Boston building permits

Boston spreads its permit work broadly — residential MEP, residential alteration and commercial MEP lead, and none of them dominates the mix. The record here is fed by 3 permitting authorities — Boston, Cambridge and Somerville. The clearest recent shift is in commercial signage, 42% ahead of where it was a quarter earlier. Parcel-joined, with field-level data-quality flags throughout; older history via free signup or the API.
624,697 permits classified · field-DQ-cleared · refreshed nightly

638,333 permits in Boston. Use Explore the data below for the filterable view.

Where the value concentratesBoston
Filing momentum
Prior 90d9,163
Last 90d8,606

-6% vs prior 90d

Based on filings in the source's current publication window — not the all-time indexed total.

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LiveLast 10 days of permits · Parcel-joined · 23 IBC segments · field-level DQ flags
23 IBC segments tracked11 active in Boston11 refreshed in the last 14 dayssee per-segment freshness →
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Top contractors in Boston

Ranked by permits indexed · Each links to that contractor in Boston
Why this data is real

We classify permits into real segments — and label what we don't know.

Classified, not scraped

We read each permit's work-type, scope, and occupancy fields to place it in a real segment — so “commercial HVAC in Boston” means real HVAC work, not a keyword match.

Parcel-joined + enriched

Every permit is joined to its tax lot and geocoded, with roof & HVAC sized — you see the building, not just the address.

— and we flag what we don't know

Coverage is labeled, missing fields show —, and where there are too few reliable filings to stand behind a value we publish —, never a fabricated number.

Boston by segment

Sourced from the segment-distribution artifact · Each links to that segment in Boston

10 segments: no permits in window.

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