John Lydon
21%
30
Construction Permits
48 total
24
Currently Open
29
Rate-Eligible
permits > 1yr old
2015–2025
Years Active
Closure rate based on permits older than 1 year. “Issued” and “Stop Work” statuses are excluded.
Performance by Permit Type
Building23 rated
26.1% closed vs 30% median, 3.8 points lower
Gas4 rated
0.0% closed vs 59% median, 58.6 points lower
Plumbing2 rated
0.0% closed vs 63% median, 63.0 points lower
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
100.0%
Open1
Closed1
1 closed / 1 rated
2024
0.0%
Open1
Closed0
0 closed / 1 rated
2023
33.3%
Open2
Closed1
1 closed / 3 rated
2022
0.0%
Open1
Closed0
0 closed / 1 rated
2021
20.0%
Open4
Closed1
1 closed / 5 rated
2020
40.0%
Open3
Closed2
2 closed / 5 rated
2019
25.0%
Open3
Closed1
1 closed / 4 rated
2017
0.0%
Open1
Closed0
0 closed / 1 rated
2016
0.0%
Open8
Closed0
0 closed / 8 rated
All Permits
48 permits
| Status | Permit # | Address | Issued▼ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | SF1714455 | Short Form Bldg Permit | , South Boston | May 6, 2025<1yr | Nov 6, 2025 | $180,000 |
| Closed | SF1683751 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 25 Howes ST, Dorchester | Feb 4, 2025 | Aug 4, 2025 | $25,000 |
| Closed | COO1637071 | Certificate of Occupancy | 782-788 Adams ST, Dorchester | Aug 28, 2024 | — | $865,100 |
| Open | A1581378 | Amendment to a Long Form | 782-788 Adams ST, Dorchester | May 20, 2024 | Nov 20, 2024 | $100 |
| Open | SF1523312 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 782-788 Adams ST, Dorchester | Oct 12, 2023 | Apr 12, 2024 | $375,000 |
| Open | A1522766 | Amendment to a Long Form | 782-788 Adams ST, Dorchester | Sep 21, 2023 | Mar 21, 2024 | $450,000 |
| Closed | SF1433831 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 782-788 Adams ST, Dorchester | Jan 30, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | $40,000 |
| Open | ALT1253451 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 782-788 Adams ST, Dorchester | Nov 7, 2022 | — | $450,000 |
| Open | SF1261765 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 501-503 E Eighth ST, South Boston | Nov 10, 2021 | May 10, 2022 | $15,000 |
| Open | G1255917 | Gas Permit | 25 Wayne ST, Dorchester | Oct 7, 2021 | Apr 7, 2022 | $1,000 |
| Open | G1255924 | Gas Permit | , South Boston | Oct 7, 2021 | Apr 7, 2022 | $1,000 |
| Open | U49814415 | Use of Premises | 4623 Washington ST, Roslindale | Sep 3, 2021 | Mar 3, 2022 | $0 |
| Open | ALT1022867 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 5 Caspian WAY, Dorchester | May 7, 2021 | Nov 7, 2021 | $354,000 |
| Closed | COO1179442 | Certificate of Occupancy | 782-788 Adams ST, Dorchester | Apr 16, 2021 | — | $212,474 |
| Closed | COO1166392 | Certificate of Occupancy | 782-788 Adams ST, Dorchester | Mar 8, 2021 | — | $0 |
| Closed | ALT1132195 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 782-788 Adams ST, Dorchester | Jan 28, 2021 | Jul 28, 2021 | $132,474 |
| Closed | ALT1042954 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 782-788 Adams ST, Dorchester | Nov 24, 2020 | May 24, 2021 | $0 |
| Open | SF1132214 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 782-788 Adams ST, Dorchester | Nov 9, 2020 | May 9, 2021 | $80,000 |
| Closed | SF1124767 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 781-789 Adams ST, Dorchester | Oct 16, 2020 | Apr 16, 2021 | $15,000 |
| Open | SF1121105 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 782-788 Adams ST, Dorchester | Oct 14, 2020 | Apr 14, 2021 | $80,000 |
