Monthly permit report

Cambridge commercial building permits, December 2025

Biggest projects in December 2025

By declared value.

5 Alewife Pk
Issued Dec 23
$55M
IQHQ 5AP - 1, 2, 3rd floor Tenant fit out for approx 146,000 square feet for a leading robotics co, facility to span 3 floors and designed to support advanced research,…
commercialBuildingDpr Construction
238 Main St
Issued Dec 19 · 10 permits
$8.2M
Interior Fit-out within an existing building. The alterations do impact or change the construction type, occupancy class, or use group. Work scope for this project includes…
commercialBuildingTurner Construction Company
56 Linnaean St
Issued Dec 18 · 2 permits

In December 2025, Cambridge issued 74 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 48 projects, declaring $85.2M of work.
The busiest trade was general building (74 permits).
The most active contractor was The Richmond Group, with 3 permits.
The largest project was at 5 Alewife Pk, with $55M declared.
Half of the month’s permits were issued within 36 days of application.

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