Permit Record

Commercial

511 E Fifth St, Boston, MA 02127

ClassificationCertificate of Occupancy - CHGOCC
Reliable value$1,043,250
ContractorNot in source
Permit record
Parties
Contractor
Not in source
Applicant
Michael Ahern
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
Not in source
Parcel & enrichment
Parcel APN
602155000
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
Not in source
Building subtype
Comm
Geocode & dates
Coordinates
42.3336, -71.0403
Geocode confidence
100%
Geocode source
Not in source
Issued
Jan 19, 2022
Applied
Not in source
Work class
Commercial
Description
Source description

Seven (7) Residential UnitsALT619765 - 8/22/17, ALT792022 - 5/29/18, SF690488 - 3/21/17 &; SF699738 - 4/25/17**Temporary;Certificate;expires 3/19/22 pending completion of permit**

Status
Current status
finaled
Source status
Closed
Provenance
First seen by PermitCore
May 4, 2026 · 20:05 UTC
Last seen
Jun 24, 2026 · 23:04 UTC
Last changed
May 15, 2026 · 09:22 UTC
Data-quality checks0 of 12 flagged

0 of 12 data-quality rules flagged anything on this permit.

Checks not flagged

  • Geocode out of bounds
  • Geocode is sentinel
  • 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

20 permits at this parcel (parcel 602155000) · Oct 22, 2013 – Jan 19, 2022

  1. Jan 19, 2022This permitOther · Finaled$1,043,250
  2. Aug 16, 2021G726966MEP Plumbing · Finaled$5,441
  3. Mar 8, 2021A1050385Alteration Residential · Issued$7,500
  4. Aug 21, 2019G992867MEP Plumbing · Finaled$1,000
  5. Mar 27, 2019PL935729MEP Plumbing · Issued$500
  6. Jun 20, 2018PL845453MEP Plumbing · Finaled$3,000
  7. May 29, 2018ALT792022Alteration Commercial · Issued$25,000
  8. Apr 17, 2018E819446MEP Electrical · Finaled$90,000
  9. Apr 17, 2018E820256MEP Electrical · Finaled$90,000
  10. Apr 17, 2018EFA820255MEP Electrical · Finaled$4,800
  11. Apr 9, 2018G817638MEP Plumbing · Issued$10,000
  12. Jan 11, 2018PL792521MEP Plumbing · Issued$20,000
  13. Aug 22, 2017ALT619757Alteration Commercial · Finaled$50,000
  14. Aug 22, 2017ALT619765Alteration Commercial · Issued$1,000,000
  15. Jul 6, 2017PL726965MEP Plumbing · Finaled$5,441
  16. Apr 25, 2017SF699738Demolition · Finaled$11,750
  17. Mar 21, 2017SF690488Demolition · Finaled$6,500
  18. Nov 4, 2016G654090MEP Plumbing · Issued$10,500
  19. Nov 4, 2016PL654089MEP Plumbing · Issued$500
  20. Oct 22, 2013SF297116Alteration Commercial · Issued$2,383.4

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

Developer details
Permit #
COO1026980
Canonical ID
69:COO1026980
Source permit ID
COO1026980
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