| Open | SF1072601 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 782-788 Adams ST, Dorchester | May 18, 2020 | Nov 18, 2020 | $25,000 |
| Closed | ALT997001 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 19 Wallingford RD, Brighton | May 15, 2020 | Nov 19, 2020 | $90,000 |
| Open | SF1069700 | Short Form Bldg Permit | , South Boston | Apr 23, 2020 | Oct 23, 2020 | $4,000 |
| Open | SF1031125 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 348 E Eighth ST, South Boston | Dec 18, 2019 | Jun 18, 2020 | $62,000 |
| Open | SF1022784 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 348 E Eighth ST, South Boston | Nov 14, 2019 | May 14, 2020 | $7,500 |
| Closed | COO1022190 | Certificate of Occupancy | 575-585 Shawmut AV, Roxbury | Nov 13, 2019 | — | $2,000,000 |
| Closed | COO1015442 | Certificate of Occupancy | 2-4 Mount Vernon ST, Dorchester | Nov 6, 2019 | — | $0 |
| Closed | COO1015457 | Certificate of Occupancy | 2-4 Mount Vernon ST, Dorchester | Nov 6, 2019 | — | $0 |
| Open | U49807143 | Use of Premises | 512-526 Gallivan BL, Dorchester | Nov 4, 2019 | May 4, 2020 | $2,980 |
| Closed | ALT983030 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 775-789 Adams ST, Dorchester | Oct 25, 2019 | Apr 25, 2020 | $28,000 |
| Closed | COO995408 | Certificate of Occupancy | 575-585 Shawmut AV, Roxbury | Aug 29, 2019 | — | $2,000,000 |
| Open | SF975938 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 512-526 Gallivan BL, Dorchester | Aug 6, 2019 | Feb 6, 2020 | $75,000 |
| Closed | COO969356 | Certificate of Occupancy | 15-35 Brannon-Harris WY, Roxbury | Jun 28, 2019 | — | $2,000,000 |
| Closed | COO832293 | Certificate of Occupancy | 154 Savin Hill AVE, Dorchester | May 31, 2018 | — | $408,500 |
| Open | U49807149 | Use of Premises | 781-789 Adams ST, Dorchester | May 1, 2018 | Nov 1, 2018 | $0 |
| Open | SF672364 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 154 Savin Hill AVE, Dorchester | Jan 18, 2017 | Jul 18, 2017 | $12,000 |
| Open | PL606048 | Plumbing Permit | 14 Snowden WY, Dorchester | Nov 21, 2016 | May 21, 2017 | $17,000 |
| Open | G606051 | Gas Permit | 14 Snowden WY, Dorchester | Nov 9, 2016 | May 9, 2017 | $2,000 |
| Closed | COO640783 | Certificate of Occupancy | 571-575 Washington ST, Brighton | Oct 13, 2016 | — | $25,000 |
| Open | SF643566 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 154 Savin Hill AVE, Dorchester | Oct 4, 2016 | Apr 4, 2017 | $88,000 |
| Open | U49623311 | Use of Premises | 5 Caspian WAY, Dorchester | Sep 28, 2016 | Mar 28, 2017 | $6,500 |
| Open | ALT623393 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 571-575 Washington ST, Brighton | Sep 21, 2016 | Mar 21, 2017 | $0 |
| Open | SF623377 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 781-789 Adams ST, Dorchester | Aug 10, 2016 | Feb 10, 2017 | $80,000 |
| Open | PL623505 | Plumbing Permit | 782-788 Adams ST, Dorchester | Aug 10, 2016 | Feb 10, 2017 | $16,152.47 |
| Open | G623337 | Gas Permit | 15 Sherrin ST, Hyde Park | Aug 10, 2016 | Feb 10, 2017 | $8,800 |
| Open | SF623347 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 571-575 Washington ST, Brighton | Aug 10, 2016 | Feb 10, 2017 | $25,000 |
| Closed | COO574785 | Certificate of Occupancy | 90 W Third ST, South Boston | Mar 30, 2016 | — | $250,000 |
| Closed | COO482337 | Certificate of Occupancy | 5 Caspian WAY, Dorchester | Jun 26, 2015 | — | $0 |