38 Dorset St

Boston, MA 02125

At this address

4 permits on record. Newest issued Jan 21, 2025: Rough and finish plumbing for 3 family

Within ¼ mile

75 more permits (74 projects) issued since May 1. 2 are for new buildings, the nearest 460 ft away.

Biggest nearby

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

1. Rough and finish plumbing for 3 family

   Plumbing
   Jan 21, 2025$20,000
2. Gas to new appliances

   Plumbing
   Jan 21, 2025$6,000
3. Rewire the 3 floors

   Electrical
   Jan 18, 2025$38,000
4. Renovation of kitchens & baths in place in all 3 units

   Alteration or repair
   Nov 27, 2024$50,000

1. Inspection of third floor electric meter after disconnect - reconnect

   57 Harvest St · 160 ft SW · Electrical
   Jul 28$300

1. Strip and re-roof

   24 Mount Vernon St · 610 ft S · Roofing
   Oct 14$22,500
2. Replace existing deck boards

   5a Mount Vernon St · 550 ft SW · Alteration or repair
   Oct 14$53,820
3. Pending;ALT1894871 Occupancy Committee.The contractor will install temporary roof supports

   18 Washburn St · 690 ft N · Demolition
   Oct 14$5,800
4. Upgrade service to 200amp and public meter

   38 Saint Margaret St · 740 ft S · Electrical
   Oct 14$4,000
5. Replace furnace and AC

   7 Bellflower St · 410 ft NE · Plumbing
   Oct 9$9,625
6. Re wire 3 apartament and service upgrade

   196 Boston St · 520 ft SW · Electrical
   Oct 9$20,000
7. Replace furnace and AC

   7 Bellflower St · 410 ft NE · Electrical
   Oct 9$2,400
8. Gas line for laundry

   42 Mayhew St · 890 ft S · Plumbing
   Oct 5$1,000
9. Install Hardwire line voltage smoke within unit and common area

   12 Bellflower St · 280 ft NE · Fire systems
   Oct 2$2,000
10. Add common meter with panel, remodel 3 kit with laundry mat room

    12 Bellflower St · 280 ft NE · Electrical
    Oct 2$25,000
11. Weatherization, Insulation and air sealing

    223 Boston St · 880 ft SW · Alteration or repair
    Sep 30$5,476
12. Renovation 5 full bath, 3 kitchen sink, 3 Laundry, 3 water heater

    36-38 Harvest St · 340 ft S · Plumbing
    Sep 30$25,000
13. Renovation 3, gas pipe for furnaces

    36-38 Harvest St · 340 ft S · Plumbing
    Sep 30$12,000
14. Subdivision of existing parcel located at 781-783 Dorchester Avenue into two separate lots pursuant to…

    781 Dorchester Av · 460 ft E · Alteration or repair
    Sep 29not listed
15. Residential weatherization/air sealing

    132 Boston St · 440 ft N · Alteration or repair
    Sep 28$9,000
16. Install five receptacles, three switches

    42 Mayhew St · 890 ft S · Electrical
    Sep 28$2,500
17. New Laundry

    42 Mayhew St · 890 ft S · Plumbing
    Sep 25$1,500
18. Service upgrade, add common meter, rewire front and back stairways

    11 Saint Margaret St · 760 ft SW · Electrical
    Sep 24$40,000
19. Proposed construction of a new four-story

    781 Dorchester Av · 460 ft E · New building
    Sep 23$1,000,000
20. Install owner supplied temp service

    51 Saint Margaret St · 900 ft S · Electrical
    Sep 22$1,000
21. Replace existing siding, install window trim

    23 Howell St · 590 ft N · Alteration or repair
    Sep 21$30,000
22. Complete strip and re-roof

    18r Mayhew St · 790 ft SW · Roofing
    Sep 21$9,000
23. Install Custom Comfort 50 Gallon

    8-12 Enterprise St · 780 ft W · Plumbing
    Sep 18$1,200
24. Install a new wet and dry fire sprinkler system

