196 Boston St

Boston, MA 02125

At this address

7 permits on record. Newest issued Sep 10: Install 3 gas stoves, 3 power vent hot water heaters and 3 gas furnace

Within ¼ mile

70 more permits (69 projects) issued since May 1. 2 are for new buildings, the nearest 860 ft away.

Biggest nearby

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

1. Install 3 gas stoves, 3 power vent hot water heaters and 3 gas furnace

   Plumbing
   Sep 10$20,000
2. New plumbing for 3 full bathrooms

   Plumbing
   Sep 9$30,000
3. Rewire all 3 units in public area and upgrade electrical service

   Electrical
   Jul 9$25,000
4. Replace kitchen cabinets in all three floors

   Alteration or repair
   Jun 30$155,800
5. Install vinyl siding and replacing 16 windows and 2 door

   Alteration or repair
   Jun 1, 2016$35,025
6. Remove/replace 17 existing windows

   Alteration or repair
   Dec 19, 2013$8,926
7. Install new rubber roof

   Roofing
   May 9, 2013$5,650

1. Gas furnace replacement for apartment 1

   188 Boston St · 130 ft NE · Plumbing
   Aug 19$6,500

1. Gas line for laundry

   42 Mayhew St · 790 ft SE · Plumbing
   Oct 5$1,000
2. Install Hardwire line voltage smoke within unit and common area

   12 Bellflower St · 800 ft NE · Fire systems
   Oct 2$2,000
3. Add common meter with panel, remodel 3 kit with laundry mat room

   12 Bellflower St · 800 ft NE · Electrical
   Oct 2$25,000
4. Weatherization, Insulation and air sealing

   223 Boston St · 360 ft SW · Alteration or repair
   Sep 30$5,476
5. Renovation 5 full bath, 3 kitchen sink, 3 Laundry, 3 water heater

   36-38 Harvest St · 540 ft E · Plumbing
   Sep 30$25,000
6. Renovation 3, gas pipe for furnaces

   36-38 Harvest St · 540 ft E · Plumbing
   Sep 30$12,000
7. Subdivision of existing parcel located at 781-783 Dorchester Avenue into two separate lots pursuant to…

   781 Dorchester Av · 970 ft E · Alteration or repair
   Sep 29not listed
8. Residential weatherization/air sealing

   132 Boston St · 780 ft NE · Alteration or repair
   Sep 28$9,000
9. Install five receptacles, three switches

   42 Mayhew St · 790 ft SE · Electrical
   Sep 28$2,500
10. Renovation of 2 bathroom and 1 kitchen sink

    53 Roseclair St · 970 ft SE · Plumbing
    Sep 27$6,000
11. New Laundry

    42 Mayhew St · 790 ft SE · Plumbing
    Sep 25$1,500
12. Service upgrade, add common meter, rewire front and back stairways

    11 Saint Margaret St · 330 ft S · Electrical
    Sep 24$40,000
13. Proposed construction of a new four-story

    781 Dorchester Av · 970 ft E · New building
    Sep 23$1,000,000
14. Install owner supplied temp service

    51 Saint Margaret St · 860 ft SE · Electrical
    Sep 22$1,000
15. Replace existing bathrooms, fixtures and finishes

    53 Roseclair St · 970 ft SE · Alteration or repair
    Sep 21$18,000
16. Complete strip and re-roof

    18r Mayhew St · 440 ft S · Roofing
    Sep 21$9,000
17. Install Custom Comfort 50 Gallon

    8-12 Enterprise St · 280 ft W · Plumbing
    Sep 18$1,200
18. Install a new wet and dry fire sprinkler system

    67 Harvest St · 280 ft NE · Fire systems
    Sep 13$47,500
19. Upgrade service from 100 to 200 amp

    24-26 Harvest St · 660 ft E · Electrical
    Sep 10$4,000
20. Renovating a 3 Family house

    12 Bellflower St · 800 ft NE · Plumbing
    Sep 5$38,000
21. Gas fitting 3 New Stove and 2 combi Boilers

    12 Bellflower St · 800 ft NE · Plumbing
    Sep 5$6,000
22. Install temporary 40x60 & (2) 9x10 tents to be used for Plumbers Union Holiday Party

    1230-1244 Massachusetts Av · 720 ft W · Other
    Aug 27$8,480
23. Install temporary 25kva generator used to power lighting and heaters for temporary tent

    1230-1244 Massachusetts Av · 720 ft W · Electrical
    Aug 25$1,100
24. Install (3) temporary 170,000BTU heaters each connected to (1) 100lb propane tank used to heat tents

