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Map of 84 permits and 2 zoning requests within a quarter mile of 278 Bowdoin StAlteration or repair, 40 Norton St, Oct 8, 2026Alteration or repair, 22 Ronan St, Oct 7, 2026Roofing, 84 Clarkson St, Oct 7, 2026Electrical, 42 Richfield St, Oct 6, 2026Fire systems, 260-268a Bowdoin St, Oct 5, 2026Electrical, 40 Bellevue St, Oct 5, 2026Electrical, 76 Barry St, Sep 30, 2026Alteration or repair, 134 Draper St, Sep 29, 2026Alteration or repair, 17 Fernald Te, Sep 29, 2026Alteration or repair, 49 Mount Ida Rd, Sep 25, 2026Electrical, 84 Clarkson St, Sep 25, 2026Electrical, 19 Mount Ida Rd, Sep 24, 2026Alteration or repair, 130 Hamilton St, Sep 21, 2026Fire systems, 357 Bowdoin St, Sep 18, 2026Plumbing, 5-7 Fifield St, Sep 16, 2026Electrical, 20 Potosi St, Sep 15, 2026Electrical, 70 Hamilton St, Sep 15, 2026Electrical, 5-7 Fifield St, Sep 14, 2026Solar, 191-195 Bowdoin St, Sep 10, 2026Alteration or repair, 34-36 Howe St, Sep 9, 2026Plumbing, 34-36 Howe St, Sep 9, 2026Alteration or repair, 15 Juliette St, Sep 4, 2026Solar, 71-73 Richfield St, Sep 4, 2026Solar, 42 Richfield St, Sep 4, 2026Electrical, 71-73 Richfield St, Sep 4, 2026Alteration or repair, 85 Norton St, Aug 31, 2026Electrical, 38 Olney St, Aug 27, 2026Electrical, 31 Barry St, Aug 27, 2026Alteration or repair, 5-7 Fifield St, Aug 26, 2026Alteration or repair, 27 Stonehurst St, Aug 24, 2026Roofing, 9 Fernald Te, Aug 21, 2026Electrical, 42 Richfield St, Aug 21, 2026Solar, 42 Richfield St, Aug 20, 2026Electrical, 260-268a Bowdoin St, Aug 18, 2026Alteration or repair, 3 Topliff St, Aug 17, 2026Roofing, 27 Stonehurst St, Aug 17, 2026Electrical, 38 Olney St, Aug 12, 2026Electrical, 260-268a Bowdoin St, Aug 12, 2026Electrical, 70-72 Clarkson St, Aug 10, 2026Plumbing, 70-72 Clarkson St, Aug 5, 2026Plumbing, 70-72 Clarkson St, Aug 5, 2026Electrical, 36r Richfield St, Aug 3, 2026Fire systems, 357 Bowdoin St, Jul 31, 2026Plumbing, 260-268a Bowdoin St, Jul 30, 2026Plumbing, 260-268a Bowdoin St, Jul 24, 2026Electrical, 1 Richfield Pk, Jul 23, 2026Alteration or repair, 105 Draper St, Jul 21, 2026Alteration or repair, 150 Draper St, Jul 15, 2026Alteration or repair, 480 Quincy St, Jul 13, 2026Solar, 49 Coleman St, Jul 13, 2026Alteration or repair, 378-380 Bowdoin St, Jul 10, 2026Electrical, 41 Percival St, Jul 2, 2026Alteration or repair, 70-72 Clarkson St, Jun 30, 2026Roofing, 186-188 Hamilton St, Jun 30, 2026Electrical, 223-227a Bowdoin St, Jun 26, 2026Electrical, 223-227a Bowdoin St, Jun 26, 2026Electrical, 108 Norton St, Jun 26, 2026Alteration or repair, 71 Clarkson St, Jun 17, 2026Other, 10 Parish St, Jun 15, 2026Plumbing, 83 Hamilton St, Jun 6, 2026Roofing, 118 Draper St, Jun 5, 2026Plumbing, 83 Hamilton St, Jun 5, 2026Alteration or repair, 53 Coleman St, Jun 4, 2026Electrical, 35 Fox St, Jun 4, 2026Alteration or repair, 33 Percival St, Jun 2, 2026Alteration or repair, 117 Draper St, Jun 1, 2026Solar, 24 Richfield St, Jun 1, 2026Solar, 15 Fernald Te, Jun 1, 2026Alteration or repair, 207 Bowdoin St, May 29, 2026Plumbing, 22 Speedwell St, May 27, 2026Electrical, 69 Mount Ida Rd, May 27, 2026Alteration or repair, 126 Draper St, May 22, 2026Alteration or repair, 15 Fernald Te, May 21, 2026Electrical, 22 Speedwell St, May 21, 2026Alteration or repair, 40 Bellevue St, May 20, 2026Alteration or repair, 22 Speedwell St, May 20, 2026Alteration or repair, 38 Bellevue St, May 19, 2026Alteration or repair, 260-268a Bowdoin St, May 15, 2026Alteration or repair, 79-81 Barry St, May 14, 2026Fire systems, 357 Bowdoin St, May 11, 2026Electrical, 357 Bowdoin St, May 11, 2026Plumbing, 69 Mount Ida Rd, May 8, 2026Plumbing, 69 Mount Ida Rd, May 8, 2026Alteration or repair, 5 Fox St, May 6, 2026Zoning request · Filed Jul 11 · 68 Clarkson St · Zoning appeal: "New four story building on vacant lot with four units and four parking" Zoning request · Filed Jul 13 · 68 Clarkson St · Zoning appeal: "New four story building on vacant lot with four units and four parking"660 ft Map preview
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278 Bowdoin St

Boston, MA 02125

At this address
2 permits on record. Newest issued Aug 25, 2025: Remove and replace fixtures due to sprinkle heads causing water damage
Within ¼ mile
84 more permits (83 projects) issued since May 1.
