Tobin Wells
47%
20
Construction Permits
21 total
11
Currently Open
19
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
Building19 rated
47.4% closed vs 30% median, 17.5 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
100.0%
Open1
Closed1
1 closed / 1 rated
2024
50.0%
Open1
Closed1
1 closed / 2 rated
2023
50.0%
Open1
Closed1
1 closed / 2 rated
2022
50.0%
Open1
Closed1
1 closed / 2 rated
2021
66.7%
Open1
Closed2
2 closed / 3 rated
2020
33.3%
Open2
Closed1
1 closed / 3 rated
2019
0.0%
Open1
Closed0
0 closed / 1 rated
2017
100.0%
Open0
Closed2
2 closed / 2 rated
2016
0.0%
Open2
Closed0
0 closed / 2 rated
2015
0.0%
Open1
Closed0
0 closed / 1 rated
All Permits
21 permits
| Status | Permit # | Address | Issued▼ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | SF1776574 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 121-127 Portland ST, Boston | Sep 29, 2025<1yr | Mar 29, 2026 | $160,000 |
| Closed | ALT1663456 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 56 Sigourney ST, Jamaica Plain | Feb 6, 2025 | Aug 6, 2025 | $256,281 |
| Closed | SF1663451 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 56 Sigourney ST, Jamaica Plain | Oct 29, 2024 | Apr 29, 2025 | $214,000 |
| Open | SF1563827 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 449 Shawmut AV, Roxbury | Jan 23, 2024 | Jul 23, 2024 | $95,000 |
| Open | A1523705 | Amendment to a Long Form | 6 Park LN, Jamaica Plain | Oct 27, 2023 | Apr 27, 2024 | $500,000 |
| Closed | ALT1329173 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 6 Park LN, Jamaica Plain | Jul 17, 2023 | Jan 17, 2024 | $200,000 |
| Open | SF1365055 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 35 Fay ST, Roxbury | Aug 9, 2022 | Feb 9, 2023 | $100,000 |
| Closed | SF1306934 | Short Form Bldg Permit | , Jamaica Plain | Mar 30, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | $330,000 |
| Closed | SF1248726 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 1-3 Avery ST, Boston | Sep 28, 2021 | Mar 28, 2022 | $100,344 |
| Closed | SF1248726 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 1-3 Avery ST, Boston | Sep 28, 2021 | Mar 28, 2022 | $100,344 |
| Closed | COO1190098 | Certificate of Occupancy | 74 Brookley RD, Jamaica Plain | May 18, 2021 | — | $30,000 |
| Open | SF1164784 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 10 Mather ST, Dorchester | Mar 10, 2021 | Sep 10, 2021 | $178,538 |
| Closed | ALT1132774 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | , Jamaica Plain | Dec 11, 2020 | Jun 11, 2021 | $350,000 |
| Open | ALT1037419 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 493 Walnut AV, Jamaica Plain | Sep 9, 2020 | Mar 9, 2021 | $50,000 |
| Open | SF1038033 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 65-85 Kneeland ST, Boston | Jan 3, 2020 | Jul 3, 2020 | $50,127 |
| Open | ALT763673 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 41-53 Colborne RD, Brighton | Feb 7, 2019 | Aug 7, 2019 | $0 |
| Closed | SF732792 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 41-53 Colborne RD, Brighton | Jul 26, 2017 | Jan 26, 2018 | $56,900 |
| Closed | SF675268 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 493 Walnut AV, Jamaica Plain | Jan 26, 2017 | Jul 26, 2017 | $70,000 |
| Open | SF655384 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 88 Paul Gore ST, Jamaica Plain | Nov 8, 2016 | May 8, 2017 | $77,000 |
| Open | SF589928 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 21 Marlborough ST, Boston | May 20, 2016 | Nov 20, 2016 | $79,714 |
| Open | SF495247 | Short Form Bldg Permit | 55-63 Main ST, Charlestown | Jul 21, 2015 | Jan 21, 2016 | $13,458 |