7 Thornley St

Boston, MA 02125

Zoning hearing

Nov 10, for 81 Sawyer Av, 0.24 mi southwest. Zoning requests nearby

At this address

8 permits on record. Newest issued Sep 30: Amendment to ALT1782865 to show additional bathroom on each floor of…

Within ¼ mile

77 more permits (75 projects) issued since May 1. One is for a new building, 710 ft away.

Biggest nearby

A $1.6M new building at 8 Sawyer Av, permitted May 15, within ¼ mile since May 1.

1. Amendment to ALT1782865 to show additional bathroom on each floor of the renovated property

   Alteration or repair
   Sep 30$18,000
2. Install manual fire alarm system per 527 cmr 12.00 & NFPA 72

   Fire systems
   May 20$12,500
3. Install hardwired smoke detector for 3 family house

   Fire systems
   May 11$4,500
4. Upgrade the service to 200 Amp

   Electrical
   May 8$50,000
5. Bathroom Kitchens Laundry Water heaters

   Plumbing
   May 4$15,000
6. Furnaces Water heaters Ranges

   Plumbing
   May 4$6,000
7. Renovation of existing 3 family building

   Alteration or repair
   Jan 27$580,000
8. Select demolition and refurbishment of existing 3 family building

   Alteration or repair
   Jun 23, 2025$40,000

1. Install combi boiler for Unit 1 only × 2 permits

   15 Saxton St · 1,000 ft SE · Plumbing
   Oct 6$6,800
2. Interior demo and removal all finishes affected by the fire and water

   18 Treadway Rd · 310 ft SW · Alteration or repair
   Oct 5$47,500
3. Upgrade the service From 100 Amp to 200 Amp

   40 Saxton St · 870 ft E · Electrical
   Sep 29$5,000
4. Installation of new siding and windows

   4 Victoria St · 450 ft N · Alteration or repair
   Sep 25$60,000
5. Tire off the shingles and replace for new asphalt shingles

   1048 Dorchester Av · 530 ft NE · Roofing
   Sep 15$115,000
6. Install 3 full bathrooms, 1 Kitchen sink

   24 Saxton St · 880 ft SE · Plumbing
   Sep 9$19,200
7. Repairing the gas line and testing the existing furnace and 1 stove

   24 Saxton St · 880 ft SE · Plumbing
   Sep 9$2,000
8. Wiring for 3 family and add public meter

   3 Maryland St · 990 ft SE · Electrical
   Sep 8$38,000
9. Renew bath 2nd floor

   90 Pleasant St · 680 ft SW · Plumbing
   Sep 7$3,500
10. Install smoke and carbon monoxide detectors where required by law

    1078-1082 Dorchester Av · 250 ft SE · Fire systems
    Sep 7$1,200
11. Remodeling of Bedroom with walk in closet and Bathroom

    75 Auckland St · 800 ft SE · Electrical
    Sep 2$7,000
12. Add 3rd floor bathroom

    9 Elton St · 340 ft SE · Plumbing
    Sep 1$3,500
13. Adding basement ADU Moving electrical panels to new mechanical room and wiring new unit

    44-46 Sagamore St · 750 ft E · Electrical
    Aug 31$10,000
14. Demo front deck/porch

    77 Savin Hill Av · 910 ft SE · Fence, wall or deck
    Aug 28$5,000
15. Strip roof of rubber related products and install new.060 fully adhered rubber roof system

    11 Savin Hill Av · 610 ft S · Roofing
    Aug 27$19,750
16. I will install rough and finish plumbing for full bathroom on second floor

    75 Auckland St · 800 ft SE · Plumbing
    Aug 27$6,000
17. Remove and replace all rotted exterior trim work

    1097-1099 Dorchester Av · 420 ft S · Alteration or repair
    Aug 24$50,000
18. Full bathroom upgrade

    90 Pleasant St · 680 ft SW · Electrical
    Aug 24$4,500
19. Demo decks and rebuild the same

    4 Sawyer Av · 700 ft SW · Alteration or repair
    Aug 19$20,000
20. Replace existing siding in rear and on left side

    85 Auckland St · 890 ft S · Alteration or repair
    Aug 17$20,000
21. Complete renovation of existing first-floor bathroom

    90 Pleasant St · 680 ft SW · Alteration or repair
    Aug 14$18,000
22. Non-structural interior reno of existing 2nd-floor area in single-family dwelling

    75 Auckland St · 800 ft SE · Alteration or repair
    Aug 12$105,500
23. New drywall + trim, int &

    24 Saxton St · 880 ft SE · Alteration or repair
    Aug 11$65,000
24. The house need to be inspected for power reconnection

