Monthly permit report

Cambridge commercial building permits, August 2026

Biggest projects in August 2026

By declared value.

75 Broadway
Issued Aug 11
$221M
Fit-out of core & shell spaces for office and laboratory uses, conference center/assembly, employee cafeteria, fitness. Childcare and education uses included on the ground floor.
commercialBuildingJohn Moriarty & Associates, Inc
1 Alewife Pk
Issued Aug 17 · 3 permits
$4M
The existing building is a 4-story low-rise with the project scope being the fit-out of a portion of the first floor for amenity space with the new wall and partitions being…
commercialBuildingWise Construction
222 Jacobs St

In August 2026, Cambridge issued 37 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 34 projects, declaring $243M of work.
The busiest trade was general building (37 permits).
The most active contractor was Columbia Construction, with 2 permits.
The largest project was at 75 Broadway, with $221M declared.
Half of the month’s permits were issued within 28 days of application.

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