56 Parsons St

Boston, MA 02135

Zoning hearing

Oct 22, for 75 Oakland St, 0.22 mi west. Zoning requests nearby

At this address

2 permits on record. Newest issued Jun 17, 2025: Install 50 Gallon, Gas, Hot Water Heater in the Basement

Within ¼ mile

84 more permits issued since May 1.

Biggest nearby

A $664,800 project at 329-343 Washington St, permitted Jun 10, within ¼ mile since May 1.

1. Install 50 Gallon, Gas, Hot Water Heater in the Basement

   Plumbing
   Jun 17, 2025$1,000
2. Install 50 Gallon, Gas Hot Water Heater in the Basement

   Plumbing
   Jun 17, 2025$1,000

1. Wire fire alarm throughout building, basement, 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors

   46a-46 Parsons St · 250 ft S · Fire systems
   Jul 9$11,000
2. Wire for low voltage fire alarm system throghout building

   46a-46 Parsons St · 250 ft S · Fire systems
   Jul 6$11,000
3. Install 3 full baths, 2 half baths

   46a-46 Parsons St · 250 ft S · Plumbing
   Jun 15$30,000
4. Install 3 tankless water heaters

   46a-46 Parsons St · 250 ft S · Plumbing
   Jun 15$10,000
5. Wire new apartment on, third floor

   46a-46 Parsons St · 250 ft S · Electrical
   Jun 11$13,000

1. Reconnect gas to water heater

   22-24 Arlington St · 570 ft E · Plumbing
   Oct 7$400
2. Rebuild rotted stairs/railng to side deck

   69 Bennett St · 440 ft W · Alteration or repair
   Oct 5$6,500
3. Install 9 windows for replacement

   20 Leicester St · 680 ft S · Alteration or repair
   Oct 2$7,182
4. Rework existing sign to change from DEMMA AESTHETICS to RN ESTHETICS Add 2 blank awnings

   421-425 Market St · 910 ft SE · Sign
   Oct 2$13,770
5. Installing indirect drain on prep sink in basement

   396 Market St · 940 ft SE · Plumbing
   Oct 1$500
6. Replace existing service and add common meter

   59 Leicester St · 410 ft SE · Electrical
   Oct 1$4,500
7. For 85 Surrey St Ap 2 Replacement of electrical panel for new one

   83-85 Surrey St · 540 ft SW · Electrical
   Sep 25$1,800
8. For 85 Surrey St Ap 1 Replacement of the panel

   83-85 Surrey St · 540 ft SW · Electrical
   Sep 25$4,000
9. Front Facade: Masonry and Storefront Repairs

   377-385 Washington St · 940 ft S · Alteration or repair
   Sep 23$8,000
10. 85 Surrey St. 1st Floor Installed one bar sink

    83-85 Surrey St · 540 ft SW · Plumbing
    Sep 22$5,500
11. We will be stripping all existing roofing materials down to the decking

    25 Oakland St · 920 ft SW · Roofing
    Sep 14$38,990
12. Replace 8 squares of existing roofing with CertainTeed Landmark architectural shingles

    66 S Hobart St · 750 ft W · Roofing
    Sep 2$9,710
13. Basement kitchen renovation

    98 Bennett St · 900 ft W · Plumbing
    Aug 4$950
14. Upgrade service from 100 amps to 200 amps

    73-75 Surrey St · 460 ft SW · Electrical
    Aug 4$4,000
15. Add 100amp drop for common meter

    59 Leicester St · 410 ft SE · Electrical
    Aug 4$2,500
16. Strip and reroof (shingle roof)

    29 Bennett St · 280 ft E · Roofing
    Jul 27$20,675
17. We are going to electrify a shed with a solar panel and electric generator feeding a transfer switch

    95 Arlington St · 490 ft NW · Electrical
    Jul 23$4,550
18. Meter to be replaced as part of Eversource's AMI project

    94 Arlington St · 390 ft NW · Electrical
    Jul 9$1,500
19. Residential weatherization/air sealing

    30 Leicester St · 590 ft S · Alteration or repair
    Jul 2$12,000
20. Remove 62 square of rubber membrane and replace them with new rubber membrane

    83-85 Surrey St · 540 ft SW · Roofing
    Jun 29$50,000
21. Install new electrical panel for the second-floor unit

    98 Bennett St · 900 ft W · Electrical
    Jun 24$6,000
22. Rooftop solar 10 panels 4.1 kwdc no ESS no structural

    92 Goodenough St · 980 ft N · Solar
    Jun 23$7,659
23. Gas pipe commercial kitchen and water heater

    114 Leicester St · 790 ft NE · Plumbing
    Jun 22$30,000
24. Rooftop solar 10 panels 4.1 kwdc no ESS

    92 Goodenough St · 980 ft N · Solar
    Jun 16$25,641
25. Wiring low voltage fire alarm

    114 Leicester St · 790 ft NE · Fire systems
    Jun 12$12,000
26. Swapping out meter socket

    433 Washington St · 990 ft SW · Electrical
    Jun 9$1,500
27. Installation of a new addressable fire alarm system in a two-family residential dwelling