    24 Saxton St · 880 ft SE · Electrical
    Aug 10$200
25. Installing rooftop solar PV of 3.69 KW and 9 modules

    11 Hallam St · 400 ft E · Solar
    Aug 7$10,198
26. Installing rooftop railed solar PV 3.69KW and 9 modules

    11 Hallam St · 400 ft E · Electrical
    Aug 7$23,796
27. Painting of interior and Exterior

    1105 Dorchester Av · 510 ft S · Alteration or repair
    Jul 30$25,000
28. Replacement of 13 Windows

    14 Whitby Te · 780 ft W · Alteration or repair
    Jul 20$22,589
29. Installation of a safe and code-compliant grid-tied solar system on an existing residential roof × 2 permits

    61 Savin Hill Av · 760 ft SE · Solar
    Jun 5 to Jul 15$26,000
30. Supply and install Hardie wrap vapor barrier on the entire house and tape at the seams Supply and install Zip…

    5 Romsey St · 770 ft NE · Alteration or repair
    Jun 29$86,965
31. Paint entire back porch, install new PVC lattice front and back porch

    1043-1045 Dorchester Av · 340 ft NE · Alteration or repair
    Jun 28$42,950
32. Removing a current HVAC System and replacing it with a new MIDEA 48000 BTU condenser and air handler in the…

    2 Saxton St · 940 ft SE · Alteration or repair
    Jun 26$4,500
33. 100 amp replacing the disconnect and meter bank

    14 Hallam St · 460 ft E · Electrical
    Jun 24$8,000
34. Replace 3rd floor electrical panel and troubleshooting outlets not working in the bedroom

    6-8 Belfort St · 630 ft NE · Electrical
    Jun 16$2,600
35. Exterior board up due to a building fire

    18 Treadway Rd · 310 ft SW · Alteration or repair
    May 26$15,000
36. Water Filtration System

    42 Pleasant St · 750 ft NW · Plumbing
    May 26$5,110
37. Install State, 40 Gallon, Gas Hot Water Heater in the Basement

    17 Savin Hill Av · 590 ft S · Plumbing
    May 26$1,500
38. Install State, 40 Gallon, Gas, Hot Water Heater in the Basement

    17 Savin Hill Av · 590 ft S · Plumbing
    May 26$1,500
39. Supply and install navien combi unit for the 3rd floor apartmennt

    77 Savin Hill Av · 910 ft SE · Plumbing
    May 15$7,000
40. To Construct a new 5 unit three story building with off street parking as per the attached plans

    8 Sawyer Av · 710 ft SW · New building
    May 15$1,572,000
41. Kithen dishwasher: replacing the regular circuit breaker with a GFCI circuit breaker

    1121 Dorchester Av · 650 ft S · Electrical
    May 8$300
42. Install a new counter top, plumbing to accommodate sink

    990-996 Dorchester Av · 970 ft N · Alteration or repair
    May 4$10,000

1. Temp Generator power for film production

   16 Taft St · 0.20 mi N · Electrical
   Oct 3$500
2. Remove and replace rear porches to be same size and shape

   25 Harbor View St · 0.23 mi NE · Alteration or repair
   Oct 1$20,000
3. Amendment to ALT1690151 - Remove the remaining section of the existing deteriorated foundation

   19 Midland St · 0.24 mi SE · Alteration or repair
   Oct 1$15,000
4. Replace kitchen sink, garbage disposal, and dishwasher

   65 Sagamore St · 0.22 mi NE · Plumbing
   Sep 21$1,000
5. Rewire whole house

   25 Harbor View St · 0.23 mi NE · Electrical
   Sep 15$25,000
6. New waste pipe to all new fixture toilet, sink, kitchen sink, shower

   25 Harbor View St · 0.23 mi NE · Plumbing
   Sep 9$24,000
7. New gas line to stove, hot air furnace and tankless water heater

   25 Harbor View St · 0.23 mi NE · Plumbing
   Sep 9$10,000
8. Building service upgrade from 200 to 400 amps

   21 Maryland St · 0.22 mi SE · Electrical
   Sep 8$52,000
9. Drain and remove existing heating boilers (3) Drain remove and replace DHW tanks (3) Install temp

   21 Maryland St · 0.22 mi SE · Plumbing
   Sep 3$68,000
10. Wiring a full kitchen w/ dishwasher

    66 Tuttle St · 0.21 mi E · Electrical
    Sep 2$7,000
11. Renovate kitchen and bathroom on all 3 floors

    25 Harbor View St · 0.23 mi NE · Alteration or repair
    Aug 31$97,500
12. To change occupancy from three-family to four-family by converting basement level into a residential unit

