Christopher Hemenway
53%
35
Construction Permits
42 total
19
Currently Open
30
Rate-Eligible
permits > 1yr old
2016–2025
Years Active
Closure rate based on permits older than 1 year. “Issued” and “Stop Work” statuses are excluded.
Performance by Permit Type
Building30 rated
53.3% closed vs 30% median, 23.3 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
—
Open5
Closed0
Too early to rate — permits need 1 year to mature
2024
100.0%
Open0
Closed2
2 closed / 2 rated
2023
66.7%
Open1
Closed2
2 closed / 3 rated
2022
45.5%
Open6
Closed5
5 closed / 11 rated
2021
60.0%
Open2
Closed3
3 closed / 5 rated
2020
100.0%
Open0
Closed1
1 closed / 1 rated
2017
60.0%
Open2
Closed3
3 closed / 5 rated
2016
0.0%
Open3
Closed0
0 closed / 3 rated
All Permits
42 permits
| Status | Permit # | Address | Issued▼ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | SF1796944 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 530 Western AV, Brighton | Nov 13, 2025<1yr | May 13, 2026 | $135,065.86 |
| Open | ALT1740805 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 43 Hemenway ST, Boston | Aug 15, 2025<1yr | Feb 15, 2026 | $1,003,257 |
| Open | ALT1643586 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 166-168 Salem ST, Boston | Jul 31, 2025<1yr | Jan 31, 2026 | $40,286.65 |
| Open | ERT1474884 | Erect/New Construction | 261 Princeton ST, East Boston | May 7, 2025<1yr | — | $663,169.68 |
| Open | A1688077 | Amendment to a Long Form | 24 Westminster AVE, Roxbury | Feb 26, 2025<1yr | Aug 26, 2025 | $0 |
| Closed | A1441545 | Amendment to a Long Form | 232 Clarendon ST, Boston | Jul 22, 2024 | Jan 22, 2025 | $7,490.45 |
| Closed | COO1563119 | Certificate of Occupancy | 14 N Bennet ST, Boston | Apr 17, 2024 | — | $1,375,000 |
| Closed | COO1524154 | Certificate of Occupancy | 232 Clarendon ST, Boston | Apr 17, 2024 | — | $1,853,000 |
| Closed | COO1573213 | Certificate of Occupancy | 14 N Bennet ST, Boston | Feb 28, 2024 | — | $1,375,000 |
| Closed | SF1553943 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 220 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Jan 3, 2024 | Jul 3, 2024 | $46,059.65 |
| Closed | SF1537132 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 220 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Nov 30, 2023 | May 30, 2024 | $34,419.9 |
| Closed | COO1467717 | Certificate of Occupancy | 127-129A Newbury ST, Boston | Jun 2, 2023 | — | $330,000 |
| Closed | SF1468278 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 111-115 Newbury ST, Boston | May 16, 2023 | Nov 16, 2023 | $24,800 |
| Open | SF1443241 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 530 Western AV, Brighton | Feb 28, 2023 | Aug 28, 2023 | $6,500 |
| Closed | ALT1307116 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 127-129A Newbury ST, Boston | Nov 9, 2022 | May 9, 2023 | $305,000 |
| Open | SF1391637 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 557-559 Boylston ST, Boston | Sep 15, 2022 | Mar 15, 2023 | $10,000 |
| Closed | ALT1261009 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 119 Berkeley ST, Boston | May 26, 2022 | Nov 26, 2022 | $1 |
| Open | SF1328276 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 395 Western AV, Brighton | May 11, 2022 | Nov 11, 2022 | $140,000 |
| Closed | SF1323503 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 530 Western AV, Brighton | May 11, 2022 | Nov 11, 2022 | $11,686.2 |
| Open | ALT998988 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 14 N Bennet ST, Boston | May 2, 2022 | — | $1,342,000 |
| Closed | SF1323499 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 127-129A Newbury ST, Boston | Apr 29, 2022 | Oct 29, 2022 | $15,000 |
| Open | SF1319988 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 1284 Soldiers Field RD, Brighton | Apr 22, 2022 | Oct 22, 2022 | $11,500 |
| Closed | ALT1166783 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 232 Clarendon ST, Boston | Feb 22, 2022 | — | $1,853,000 |
| Open | SF1290114 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 232 Clarendon ST, Boston | Feb 15, 2022 | Aug 15, 2022 | $1,880 |
| Open | SF1279918 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 232 Clarendon ST, Boston | Jan 3, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | $32,500 |
| Closed | SF1265147 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 2-16 Avery ST, BOSTON | Dec 3, 2021 | Jun 3, 2022 | $154,560 |
| Open | SF1257723 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 11 Melrose ST, Boston | Dec 2, 2021 | Jun 2, 2022 | $23,840 |
| Open | SF1243168 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 524 Warren ST, Dorchester | Oct 15, 2021 | Apr 15, 2022 | $47,450 |
| Closed | SF1228175 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 119 Berkeley ST, Boston | Aug 16, 2021 | Feb 16, 2022 | $106,412.89 |
| Closed | SF1157309 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 1284 Soldiers Field RD, Brighton | May 14, 2021 | Nov 14, 2021 | $1,778,000 |
| Open | SF1183528 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 14 N Bennet ST, Boston | May 10, 2021 | Nov 10, 2021 | $33,000 |
| Closed | SF1120319 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 223 Beacon ST, Boston | Oct 19, 2020 | Apr 19, 2021 | $22,993.59 |
| Open | SF980734 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 154-170 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Aug 13, 2019 | Feb 13, 2020 | $249,563 |
| Closed | ALT673055 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 166 Newbury ST, Boston | Aug 10, 2017 | Feb 10, 2018 | $1,200,000 |
| Closed | SF712145 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 166 Newbury ST, Boston | May 23, 2017 | Nov 23, 2017 | $0 |
| Open | SF693210 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 125 Newbury ST, Boston | Mar 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | $15,000 |
| Closed | SF688958 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 334 Marlborough ST, Boston | Mar 21, 2017 | Sep 21, 2017 | $53,307 |
| Open | SF676770 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 166 Newbury ST, Boston | Feb 6, 2017 | Aug 6, 2017 | $34,150 |
| Open | SF676765 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 166 Newbury ST, Boston | Feb 6, 2017 | Aug 6, 2017 | $18,500 |
| Open | SF645434 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 205 Newbury ST, Boston | Oct 21, 2016 | Apr 21, 2017 | $94,458 |
| Open | SF631284 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 175 Newbury ST, Boston | Aug 30, 2016 | Feb 28, 2017 | $32,000 |
| Open | SF608939 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 1290 Tremont ST, Mission Hill | Jul 5, 2016 | Jan 5, 2017 | $74,977 |