Permit Record

Alteration Commercial

53 Church St, Cambridge, MA 02138

ClassificationBuilding: Alteration and AdditionCommercial Alteration
Reliable value$229,391
ContractorGloucester Builders →
Permit record
Parties
Contractor
Gloucester Builders
Applicant
Patrick Brady
Owner
Not in source
Architect
Jensen Hughes - Kevin T Callery
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
3,500 sq ft
Parcel & enrichment
Parcel APN
169-12
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
42.3743, -71.1211
Geocode confidence
100%
Geocode source
Not in source
Issued
May 6, 2025
Applied
Apr 28, 2025
Work class
Commercial
Description
Source description

Install a new up to date fire alarm system, including panels, photoelectric smoke detectors,speakerstrobs, etc and new wiring throughout.Old system will remain active until new system accepted by HFG and CFD inspects.Once approved  old system will be removed.

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

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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

2 permits at this parcel (parcel 169-12) · Aug 20, 2019 – May 6, 2025

  1. May 6, 2025This permitAlteration Commercial · Issued$229,391Gloucester Builders
  2. Aug 20, 2019cambridge_aa_53840Alteration Commercial · Issued$26,812Gloucester Builders

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

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Developer details
Permit #
cambridge_aa_1162210
Canonical ID
309:cambridge_aa_1162210
Source permit ID
cambridge_aa_1162210
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