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Boston building permits this week

486 building permits were issued in Boston, MA in the last 7 days, with $140.6 million in declared job value across the 486 that list one. That is 38% fewer than the week before.

By trade

TradePermitsDeclared value
Remodel161$40.3 million
Electrical152$9.4 million
Plumbing136$34.8 million
Other85$3.7 million
Roofing57$8.8 million
HVAC55$8.0 million
Windows & doors38$2.8 million
Solar33$1.8 million
Deck & patio24$760,760
New build12$81.3 million
Fence2$7,532
Pool & spa1$419,516

A permit can name more than one trade, so the rows add up to more than the total.

The week's largest jobs

StreetWorkValueIssued
Windermere RdNew build$40.0 millionFri, Oct 30
Melnea Cass BLNew build$26.4 millionFri, Oct 30
Huntington AvPlumbing$6.7 millionThu, Oct 29
Washington StHVAC, Plumbing, Remodel, Roofing$6.0 millionWed, Oct 28
Dorchester StNew build$5.7 millionThu, Oct 29
Belgrade AvNew build$4.0 millionFri, Oct 30
Exeter StRemodel$3.8 millionSun, Nov 1
Corey RdNew build$3.2 millionFri, Oct 30
Park PZPlumbing, Remodel$2.2 millionMon, Nov 2
Park PZPlumbing, Remodel$2.2 millionMon, Nov 2

JobSignal shows the house number, the scope of work and the contractor already on the job, for every permit, not just the largest.

Permits by day

Updated Nov 4, 11:50 AM UTC. Data: City of Boston (Open Data Commons PDDL). Declared values are what the applicant wrote on the permit.

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