brian lydon
50%
23
Construction Permits
12
Currently Open
22
Rate-Eligible
permits > 1yr old
2014–2025
Years Active
Closure rate based on permits older than 1 year. “Issued” and “Stop Work” statuses are excluded.
Performance by Permit Type
Building22 rated
50.0% closed vs 30% median, 20.0 points higher
Median based on all applicants with 20+ rated permits in each category. Only permits older than 1 year are rated.
Year-by-Year Summary
2025
—
Open1
Closed0
Too early to rate — permits need 1 year to mature
2023
75.0%
Open1
Closed3
3 closed / 4 rated
2022
0.0%
Open3
Closed0
0 closed / 3 rated
2021
0.0%
Open1
Closed0
0 closed / 1 rated
2017
100.0%
Open0
Closed1
1 closed / 1 rated
2016
100.0%
Open0
Closed2
2 closed / 2 rated
2015
55.6%
Open4
Closed5
5 closed / 9 rated
2014
0.0%
Open2
Closed0
0 closed / 2 rated
All Permits
23 permits
| Status | Permit # | Address | Issued▼ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | SF1755180 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 75 Academy Hill RD, Brighton | Aug 4, 2025<1yr | Feb 4, 2026 | $87,000 |
| Closed | ALT1479578 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 20 Gloucester ST, Boston | Oct 13, 2023 | Apr 12, 2024 | $100 |
| Open | SF1500972 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 444 E Eighth ST, South Boston | Jul 21, 2023 | Jan 20, 2024 | $38,000 |
| Closed | SF1465820 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 20 Gloucester ST, Boston | Apr 27, 2023 | Oct 27, 2023 | $185,000 |
| Closed | SF1450594 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 20 Gloucester ST, Boston | Mar 22, 2023 | Sep 22, 2023 | $54,000 |
| Open | SF1351406 | Short Form Bldg Permit | , Jamaica Plain | Jun 29, 2022 | Dec 29, 2022 | $32,000 |
| Open | SF1348731 | Short Form Bldg Permit | , Jamaica Plain | Jun 17, 2022 | Dec 17, 2022 | $35,000 |
| Open | SF1294450 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 37-51 Chelsea ST, Charlestown | Feb 4, 2022 | Aug 4, 2022 | $30,000 |
| Open | SF1246096 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 90 Wareham ST, Roxbury | Sep 2, 2021 | Mar 2, 2022 | $35,000 |
| Closed | SF767904 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 124 Beacon ST, Boston | Oct 16, 2017 | Apr 16, 2018 | $50,000 |
| Closed | SF611069 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 142 Commercial ST, Boston | Jul 11, 2016 | Jan 11, 2017 | $30,000 |
| Closed | SF591901 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 145 Pinckney ST, Boston | May 17, 2016 | Nov 17, 2016 | $35,400 |
| Closed | ALT469806 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 39 Bay State RD, Boston | Oct 28, 2015 | Apr 28, 2016 | $1 |
| Closed | SF517200 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 39 Bay State RD, Boston | Sep 8, 2015 | Mar 8, 2016 | $41,357 |
| Closed | SF517197 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 39 Bay State RD, Boston | Sep 8, 2015 | Mar 8, 2016 | $41,357 |
| Open | SF484137 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 39 Bay State RD, Boston | Jun 15, 2015 | Dec 15, 2015 | $43,050 |
| Open | SF484132 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 39 Bay State RD, Boston | Jun 15, 2015 | Dec 15, 2015 | $43,050 |
| Open | SF484127 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 39 Bay State RD, Boston | Jun 15, 2015 | Dec 15, 2015 | $43,050 |
| Closed | SF467221 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 154 Calumet ST, Mission Hill | Apr 29, 2015 | Oct 29, 2015 | $450 |
| Open | SF459439 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 39 Bay State RD, Boston | Apr 2, 2015 | Oct 2, 2015 | $27,100 |
| Closed | SF453573 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 39 Bay State RD, Boston | Mar 13, 2015 | Sep 13, 2015 | $65,000 |
| Open | SF407914 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 15 Park DR, Boston | Sep 16, 2014 | Mar 16, 2015 | $11,000 |
| Open | SF367548 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 15 Park DR, Boston | May 28, 2014 | Nov 28, 2014 | $22,000 |