# Building permits at 8 Varney St, Boston, MA The biggest project within a quarter mile since May 1: a $1.4M project at 45-49 Wachusett St, permitted Sep 14. One permit on record here. The newest, Aug 28, 2025: Vinyl siding installation strip entire home of wood siding down to substrate install Grip Rite Vapor Barrier. Within a quarter mile, the city has issued 42 more permits (41 projects) since May 1. One is for a new building, 410 ft away. ## At this address | Date | Type | Work | Cost | Permit | |---|---|---|---|---| | Aug 28, 2025 | Alteration or repair | Vinyl siding installation strip entire home of wood siding down to substrate install Grip Rite Vapor Barrier Install Market Sq siding install new gutters and downspouts | $30,000 | [SF1763996](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1763996/) | ## Within ¼ mi since May 1, 2026 42 permits in the circle. From our copy of the city's data (last 24 months). ### Next door (under 250 ft), 5 permits | Date | Address | Distance | Type | Work | Cost | Permit | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Sep 29, 2026 | [22-24 Wenham St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/22--24-wenham-st/) | 210 ft NW | Alteration or repair | weatherization, insulation, and air sealing of unit 3- including weather stripping doors, adding door sweeps, home air sealing, attic damming, open blow insulation in attic and interior wall drill and plug insulation and a replacement vent for bath fan. | $5,688 | [SF1903293](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1903293/) | | Aug 13, 2026 | [91 Wachusett St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/91-wachusett-st/) | 200 ft S | Alteration or repair | make repairs top decking, 1 joist, balustrades | $3,575 | [SF1887143](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1887143/) | | Aug 5, 2026 | [22-24 Wenham St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/22--24-wenham-st/) | 210 ft NW | Solar | Rooftop solar installation 17 panels 7.65 kwdc | $19,261 | [E1861234](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1861234/) | | Jun 16, 2026 | [22-24 Wenham St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/22--24-wenham-st/) | 210 ft NW | Solar | Rooftop solar installation 17 panels 7.65 kwdc | $6,420 | [SF1861226](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1861226/) | | Jun 12, 2026 | [22-24 Wenham St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/22--24-wenham-st/) | 210 ft NW | Electrical | Outdoor heat pump (keenhyzhp20aa) installation 21000btu | $16,678 | [E1860333](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1860333/) | ### This block (250 to 1,000 ft), 26 permits | Date | Address | Distance | Type | Work | Cost | Permit | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Sep 29, 2026 | [116 Hyde Park Av](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/116-hyde-park-av/) | 470 ft N | Alteration or repair | Residential weatherization/air sealing. No structural changes. (Site ID-884705 890191) (Unit-1,Unit-2) | $20,000 | [SF1903069](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1903069/) | | Sep 14, 2026 | [45-49 Wachusett St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/45--49-wachusett-st/) | 410 ft NE | New building | Erect three (3) townhouses with attached garages. Work includes installation of one (1) EV charging station per unit, solar-ready provisions, fire alarm, and NFPA 13 fire sprinkler systems (per BFD note). Subject to 521 CMR compliance for public and common use areas. Demo permit SF1806104 issued Jan | $1,378,000 | [ERT1838774](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/ERT1838774/) | | Sep 8, 2026 | [11 Wachusett St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/11-wachusett-st/) | 890 ft NE | Alteration or repair | Laundry addition: Framing, Drywall, Compound, Sand, Paint to match, Install door. Electrical Plumbing | $21,336 | [SF1896861](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1896861/) | | Sep 8, 2026 | [84 Wenham St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/84-wenham-st/) | 900 ft N | Addition | adding of a new apartment | $9,500 | [E1884362](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1884362/) | | Sep 3, 2026 | [167-171 Hyde Park Av](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/167--171-hyde-park-av/) | 570 ft W | Electrical | 50 amp Hard Wired EV Charger / DCC 9 - 50 amp Installation | $5,948 | [E1896687](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1896687/) | | Sep 2, 2026 | [3815 Washington St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/3815-washington-st/) | 890 ft NW | Electrical | installation of (60) dual data drops | $60,000 | [ELV1895329](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/ELV1895329/) | | Aug 28, 2026 | [3867-3875 Washington St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/3867--3875-washington-st/) | 970 ft W | Plumbing | Gas Boiler Replacement | $16,000 | [PL1895117](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/PL1895117/) | | Aug 28, 2026 | [3867-3875 Washington St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/3867--3875-washington-st/) | 970 ft W | Plumbing | replacement gas boiler | $16,000 | [G1895125](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/G1895125/) | | Aug 