Permit Record

Alteration Commercial

161 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138

ClassificationBuilding: Alteration and AdditionCommercial Alteration
Reliable value$17,250
ContractorMakeover And Finishes Group
Permit record
Parties
Contractor
Makeover And Finishes Group
Applicant
Igor Almeida
Owner
Not in source
Architect
Not in source
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
2,800 sq ft
Parcel & enrichment
Parcel APN
272-12
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
42.3858, -71.1325
Geocode confidence
100%
Geocode source
Not in source
Issued
Aug 12, 2025
Applied
Jul 14, 2025
Work class
Commercial
Description
Source description

The scope includes the removal of existing cabinets and wall-mounted items and partial demolition of an interior wall. A new fire-rated steel-framed wall will be constructed, reusing one of the existing doors. Work also includes drywall repair, painting to match existing colors, and installation of rubber baseboards.

Status
Current status
finaled
Source status
Complete
Finaled
Aug 12, 2025
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
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Project timeline at this parcel

2 permits at this parcel (parcel 272-12) · Apr 7, 2023 – Aug 12, 2025

  1. Aug 12, 2025This permitAlteration Commercial · Finaled$17,250Makeover And Finishes Group
  2. Apr 7, 2023cambridge_aa_217038Alteration Commercial · Issued$1,500Lc-Anderson

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

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Developer details
Permit #
cambridge_aa_1173953
Canonical ID
309:cambridge_aa_1173953
Source permit ID
cambridge_aa_1173953
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