Permit Record

Alteration Commercial

53 Bow St, Cambridge, MA 02138

ClassificationBuilding: Alteration and AdditionCommercial Alteration
Reliable value$486,035
ContractorGloucester Builders →
Permit record
Parties
Contractor
Gloucester Builders
Applicant
Patrick Brady
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
100,000
Parcel & enrichment
Parcel APN
160-60
Climate zone (IECC)
5A
Roof area (est.)
Not in source
HVAC tonnage (est.)
Not in source
Building type
B
Geocode & dates
Coordinates
42.3718, -71.1172
Geocode confidence
100%
Geocode source
Not in source
Issued
2026-06-16
Applied
2026-06-01
Work class
Commercial
Description
Source description

Reconstruct four newly renovated dorm suites, consisitng of fthree to four bedrooms and a common room each. there is one suite on each of the 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st floors one directly above the other.  There was a fire/smokke in one of the 4th floor bedrooms that caused the sprinklers to go off and water damage the ceilings, floors and walls of the suites below.We will re-construct according to the plans used for thebuilding  renovation completed less than a year ago.Reconstruction consist of new fire code dry wall on the bottom of all wood floor joists, and then fire taped.Insalling thenew meatal framing where missing for the drywallceilings, and double layer of dry wall on all walls.  New wood flooring will be provided and installed. door, window and base boardtim will be reinstalled.all woker to be painted and finished as new.

Status
Current status
issued
Source status
Active
Provenance
First seen by PermitCore
Jun 22, 2026 · 14:49 UTC
Last seen
Jul 2, 2026 · 11:40 UTC
Last changed
Jun 22, 2026 · 14:49 UTC
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Project timeline at this parcel

6 permits at this parcel (parcel 160-60) · 2019-10-16 – 2026-06-16

  1. 2026-06-16This permitAlteration Commercial · Issued$486,035Gloucester Builders
  2. 2025-05-16cambridge_aa_1163480Alteration Commercial · Finaled$146,356Shawmut Design and Construction
  3. 2024-05-23cambridge_aa_269817Alteration Commercial · Issued$498,165Gloucester Builders
  4. 2021-07-01cambridge_aa_70424Alteration Commercial · Finaled$50,055,602Lee Kennedy Company
  5. 2020-03-02cambridge_aa_64970Alteration Commercial · Finaled$7,278,219Lee Kennedy.com
  6. 2019-10-16cambridge_aa_57512Alteration Residential · Issued$598,955Lee Kennedy.com

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

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