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  1. Remove and replace fixtures due to sprinkle heads causing water damage
    Electrical
    Aug 25, 2025$5,000
  2. Repair slate roof and replace copper valleys
    Roofing
    Mar 3, 2016$56,000
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Next doorunder 250 ft · 2 permits
  1. Rooftop solar 9 panels 3.69 kwdc no ESS
    49 Coleman St · 210 ft N · Solar
    Jul 13$23,100
  2. Removing and replacing 4 windows
    53 Coleman St · 170 ft N · Alteration or repair
    Jun 4$5,232
This block250 to 1,000 ft · 43 permits
  1. Replace the back deck with the same size existing
    40 Norton St · 640 ft SW · Alteration or repair
    Oct 8$62,000
  2. Asphalt shingles replacement on the entire house
    84 Clarkson St · 370 ft W · Roofing
    Oct 7$16,399
  3. Install and wire monitor module on the existing SLC loop of the Unimode 960UD Fire Alarm Control Panel at One…
    260-268a Bowdoin St · 260 ft S · Fire systems
    Oct 5$6,426
  4. 400a Service upgrade - 50a stove and condensers
    40 Bellevue St · 910 ft N · Electrical
    Oct 5$10,000
  5. Remove plugs and light fixtures in basement
    76 Barry St · 780 ft W · Electrical
    Sep 30$200
  6. Removing and replacing 2 windows
    134 Draper St · 650 ft S · Alteration or repair
    Sep 29$2,841
  7. Removal of existing first-floor and second-floor front decks and construction of new decks using…
    17 Fernald Te · 980 ft N · Alteration or repair
    Sep 29$15,500
  8. Existing Kitchen Remodeling Add New in suite laundry
    49 Mount Ida Rd · 990 ft SE · Alteration or repair
    Sep 25$49,950
  9. Temporarily remove and reinstall existing solar panels for roof work
    84 Clarkson St · 370 ft W · Electrical
    Sep 25$499
  10. Electrical panel upgrade, installation of two 30 amps circuits for mini split system
    19 Mount Ida Rd · 460 ft SE · Electrical
    Sep 24$2,000
  11. Renovate Front and Rear Deck with Shed Roof
    130 Hamilton St · 340 ft SW · Alteration or repair
    Sep 21$64,140
  12. 200 Amp service upgrade
    20 Potosi St · 630 ft SE · Electrical
    Sep 15$6,000
  13. New service
    70 Hamilton St · 840 ft W · Electrical
    Sep 15$6,000
  14. Mass save insulation and air sealing
    85 Norton St · 950 ft S · Alteration or repair
    Aug 31$9,139
  15. We are adding a 4th m which is the public meter with a bypass
    31 Barry St · 670 ft NW · Electrical
    Aug 27$4,600
  16. Wiring and installing an outlets and sign For new take out food
    260-268a Bowdoin St · 260 ft S · Electrical
    Aug 18$3,200
  17. Provide power for hood motors and CO sensor
    260-268a Bowdoin St · 260 ft S · Electrical
    Aug 12$2,800
  18. Furnishing wires in first and second floor apartment for kitchen and bathroom third floor two bedroom…
    70-72 Clarkson St · 290 ft W · Electrical
    Aug 10$34,000
  19. Run drainage/ venting and hot, cold
    70-72 Clarkson St · 290 ft W · Plumbing
    Aug 5$10,000
  20. Reconnect 2 stoves
    70-72 Clarkson St · 290 ft W · Plumbing
    Aug 5$1,000
  21. Gas appliance permit
    260-268a Bowdoin St · 260 ft S · Plumbing
    Jul 30$12,000
  22. Plumbing addittion
    260-268a Bowdoin St · 260 ft S · Plumbing
    Jul 24$24,000
  23. Replacing 3 back decks in same exact footprint
    150 Draper St · 430 ft S · Alteration or repair
    Jul 15$62,031
  24. Repair and replace house sidings
    480 Quincy St · 530 ft NE · Alteration or repair
    Jul 13$5,000
  25. Chimney rebuild chimney rebuild includes dismantling the existing structure from the roof and laying new…
    378-380 Bowdoin St · 920 ft NE · Alteration or repair
    Jul 10$12,354
  26. Upgrade existing service from 100A to 200A move meters outside and add a public meter
