13 Dorset St

Boston, MA 02125

At this address

5 permits on record. Newest issued Jul 17, 2025: Insulate 4599 sq ft exterior walls with cellulose insulation insulate…

Within ¼ mile

72 more permits (71 projects) issued since May 1. 2 are for new buildings, the nearest 220 ft away.

Biggest nearby

A $1M new building at 781 Dorchester Av, permitted Sep 23, within ¼ mile since May 1.

1. Insulate 4599 sq ft exterior walls with cellulose insulation insulate 154 sq.ft kneewall slope with 6"…

   Alteration or repair
   Jul 17, 2025$15,382
2. Install 120 volt self initiated smoke detector devices with 9 volt battery back up in front hall

   Fire systems
   Jul 14, 2022$1,200
3. Install public meter and public panel, 4 common area circuits

   Electrical
   Jul 14, 2022$1,200
4. Backflow preventer

   Plumbing
   Aug 8, 2014not listed
5. Replace boiler steam

   Plumbing
   Jul 28, 2014not listed

1. Replace furnace and AC

   7 Bellflower St · 230 ft N · Plumbing
   Oct 9$9,625
2. Replace furnace and AC

   7 Bellflower St · 230 ft N · Electrical
   Oct 9$2,400
3. Install Hardwire line voltage smoke within unit and common area

   12 Bellflower St · 150 ft N · Fire systems
   Oct 2$2,000
4. Add common meter with panel, remodel 3 kit with laundry mat room

   12 Bellflower St · 150 ft N · Electrical
   Oct 2$25,000
5. Subdivision of existing parcel located at 781-783 Dorchester Avenue into two separate lots pursuant to…

   781 Dorchester Av · 220 ft E · Alteration or repair
   Sep 29not listed
6. Proposed construction of a new four-story

   781 Dorchester Av · 220 ft E · New building
   Sep 23$1,000,000
7. Renovating a 3 Family house

   12 Bellflower St · 150 ft N · Plumbing
   Sep 5$38,000
8. Gas fitting 3 New Stove and 2 combi Boilers

   12 Bellflower St · 150 ft N · Plumbing
   Sep 5$6,000
9. Demo all water damaged walls in an exist 3fam

   12 Bellflower St · 150 ft N · Alteration or repair
   Jul 13$412,500
10. Service upgrade

    10 Bellflower St · 140 ft N · Electrical
    Jun 22$6,000
11. Clean Joe will be removing all affected drywalls

    12 Bellflower St · 150 ft N · Alteration or repair
    May 14$20,000

1. Strip and re-roof

   24 Mount Vernon St · 590 ft S · Roofing
   Oct 14$22,500
2. Replace existing deck boards

   5a Mount Vernon St · 740 ft SW · Alteration or repair
   Oct 14$53,820
3. Pending;ALT1894871 Occupancy Committee.The contractor will install temporary roof supports

   18 Washburn St · 610 ft N · Demolition
   Oct 14$5,800
4. Upgrade service to 200amp and public meter

   38 Saint Margaret St · 790 ft S · Electrical
   Oct 14$4,000
5. Re wire 3 apartament and service upgrade

   196 Boston St · 750 ft SW · Electrical
   Oct 9$20,000
6. Gas line for laundry

   42 Mayhew St · 940 ft S · Plumbing
   Oct 5$1,000
7. Renovation 5 full bath, 3 kitchen sink, 3 Laundry, 3 water heater

   36-38 Harvest St · 390 ft S · Plumbing
   Sep 30$25,000
8. Renovation 3, gas pipe for furnaces

   36-38 Harvest St · 390 ft S · Plumbing
   Sep 30$12,000
9. Residential weatherization/air sealing

   132 Boston St · 520 ft NW · Alteration or repair
   Sep 28$9,000
10. Install five receptacles, three switches

    42 Mayhew St · 940 ft S · Electrical
    Sep 28$2,500
11. New Laundry

    42 Mayhew St · 940 ft S · Plumbing
    Sep 25$1,500
12. Service upgrade, add common meter, rewire front and back stairways

    11 Saint Margaret St · 950 ft SW · Electrical
    Sep 24$40,000
13. Install owner supplied temp service

    51 Saint Margaret St · 930 ft S · Electrical
    Sep 22$1,000
14. Replace existing siding, install window trim

    23 Howell St · 530 ft N · Alteration or repair
    Sep 21$30,000
15. Complete strip and re-roof

    18r Mayhew St · 950 ft SW · Roofing
    Sep 21$9,000
16. Install a new wet and dry fire sprinkler system