24, 2026 | [84 Wenham St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/84-wenham-st/) | 900 ft N | Plumbing | Inatalling one ful bath (shower) laundry tray, kit. sink,disposal garbage | $8,000 | [PL1891544](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/PL1891544/) | | Aug 5, 2026 | [22 Rodman St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/22-rodman-st/) | 940 ft S | Alteration or repair | Insulation work as part of the MASS Save program. We are doing both unit 1 and 2. | $11,000 | [SF1880898](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1880898/) | | Jul 24, 2026 | [24 Wachusett St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/24-wachusett-st/) | 730 ft NE | Plumbing | remodeling existing bathroom and kitchen and building new laundry | $6,000 | [PL1865776](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/PL1865776/) | | Jul 17, 2026 | [11 Patten St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/11-patten-st/) | 650 ft SW | Electrical | Replace meter socket to meters main | $6,900 | [E1871525](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1871525/) | | Jul 16, 2026 | [7 Patten St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/7-patten-st/) | 630 ft SW | Electrical | 100 amp riser, 100 amp new meter main, 100 amp main breaker MSP, 125amp bus rating WR# 27580372 | $2,200 | [E1870090](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1870090/) | | Jun 29, 2026 | [72 Wenham St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/72-wenham-st/) | 750 ft N | Alteration or repair | remove,replace and upgrade rear deck | $39,782 | [SF1867104](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1867104/) | | Jun 25, 2026 | [20 Wachusett St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/20-wachusett-st/) | 770 ft NE | Electrical | Wire new three headed mini split system | $1,000 | [E1864606](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1864606/) | | Jun 8, 2026 | [72 Hyde Park Av](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/72-hyde-park-av/) | 870 ft N | Fire systems | Amendment to the permit ALT1567404. Installation of new low voltage Fire Alarm System with cellular radio for central station monitoring. | $10,000 | [A1849209](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/A1849209/) | | Jun 2, 2026 | [79-81 Walk Hill St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/79--81-walk-hill-st/) | 850 ft S | Alteration or repair | Residential weatherization/air sealing. No structural changes. (Cap-22367, cap-22366). | $6,000 | [SF1852483](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1852483/) | | Jun 1, 2026 | [11 Patten St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/11-patten-st/) | 650 ft SW | Solar | Rooftop solar 13 panels 5.33 kwdc no ESS no structural | $11,937 | [SF1853262](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1853262/) | | Jun 1, 2026 | [7 Patten St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/7-patten-st/) | 630 ft SW | Solar | Rooftop solar 10 panels 4.1 kwdc 15kw energy storage system to be installed on exterior wall no structural | $17,664 | [SF1851012](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1851012/) | | May 29, 2026 | [11 Patten St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/11-patten-st/) | 650 ft SW | Solar | Rooftop solar 13 panels 5.33 kwdc no ESS | $39,963 | [E1853263](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1853263/) | | May 29, 2026 | [7 Patten St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/7-patten-st/) | 630 ft SW | Solar | Rooftop solar 10 panels 4.1 kwdc 15kw energy storage system to be installed on exterior wall | $59,136 | [E1851015](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1851015/) | | May 22, 2026 | [11 Patten St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/11-patten-st/) | 650 ft SW | Electrical | Full 100A Electrical Service Replacement and main panel relocation | $2,800 | [E1852628](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1852628/) | | May 21, 2026 | [15 Leland St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/15-leland-st/) | 920 ft NE | Plumbing | gas stove | $300 | [G1851311](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/G1851311/) | | May 20, 2026 | [84 Wenham St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/84-wenham-st/) | 900 ft N | Alteration or repair | Convert basement to ADU, Install kitchen, bathroom and bedroom as per plans. [ePlans] | $120,820 | [ALT1636024](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/ALT1636024/) | | May 11, 2026 | [176-178 Hyde Park Av](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/176--178-hyde-park-av/) | 540 ft SW | Alteration or repair | Weatherization, Insulation, Air Sealing | $15,655 | [SF1847019](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1847019/) | | May 7, 2026 | [24 Wachusett St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/24-wachusett-st/) | 730 ft NE | Alteration or repair | Kitchen and Bathroom remodel, Foam Insulation, wondows replacement, Sister joists. | $171,364 | [ALT1844942](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/ALT1844942/) | ### Farther (1,000 ft to ¼ mi), 11 permits | Date | Address | Distance | Type | Work | Cost | Permit | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Oct 5, 2026 | [63 Woodlawn St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/63-woodlawn-st/) | 0.23 mi NE | Electrical | Installing Bryant heat pump condesner with 4 mini splits | $5,000 | [E1906435](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1906435/) | | Sep 28, 2026 | [35 Eldridge Rd](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/35-eldridge-rd/) | 0.24 mi S | Alteration or repair | Remove 3 existing windows and replace with 3 new windows. No structural work. Work to take place in unit 207 | $5,953 | [SF1902935](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1902935/) | | Sep 22, 2026 | [7 Weld Hill St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/7-weld-hill-st/) | 0.21 mi N | Alteration or repair | Paint entire exterior of building. Replace rotten cedar shingles as needed. | $38,600 | [SF1903066](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1903066/) | | Sep 22, 2026 | [46 Eldridge Rd](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/46-eldridge-rd/) | 0.21 mi S | Roofing | strip and re-roof 19sq. asphalt shingles and 3 sq EPDM rubber roofing | $16,125 | [SF1902203](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1902203/) | | Sep 17, 2026 | [16 Weld Hill St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/16-weld-hill-st/) | 0.23 mi N | Electrical | Air source heat pump system connections to (1) condenser, (2) wall-mounted heads, and (1) floor-mounted head. Work for Unit #3 only. | $15,000 | [E1880946](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1880946/) | | Sep 8, 2026 | [94-96 Wenham St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/94--96-wenham-st/) | 0.19 mi N | Plumbing | Replace bath & kitchen fixtures on B-3rd floor | $15,000 | [PL1897002](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/PL1897002/) | | Sep 3, 2026 | [94-96 Wenham St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/94--96-wenham-st/) | 0.19 mi N | Plumbing | Replace stove & furnaces 80,000 btu each | $5,000 | [G1896989](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/G1896989/) | | Aug 21, 2026 | [94-96 Wenham St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/94--96-wenham-st/) | 0.19 mi N | Electrical | Complete rewire of branch circuits in 2 unit dwelling - basement, first and second floors. Partial rewire of attic level. | $25,000 | [E1890322](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/E1890322/) | | Aug 12, 2026 | [94-96 Wenham St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/94--96-wenham-st/) | 0.19 mi N | Alteration or repair | Remove and replace 2 kitchens, remove and replace basement Sheetrock installing new presure treated lumber at the base of the existing basement walls remodel bathrooms, update all flooring and paint all walls Remove partition walls paint all room and Sheetrock as needed flooring as needed | $160,000 | [SF1800790](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1800790/) | | Jun 29, 2026 | [238 Hyde Park Av](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/238-hyde-park-av/) | 0.19 mi SW | Roofing | strip and re roof | $19,650 | [SF1864928](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1864928/) | | May 26, 2026 | [69 Woodlawn St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/69-woodlawn-st/) | 0.23 mi NE | Alteration or repair | Renovate first floor front porch. | $42,000 | [SF1852952](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/permit/SF1852952/) | ## Zoning requests nearby Hearings are public: you can comment or attend. Dates can move; check the city's page before you go. | Status | Hearing | Address | Distance | Request | Case | City's words | Filed | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Requested | | 43 Walk Hill St | 630 ft SW | Zoning appeal: "New construction 1 family dwelling on with two car attached garage on an existing lot…" | [BOA1896422](https://www.boston.gov/appeal-tracker) | "Community Process" | 2026-09-01 | | Requested | | 45 Walk Hill St | 650 ft SW | Zoning appeal: "New construction single family dwelling with a two car attached garage on an existing lot…" | [BOA1896425](https://www.boston.gov/appeal-tracker) | "Community Process" | 2026-09-01 | ## More on this street Other addresses on Varney St with permits, nearest house number first: - [7 Varney St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/7-varney-st/): newest permit Apr 15, 2026 - [9 Varney St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/9-varney-st/): newest permit Nov 24, 2025 - [14 Varney St](https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/14-varney-st/): newest permit Nov 4, 2025 --- Source: Boston Inspectional Services Department permit data (https://data.boston.gov/dataset/approved-building-permits). Checked 2026-10-08 15:00 UTC. Nearby Permits, https://nearbypermits.com. JSON API and MCP server: https://nearbypermits.com/developers/ Zoning requests come from the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal tracker (https://data.boston.gov/dataset/zoning-board-of-appeal-tracker). We read it Oct 8, 11:17 UTC. Map, the one permit at this address and 42 nearby: https://nearbypermits.com/boston/address/8-varney-st/