james O'Sullivan
36%
30
Construction Permits
31 total
20
Currently Open
28
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
Building28 rated
35.7% closed vs 30% median, 5.7 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
—
Open2
Closed0
Too early to rate — permits need 1 year to mature
2024
75.0%
Open1
Closed3
3 closed / 4 rated
2023
66.7%
Open1
Closed2
2 closed / 3 rated
2022
100.0%
Open0
Closed1
1 closed / 1 rated
2021
33.3%
Open2
Closed1
1 closed / 3 rated
2020
0.0%
Open4
Closed0
0 closed / 4 rated
2019
33.3%
Open2
Closed1
1 closed / 3 rated
2018
20.0%
Open4
Closed1
1 closed / 5 rated
2017
0.0%
Open3
Closed0
0 closed / 3 rated
2016
50.0%
Open1
Closed1
1 closed / 2 rated
All Permits
31 permits
| Status | Permit # | Address | Issued▼ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | SF1678296 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 40 Clifford ST, Roxbury | Jun 16, 2025<1yr | Dec 16, 2025 | $7,500 |
| Open | SF1720406 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 235 Magnolia ST, Dorchester | Jun 10, 2025<1yr | Dec 10, 2025 | $45,500 |
| Closed | SF1588229 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 17 Melville AVE, Dorchester | Apr 29, 2024 | Oct 29, 2024 | $90,000 |
| Closed | ALT1576449 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 19 S Munroe TER, Dorchester | Apr 17, 2024 | Oct 17, 2024 | $62,500 |
| Closed | SF1576058 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 32 Roslin ST, Dorchester | Mar 26, 2024 | Sep 26, 2024 | $38,500 |
| Open | SF1574625 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 12 Granville ST, Dorchester | Mar 4, 2024 | Sep 4, 2024 | $55,000 |
| Closed | ALT1486288 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 69 Ocean ST, Dorchester | Aug 21, 2023 | Feb 21, 2024 | $20,500 |
| Open | SF1449301 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 69 Ocean ST, Dorchester | Mar 24, 2023 | Sep 24, 2023 | $35,000 |
| Closed | SF1435769 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 51 Welles AVE, Dorchester | Feb 1, 2023 | Aug 1, 2023 | $140,000 |
| Closed | SF1346839 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 29 Morrill ST, Dorchester | Jul 12, 2022 | Jan 12, 2023 | $42,000 |
| Closed | ALT1115320 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 35 Roslin ST, Dorchester | Jun 18, 2021 | Dec 18, 2021 | $66,500 |
| Open | SF1177010 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 35 Roslin ST, Dorchester | Apr 12, 2021 | Oct 12, 2021 | $5,000 |
| Open | SF1176398 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 51 Welles AVE, Dorchester | Apr 6, 2021 | Oct 6, 2021 | $85,000 |
| Open | SF1102055 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 14-16 Burgoyne ST, Dorchester | Aug 7, 2020 | Feb 7, 2021 | $9,500 |
| Open | SF1068811 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 107 Ocean ST, Dorchester | Jun 19, 2020 | Dec 19, 2020 | $19,500 |
| Open | SF1068809 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 11 Bearse AVE, Dorchester | Jun 19, 2020 | Dec 19, 2020 | $2,500 |
| Open | SF1068807 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 43 Roslin ST, Dorchester | May 29, 2020 | Nov 29, 2020 | $42,500 |
| Open | SF981945 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 7 Bloomington ST, Dorchester | Jul 31, 2019 | Jan 31, 2020 | $11,500 |
| Open | ALT958713 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 11 Bearse AVE, Dorchester | Jun 21, 2019 | Dec 21, 2019 | $32,500 |
| Closed | SF943443 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 51 Welles AVE, Dorchester | Apr 19, 2019 | Oct 19, 2019 | $9,700 |
| Open | SF887866 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 49 Rexford ST, Mattapan | Oct 9, 2018 | Apr 9, 2019 | $9,300 |
| Open | SF885673 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 11 Bearse AVE, Dorchester | Oct 4, 2018 | Apr 4, 2019 | $2,725 |
| Open | SF850664 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 40 Brent ST, Dorchester | Jul 11, 2018 | Jan 11, 2019 | $38,500 |
| Open | SF828353 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 8 Denny ST, Dorchester | May 8, 2018 | Nov 8, 2018 | $7,800 |
| Closed | SF792659 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 200-202 Fuller ST, Dorchester | Jan 22, 2018 | Jul 22, 2018 | $75,000 |
| Open | SF764407 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 830 Washington ST, Dorchester | Oct 5, 2017 | Apr 5, 2018 | $9,500 |
| Open | SF726876 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 90 Kenwood ST, Dorchester | Jul 7, 2017 | Jan 7, 2018 | $33,000 |
| Open | SF726875 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 86 Ashmont ST, Dorchester | Jul 7, 2017 | Jan 7, 2018 | $86,500 |
| Open | SF685971 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 44 Percival ST, Dorchester | Mar 6, 2017 | Sep 6, 2017 | $35,000 |
| Closed | ALT575304 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 71-73 Ocean ST, Dorchester | May 23, 2016 | Nov 23, 2016 | $35,000 |
| Open | SF575307 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 71-73 Ocean ST, Dorchester | Mar 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | $100,000 |