    98 Bennett St · 900 ft W · Fire systems
    Jun 3$10,000
28. Installing (1) 36"H x 48"W x 2"D HDU panel with carved and dimensional elements

    25 Arlington St · 580 ft E · Sign
    Jun 3$6,275
29. Remove and Replace Existing Asphalt Shingle Roof

    41-43 Arlington St · 430 ft NE · Roofing
    May 27$18,862
30. Replace water heater in the basement

    22-24 Arlington St · 570 ft E · Plumbing
    May 26$1,800
31. Wiring low voltage fire alarm, camera data wiring

    114 Leicester St · 790 ft NE · Electrical
    May 15$80,000
32. Install 23 square of CertainTeed landmark architectural asphalt shingles

    30 Leicester St · 590 ft S · Roofing
    May 12$25,000
33. Repair side staircase and soffit on first floor

    68-70 Bennett St · 460 ft W · Alteration or repair
    May 11$5,000

1. Replace stove

   27 Sparhawk St · 0.22 mi E · Plumbing
   Oct 6$500
2. Remove the old sign, replace a new channel letter sign with panel to the wall

   363-365 Washington St · 0.20 mi SE · Sign
   Oct 6$3,000
3. Kitchen and bathroom fixture swap out

   27 Sparhawk St · 0.22 mi E · Plumbing
   Oct 3$4,000
4. Single House Remodeling Electrical

   79 Goodenough St · 0.20 mi N · Alteration or repair
   Sep 30$75,000
5. Construction of a new 12'x15' deck in the backyard

   64 Goodenough St · 0.24 mi N · Alteration or repair
   Sep 29$38,075
6. Upgrade 200 amp service ( no public meter)

   283-285 Market St · 0.22 mi NE · Electrical
   Sep 22$6,000
7. Remodel kitchen and bathroom at 29 Sparhawk St

   27 Sparhawk St · 0.22 mi E · Alteration or repair
   Sep 14$24,000
8. Replace 200 amps with a new 400 amps services replace one panel

   115 Bennett St · 0.21 mi W · Electrical
   Sep 8$8,000
9. Removing sheetrock insulation whole house

   79 Goodenough St · 0.20 mi N · Alteration or repair
   Sep 4$10,000
10. Remove existing 200A defective meter socket with bypass

    332 Washington St · 0.25 mi SE · Electrical
    Aug 25$1,800
11. Install 6 harvey replacement windows and 6 awnings Energy star

    5-7 Argus Pl · 0.25 mi S · Alteration or repair
    Aug 20$12,475
12. Remove the front and back deck

    123 Bennett St · 0.23 mi W · Alteration or repair
    Aug 19$45,000
13. Mass Save INsulation

    2 Newcastle Rd · 0.25 mi NW · Alteration or repair
    Aug 19$6,159
14. Replace roofing shingles

    79 Goodenough St · 0.20 mi N · Roofing
    Aug 18$10,000
15. Install local smoke and CO detectors throughout unit 1 and common areas

    18-20 Dighton St · 0.23 mi S · Fire systems
    Aug 14$3,000
16. New 200AMP service for 2 family property

    18-20 Dighton St · 0.23 mi S · Electrical
    Aug 14$30,000
17. Install 19 harvey replacement windows

    5-7 Argus Pl · 0.25 mi S · Alteration or repair
    Aug 13$17,935
18. Demo work only - Remove & cap existing gas pipe to 33 stoves and throughout building

    329-343 Washington St · 0.23 mi SE · Plumbing
    Aug 7$5,500
19. Insulating exterior walls using cellulose R15

    138 Parsons St · 0.21 mi N · Alteration or repair
    Aug 4$7,422
20. Remove existing furnace and replace with new furnace

    29 Henshaw St · 0.24 mi SE · Plumbing
    Jul 31$5,000
21. Stove reconnect 1st floor

    18-20 Dighton St · 0.23 mi S · Plumbing
    Jul 30$400
22. Remodel existing kitchen and bathroom in first floor unit

    18-20 Dighton St · 0.23 mi S · Alteration or repair
    Jul 29$70,000
23. 1st floor bath Reno, kitchen Reno, laundry Reno, stove reconnect

    18-20 Dighton St · 0.23 mi S · Plumbing
    Jul 29$7,200
24. Basement renovation - create storage and living space

    280 Market St · 0.24 mi E · Alteration or repair
    Jul 23$30,000
25. To replace current failed shingle roof with new asphalt shingle roofing materials

    138 Parsons St · 0.21 mi N · Roofing
    Jul 20$7,000
26. Cable TV / Phone / Data / Intercom / Power to Access Control

    329-343 Washington St · 0.23 mi SE · Electrical
    Jul 13$68,000
27. Install new addressable fire alarm system as part of renovation