    67 Harvest St · 520 ft W · Fire systems
    Sep 13$47,500
17. Install 3 gas stoves, 3 power vent hot water heaters and 3 gas furnace

    196 Boston St · 750 ft SW · Plumbing
    Sep 10$20,000
18. Upgrade service from 100 to 200 amp

    24-26 Harvest St · 410 ft S · Electrical
    Sep 10$4,000
19. New plumbing for 3 full bathrooms

    196 Boston St · 750 ft SW · Plumbing
    Sep 9$30,000
20. Replace all interior Doors + baseboards + Doors and windows casings + 3 kitcgen cabinet

    36-38 Harvest St · 390 ft S · Alteration or repair
    Aug 20$80,000
21. Gas furnace replacement for apartment 1

    188 Boston St · 650 ft W · Plumbing
    Aug 19$6,500
22. 10.120 kW, Rooftop Mounted, Solar PV System (23 panels) No Battery × 2 permits

    10 Washburn St · 580 ft N · Solar
    Aug 14$27,692
23. Install a UL Central Station fire alarm system

    23 Howell St · 530 ft N · Fire systems
    Aug 14$5,000
24. 200 Amp main panel upgrade

    10 Washburn St · 580 ft N · Electrical
    Aug 14$3,600
25. Existing house is a single house family

    91 Buttonwood St · 940 ft SE · Alteration or repair
    Aug 10$100,000
26. Install 2-ton ductless mini-split system in the left side yard

    86 Buttonwood St · 920 ft SE · Electrical
    Aug 6$1,000
27. Inspection of third floor electric meter after disconnect - reconnect

    57 Harvest St · 390 ft W · Electrical
    Jul 28$300
28. Install 9 replacement windows

    42 Mayhew St · 940 ft S · Alteration or repair
    Jul 23$6,760
29. Renovation all gas pipe of whole house

    23 Howell St · 530 ft N · Plumbing
    Jul 23$15,500
30. Install boilers and indirect water heaters

    11 Saint Margaret St · 950 ft SW · Plumbing
    Jul 16$30,000
31. Install 3 gas boilers

    11 Saint Margaret St · 950 ft SW · Plumbing
    Jul 16$30,000
32. Rewire 1st floor rear enclosed porch and rear 2nd + 3rd floor open decks

    819 Dorchester Av · 380 ft SE · Electrical
    Jul 15$6,500
33. Water heater

    15 Mount Vernon St · 680 ft SW · Plumbing
    Jul 14$1,800
34. Rewire all 3 units in public area and upgrade electrical service

    196 Boston St · 750 ft SW · Electrical
    Jul 9$25,000
35. To erect a new 3 story / 2 residential building with parking on grade.

    51 Saint Margaret St · 930 ft S · New building
    Jul 1$750,000
36. Installation of (3) Double-Hung Window Replacement Inserts and (1) Patio Door

    13 Howell St · 480 ft N · Alteration or repair
    Jun 30$16,598
37. Replace kitchen cabinets in all three floors

    196 Boston St · 750 ft SW · Alteration or repair
    Jun 30$155,800
38. Work to be done at secondary address 91 Roseclair

    857-861 Dorchester Av · 900 ft S · Electrical
    Jun 24$200
39. Add a public meter

    40 Harvest St · 390 ft SW · Electrical
    May 27$3,000
40. Install manual fire alarm system per 527 cmr 12.00

    15 Bellflower St · 270 ft N · Fire systems
    May 12$10,500
41. Class A fire alarm system

    67 Harvest St · 520 ft W · Fire systems
    May 6$21,000

1. Installation of UG Electrical Secondary conduit from 2 privately owned padmounted transformers feeding…

   1-5 Henry Sterling Sq · 0.24 mi NE · Electrical
   Oct 7$3,500
2. Weatherization, Insulation and air sealing

   223 Boston St · 0.21 mi SW · Alteration or repair
   Sep 30$5,476
3. Meter replacement as part of Eversource's AMI project