    67 Harvest St · 270 ft W · Fire systems
    Sep 13$47,500
25. Install 3 gas stoves, 3 power vent hot water heaters and 3 gas furnace

    196 Boston St · 520 ft SW · Plumbing
    Sep 10$20,000
26. Upgrade service from 100 to 200 amp

    24-26 Harvest St · 420 ft SE · Electrical
    Sep 10$4,000
27. New plumbing for 3 full bathrooms

    196 Boston St · 520 ft SW · Plumbing
    Sep 9$30,000
28. Renovating a 3 Family house

    12 Bellflower St · 280 ft NE · Plumbing
    Sep 5$38,000
29. Gas fitting 3 New Stove and 2 combi Boilers

    12 Bellflower St · 280 ft NE · Plumbing
    Sep 5$6,000
30. Replace all interior Doors + baseboards + Doors and windows casings + 3 kitcgen cabinet

    36-38 Harvest St · 340 ft S · Alteration or repair
    Aug 20$80,000
31. Gas furnace replacement for apartment 1

    188 Boston St · 410 ft W · Plumbing
    Aug 19$6,500
32. 10.120 kW, Rooftop Mounted, Solar PV System (23 panels) No Battery × 2 permits

    10 Washburn St · 700 ft NE · Solar
    Aug 14$27,692
33. Install a UL Central Station fire alarm system

    23 Howell St · 590 ft N · Fire systems
    Aug 14$5,000
34. 200 Amp main panel upgrade

    10 Washburn St · 700 ft NE · Electrical
    Aug 14$3,600
35. Install 9 replacement windows

    42 Mayhew St · 890 ft S · Alteration or repair
    Jul 23$6,760
36. Renovation all gas pipe of whole house

    23 Howell St · 590 ft N · Plumbing
    Jul 23$15,500
37. Install boilers and indirect water heaters

    11 Saint Margaret St · 760 ft SW · Plumbing
    Jul 16$30,000
38. Install 3 gas boilers

    11 Saint Margaret St · 760 ft SW · Plumbing
    Jul 16$30,000
39. Rewire 1st floor rear enclosed porch and rear 2nd + 3rd floor open decks

    819 Dorchester Av · 540 ft SE · Electrical
    Jul 15$6,500
40. Water heater

    15 Mount Vernon St · 560 ft S · Plumbing
    Jul 14$1,800
41. Demo all water damaged walls in an exist 3fam

    12 Bellflower St · 280 ft NE · Alteration or repair
    Jul 13$412,500
42. Rewire all 3 units in public area and upgrade electrical service

    196 Boston St · 520 ft SW · Electrical
    Jul 9$25,000
43. To erect a new 3 story / 2 residential building with parking on grade.

    51 Saint Margaret St · 900 ft S · New building
    Jul 1$750,000
44. Installation of (3) Double-Hung Window Replacement Inserts and (1) Patio Door

    13 Howell St · 610 ft NE · Alteration or repair
    Jun 30$16,598
45. Replace kitchen cabinets in all three floors

    196 Boston St · 520 ft SW · Alteration or repair
    Jun 30$155,800
46. Work to be done at secondary address 91 Roseclair

    857-861 Dorchester Av · 970 ft SE · Electrical
    Jun 24$200
47. Service upgrade

    10 Bellflower St · 300 ft NE · Electrical
    Jun 22$6,000
48. Replace Electrical panel guts & breakers that had been damaged by water - Panel service pool equipment

    25 Jan Karski Wy · 850 ft NW · Electrical
    Jun 10$2,500
49. Add a public meter

    40 Harvest St · 300 ft S · Electrical
    May 27$3,000
50. Relocate one horn strobe and add two strobe only

    11 Mayhew St · 910 ft SW · Fire systems
    May 19$7,000
51. Clean Joe will be removing all affected drywalls

    12 Bellflower St · 280 ft NE · Alteration or repair
    May 14$20,000
52. Install manual fire alarm system per 527 cmr 12.00