    1230-1244 Massachusetts Av · 720 ft W · Plumbing
    Aug 24$1,710
25. Replace all interior Doors + baseboards + Doors and windows casings + 3 kitcgen cabinet

    36-38 Harvest St · 540 ft E · Alteration or repair
    Aug 20$80,000
26. Inspection of third floor electric meter after disconnect - reconnect

    57 Harvest St · 360 ft NE · Electrical
    Jul 28$300
27. Install 9 replacement windows

    42 Mayhew St · 790 ft SE · Alteration or repair
    Jul 23$6,760
28. Install boilers and indirect water heaters

    11 Saint Margaret St · 330 ft S · Plumbing
    Jul 16$30,000
29. Install 3 gas boilers

    11 Saint Margaret St · 330 ft S · Plumbing
    Jul 16$30,000
30. Rewire 1st floor rear enclosed porch and rear 2nd + 3rd floor open decks

    819 Dorchester Av · 900 ft E · Electrical
    Jul 15$6,500
31. Water heater

    15 Mount Vernon St · 420 ft SE · Plumbing
    Jul 14$1,800
32. Demo all water damaged walls in an exist 3fam

    12 Bellflower St · 800 ft NE · Alteration or repair
    Jul 13$412,500
33. Residential weatherization/air sealing

    1281 Massachusetts Av · 860 ft SW · Alteration or repair
    Jul 1$5,000
34. To erect a new 3 story / 2 residential building with parking on grade.

    51 Saint Margaret St · 860 ft SE · New building
    Jul 1$750,000
35. Service upgrade

    10 Bellflower St · 820 ft NE · Electrical
    Jun 22$6,000
36. Renovate kitchens, bathrooms, replace/repair Hvac system

    726 Columbia Rd · 940 ft S · Alteration or repair
    Jun 16$85,000
37. Replace Electrical panel guts & breakers that had been damaged by water - Panel service pool equipment

    25 Jan Karski Wy · 830 ft N · Electrical
    Jun 10$2,500
38. Emergency removal of fallen EMT conduit and disconnection of the associated circuit at the electrical panel…

    1273 Massachusetts Av · 840 ft SW · Electrical
    Jun 5$600
39. Add a public meter

    40 Harvest St · 490 ft E · Electrical
    May 27$3,000
40. Relocate one horn strobe and add two strobe only

    11 Mayhew St · 490 ft S · Fire systems
    May 19$7,000
41. Clean Joe will be removing all affected drywalls

    12 Bellflower St · 800 ft NE · Alteration or repair
    May 14$20,000
42. Install manual fire alarm system per 527 cmr 12.00

    15 Bellflower St · 880 ft NE · Fire systems
    May 12$10,500
43. Install new fire alarm system

    26 Roseclair St · 740 ft S · Fire systems
    May 8$5,000
44. Class A fire alarm system

    67 Harvest St · 280 ft NE · Fire systems
    May 6$21,000

1. Rooftop solar installation

   8 Allstate Rd · 0.25 mi N · Solar
   Oct 5$500,000
2. W/O 29232318 - Above ground - 3 phase - 200 amp W/O 28639593 - Above ground - 1 phase - 200 amp

   78 Willow Ct · 0.21 mi NW · Electrical
   Sep 24$2,000
3. Replace existing siding, install window trim

   23 Howell St · 0.20 mi NE · Alteration or repair
   Sep 21$30,000
4. We are going to do the vinyl siding on entire house add 3/8 insulation and install monogram vinyl siding from…

   763-765 Columbia Rd · 0.24 mi S · Alteration or repair
   Sep 21$58,800
5. Service change

   11 Sumner St · 0.24 mi S · Electrical
   Sep 3$6,000
6. 10.120 kW, Rooftop Mounted, Solar PV System (23 panels) No Battery × 2 permits

   10 Washburn St · 0.23 mi NE · Solar
   Aug 14$27,692
7. Install a UL Central Station fire alarm system

   23 Howell St · 0.20 mi NE · Fire systems
   Aug 14$5,000
8. 200 Amp main panel upgrade

   10 Washburn St · 0.23 mi NE · Electrical
   Aug 14$3,600
9. Install one set of customer supplied channel letters

   20-36 District Av · 0.20 mi NW · Sign
   Aug 7$4,050
10. Install 2-ton ductless mini-split system in the left side yard

    86 Buttonwood St · 0.24 mi E · Electrical
    Aug 6$1,000
11. Replace 15 existing 2x4 troffer light fixtures with 15 new Led flat panel troffers in second floor classroom…

