Ben Greenfield
Ben Greenfield has filed 215 building permits in Boston since 2010, closing 56% of 201 rated permits. 96 permits remain open.
56%
212
Construction Permits
215 total
96
Currently Open
201
Rate-Eligible
permits > 1yr old
2010–2026
Years Active
Closure rate based on permits older than 1 year. “Issued” and “Stop Work” statuses are excluded.
Performance by Permit Type
Plumbing153 rated
58.2% closed vs 63% median, 4.3 points lower
Gas45 rated
51.1% closed vs 58% median, 7.2 points lower
Building3 rated
0.0% closed vs 30% median, 30.2 points lower
Median based on all applicants with 20+ rated permits in each category. Only permits older than 1 year are rated.
Year-by-Year Summary
2026(YTD)
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Open2
Closed0
Too early to rate — permits need 1 year to mature
2025
100.0%
Open5
Closed5
1 closed / 1 rated
2024
71.4%
Open4
Closed10
10 closed / 14 rated
2023
0.0%
Open3
Closed0
0 closed / 3 rated
2022
61.1%
Open7
Closed11
11 closed / 18 rated
2021
48.1%
Open14
Closed13
13 closed / 27 rated
2020
27.3%
Open8
Closed3
3 closed / 11 rated
2019
60.0%
Open12
Closed18
18 closed / 30 rated
2018
54.2%
Open11
Closed13
13 closed / 24 rated
2017
55.3%
Open17
Closed21
21 closed / 38 rated
2016
62.9%
Open13
Closed22
22 closed / 35 rated
All Permits
215 permits
| Status | Permit # | Address | Issued▼ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | PL1819123 | Plumbing Permit | 775 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Feb 9, 2026<1yr | Aug 9, 2026 | $30,000 |
| Open | PL1810858 | Plumbing Permit | 69 Alleghany ST, Mission Hill | Jan 15, 2026<1yr | Jul 15, 2026 | $15,000 |
| Open | PL1799984 | Plumbing Permit | 100 Bay State RD, Boston | Nov 25, 2025<1yr | May 25, 2026 | $10,000 |
| Open | PL1797773 | Plumbing Permit | 905 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Nov 13, 2025<1yr | May 13, 2026 | $25,000 |
| Closed | PL1750460 | Plumbing Permit | 30 Leon ST, Boston | Jul 23, 2025<1yr | Jan 23, 2026 | $1,000 |
| Closed | PL1724503 | Plumbing Permit | 871 Commonwealth AV, Boston | May 27, 2025<1yr | Nov 27, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Closed | PL1721418 | Plumbing Permit | 10 Forsyth ST, Boston | May 22, 2025<1yr | Nov 22, 2025 | $10,000 |
| Open | PL1719981 | Plumbing Permit | 100 Bay State RD, Boston | May 14, 2025<1yr | Nov 14, 2025 | $6,000 |
| Closed | PL1707545 | Plumbing Permit | , South Boston | Apr 9, 2025<1yr | Oct 9, 2025 | $35,000 |
| Open | PL1704629 | Plumbing Permit | 949 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Apr 1, 2025<1yr | Oct 1, 2025 | $45,000 |
| Open | PL1694644 | Plumbing Permit | 480 Parker ST, Boston | Mar 4, 2025<1yr | Sep 4, 2025 | $12,000 |
| Closed | G1690589 | Gas Permit | 125-133 Hemenway ST, Boston | Feb 10, 2025 | Aug 10, 2025 | $20,000 |
| Closed | G1677242 | Gas Permit | 24 Cummington MA, Boston | Dec 13, 2024 | Jun 13, 2025 | $15,000 |
| Closed | G1677232 | Gas Permit | 24 Cummington MA, Boston | Dec 11, 2024 | Jun 11, 2025 | $15,000 |
| Closed | PL1676032 | Plumbing Permit | 150 Western AV, Allston | Dec 5, 2024 | Jun 5, 2025 | $2,000 |
| Open | PL1666120 | Plumbing Permit | 360 Huntington AV, Boston | Nov 4, 2024 | May 4, 2025 | $20,000 |
| Open | PL1655940 | Plumbing Permit | 300 Babcock ST, Allston | Oct 4, 2024 | Apr 4, 2025 | $10,000 |
| Closed | PL1650978 | Plumbing Permit | 24 Cummington MA, Boston | Sep 13, 2024 | Mar 13, 2025 | $35,000 |
| Closed | PL1650982 | Plumbing Permit | 24 Cummington MA, Boston | Sep 13, 2024 | Mar 13, 2025 | $50,000 |
