# Building permits at 15 Powell St, Boston, MA 1 Hartlawn Rd: demolition permitted May 1, a new building May 5. Two permits on record here. The newest, Oct 8, 2024: Complete wiring of new 4 bedroom dwelling with attached garage. Within a quarter mile, the city has issued 38 more permits (36 projects) since May 1. One is for a new building, 0.23 mi away. ## At this address | Date | Type | Work | Cost | Permit | |---|---|---|---|---| | Oct 8, 2024 | Electrical | Complete wiring of new 4 bedroom dwelling with attached garage | $35,000 | [E1627861](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1627861/) | | Aug 8, 2023 | New building | existing parcel #2010342001 with 25,400 sq ft of land... subdivide this lot into 4 new parcels... This lot A4 to have 7,100 sq ft and erect new construction single family dwelling. | $400,000 | [ERT1411280](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/ERT1411280/) | ## Within ¼ mi since May 1, 2026 38 permits in the circle. From our copy of the city's data (last 24 months). ### This block (250 to 1,000 ft), 23 permits | Date | Address | Distance | Type | Work | Cost | Permit | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Oct 1, 2026 | [2152 Centre St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/2152-centre-st/) | 880 ft E | Solar | Installation of roof mounted photovoltaic solar systems, 5.33 KW 13 panels NO BATTERY STORAGE | $32,700 | [SF1903318](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1903318/) | | Sep 25, 2026 | [2152 Centre St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/2152-centre-st/) | 880 ft E | Solar | Installation of roof mounted photovoltaic solar systems, 5.33 kw 13 panels NO BATTERY STORAGE | $32,700 | [E1904112](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1904112/) | | Sep 30, 2026 | [2152 Centre St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/2152-centre-st/) | 880 ft E | Electrical | Service conductor refeed | $2,000 | [E1905061](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1905061/) | | Sep 23, 2026 | [11 Bogandale Rd](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/11-bogandale-rd/) | 950 ft E | Electrical | -Install power for mini split/Condensor -Install Low voltage wiring -Install wiring for 2 air handlier -Install power for heat pump -Install wiring for branch box -Install a hard wired CO detector with battery back up -Install 120v outlet for on demand hot water | $3,500 | [E1901936](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1901936/) | | Sep 21, 2026 | [11 Bogandale Rd](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/11-bogandale-rd/) | 950 ft E | Plumbing | installing Tankless water heater | $4,000 | [PL1901943](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/PL1901943/) | | Sep 21, 2026 | [11 Bogandale Rd](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/11-bogandale-rd/) | 950 ft E | Plumbing | Installing gas pipe to accommodate fuel demand for new tankless water heater | $1,500 | [G1902228](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/G1902228/) | | Sep 10, 2026 | [75 Spring St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/75-spring-st/) | 580 ft N | Electrical | replace and or retrofit 52 lights, add dimming wire to existing fixtures and install new dimming panel | $6,000 | [E1899223](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1899223/) | | Sep 4, 2026 | [7 Chesbrough Rd](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/7-chesbrough-rd/) | 990 ft N | Alteration or repair | To remove and replace 1 entry door. Like for like; no structural alterations. | $8,616 | [SF1895004](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1895004/) | | Sep 3, 2026 | [16 Alaric St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/16-alaric-st/) | 600 ft E | Solar | roof mounted solar | $9,000 | [SF1867376](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1867376/) | | Sep 3, 2026 | [16 Alaric St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/16-alaric-st/) | 600 ft E | Solar | installing roof mounted solar | $18,000 | [E1867374](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1867374/) | | Sep 2, 2026 | [16 Alaric St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/16-alaric-st/) | 600 ft E | Roofing | Strip and reroof 15 squares | $11,375 | [SF1887261](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1887261/) | | Aug 28, 2026 | [25-29 Spring St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/25--29-spring-st/) | 750 ft NE | Alteration or repair | Retrofit insulation of all exterior walls with fire rated closed cell polyurethane pour foam | $378,500 | [SF1891312](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1891312/) | | Jul 21, 2026 | [2152 Centre St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/2152-centre-st/) | 880 ft E | Other | Installing Bryant 36K BTU Outdoor Unit, Bryant 9K BTU Indoor Wall Unit, and Bryant 24K BTU Indoor Wall Unit. | $18,853 | [SF1865338](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1865338/) | | Jul 15, 2026 | [10 Earnshaw St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/10-earnshaw-st/) | 860 ft S | Electrical | Upgrade electrical service to 200A Add 4 recessed lights, 1 bathroom fan | $9,000 | [E1872175](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1872175/) | | Jul 1, 2026 | [16 Alaric St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/16-alaric-st/) | 600 ft E | Plumbing | Convert bathroom from 1/2 bath o 3/4 bath | $2,000 | [PL1865781](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/PL1865781/) | | Jul 1, 2026 | [2152 Centre St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/2152-centre-st/) | 880 ft E | Electrical | Installing Bryant 36K BTU Outdoor Unit, Bryant 9K BTU Indoor Wall Unit, and Bryant 24K BTU Indoor Wall Unit. | $1,500 | [E1865333](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1865333/) | | Jun 29, 2026 | [5-7 Cass St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/5--7-cass-st/) | 450 ft SW | Electrical | Replace Federal Pacific panel with new circuit breaker panel | $2,400 | [E1864299](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1864299/) | | Jun 26, 2026 | [16 Alaric St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/16-alaric-st/) | 600 ft E | Electrical | Rewire 1 bathroom | $800 | [E1863835](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1863835/) | | Jun 10, 2026 | [19-21 Summer St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/19--21-summer-st/) | 340 ft SE | Solar | Install 7.79 kW panels. Will not exceed roof panel but will add 6" to height. 19 panels total. No ESS / No Structural. | $30,000 | [SF1845408](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1845408/) | | May 6, 2026 | [19-21 Summer St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/19--21-summer-st/) | 340 ft SE | Solar | Install 7.79 kW panels. Will not exceed roof panel but will add 6" to height. 19 panels total. No ESS / No Structural. | $30,000 | [E1845412](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1845412/) | | May 26, 2026 | [100-110 Spring St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/100--110-spring-st/) | 390 ft W | Alteration or repair | Open cell spray foam 15" r60 ceiling | $7,500 | [SF1843014](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1843014/) | | May 22, 2026 | [54 Cass St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/54-cass-st/) | 720 ft SE | Alteration or repair | Blown in cellulose insulation at exterior walls, air sealing and weatherization. | $5,643 | [SF1847952](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1847952/) | | May 4, 2026 | [44 Cass St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/44-cass-st/) | 570 ft S | Plumbing | Install one high-efficiency water heater | $6,000 | [PL1841093](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/PL1841093/) | ### Farther (1,000 ft to ¼ mi), 15 permits | Date | Address | Distance | Type | Work | Cost | Permit | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Sep 28, 2026 | [40 Ivory St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/40-ivory-st/) | 0.24 mi N | Roofing | Strip and replace shingle roof. | $17,500 | [SF1899454](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1899454/) | | Sep 23, 2026 | [9 Tarleton Rd](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/9-tarleton-rd/) | 0.20 mi N | Roofing | Remove & repalce roof | $15,800 | [SF1901852](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1901852/) | | Sep 3, 2026 | [11 Hartlawn Rd](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/11-hartlawn-rd/) | 0.20 mi SW | Alteration or repair | Removing and replacing 5 windows, replacing like with like, no structural changes. | $4,536 | [SF1886295](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1886295/) | | Aug 17, 2026 | [4 Lorette St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/4-lorette-st/) | 0.22 mi NE | Electrical | upgrade service to 400 amps. 200 amps for each unit,and add a house meter, house panel. Install subpanel in the 2nd floor/3rd floor/garage Re-wire to replace knob and tube circuits, | $31,000 | [E1888362](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1888362/) | | Aug 7, 2026 | [44 Sanborn Av](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/44-sanborn-av/) | 