST, Boston | Feb 21, 2019 | — | $200,000 |
| Open | SF924760 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 543-547 Boylston ST, Boston | Feb 19, 2019 | Aug 19, 2019 | $17,971 |
| Closed | SF901446 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 543-547 Boylston ST, Boston | Nov 21, 2018 | May 21, 2019 | $88,000 |
| Closed | ALT875966 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 535-541 Boylston ST, Boston | Sep 27, 2018 | Mar 27, 2019 | $85,000 |
| Closed | COO872343 | Certificate of Occupancy | 535-541 Boylston ST, Boston | Sep 17, 2018 | — | $147,500 |
| Closed | COO872364 | Certificate of Occupancy | 535-541 Boylston ST, Boston | Sep 17, 2018 | — | $168,000 |
| Open | SF876451 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 535-541 Boylston ST, Boston | Sep 6, 2018 | Mar 6, 2019 | $13,775 |
| Closed | SF874482 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 535-541 Boylston ST, Boston | Sep 6, 2018 | Mar 6, 2019 | $2,500 |
| Closed | COO869002 | Certificate of Occupancy | 201 Washington ST, Boston | Aug 27, 2018 | — | $250,000 |
| Open | ALT845827 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 543-547 Boylston ST, Boston | Jul 24, 2018 | Jan 24, 2019 | $200,000 |
| Open | ALT845829 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 543-547 Boylston ST, Boston | Jul 13, 2018 | Jan 13, 2019 | $255,000 |
| Open | ALT833919 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 535-541 Boylston ST, Boston | May 31, 2018 | Nov 30, 2018 | $147,500 |
| Open | SF806060 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 535-541 Boylston ST, Boston | Mar 2, 2018 | Sep 2, 2018 | $43,500 |
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