Permit Record

Sign

474 Dorchester Av, Boston, MA 02127

ClassificationLong Form/Alteration Permit - SIGNESCommercial Signage Permits
Reliable value$2,500
ContractorNot in source
Permit record
Parties
Contractor
Not in source
Applicant
John Dowd
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
700237000
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
42.3325, -71.0563
Geocode confidence
100%
Geocode source
Not in source
Issued
Mar 23, 2017
Applied
Not in source
Work class
Commercial
Description
Source description

Replacing Existing Signs with New Logo. Will be keeping the overall sizes approx the same except for the front sign above the door, that will be going slightly longer.

Status
Current status
issued
Source status
Open
Expired
Sep 23, 2017
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

2 permits at this parcel (parcel 700237000) · Jul 26, 2013 – Mar 23, 2017

  1. Mar 23, 2017This permitSign · Issued$2,500
  2. Jul 26, 2013G267399MEP Plumbing · Finaled$2,500

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

Developer details
Permit #
ALT672629
Canonical ID
69:ALT672629
Source permit ID
ALT672629
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