Permit Record

Alteration Commercial

84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

ClassificationBuilding: Alteration and AdditionCommercial Alteration
Reliable value$533,717
ContractorElaine Construction Company →
Permit record
Parties
Contractor
Elaine Construction Company
Applicant
Richard Koenig
Owner
Not in source
Architect
Morris Architects - Glenn L Morris
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
25,844 sq ft
Parcel & enrichment
Parcel APN
57-169
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
42.3589, -71.0946
Geocode confidence
100%
Geocode source
Not in source
Issued
Jul 3, 2025
Applied
Jun 5, 2025
Work class
Commercial
Description
Source description

Renovations of existing space for new Bookstore. Work includes demolition, drywall, patching, painting, flooring, ceilings, millwork, HVAC, Electrical and Fire Alarm.

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
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Project timeline at this parcel

7 permits at this parcel (parcel 57-169) · Mar 28, 2019 – Jul 3, 2025

  1. Jul 3, 2025This permitAlteration Commercial · Issued$533,717Elaine Construction Company
  2. Jun 3, 2024cambridge_aa_263270Alteration Commercial · Finaled$3,120,655Elaine Construction Company
  3. Oct 30, 2023cambridge_aa_235341Alteration Commercial · Finaled$400,000John Moriarty & Associates
  4. Feb 7, 2023cambridge_aa_209371Alteration Commercial · Finaled$2,100,000Elaine Construction Company
  5. Jan 26, 2023cambridge_aa_206110Alteration Commercial · Issued$17,603,091Elaine Construction Company
  6. Jan 19, 2023cambridge_aa_208115Alteration Commercial · Issued$100Elaine Construction Company
  7. Mar 28, 2019cambridge_aa_32114Alteration Commercial · Issued$130,000Berkeley Building Company

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

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Developer details
Permit #
cambridge_aa_1168576
Canonical ID
309:cambridge_aa_1168576
Source permit ID
cambridge_aa_1168576
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