79-81 Bennett St

Boston, MA 02135

The biggest project within a quarter mile since May 1: an $867,075 project at 27 Bothwell Rd, permitted Jul 17.

Four permits on record here. The newest, Feb 26: Removal of BX wiring and rewiring whatever it feed/did. Within a quarter mile, the city has issued 81 more permits (80 projects) since May 1. One is for a new building, 0.21 mi away. A zoning hearing Oct 22 covers 75 Oakland St, 570 ft southwest.

1. Removal of BX wiring and rewiring whatever it feed/did

   Electrical
   Feb 26$15,000
2. Adjustment of the existing electrical service location

   Electrical
   Nov 24, 2025$1,500
3. Replace existing light beside the door Install new fixtures light beside the door Install new outlet

   Electrical
   Oct 8, 2025$700
4. Remodeling the 2nd story deck to match the existing footprint

   Alteration or repair
   Aug 25, 2025$38,440

1. Rebuild rotted stairs/railng to side deck

   69 Bennett St · 200 ft E · Alteration or repair
   Oct 5$6,500
2. Repair side staircase and soffit on first floor

   68-70 Bennett St · 220 ft SE · Alteration or repair
   May 11$5,000

1. For 85 Surrey St Ap 2 Replacement of electrical panel for new one

   83-85 Surrey St · 420 ft S · Electrical
   Sep 25$1,800
2. For 85 Surrey St Ap 1 Replacement of the panel

   83-85 Surrey St · 420 ft S · Electrical
   Sep 25$4,000
3. 85 Surrey St. 1st Floor Installed one bar sink

   83-85 Surrey St · 420 ft S · Plumbing
   Sep 22$5,500
4. We will be stripping all existing roofing materials down to the decking

   25 Oakland St · 720 ft S · Roofing
   Sep 14$38,990
5. Replace 200 amps with a new 400 amps services replace one panel

   115 Bennett St · 480 ft W · Electrical
   Sep 8$8,000
6. PV System Install: 8.645 kW-DC × 2 permits

   14 Bothwell Rd · 890 ft W · Solar
   Aug 19 to Sep 4$21,613
7. Replace 8 squares of existing roofing with CertainTeed Landmark architectural shingles

   66 S Hobart St · 290 ft SW · Roofing
   Sep 2$9,710
8. 17 Donnybrook Rd. 1st Floor gas stove replacement

   15-17 Donnybrook Rd · 960 ft NW · Plumbing
   Aug 28$1,200
9. 200A Service Upgrade + Ev charger

   14 Bothwell Rd · 890 ft W · Electrical
   Aug 27$5,000
10. Remove the front and back deck

    123 Bennett St · 590 ft W · Alteration or repair
    Aug 19$45,000
11. Mass Save INsulation

    2 Newcastle Rd · 740 ft NW · Alteration or repair
    Aug 19$6,159
12. Location : 15 Donnybrook Rd. 3rd Floor bathroom Repiped drains and vents for 3/4 bathroom to bring bathroom…

    15-17 Donnybrook Rd · 960 ft NW · Plumbing
    Aug 17$4,500
13. Front stair case drive way stairs case veneer

    14 Bothwell Rd · 890 ft W · Alteration or repair
    Aug 7$25,380
14. Basement kitchen renovation

    98 Bennett St · 310 ft SW · Plumbing
    Aug 4$950
15. Upgrade service from 100 amps to 200 amps

    73-75 Surrey St · 500 ft SE · Electrical
    Aug 4$4,000
16. Bathroom remodeling, Kitchen remodel

    15-17 Donnybrook Rd · 960 ft NW · Plumbing
    Jul 28$5,500
17. Strip and reroof (shingle roof)

    29 Bennett St · 910 ft E · Roofing
    Jul 27$20,675
18. Roof work

    14 Bothwell Rd · 890 ft W · Roofing
    Jul 24$15,000
19. We are going to electrify a shed with a solar panel and electric generator feeding a transfer switch

    95 Arlington St · 410 ft NE · Electrical
    Jul 23$4,550
20. Renovation of the bathroom at 1st floor: wiring of new 20 amp line

    15-17 Donnybrook Rd · 960 ft NW · Electrical
    Jul 16$1,800
21. Overhead electrical service upgrade from 100 to 400 Amp

    15-17 Donnybrook Rd · 960 ft NW · Electrical
    Jul 16$14,000
22. Wire fire alarm throughout building, basement, 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors

    46a-46 Parsons St · 660 ft SE · Fire systems
    Jul 9$11,000
23. Meter to be replaced as part of Eversource's AMI project

    94 Arlington St · 330 ft NE · Electrical
    Jul 9$1,500
24. Basement renovation done in 2005

    4 Falkland St · 830 ft N · Electrical
    Jul 8$1,500
25. Bathroom remodeling, remove existing tile

    15-17 Donnybrook Rd · 960 ft NW · Alteration or repair
    Jul 6$20,000
26. Wire for low voltage fire alarm system throghout building

    46a-46 Parsons St · 660 ft SE · Fire systems
    Jul 6$11,000
27. Replacement of a range

    20 Oakland St · 780 ft S · Plumbing
    Jul 1$200
28. Remove 62 square of rubber membrane and replace them with new rubber membrane

    83-85 Surrey St · 420 ft S · Roofing
    Jun 29$50,000
29. Install 6 double-hung windows

    192 Faneuil St · 650 ft N · Alteration or repair
    Jun 26$4,850
30. Add temporary egress to bedroom for immediate life safety concern

    119 Bennett St · 540 ft W · Alteration or repair
    Jun 26$900
31. Back line voltage 120 Volt interconnected fire detectors

    72-72b Oakland St · 600 ft SW · Fire systems
    Jun 26$500
32. Front unit wire line voltage 120 volt interconnected fire detectors

    72-72b Oakland St · 600 ft SW · Fire systems
    Jun 26$500
33. Install new electrical panel for the second-floor unit

    98 Bennett St · 310 ft SW · Electrical
    Jun 24$6,000
34. Install 3 full baths, 2 half baths

    46a-46 Parsons St · 660 ft SE · Plumbing
    Jun 15$30,000
35. Install 3 tankless water heaters

    46a-46 Parsons St · 660 ft SE · Plumbing
    Jun 15$10,000
36. Oliveira Deli Market - Indirect prep

    245-249a Faneuil St · 840 ft W · Plumbing
    Jun 12$1,000
37. Wiring to 1 heat pump condenser

    71-73 Beechcroft St · 990 ft W · Electrical
    Jun 11$900
38. Wire new apartment on, third floor

    46a-46 Parsons St · 660 ft SE · Electrical
    Jun 11$13,000
39. Legalize the extended living space created when this building was turned into a condo in 2005

    4 Falkland St · 830 ft N · Alteration or repair
    Jun 10not listed
40. Swapping out meter socket

    433 Washington St · 1,000 ft S · Electrical
    Jun 9$1,500
41. Installation of a new addressable fire alarm system in a two-family residential dwelling

    98 Bennett St · 310 ft SW · Fire systems
    Jun 3$10,000
42. Bathroom and kitchen renovations

    17 Malbert Rd · 790 ft SW · Alteration or repair
    May 22$40,000
43. Reconfigurer bath and kitchen wiring

    17 Malbert Rd · 790 ft SW · Electrical
    May 6$6,500
44. Strip and re-roof 7sq 1 layer

    11 Oakland St · 860 ft S · Roofing
    May 5$3,541

1. Install 9 windows for replacement

   20 Leicester St · 0.20 mi SE · Alteration or repair
   Oct 2$7,182
2. Replace existing service and add common meter

   59 Leicester St · 0.19 mi E · Electrical
   Oct 1$4,500
3. Single House Remodeling Electrical

   79 Goodenough St · 0.23 mi NE · Alteration or repair
   Sep 30$75,000
4. Front Facade: Masonry and Storefront Repairs

   377-385 Washington St · 0.25 mi SE · Alteration or repair
   Sep 23$8,000
5. Replace existing fluorescent lighting fixtures with LED/TLED fixtures

   487-489 Washington St · 0.25 mi SW · Electrical
   Sep 23$1,492
6. Removing sheetrock insulation whole house

   79 Goodenough St · 0.23 mi NE · Alteration or repair
   Sep 4$10,000
7. Install new fixtures

   27 Bothwell Rd · 0.21 mi NW · Plumbing
   Sep 3$80,000
8. Replace roofing shingles

   79 Goodenough St · 0.23 mi NE · Roofing
   Aug 18$10,000
9. Insulating exterior walls using cellulose R15

   138 Parsons St · 0.20 mi N · Alteration or repair
   Aug 4$7,422
10. Remove and replace 1 window

    40-42 Hobart St · 0.21 mi NW · Alteration or repair
    Aug 4$4,041
11. Add 100amp drop for common meter

