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Building permit activity in Cambridge, MA

Searching Cambridge permits for jobs to bid on? Skip the search. Every weekday morning we send the new projects that fit your trade, with who to call. 93 building permits issued in the 30 days through October 30, 2026, with $45.6 million in reported value: a snapshot of what's being built.

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Updated Thu, Nov 5 · 93 permits since October 1, 2026 · from official building permit records
93permits issued
$45.6Mreported value
12new homes
28commercial projects

What's being built in Cambridge

Kind of workPermits issued
Home renovations and additions39
Commercial renovations and build-outs25
Other alterations and building work14
New homes12
New commercial and apartment buildings3

Largest commercial projects this month

  1. 1 Bennett St: $9.1 million. Renovation of the 3rd Floor including the ballrooms, pre-function space, meeting rooms and the Regatta Bar. A small…
  2. 301 Binney St: $6.1 million. Fitout & retrofit of approx 20K Sqft of Lab Space with MEP scopes and select architectural rework of conference rooms &…
  3. 233 Massachusetts Ave: $2.8 million. Renovation of the existing mixed-use building, including Level 2 alterations to portions of the first, second, and…
  4. 39 Jfk St: $2.5 million. Office buildout on 3rd floor to include construction of new offices, conference rooms, open work space, restrooms &…
  5. 235 Alewife Brook Pkwy: $931,086. Commercial (bank) interior level 2 alteration of a single story space with no basement.interior scope of work…
  6. 101 Main St: $880,597. Full gut renovation of existing lobby on 1st floor. The scope of work includes demo of existing architecturals and…

How Morningline works

  1. Overnight, we read the permits. Every new Cambridge building permit, the day the city publishes it.
  2. We pick the jobs that fit your trade and research who's behind each one: the builder, the owner, the company that just bought the house.
  3. By morning, it's in your inbox: a short call list with phone numbers, so you call first.

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This page is a weekly snapshot. Morningline reports are daily. Every weekday morning we pick the new projects in Cambridge that fit your trade, research the people behind them, and email you the list. One company per trade in each area.

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How we count

Building permits issued from October 1, 2026 through October 30, 2026, the most recent 30 days of Cambridge data we hold. Source: public building permit records for Cambridge. Each permit is counted once. Values are the valuations reported on the permits, leaving out obvious data-entry errors; a project filed as several permits is valued once. Contractor counts are companies named on the permits.

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