Permit Record

Alteration Commercial

15 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138

ClassificationBuilding: Alteration and AdditionCommercial Alteration
Reliable value$360,000
ContractorDesco Professional Builders
Permit record
Parties
Contractor
Desco Professional Builders
Applicant
James Kratochvil
Owner
Not in source
Architect
Mark Scheerhorn
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
10,637 sq ft
Parcel & enrichment
Parcel APN
169-98
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
42.3734, -71.1202
Geocode confidence
100%
Geocode source
Not in source
Issued
Jul 10, 2026
Applied
May 28, 2026
Work class
Commercial
Description
Source description

THE INTENT OF THE SCOPE CONTAINED WITHIN THESE DOCUMENTS RELATES TO THE INTERIOR RENOVATIONS OF AN EXISTING MERCANTILE/ INTERIOR SPACE CONTAINED WITHIN AN EXISTING SHELL BUILDING. THE ARCHITECT HAS NOT INSPECTED THE CONDITIONS OR THE INTEGRITY OF THE EXISTING SHELL BUILDING AND SHALL NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR SAME. THE RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR THE EXISTING SHELL BUILDING CONDITIONS AND INTEGRITY, AND FOR THE CONFORMANCE OF THE EXISTING BUILDING SHELL TO ALL APPLICABLE LOCAL CODES AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS, IS SOLELY THAT OF OTHERS, AND NOT THAT OF THE ARCHITECT. THE ARCHITECT’S SCOPE OF WORK IS STRICTLY LIMITED SOLELY TO THE INTERIOR REMODEL OF AN EXISTING INTERIOR SPACE LOCATED WITHIN AN EXISTING SHELL BUILDING. NO CHANGE TO EXISTING ACCESSIBLE ROUTES, ENTRANCES AND RESTROOMS.SCOPE IS EXPLICITLY LIMITED TO THE SPECIFIC WORK OUTLINED WITHIN THIS DRAWING SET, WHICH IS LIMITED TO COSMETIC UPGRADES, ADDITION OF MONITORS, LIT SIGNAGE AND FEATURE MILLWORK ELEMENTS, WITHIN AN EXISTING RETAIL TENANT. NO STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL OR PLUMBING INCLUDED.

Status
Current status
issued
Source status
Active
Provenance
First seen by PermitCore
Jul 13, 2026 · 18:32 UTC
Last seen
Aug 6, 2026 · 11:31 UTC
Last changed
Jul 13, 2026 · 18:32 UTC
Data-quality checks0 of 12 flagged

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Project timeline at this parcel

10 permits at this parcel (parcel 169-98) · Dec 7, 2018 – Jul 10, 2026

  1. Jul 10, 2026This permitAlteration Commercial · Issued$360,000Desco Professional Builders
  2. Mar 24, 2026cambridge_aa_1194342Alteration Commercial · Issued$580,000James J Welch
  3. Feb 14, 2025cambridge_aa_1149495Alteration Commercial · Finaled$1,045,405James J Welch & CO
  4. Aug 14, 2023cambridge_aa_236989Demolition · Issued$8,900R And D Construction
  5. Aug 3, 2023cambridge_aa_228221Alteration Commercial · Finaled$6,564,469Standard Builders
  6. Mar 29, 2022cambridge_aa_160507Alteration Commercial · Finaled$62,500Jjm Brothers Corporation
  7. Aug 12, 2020cambridge_aa_70656Demolition · Issued$1,100,000Ws Aiken
  8. May 13, 2019cambridge_aa_43755Alteration Commercial · Finaled$248,500Ashling Incorporated
  9. Apr 29, 2019cambridge_aa_43814Alteration Commercial · Finaled$50,000Ashling Incorporated
  10. Dec 7, 2018cambridge_aa_27893Alteration Commercial · Issued$60,000Gloucester Builders

Full permit history at this parcel · as of Jul 15, 2026.

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Developer details
Permit #
cambridge_aa_1213479
Canonical ID
309:cambridge_aa_1213479
Source permit ID
cambridge_aa_1213479
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