Are there building permits at 42 Saint John St, Boston?

42 Saint John St has 13 municipal building permits on record, with the latest activity dated Aug 12, 2025.

What construction activity is near 42 Saint John St?

5 mapped permits were found within 500 m of 42 Saint John St.

What is the declared permit value at 42 Saint John St?

Permits recorded at 42 Saint John St represent $100K–$500K in total declared construction value.

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42 Saint John St

Building permit intelligence · Boston, MA

13 at this address5 nearby within 500 m

42 Saint John St has 13 municipal building permits on file in Ward 19. The latest recorded activity was a electrical permit dated Aug 12, 2025. Permits at this address represent $100K–$500K in total declared construction value. PropertyLabs also identified 5 mapped permits within 500 m of this address.

At this address: 13
Nearby (500 m): 5
Latest activity: Aug 12, 2025
Total permitted value: $100K–$500K

Permit activity timeline

ELECTRICAL · 1-2FAMOpenValue not reportedAug 12, 2025
Electrical
EXTREN · 1-2FAMClosedValue not reportedAug 16, 2023
Renovations - Exterior
Long Form/Alteration Permit · INTEXTClosed$10K–$50KAug 18, 2020
Structural work in basement. Replace lally columns. Add framing to sagging joists. Support exterior walls.EPLAN
Gas Permit · GASClosedUnder $10KDec 9, 2019
we are hooking up a temp Hvac unit in the basement while the house is being worked on
Short Form Bldg Permit · ROOFOpen$10K–$50KNov 20, 2019
Strip and re-roof entire home, except no roofing on front porch, with new asphalt shingles and .060 rubber on the upper flat roof area and 3 Velux skylights to replace existing. Re…
Plumbing Permit · PLUMBING

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5 mapped permits within 500 m, shown on the intelligence map above.

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42 Saint John St in the Boston permit market

This address has 13 permit records in PropertyLabs' public history and is located in Ward 19. The city figures below provide context without changing the focus of this exact-address record.

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Permit questions about 42 Saint John St

Are there building permits at this address?: 42 Saint John St has 13 municipal building permits on record, with the latest activity dated Aug 12, 2025.
What construction activity is nearby?: 5 mapped permits were found within 500 m of 42 Saint John St.
What is the declared permit value?: Permits recorded at 42 Saint John St represent $100K–$500K in total declared construction value.

About this address record

PropertyLabs compiled this permit history from municipal public records for Boston, MA. The latest recorded permit activity at 42 Saint John St is dated Aug 12, 2025. Municipal records can be corrected or updated after publication.

Sources and data notes

Published by Boston, MA via Boston Open Data.
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City research: Boston Building Permit Activity Through July 19, 2026.
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