0.24 mi N | Roofing | strip roof shingles and re-roof per manufacturers specs - replace 1 gutter - NO STRUCTURAL CHANGES | $30,300 | [SF1878846](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1878846/) | | Aug 4, 2026 | [20-22 Sanborn Av](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/20--22-sanborn-av/) | 0.22 mi N | Alteration or repair | Install new siding and replace windows. | $150,000 | [SF1870076](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1870076/) | | Jul 24, 2026 | [95 Cass St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/95-cass-st/) | 0.22 mi SE | Roofing | Strip all asphalt roofing. Furnish and install new architectural asphalt shingle roofing system. | $15,326 | [SF1875181](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1875181/) | | Jun 29, 2026 | [1 Hartlawn Rd](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/1-hartlawn-rd/) | 0.23 mi SW | Electrical | wire new single family home with a 200 amp overhead service | $20,000 | [E1865350](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1865350/) | | Jun 24, 2026 | [2197 Centre St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/2197-centre-st/) | 0.20 mi SE | Electrical | Wiring to two mini split units | $2,000 | [E1862660](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1862660/) | | Jun 18, 2026 | [2197 Centre St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/2197-centre-st/) | 0.20 mi SE | Alteration or repair | Air sealing, blown in cellulose for attic floor & overhang, fg for damming & crawl space ceiling, remove old fg batts, 2" rigid for crawl space ceiling, weather strip & sweep for doors | $4,466 | [SF1850385](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1850385/) | | Jun 8, 2026 | [1 Hartlawn Rd](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/1-hartlawn-rd/) | 0.23 mi SW | Plumbing | rough and finish plumbing for new home | $20,000 | [PL1858818](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/PL1858818/) | | Jun 8, 2026 | [1 Hartlawn Rd](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/1-hartlawn-rd/) | 0.23 mi SW | Plumbing | gas piping for new home | $5,000 | [G1858819](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/G1858819/) | | Jun 2, 2026 | [97 Baker St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/97-baker-st/) | 0.25 mi SW | Roofing | Full strip and re roof | $6,500 | [SF1847065](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1847065/) | | May 5, 2026 | [1 Hartlawn Rd](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/1-hartlawn-rd/) | 0.23 mi SW | New building | Tear down existing structure at 157 Baker Street and rebuild a new single family dwelling with a one car attached garage. Please note the new building will face the side street and will be known as 1 Hartlawn St.; Requesting Nominal Fee;Single family with attached garage for one vehicle, unfinished | $440,000 | [ERT1770431](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/ERT1770431/) | | May 1, 2026 | [1 Hartlawn Rd](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/1-hartlawn-rd/) | 0.23 mi SW | Demolition | Demo existing structure in order to rebuild new single family dwelling in conjunction with ERT 1770431. Please note the former address was 157 Baker St. We changed the new house to face Hartlawn.Dig Safe#2026-1803335 | $14,800 | [SF1843262](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1843262/) | ## Zoning requests nearby There are no zoning requests on file within ¼ mi. Boston's feed was last read Oct 9. ## More on this street Other addresses on Powell St with permits, nearest house number first: - [17 Powell St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/17-powell-st/): newest permit Mar 5, 2025 - [19 Powell St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/19-powell-st/): newest permit Aug 18, 2025 - [20 Powell St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/20-powell-st/): newest permit Mar 11, 2026 - [21 Powell St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/21-powell-st/): newest permit Jan 3, 2025 --- Source: Boston Inspectional Services Department permit data (https://data.boston.gov/dataset/approved-building-permits). Checked 2026-10-09 13:55 UTC. Nearby Permits, https://nearbypermits.com. JSON API and MCP server: https://nearbypermits.com/developers/ Zoning requests come from the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal tracker (https://data.boston.gov/dataset/zoning-board-of-appeal-tracker). We read it Oct 9, 13:17 UTC. Map, both permits at this address and 38 nearby: https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/15-powell-st/