Monthly permit report

Cambridge commercial building permits, July 2025

Biggest projects in July 2025

By declared value.

101 Dunster St
Issued Jul 2 · 2 permits
$255M
Full renovation of Eliot House Dorm. A portion of the existing structure to be demolished and reconstructed. Renovation to include new MEP's and fire protection/fire alarm.
commercialBuildingJoseph R Lombardi
250 Fresh Pond Pkwy
Issued Jul 30
$3M
Construct new SCADA Room to locate new equipment. The new SCADA room will be inside the existing control room. Additional work consists of removal and reinstallation of Acoustic…
commercialBuildingJf White Contracting
15 Hunting St

In July 2025, Cambridge issued 92 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 56 projects, declaring $268M of work.
The busiest trade was general building (92 permits).
The most active contractor was Renewal by Andersen LLC, with 3 permits.
The largest project was at 101 Dunster St, with $255M declared.
Half of the month’s permits were issued within 25 days of application.

Source: building permit records from official city open-data portals, checked daily. Data through October 28, 2026. How we count