Permit Record

Alteration Commercial

86-A Sherman St, Cambridge, MA 02140

ClassificationBuilding: Alteration and AdditionCommercial Alteration
Reliable value$93,109
ContractorNorthmen Builders
Permit record
Parties
Contractor
Northmen Builders
Applicant
Gavin Hodgkins
Owner
Not in source
Architect
David J Silverman
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
84,000 sq ft
Parcel & enrichment
Parcel APN
203B-52
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
42.3883, -71.1322
Geocode confidence
100%
Geocode source
Not in source
Issued
Nov 20, 2023
Applied
Nov 14, 2023
Work class
Commercial
Description
Source description

Addition of two ADA compliant bathrooms as well as minor alterations to one existing bathroom. Work will include trenching concrete to properly tie into main drain, installing new outlets in bathrooms as well as in main space where interior partitions are demoed.

Status
Current status
finaled
Source status
Complete
Finaled
Nov 20, 2023
Provenance
First seen by PermitCore
May 18, 2026 · 16:17 UTC
Last seen
Aug 6, 2026 · 11:30 UTC
Last changed
May 18, 2026 · 16:17 UTC
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Project timeline at this parcel

3 permits at this parcel (parcel 203B-52) · Nov 1, 2018 – Nov 20, 2023

  1. Nov 20, 2023This permitAlteration Commercial · Finaled$93,109Northmen Builders
  2. Feb 15, 2023cambridge_aa_206804Alteration Commercial · Finaled$25,000
  3. Nov 1, 2018cambridge_aa_23079Alteration Commercial · Issued$6,000Brickyard Realty Trust

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

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Developer details
Permit #
cambridge_aa_249465
Canonical ID
309:cambridge_aa_249465
Source permit ID
cambridge_aa_249465
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