    41 Percival St · 880 ft SE · Electrical
    Jul 2$7,400
  27. Existing 3 family Renovations listed below: - Demo and install (3) bathrooms
    70-72 Clarkson St · 290 ft W · Alteration or repair
    Jun 30$124,825
  28. Strip and reroof 25square
    186-188 Hamilton St · 790 ft S · Roofing
    Jun 30$13,737
  29. Replace one panel
    223-227a Bowdoin St · 710 ft S · Electrical
    Jun 26$2,000
  30. Remove one neutro wire was hook up to 3 phase
    223-227a Bowdoin St · 710 ft S · Electrical
    Jun 26$1,000
  31. Remove and replace vinyl siding the whole entire house
    71 Clarkson St · 400 ft NW · Alteration or repair
    Jun 17$79,950
  32. Renovation
    83 Hamilton St · 720 ft W · Plumbing
    Jun 6$12,000
  33. Strip and replace existing asphalt shingle roof with 26 squares of new architectural shingles
    118 Draper St · 850 ft S · Roofing
    Jun 5$19,220
  34. Renovation stove new furnace tankless
    83 Hamilton St · 720 ft W · Plumbing
    Jun 5$12,000
  35. Emergency service repair
    35 Fox St · 870 ft SE · Electrical
    Jun 4$1,500
  36. Sidding repair
    33 Percival St · 780 ft SE · Alteration or repair
    Jun 2$3,500
  37. Weatherization work through the mass save program
    117 Draper St · 850 ft SE · Alteration or repair
    Jun 1$9,936
  38. Install 3/8" insul board to exterior of home
    207 Bowdoin St · 930 ft S · Alteration or repair
    May 29$38,600
  39. This project involves the rear deck renovation to be under the same original footprint.
    126 Draper St · 750 ft S · Alteration or repair
    May 22$9,000
  40. Replacement windows 16, exterior door replacement 2
    40 Bellevue St · 910 ft N · Alteration or repair
    May 20$151,866
  41. Demolition, and rebuild new deck - 1st Floor
    38 Bellevue St · 930 ft N · Alteration or repair
    May 19$7,000
  42. Install kitchen hood sheet, tile floor
    260-268a Bowdoin St · 260 ft S · Alteration or repair
    May 15$104,000
  43. Install 3/8" Insulation Board to Exterior of Home
    79-81 Barry St · 890 ft W · Alteration or repair
    May 14$58,850
Within a quarter mile1,000 ft to ¼ mi · 39 permits in 38 projects
  1. REPLACE, 10sq siding, labor
    22 Ronan St · 0.24 mi N · Alteration or repair
    Oct 7$8,500
  2. Relocate meter socket from basement to outside adding a common meter in common panel
    42 Richfield St · 0.20 mi W · Electrical
    Oct 6$7,900
  3. Install wiring for a 24v fire alarm system due to renovations on a three family
    357 Bowdoin St · 0.20 mi NE · Fire systems
    Sep 18$6,000
  4. 2nd floor bathroom renovation Repipe water and drain lines for toilet
    5-7 Fifield St · 0.21 mi NE · Plumbing
    Sep 16$5,000
  5. Bathroom modification
    5-7 Fifield St · 0.21 mi NE · Electrical
    Sep 14$500
  6. The project involves installing a new solar panel system on flat roof
    191-195 Bowdoin St · 0.21 mi SW · Solar
    Sep 10$269,715
  7. 3. Remove and dispose of the existing tile and Durock from above the tub
    34-36 Howe St · 0.24 mi N · Alteration or repair
    Sep 9$17,850
  8. Replace shower
    34-36 Howe St · 0.24 mi N · Plumbing
    Sep 9$2,700
  9. Installation of Insulation/weatherization
    15 Juliette St · 0.22 mi SE · Alteration or repair
    Sep 4$2,430
  10. 18 Modules-roof mounted - 7.740 kwdc / 6.912 kwac
    71-73 Richfield St · 0.22 mi SW · Solar
    Sep 4$54,468
  11. Installation of an interconnected rooftop pv system × 2 permits
    42 Richfield St · 0.20 mi W · Solar
    Aug 20 to Sep 4$74,468
  12. 18 Modules-roof mounted - 7.740 kwdc / 6.912 kwac
    71-73 Richfield St · 0.22 mi SW · Electrical
    Sep 4$54,468
  13. Install #12 AWG circuit with 20A 2-pole GFCI breaker to 60-amp AC disconnect with surge arrester sizing per…