    59 Leicester St · 0.19 mi E · Electrical
    Aug 4$2,500
12. Strip and reroof

    71 Foster St · 0.24 mi S · Roofing
    Jul 29$21,000
13. To replace current failed shingle roof with new asphalt shingle roofing materials

    138 Parsons St · 0.20 mi N · Roofing
    Jul 20$7,000
14. New construction of a wood framed 2-1/2 story over basement

    27 Bothwell Rd · 0.21 mi NW · New building
    Jul 17$867,075
15. Adding a second bathroom and laundry to the 1st floor unit

    11 Hobson St · 0.24 mi W · Plumbing
    Jul 9$10,000
16. Residential weatherization/air sealing

    30 Leicester St · 0.19 mi SE · Alteration or repair
    Jul 2$12,000
17. Rewire kitchen bathroom and laundry

    11 Hobson St · 0.24 mi W · Electrical
    Jun 26$8,000
18. Rooftop solar 10 panels 4.1 kwdc no ESS no structural

    92 Goodenough St · 0.24 mi NE · Solar
    Jun 23$7,659
19. Gas pipe commercial kitchen and water heater

    114 Leicester St · 0.24 mi E · Plumbing
    Jun 22$30,000
20. Replace existing kitchen cabinets and countertops

    11 Hobson St · 0.24 mi W · Alteration or repair
    Jun 16$40,000
21. Basement - remove existing gas water heater

    60 Foster St · 0.24 mi S · Plumbing
    Jun 16$6,500
22. Rooftop solar 10 panels 4.1 kwdc no ESS

    92 Goodenough St · 0.24 mi NE · Solar
    Jun 16$25,641
23. First fl-new full bath, remodel existing bath

    60 Foster St · 0.24 mi S · Plumbing
    Jun 12$15,600
24. Wiring low voltage fire alarm

    114 Leicester St · 0.24 mi E · Fire systems
    Jun 12$12,000
25. "Proposed new ADU in the basement of an existing 2-family structure

    134 Parsons St · 0.20 mi NE · Alteration or repair
    Jun 5$139,000
26. Take Down of two family wood frame structureDig Safe#2026203414

    27 Bothwell Rd · 0.21 mi NW · Demolition
    Jun 4$24,500
27. Installing (1) 36"H x 48"W x 2"D HDU panel with carved and dimensional elements

    25 Arlington St · 0.22 mi E · Sign
    Jun 3$6,275
28. Remove and Replace Existing Asphalt Shingle Roof

    41-43 Arlington St · 0.19 mi E · Roofing
    May 27$18,862
29. Replace water heater in the basement

    22-24 Arlington St · 0.23 mi E · Plumbing
    May 26$1,800
30. Wiring low voltage fire alarm, camera data wiring

    114 Leicester St · 0.24 mi E · Electrical
    May 15$80,000
31. Rewire the aparment unit #1 and upgrade the service from 100 to 200a

    60 Foster St · 0.24 mi S · Electrical
    May 15$15,000
32. Install 23 square of CertainTeed landmark architectural asphalt shingles

    30 Leicester St · 0.19 mi SE · Roofing
    May 12$25,000
33. Interior renovation of existing apartment

    60 Foster St · 0.24 mi S · Alteration or repair
    May 5$85,000
34. Installation of temporary electrical service for construction of new dwelling

    27 Bothwell Rd · 0.21 mi NW · Electrical
    May 4$3,500

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 · 570 ft SW · 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 · 230 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 convert former non-permitted apartment into additional living space for owner of unit #2

   142 Arlington St · 410 ft W · Denied · city: "Appeal Closed", decision "Denied" · case BOA1852440
   Decided Jul 31hearing Jul 14

• 77 Bennett St newest permit Feb 26, 2026
• 87-89 Bennett St newest permit Apr 16, 2026
• 69 Bennett St newest permit Oct 5, 2026
• 68-70 Bennett St newest permit May 11, 2026
• 98 Bennett St newest permit Aug 4, 2026
• 58 Bennett St newest permit Oct 10, 2025
• 103-105 Bennett St newest permit Jun 1, 2025
• 54 Bennett St newest permit Dec 12, 2025
• 115 Bennett St newest permit Sep 8, 2026
• 119 Bennett St newest permit Jun 26, 2026

Boston Inspectional Services Department updated its data Oct 7, 2026. We checked it Oct 8, 15:11 UTC. See the city's official records.

Zoning requests come from the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal tracker. We read it Oct 8, 11:17 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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