    790 Columbia Rd · 0.21 mi SE · Electrical
    Jul 31$7,500
12. Raze existing buildingDig Safe#20263014360

    78 Willow Ct · 0.21 mi NW · Demolition
    Jul 29$10,000
13. Renovation all gas pipe of whole house

    23 Howell St · 0.20 mi NE · Plumbing
    Jul 23$15,500
14. Relocated gym to second floor

    75 Willow Ct · 0.21 mi NW · Other
    Jul 22not listed
15. Installation of (3) Double-Hung Window Replacement Inserts and (1) Patio Door

    13 Howell St · 0.21 mi NE · Alteration or repair
    Jun 30$16,598
16. Main Ceiling R22 Blown-in Cellulose (Drill)

    790 Columbia Rd · 0.21 mi SE · Alteration or repair
    Jun 30$16,148
17. Retrofit installation of refrigeration electrical controls onto existing walk-in cooler

    695-707 Columbia Rd · 0.22 mi S · Electrical
    Jun 25$7,500
18. Remove and replace rear porch system

    201 E Cottage St · 0.25 mi S · Alteration or repair
    Jun 24$37,000
19. Work to be done at secondary address 91 Roseclair

    857-861 Dorchester Av · 0.21 mi SE · Electrical
    Jun 24$200
20. Remodel 2 kitchens and 2 bathrooms on the 1st and 2nd floor including electrical and plumbing work and Open a…

    14 Elder St · 0.24 mi SW · Alteration or repair
    Jun 24$150,000
21. Sold by Tim: *tap into gas line located in utility room run adequately sized gas line from inside that…

    63r Boston St · 0.23 mi N · Plumbing
    Jun 17$7,000
22. Install new hardwood floor/suspended ceiling and paint due to water damage

    790 Columbia Rd · 0.21 mi SE · Alteration or repair
    May 20$110,850
23. TJ Maxx - Remove and install 4 new Lav sinks

    8 Allstate Rd · 0.25 mi N · Plumbing
    May 15$12,000
24. We are replacing (3) Rooftop HVAC units supplied by the customers energy company

    695-707 Columbia Rd · 0.22 mi S · Plumbing
    May 1$3,264

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Boston's decision codes, from its data dictionary: AppProv, "approved with conditions".

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

   67 Harvest St · 280 ft NE · Requested · city: "Community Process" · case BOA1886554
   Filed Aug 11
2. Zoning appeal: "Subdivision to create 2 parcels, Lot…"

   174 Boston St · 280 ft NE · Requested · city: "Community Process" · case BOA1886546
   Filed Aug 11
3. Zoning appeal; the description is on the city's appeal tracker.

   783 Dorchester Av · 950 ft E · Requested · city: "Community Process" · case BOA1864656
   Filed Jun 24
4. To remove sidewalk & granite curb currently blocking driveway, grade, install matching cornerstones & pour…

   57 Mount Vernon St · 0.24 mi SE · No decision posted · city: "Hearing Concluded" · case BOA1825854
   Hearing date Sep 22filed Mar 6
5. To confirm occupancy as three family and change occupancy to a six family

   833 Dorchester Av · 950 ft E · Requested · city: "Community Process" · case BOA1817966
   Filed Feb 2
6. Zoning appeal: "Scope of work clarified 6.2.2026: To renovate 769 Columbia Road, Boston…"

   769 Columbia Rd · 0.24 mi S · Approved · city: "Appeal Closed", decision "AppProv" · case BOA1857327
   Decided Jul 17hearing Jul 14
7. Zoning appeal; the city gives no description.

   18 Washburn St · 0.22 mi NE · Closed with no decision posted · city: "Appeal Closed" · case BOA1873333
   Filed Jul 16

• 198-214 Boston St newest permit Aug 1, 2025
• 190 Boston St newest permit Oct 6, 2025
• 188 Boston St newest permit Aug 19, 2026
• 174 Boston St newest permit Oct 9, 2025
• 173 Boston St newest permit Dec 17, 2025
• 172 Boston St newest permit Dec 12, 2025
• 223 Boston St newest permit Sep 30, 2026
• 224-226 Boston St newest permit Nov 14, 2025
• 164 Boston St newest permit Aug 14, 2025
• 158 Boston St newest permit Jan 16, 2026

Boston Inspectional Services Department updated its data Oct 9, 2026. We checked it Oct 10, 02:57 UTC. See the city's official records.

Zoning requests come from the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal tracker. We read it Oct 10, 02:17 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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