    329-343 Washington St · 0.23 mi SE · Fire systems
    Jul 13$110,000
28. Basement renovation done in 2005

    4 Falkland St · 0.24 mi NW · Electrical
    Jul 8$1,500
29. Replacement of a range

    20 Oakland St · 0.20 mi SW · Plumbing
    Jul 1$200
30. Install 6 double-hung windows

    192 Faneuil St · 0.21 mi NW · Alteration or repair
    Jun 26$4,850
31. Add temporary egress to bedroom for immediate life safety concern

    119 Bennett St · 0.22 mi W · Alteration or repair
    Jun 26$900
32. Back line voltage 120 Volt interconnected fire detectors

    72-72b Oakland St · 0.21 mi W · Fire systems
    Jun 26$500
33. Front unit wire line voltage 120 volt interconnected fire detectors

    72-72b Oakland St · 0.21 mi W · Fire systems
    Jun 26$500
34. Renovation of common areas and (35) unit apartment building with (2) first level commercial spaces

    329-343 Washington St · 0.23 mi SE · Electrical
    Jun 24$650,000
35. Basement - remove existing gas water heater

    60 Foster St · 0.24 mi SW · Plumbing
    Jun 16$6,500
36. First fl-new full bath, remodel existing bath

    60 Foster St · 0.24 mi SW · Plumbing
    Jun 12$15,600
37. Plumbing work for new & renovation work on 35 unit apartment building

    329-343 Washington St · 0.23 mi SE · Plumbing
    Jun 10$664,800
38. Legalize the extended living space created when this building was turned into a condo in 2005

    4 Falkland St · 0.24 mi NW · Alteration or repair
    Jun 10not listed
39. Remove a partition wall and drop ceiling

    345-359 Washington St · 0.21 mi SE · Alteration or repair
    Jun 9$4,000
40. "Proposed new ADU in the basement of an existing 2-family structure

    134 Parsons St · 0.20 mi N · Alteration or repair
    Jun 5$139,000
41. Bathroom and kitchen renovations

    17 Malbert Rd · 0.22 mi SW · Alteration or repair
    May 22$40,000
42. Install 2 half inch backflow preventers at 3 bay sink at basement area

    332 Washington St · 0.25 mi SE · Plumbing
    May 19$1,000
43. Rewire the aparment unit #1 and upgrade the service from 100 to 200a

    60 Foster St · 0.24 mi SW · Electrical
    May 15$15,000
44. Reconfigurer bath and kitchen wiring

    17 Malbert Rd · 0.22 mi SW · Electrical
    May 6$6,500
45. Strip and re-roof 7sq 1 layer

    11 Oakland St · 0.19 mi SW · Roofing
    May 5$3,541
46. Interior renovation of existing apartment

    60 Foster St · 0.24 mi SW · Alteration or repair
    May 5$85,000

Hearings are public: you can comment or attend. Dates can move; check the city's page before you go.

1. To add a 6' x 13.7' prefabricated sunroom with helical pier foundations

   75 Oakland St · 0.22 mi W · Requested · city: "Hearing Scheduled" · case BOA1862382

   Hearing Oct 22 at the Zoning Board of Appeal; details on the city's appeal tracker.

   Hearing Oct 22filed Jun 17
2. To change the occupancy from a 2 unit residential building to a 4 unit residential building by way…

   95 Bennett St · 850 ft W · Requested · city: "Hearing Scheduled" · case BOA1871184

   Hearing Nov 10 at the Zoning Board of Appeal; details on the city's appeal tracker.

   Hearing Nov 10filed Jul 10
3. To remove existing parking area in front yard and install a new playground with climbing equipment…

   60 Henshaw St · 0.20 mi SE · Requested · city: "Community Process" · case BOA1760699
   Filed Aug 7, 2025
4. To remove doors and widen wall openings into two former bedrooms in existing basement apartment

   142 Arlington St · 0.20 mi W · Denied · city: "Appeal Closed", decision "Denied" · case BOA1852440
   Decided Jul 31hearing Jul 14

• 46 Parsons St newest permit Jan 16, 2026
• 73 Parsons St newest permit Mar 31, 2026
• 78 Parsons St newest permit Aug 27, 2025
• 79 Parsons St newest permit Mar 9, 2026
• 84 Parsons St newest permit Feb 25, 2025
• 87 Parsons St newest permit Feb 12, 2026
• 17-19 Parsons St newest permit Aug 13, 2025
• 104 Parsons St newest permit Sep 23, 2025
• 134 Parsons St newest permit Jun 5, 2026
• 138 Parsons St newest permit Aug 4, 2026

Boston Inspectional Services Department updated its data Oct 9, 2026. We checked it Oct 12, 04:28 UTC. See the city's official records.

Zoning requests come from the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal tracker. We read it Oct 11, 23:47 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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