    38 Olney St · 0.24 mi SW · Electrical
    Aug 27$3,000
  14. Renovate bathroom, remove tub and install a walk-in shower
    5-7 Fifield St · 0.21 mi NE · Alteration or repair
    Aug 26$58,500
  15. Confirming occupancy of existing 2 family
    27 Stonehurst St · 0.21 mi S · Alteration or repair
    Aug 24not listed
  16. Strip and reroof
    9 Fernald Te · 0.20 mi N · Roofing
    Aug 21$22,915
  17. Replace 200a meter and service disconnect
    42 Richfield St · 0.20 mi W · Electrical
    Aug 21$2,200
  18. Repair replacement damaged wood, add footings
    3 Topliff St · 0.24 mi SW · Alteration or repair
    Aug 17$61,000
  19. Layover cedar shingles on the back wall of the home only with new vinyl siding (6sq)
    27 Stonehurst St · 0.21 mi S · Roofing
    Aug 17$21,391
  20. Low voltage alarm install
    38 Olney St · 0.24 mi SW · Electrical
    Aug 12$1,200
  21. Provide power for new 35 amp condenser and 15 amp condenser as well as install 2 new baseboard heaters
    36r Richfield St · 0.20 mi W · Electrical
    Aug 3$3,250
  22. Installing new 24v monitored conventional fire alarm system panel
    357 Bowdoin St · 0.20 mi NE · Fire systems
    Jul 31$8,800
  23. Replace existing bath fan with new continuous variable speed fan with smart switch
    1 Richfield Pk · 0.23 mi W · Electrical
    Jul 23$1,250
  24. Complete demolition and debris removal of the existing three-level porches
    105 Draper St · 0.19 mi SE · Alteration or repair
    Jul 21$21,000
  25. Upgrade 200 amp service
    108 Norton St · 0.20 mi S · Electrical
    Jun 26$2,000
  26. Erect 50x100 tent on 6/26/26, removal on 6/29/26
    10 Parish St · 0.24 mi E · Other
    Jun 15$5,985
  27. Rooftop solar 10 panels 4.1 kwdc 13.5kw energy storage system to be installed on exterior wall no structural
    24 Richfield St · 0.24 mi W · Solar
    Jun 1$21,597
  28. Installation of an interconnected rooftop solar system 10 panels 4.1 KW DC No ESS
    15 Fernald Te · 0.20 mi N · Solar
    Jun 1$26,190
  29. First floor bathroom renovation
    22 Speedwell St · 0.23 mi S · Plumbing
    May 27$6,000
  30. Kitchen, bathroom and laundry room renovations
    69 Mount Ida Rd · 0.23 mi SE · Electrical
    May 27$4,000
  31. Insulating attic and walls with blown in cellulose
    15 Fernald Te · 0.20 mi N · Alteration or repair
    May 21$9,790
  32. First floor bathroom renovation light, outlet and an exhaust fan
    22 Speedwell St · 0.23 mi S · Electrical
    May 21$850
  33. First Floor Bathroom Renovation
    22 Speedwell St · 0.23 mi S · Alteration or repair
    May 20$27,900
  34. Install smoke and carbon detectors where required by law
    357 Bowdoin St · 0.20 mi NE · Fire systems
    May 11$3,000
  35. Change all panels 1st, 2nd, 3rd floors
    357 Bowdoin St · 0.20 mi NE · Electrical
    May 11$20,000
  36. Remodel 2 bathrooms and a kitchen
    69 Mount Ida Rd · 0.23 mi SE · Plumbing
    May 8$10,000
  37. Replace oven
    69 Mount Ida Rd · 0.23 mi SE · Plumbing
    May 8$1,000
  38. Update Kitchen and Bathroom
    5 Fox St · 0.21 mi E · Alteration or repair
    May 6$140,000
Zoning requests nearby2 requests · as of Oct 11

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  1. Zoning appeal: "New four story building on vacant lot with four units and four parking"
    68 Clarkson St · 270 ft NW · Requested · city: "Community Process" · case BOA1871527
    Filed Jul 11
  2. Zoning appeal: "New four story building on vacant lot with four units and four parking"
    68 Clarkson St · 270 ft NW · Closed with no decision posted · city: "Appeal Closed" · case BOA1871882
    Filed Jul 13
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