    15 Bellflower St · 370 ft NE · Fire systems
    May 12$10,500
53. Class A fire alarm system

    67 Harvest St · 270 ft W · Fire systems
    May 6$21,000

1. Rooftop solar installation

   8 Allstate Rd · 0.24 mi NW · Solar
   Oct 5$500,000
2. Meter replacement as part of Eversource's AMI project

   7 Cottrell St · 0.23 mi SE · Electrical
   Sep 30$1,500
3. Renovation of 2 bathroom and 1 kitchen sink

   53 Roseclair St · 0.21 mi S · Plumbing
   Sep 27$6,000
4. Replace existing bathrooms, fixtures and finishes

   53 Roseclair St · 0.21 mi S · Alteration or repair
   Sep 21$18,000
5. Commercial roof recover over existing substrate with no structural modifications or deck replacement

   99 Boston St · 0.22 mi N · Roofing
   Sep 16$161,885
6. Rewire 3 units, and house panel

   86 Mount Vernon St · 0.24 mi SE · Electrical
   Sep 16$50,000
7. Install temporary 40x60 & (2) 9x10 tents to be used for Plumbers Union Holiday Party

   1230-1244 Massachusetts Av · 0.23 mi W · Other
   Aug 27$8,480
8. Install temporary 25kva generator used to power lighting and heaters for temporary tent

   1230-1244 Massachusetts Av · 0.23 mi W · Electrical
   Aug 25$1,100
9. Install (3) temporary 170,000BTU heaters each connected to (1) 100lb propane tank used to heat tents

   1230-1244 Massachusetts Av · 0.23 mi W · Plumbing
   Aug 24$1,710
10. Replace the existing obsolete jockey pump controller and fire pump controller

    99 Boston St · 0.22 mi N · Fire systems
    Aug 21$93,000
11. Existing house is a single house family

    91 Buttonwood St · 0.21 mi SE · Alteration or repair
    Aug 10$100,000
12. Install one set of customer supplied channel letters

    20-36 District Av · 0.23 mi NW · Sign
    Aug 7$4,050
13. Install 2-ton ductless mini-split system in the left side yard

    86 Buttonwood St · 0.20 mi SE · Electrical
    Aug 6$1,000
14. 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
15. Main Ceiling R22 Blown-in Cellulose (Drill)

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

    63r Boston St · 0.21 mi NW · Plumbing
    Jun 17$7,000
17. Renovate kitchens, bathrooms, replace/repair Hvac system

    726 Columbia Rd · 0.25 mi S · Alteration or repair
    Jun 16$85,000
18. 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
19. TJ Maxx - Remove and install 4 new Lav sinks

    8 Allstate Rd · 0.24 mi NW · Plumbing
    May 15$12,000
20. Install new fire alarm system

    26 Roseclair St · 0.20 mi S · Fire systems
    May 8$5,000

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

   67 Harvest St · 270 ft W · Requested · city: "Community Process" · case BOA1886554
   Filed Aug 11
2. Zoning appeal: "Subdivision to create 2 parcels, Lot…"

   174 Boston St · 310 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 · 460 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 · 710 ft SE · Requested · city: "Community Process" · case BOA1817966
   Filed Feb 2
5. To remove sidewalk & granite curb currently blocking driveway, grade, install matching cornerstones & pour…

   57 Mount Vernon St · 0.21 mi SE · Approved · city: "ZBA Decision Finalized", decision "Approved" · case BOA1825854
   Decided Oct 9hearing Sep 22
6. Zoning appeal; the city gives no description.

   18 Washburn St · 690 ft N · Closed with no decision posted · city: "Appeal Closed" · case BOA1873333
   Filed Jul 16

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

Boston Inspectional Services Department updated its data Oct 15, 2026. We checked it Oct 17, 17:04 UTC. See the city's official records.

Zoning requests come from the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal tracker. We read it Oct 17, 16:17 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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