Permit Record

Demolition

279 Western Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

ClassificationBuilding: Alteration and AdditionCommercial Demolition
Reliable value$116
ContractorBrazcon Construction
Permit record
Parties
Contractor
Brazcon Construction
Applicant
Joao Demoraes
Owner
Not in source
Architect
Rene M Mugnier
Engineer
Not in source
Contractor license
Not in source
Building & lot · PLUTO
Building class
Not in source
Zoning district
Not in source
Lot area
Not in source
Year built
Not in source
Units (total)
Not in source
Units (residential)
Not in source
Units (commercial)
Not in source
Floor area
3,100 sq ft
Parcel & enrichment
Parcel APN
122-175
Climate zone (IECC)
5A
Roof area (est.)
Not derivable — no building-size signal for this permit
HVAC tonnage (est.)
Not derivable — no building-size signal for this permit
Building type
B
Building subtype
Commercial / Mixed Use
Geocode & dates
Coordinates
42.3647, -71.1124
Geocode confidence
100%
Geocode source
Not in source
Issued
Sep 2, 2025
Applied
Jul 24, 2025
Work class
Commercial
Description
Source description

Take down and rebuild parapet wall at the front of the building

Status
Current status
issued
Source status
Active
Provenance
First seen by PermitCore
May 18, 2026 · 16:17 UTC
Last seen
Aug 6, 2026 · 11:31 UTC
Last changed
May 18, 2026 · 16:17 UTC
Data-quality checks0 of 12 flagged

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Checks not flagged

  • Geocode out of bounds
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  • Issued date in the future
  • Issued date parse bug
  • Issued date is placeholder
  • Commercial units is placeholder
  • Residential units out of bounds
  • Residential units is placeholder
  • Total units out of bounds
  • Total units is placeholder
  • Valuation out of bounds
  • Valuation is placeholder
Project timeline at this parcel

3 permits at this parcel (parcel 122-175) · Jun 12, 2024 – Sep 2, 2025

  1. Sep 2, 2025This permitDemolition · Issued$116Brazcon Construction
  2. Oct 15, 2024cambridge_aa_1138786Alteration Commercial · Finaled$12,800Isabel Construction
  3. Jun 12, 2024cambridge_aa_251530Alteration Commercial · Finaled$22,749J.N.S.A. Enterprises LLC. Dba Paul Davis Emergency Services Of N. Attleboro

Full permit history at this parcel · as of Jul 8, 2026.

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Developer details
Permit #
cambridge_aa_1175723
Canonical ID
309:cambridge_aa_1175723
Source permit ID
cambridge_aa_1175723
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