Permit Record

Building permit

20 Whittier St, Boston, MA 02120

ClassificationUse of Premises - OTHER
Reliable valueNot in source
ContractorNot in source
Permit record
Parties
Contractor
Not in source
Applicant
James Patch
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
902980100
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
VacLd
Geocode & dates
Coordinates
42.3333, -71.0888
Geocode confidence
100%
Geocode source
Not in source
Issued
Feb 8, 2021
Applied
Not in source
Work class
Not in source
Description
Source description

To be used as temp laydown area to assist with construction located at 25 Whittier Street (ERT1067134) &; 180 Ruggles Street (ERT1067391). *Temp;UOP permit;valid thru;1.3.22 and any dwellings on site;to be razed under separate permit application.

Status
Current status
issued
Source status
Open
Expired
Aug 8, 2021
Provenance
First seen by PermitCore
May 4, 2026 · 20:12 UTC
Last seen
Jun 25, 2026 · 00:08 UTC
Last changed
May 15, 2026 · 09:38 UTC
Data-quality checks1 of 12 flagged

1 of 12 data-quality checks flagged on this permit. Detail below.

Valuation is placeholder
valuation_usd_is_placeholder

valuation_usd matched a known placeholder (often 0 or 1) used by the source when the real valuation wasn't reported.

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
Project timeline at this parcel

4 permits at this parcel (parcel 902980100) · Jul 18, 2013 – Feb 8, 2021

  1. Feb 8, 2021This permitOther · Issued
  2. Feb 3, 2017SF678136Alteration Commercial · Issued$10,000
  3. Jun 24, 2016SF605805Alteration Commercial · Issued$40,000
  4. Jul 18, 2013SF264405Alteration Commercial · Issued$2,750

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

Developer details
Permit #
U491076326
Canonical ID
69:U491076326
Source permit ID
U491076326
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