| Open | PL1648893 | Plumbing Permit | 360 Huntington AV, Boston | Sep 10, 2024 | Mar 10, 2025 | $8,000 |
| Closed | PL1609281 | Plumbing Permit | 685-777 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Jun 10, 2024 | Dec 10, 2024 | $15,000 |
| Closed | PL1608389 | Plumbing Permit | 204-216 Massachusetts AV, Boston | Jun 5, 2024 | Dec 5, 2024 | $20,000 |
| Open | PL1603016 | Plumbing Permit | 11 Leon ST, Boston | May 28, 2024 | Nov 28, 2024 | $1,000 |
| Closed | PL1598755 | Plumbing Permit | 700 Commonwealth AV, Boston | May 20, 2024 | Nov 20, 2024 | $85,000 |
| Closed | PL1584846 | Plumbing Permit | 120 Forsyth ST, Boston | Mar 29, 2024 | Sep 29, 2024 | $25,000 |
| Closed | PL1575729 | Plumbing Permit | 120 Forsyth ST, Boston | Mar 1, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | $25,000 |
| Open | PL1488823 | Plumbing Permit | 1019 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Jul 5, 2023 | Jan 5, 2024 | $8,000 |
| Open | PL1478479 | Plumbing Permit | 1 Milk ST, Boston | May 25, 2023 | Nov 25, 2023 | $50,000 |
| Open | PL1455206 | Plumbing Permit | 700 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Mar 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | $6,000 |
| Open | PL1418507 | Plumbing Permit | , Boston | Nov 28, 2022 | May 28, 2023 | $15,000 |
| Closed | PL1411459 | Plumbing Permit | 285 Babcock ST, Boston | Nov 4, 2022 | May 4, 2023 | $5,000 |
| Closed | PL1409212 | Plumbing Permit | 144-180 Brookline AV, Boston | Nov 1, 2022 | May 1, 2023 | $24,000 |
| Closed | PL1407600 | Plumbing Permit | 561 Dudley ST, Dorchester | Oct 26, 2022 | Apr 26, 2023 | $35,000 |
| Closed | PL1398673 | Plumbing Permit | 120 Forsyth ST, Boston | Oct 6, 2022 | Apr 6, 2023 | $25,000 |
| Closed | PL1390914 | Plumbing Permit | 200-216 Massachusetts AV, Boston | Sep 12, 2022 | Mar 12, 2023 | $25,000 |
| Closed | PL1373981 | Plumbing Permit | 400 Huntington AV, Boston | Aug 8, 2022 | Feb 8, 2023 | $17,000 |
| Open | PL1371230 | Plumbing Permit | 631-639 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Aug 4, 2022 | Feb 4, 2023 | $6,500 |
| Closed | PL1328631 | Plumbing Permit | 120 Forsyth ST, Boston | Jul 8, 2022 | Jan 8, 2023 | $12,000 |
| Open | PL1336441 | Plumbing Permit | 631-639 Commonwealth AV, Boston | May 20, 2022 | Nov 20, 2022 | $7,000 |
| Closed | PL1328663 | Plumbing Permit | 120 Forsyth ST, Boston | May 2, 2022 | Nov 2, 2022 | $20,000 |
| Closed | PL1328862 | Plumbing Permit | 120 Forsyth ST, Boston | May 2, 2022 | Nov 2, 2022 | $20,000 |
| Closed | PL1306755 | Plumbing Permit | 1 City Hall PZ, Boston | Mar 28, 2022 | Sep 28, 2022 | $30,000 |
| Open | G1285064 | Gas Permit | 2049 Dorchester AV, Dorchester | Feb 10, 2022 | Aug 10, 2022 | $60,000 |
| Open | PL1291374 | Plumbing Permit | 336 Huntington AV, Boston | Feb 4, 2022 | Aug 4, 2022 | $5,000 |
| Open | PL1289170 | Plumbing Permit | 143 Bay State RD, Boston | Jan 24, 2022 | Jul 24, 2022 | $7,000 |
| Closed | PL1286811 | Plumbing Permit | , Boston | Jan 14, 2022 | Jul 14, 2022 | $5,000 |
| Open | PL1285069 | Plumbing Permit | 2049 Dorchester AV, Dorchester | Jan 6, 2022 | Jul 6, 2022 | $60,000 |
| Open | PL1279378 | Plumbing Permit | 380 Huntington AV, Boston | Dec 15, 2021 | Jun 15, 2022 | $5,000 |
| Closed | G1268640 | Gas Permit | 11-17 Fan Pier BL, Boston | Nov 16, 2021 | May 16, 2022 | $8,000 |
| Closed | G1268183 | Gas Permit | 11-17 Fan Pier BL, Boston | Nov 15, 2021 | May 15, 2022 | $2,000 |
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