   7 Cottrell St · 0.20 mi SE · Electrical
   Sep 30$1,500
4. Bathroom remodeling: tile, plumbing, cabinetry

   49 Buttonwood St · 0.24 mi SE · Alteration or repair
   Sep 29$34,950
5. Renovation of 2 bathroom and 1 kitchen sink

   53 Roseclair St · 0.22 mi S · Plumbing
   Sep 27$6,000
6. Install new rubber roof

   36 Buttonwood St · 0.24 mi S · Roofing
   Sep 25$27,560
7. Replace existing bathrooms, fixtures and finishes

   53 Roseclair St · 0.22 mi S · Alteration or repair
   Sep 21$18,000
8. Install Custom Comfort 50 Gallon

   8-12 Enterprise St · 0.19 mi W · Plumbing
   Sep 18$1,200
9. Commercial roof recover over existing substrate with no structural modifications or deck replacement

   99 Boston St · 0.21 mi N · Roofing
   Sep 16$161,885
10. Rewire 3 units, and house panel

    86 Mount Vernon St · 0.21 mi SE · Electrical
    Sep 16$50,000
11. Replace the existing obsolete jockey pump controller and fire pump controller

    99 Boston St · 0.21 mi N · Fire systems
    Aug 21$93,000
12. Replace 15 existing 2x4 troffer light fixtures with 15 new Led flat panel troffers in second floor classroom…

    790 Columbia Rd · 0.22 mi S · Electrical
    Jul 31$7,500
13. Main Ceiling R22 Blown-in Cellulose (Drill)

    790 Columbia Rd · 0.22 mi S · Alteration or repair
    Jun 30$16,148
14. Sold by Tim: *tap into gas line located in utility room run adequately sized gas line from inside that…

    63r Boston St · 0.22 mi NW · Plumbing
    Jun 17$7,000
15. Replace Electrical panel guts & breakers that had been damaged by water - Panel service pool equipment

    25 Jan Karski Wy · 0.20 mi NW · Electrical
    Jun 10$2,500
16. Install new hardwood floor/suspended ceiling and paint due to water damage

    790 Columbia Rd · 0.22 mi S · Alteration or repair
    May 20$110,850
17. Relocate one horn strobe and add two strobe only

    11 Mayhew St · 0.21 mi SW · Fire systems
    May 19$7,000
18. Install new fire alarm system

    26 Roseclair St · 0.23 mi SW · Fire systems
    May 8$5,000
19. Kitchen renovation and added laundry

    40 Buttonwood St · 0.24 mi SE · Alteration or repair
    May 5$5,000

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1. Zoning appeal: "Subdivision to create 2 parcels, Lot…"

   67 Harvest St · 520 ft W · Requested · city: "Community Process" · case BOA1886554
   Filed Aug 11
2. Zoning appeal: "Subdivision to create 2 parcels, Lot…"

   174 Boston St · 550 ft W · Requested · city: "Community Process" · case BOA1886546
   Filed Aug 11
3. Zoning appeal; the description is on the city's appeal tracker.

   783 Dorchester Av · 210 ft E · Requested · city: "Community Process" · case BOA1864656
   Filed Jun 24
4. To confirm occupancy as three family and change occupancy to a six family

   833 Dorchester Av · 610 ft S · Requested · city: "Community Process" · case BOA1817966
   Filed Feb 2
5. To combine Parcels 1303307000 and 1303308000 to create a single lot, raze the existing structure at 51…

   51 Buttonwood St · 0.23 mi SE · Requested · city: "Community Process" · case BOA1800300
   Filed Nov 21, 2025
6. To remove sidewalk & granite curb currently blocking driveway, grade, install matching cornerstones & pour…

   57 Mount Vernon St · 970 ft SE · Approved · city: "ZBA Decision Finalized", decision "Approved" · case BOA1825854
   Decided Oct 9hearing Sep 22
7. Zoning appeal; the city gives no description.

   18 Washburn St · 610 ft N · Closed with no decision posted · city: "Appeal Closed" · case BOA1873333
   Filed Jul 16

• 7 Dorset St newest permit Jan 6, 2025
• 26-28 Dorset St newest permit Oct 24, 2025
• 38 Dorset St newest permit Jan 21, 2025
• 54 Dorset St newest permit Nov 17, 2025

Boston Inspectional Services Department updated its data Oct 15, 2026. We checked it Oct 16, 10:49 UTC. See the city's official records.

Zoning requests come from the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal tracker. We read it Oct 16, 07:47 UTC.

At this address: every permit the city holds. Nearby: permits from the last two years, from our copy of the city's data.

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