    35 Sudan St · 0.21 mi NE · Alteration or repair
    Aug 31$219,000
13. Adding bathroom to the attic

    58 Sydney St · 0.24 mi E · Alteration or repair
    Aug 28$5,000
14. Service upgrade 200amp

    66 Tuttle St · 0.21 mi E · Electrical
    Aug 25$5,000
15. Demolish all kitchen cabinets, flooring

    81 Sawyer Av · 0.24 mi SW · Alteration or repair
    Aug 20$80,000
16. Re-piped kitchen, sink, drainage and water and second floor bathroom drainage

    66 Tuttle St · 0.21 mi E · Plumbing
    Aug 19$3,000
17. Power to one condenser and one air handler

    32 Salcombe St · 0.20 mi W · Electrical
    Aug 18$600
18. Bath tub removal, new install, tile, window stone 8 taft unit # 1

    8 Taft St · 0.20 mi N · Alteration or repair
    Aug 11$10,571
19. Furnish and install twenty-three (23) harvey building products white interior / black exterior laminate…

    36 Tuttle St · 0.20 mi E · Alteration or repair
    Aug 7$17,800
20. Deck Board and Railing Replacement

    11 Salcombe St · 0.20 mi W · Alteration or repair
    Aug 7$50,812
21. Pending;ALT1872522 -Occupancy Committee review.We will remove all the existing kitchen cabinets and reinstall…

    66 Tuttle St · 0.21 mi E · Alteration or repair
    Jul 31$103,679
22. Bathroom remodel consisting of one lavatory

    58 Sydney St · 0.24 mi E · Plumbing
    Jul 29$8,000
23. Confirming occupancy of existing single family.

    66 Tuttle St · 0.21 mi E · Alteration or repair
    Jul 28not listed
24. Install 100amp overhead temporary service

    19 Midland St · 0.24 mi SE · Electrical
    Jul 27$2,000
25. Confirm Occupancy of existing 3 residential apartments and a store

    1152 Dorchester Av · 0.19 mi S · Alteration or repair
    Jun 17not listed
26. Confirm Occupancy of existing 1 Family home.

    19 Midland St · 0.24 mi SE · Alteration or repair
    Jun 16$750,000
27. Vinyl side home

    14 Windermere Rd · 0.23 mi W · Alteration or repair
    Jun 15$35,000
28. Renovate the kitchen on the first floor and the bathrooms on the first and second floor

    58 Sydney St · 0.24 mi E · Alteration or repair
    Jun 6$25,000
29. Full Electrical Service Upgrade from 100A to 200A

    70 Tuttle St · 0.21 mi E · Electrical
    Jun 1$3,800
30. Full replacement of existing exterior vinyl siding system including weather barrier

    129 Pleasant St · 0.23 mi SW · Roofing
    May 29$88,682
31. Rooftop solar 9 panels 3.69 kwdc no ESS no structural

    70 Tuttle St · 0.21 mi E · Solar
    May 29$4,102
32. Rooftop solar 9 panels 3.69 kwdc no ESS

    70 Tuttle St · 0.21 mi E · Solar
    May 29$13,733
33. Subdivision related to acquisition of 1,038 SF portion of 121 Cushing Ave (adjacent property)

    123 Cushing Av · 0.23 mi SW · Alteration or repair
    May 7not listed

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

1. To convert existing 3-family into 4-family by creating a basement dwelling unit…

   81 Sawyer Av · 0.24 mi SW · Requested · city: "Hearing Scheduled" · case BOA1856369

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

   Hearing Nov 10filed Jun 1
2. To raze the existing two-car garage and construct a new two-family dwelling on the lot

   42 Bakersfield St · 0.25 mi NW · Requested · city: "Community Process" · case BOA1904613
   Filed Sep 25
3. To change occupancy from Existing 3-family to 5 family by dividing 1 unit to create 5-family total - no…

   20 Mayfield St · 750 ft N · Requested · city: "Community Process" · case BOA1853058
   Filed May 22
4. To construct an attached 3 story addition with parking at grade, and 2 new residential units above…

   70 Auckland St · 850 ft SE · Approved · city: "Appeal Closed", decision "AppProv" · case BOA1821678
   Decided Sep 4hearing May 19
5. Zoning appeal; the city gives no description.

   81 Sawyer Av · 0.24 mi SW · Closed with no decision posted · city: "Appeal Closed" · case BOA1882483
   Filed Aug 4

• 8 Thornley St newest permit Jul 23, 2025
• 9 Thornley St newest permit Jun 6, 2025
• 12 Thornley St newest permit Oct 28, 2025
• 20 Thornley St newest permit Oct 31, 2024

Boston Inspectional Services Department updated its data Oct 9, 2026. We checked it Oct 12, 10:36 UTC. See the city's official records.

Zoning requests come from the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal tracker. We read it Oct 12, 06:17 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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