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PERMIT RECORD · BOSTON, MA

Boston, MA building permits

345,580 permits issued between 2015 and 2026, naming 30,324 companies. In the last twelve months: 27,029 permits from 5,623 companies.

What gets permitted here

TradePermitsShare
Electrical 125,86836.4%
Plumbing 107,40631.1%
General construction 85,64624.8%
Fire protection 26,6607.7%

Counts are distinct permit numbers as classified by the issuing authority. A permit is a filing, not a completed job.

Activity by year

YearPermits
201532,279
201634,244
201734,788
201833,585
201934,558
202023,924
202127,153
202228,717
202327,242
202426,465
202525,353
202617,272

Most active companies, last 12 months

CompanyPermits
Shaun Mellett431
Robert Trethewey339
David Noon312
John Guarracino282
Brian Murphy223
Stephen Coppola168
Edmund Gordon162
Michael Fallon138
Adam Guilbeault137
Jeffrey Catalano122

Ranked by permit count, which measures filing volume — not revenue, crew size or quality. Company histories for Boston are searchable but not yet published as pages. Search them →

What the work looks like

Property type

1-2FAM9,288
Comm8,201
Multi3,950
1-3FAM2,864
Mixed1,051
1-4FAM1,005

Work type

Electrical Permit7,797
Plumbing Permit5,293
Short Form Bldg Permit5,180
Gas Permit3,129
Electrical Low Voltage2,239
Electrical Fire Alarms1,749

Last twelve months, as published by the issuing authority.

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Source

City of Boston (CKAN data.boston.gov, Approved Building Permits). Records are refreshed daily and every figure on this page counts distinct permit numbers. Verify any individual record with the issuing authority before acting on it. How we build these records →