Permit Record

Sign

160 Newbury ST, Boston, MA 02116

ClassificationLong Form/Alteration Permit - SIGNESCommercial Signage Permits
Reliable value$10,786
ContractorNot in source
Permit record
Parties
Contractor
Not in source
Applicant
Richard Pretorius
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
Floor area
Not in source
Parcel & enrichment
Parcel APN
501408000
Climate zone (IECC)
5A
Roof area (est.)
Not in source
HVAC tonnage (est.)
Not in source
Building type
Not in source
Geocode & dates
Coordinates
42.3504, -71.0784
Geocode confidence
100%
Geocode source
Not in source
Issued
2026-06-25
Applied
Not in source
Work class
Commercial
Description
Source description

At front facade, replace existing wall sign for Blue Mercury, as per drawings:

Status
Current status
issued
Source status
Open
Expired
2026-12-25
Provenance
First seen (no changes since)
Jun 27, 2026 · 11:09 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

22 permits at this parcel (parcel 501408000) · 2011-02-11 – 2026-06-25

  1. 2026-06-25This permitSign · Issued$10,786
  2. 2026-05-21ELV1850911MEP Electrical · Finaled$10,000
  3. 2026-05-21EFA1851800MEP Electrical · Issued$8,500
  4. 2026-04-27SF1842461Demolition · Finaled$228,500
  5. 2026-04-24E1842577MEP Electrical · Finaled$18,000
  6. 2023-08-08SF1507370Alteration Commercial · Issued$7,900
  7. 2018-09-11SF850726Alteration Commercial · Issued$2,433.75
  8. 2017-02-10SF680049Alteration Commercial · Finaled$43,544
  9. 2016-03-01SF566825Alteration Commercial · Finaled$15,000
  10. 2013-09-16EFA285968MEP Electrical · Issued$4,000
  11. 2013-08-28E280630MEP Electrical · Issued$12,000
  12. 2013-08-21PL275360MEP Plumbing · Finaled$8,000
  13. 2013-08-14SF273045Alteration Commercial · Finaled$68,000
  14. 2013-06-21SF255106Demolition · Issued$2,500
  15. 2013-01-23ELV213429MEP Electrical · Issued$1,400
  16. 2013-01-07SF211737Alteration Commercial · Issued$22,000
  17. 2012-07-13ALT155598Sign · Issued$5,622
  18. 2012-05-24EFA145069MEP Electrical · Issued$4,000
  19. 2012-05-17E142266MEP Electrical · Finaled$13,000
  20. 2012-04-23SF134213Alteration Commercial · Issued$50,000
  21. 2012-03-06SF122930Demolition · Issued$11,000
  22. 2011-02-11ALT57973Sign · Issued$1,685

Full permit history at this parcel · as of 2026-06-28.

Developer details
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ALT1861543
canonical_uid
69:ALT1861543
source_permit_id
ALT1861543
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