charles furman
charles furman has filed 40 building permits in Boston since 2015, closing 47% of 34 rated permits. 19 permits remain open.
47%
36
Construction Permits
40 total
19
Currently Open
34
Rate-Eligible
permits > 1yr old
2015–2025
Years Active
Closure rate based on permits older than 1 year. “Issued” and “Stop Work” statuses are excluded.
Performance by Permit Type
Electrical25 rated
44.0% closed vs 60% median, 16.0 points lower
Fire Alarm6 rated
66.7% closed vs 38% median, 28.8 points higher
Low Voltage2 rated
50.0% closed vs 28% median, 21.7 points higher
Building1 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
2025
0.0%
Open2
Closed1
0 closed / 1 rated
2024
55.6%
Open4
Closed5
5 closed / 9 rated
2023
40.0%
Open3
Closed2
2 closed / 5 rated
2022
28.6%
Open5
Closed2
2 closed / 7 rated
2021
0.0%
Open1
Closed0
0 closed / 1 rated
2019
0.0%
Open3
Closed0
0 closed / 3 rated
2017
100.0%
Open0
Closed5
5 closed / 5 rated
2016
100.0%
Open0
Closed1
1 closed / 1 rated
2015
50.0%
Open1
Closed1
1 closed / 2 rated
All Permits
40 permits
| Status | Permit # | Address | Issued▼ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | ELV1745665 | Electrical Low Voltage | 1035-1037 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Dec 10, 2025<1yr | Jun 10, 2026 | $4,800 |
| Closed | E1730137 | Electrical Permit | 55 Bostonia AV, Brighton | Jun 17, 2025<1yr | Dec 17, 2025 | $35,000 |
| Open | ALT1677660 | Long Form/Alteration Permit | 177 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Feb 14, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 | $62,000 |
| Closed | EFA1676545 | Electrical Fire Alarms | 75-79 Summer ST, Boston | Dec 10, 2024 | Jun 10, 2025 | $11,500 |
| Open | EFA1673756 | Electrical Fire Alarms | 38 Hichborn ST, Brighton | Nov 26, 2024 | May 26, 2025 | $87,000 |
| Closed | EFA1673754 | Electrical Fire Alarms | 177 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Nov 26, 2024 | May 26, 2025 | $62,000 |
| Closed | E1661342 | Electrical Permit | 75-79 Summer ST, Boston | Nov 1, 2024 | May 1, 2025 | $60,000 |
| Closed | ETS1650817 | Electrical Temporary Service | 55 Bostonia AV, Brighton | Sep 22, 2024 | Mar 22, 2025 | $1,200 |
| Closed | ETS1608917 | Electrical Temporary Service | 1035-1037 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Jun 13, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | $1,200 |
| Closed | E1602300 | Electrical Permit | 1483-1487 Hyde Park AV, Hyde Park | May 16, 2024 | Nov 16, 2024 | $1,600 |
| Closed | E1585566 | Electrical Permit | 1716-1718 Columbia RD, South Boston | Apr 1, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 | $1,800 |
| Open | E1584549 | Electrical Permit | 1035-1037 Commonwealth AV, Boston | Mar 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $1,150,000 |
| Open | E1565110 | Electrical Permit | 500 Boylston ST, Boston | Jan 29, 2024 | Jul 29, 2024 | $1,500 |
| Open | E1565442 | Electrical Permit | 131-153 Seaport BL, Boston | Jan 26, 2024 | Jul 26, 2024 | $2,100 |
| Closed | E1536294 | Electrical Permit | 179 Newbury ST, Boston | Oct 18, 2023 | Apr 18, 2024 | $650 |
| Closed | EFA1496174 | Electrical Fire Alarms | 38 Hichborn ST, Brighton | Jul 13, 2023 | Jan 13, 2024 | $26,000 |
| Closed | ETS1488246 | Electrical Temporary Service | 38 Hichborn ST, Brighton | Jun 23, 2023 | Dec 23, 2023 | $1,500 |
| Open | ELV1477663 | Electrical Low Voltage | 38 Hichborn ST, Brighton | Jun 14, 2023 | Dec 14, 2023 | $15,000 |
| Open | E1477661 | Electrical Permit | 38 Hichborn ST, Brighton | Jun 14, 2023 | Dec 14, 2023 | $370,000 |
| Open | E1449034 | Electrical Permit | 107 Laurie AV, West Roxbury | Mar 20, 2023 | Sep 20, 2023 | $1,200 |
| Open | E1421026 | Electrical Permit | 51 Badger RD, Hyde Park | Dec 6, 2022 | Jun 6, 2023 | $1,000 |
| Open | E1408768 | Electrical Permit | 154 W Eighth ST, South Boston | Oct 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2023 | $2,750 |
| Closed | E1403805 | Electrical Permit | 23 Lila RD, Jamaica Plain | Oct 15, 2022 | Apr 15, 2023 | $1,600 |
| Open | E1380565 | Electrical Permit | 12 Melville AVE, Dorchester | Aug 24, 2022 | Feb 24, 2023 | $900 |
| Open | E1378208 | Electrical Permit | 71 Hilburn ST, Roslindale | Aug 24, 2022 | Feb 24, 2023 | $5,875 |
| Open | E1368934 | Electrical Permit | 445 Marlborough ST, Boston | Aug 10, 2022 | Feb 10, 2023 | $500 |
| Closed | E1279473 | Electrical Permit | 207 Porter ST, East Boston | Jan 9, 2022 | Jul 9, 2022 | $23,000 |
| Open | E1262060 | Electrical Permit | 4 Menlo ST, Brighton | Oct 26, 2021 | Apr 26, 2022 | $900 |
| Open | E960191 | Electrical Permit | 100 Widett CI, Roxbury | Jun 4, 2019 | Dec 4, 2019 | $18,000 |
| Open | EFA910450 | Electrical Fire Alarms | 226 N Beacon ST, Brighton | Jan 3, 2019 | Jul 3, 2019 | $8,000 |
| Open | E910447 | Electrical Permit | 226 N Beacon ST, Brighton | Jan 3, 2019 | Jul 3, 2019 | $50,000 |
| Closed | E779086 | Electrical Permit | 375 Dorchester ST, South Boston | Nov 27, 2017 | May 27, 2018 | $300 |
| Closed | EFA740844 | Electrical Fire Alarms | 375 Dorchester ST, South Boston | Aug 8, 2017 | Feb 8, 2018 | $1,500 |
| Closed | ELV740849 | Electrical Low Voltage | 375 Dorchester ST, South Boston | Aug 8, 2017 | Feb 8, 2018 | $800 |
| Closed | E696833 | Electrical Permit | 375 Dorchester ST, South Boston | Apr 12, 2017 | Oct 12, 2017 | $15,000 |
| Closed | E687969 | Electrical Permit | 55 Green ST, Jamaica Plain | Mar 13, 2017 | Sep 13, 2017 | $21,000 |
| Open | ETS671000 | Electrical Temporary Service | 55 Green ST, Jamaica Plain | Jan 17, 2017 | Jul 17, 2017 | $350 |
| Closed | E638008 | Electrical Permit | 12 Hardwick ST, Brighton | Oct 6, 2016 | Apr 6, 2017 | $12,000 |
| Closed | E533560 | Electrical Permit | 27-29 Tip Top ST, Brighton | Nov 2, 2015 | May 2, 2016 | $17,000 |
| Open | E478453 | Electrical Permit | 20 Tip Top ST, Brighton | Jun 10, 2015 | Dec 10, 2015 | $15,000 |