Building Permits: Addition/Alteration | Open Data

Building Permits: Addition/AlterationList of permits related to the construction or the alteration of existing buildings in Cambridge. These permits cover construction that changes the structure, the footprint, or the volume of the building. This includes decks, porches, and additions, as well any reconstruction, renovation or repair to an existing structure. This dataset derives from Cambridge's ViewPoint permitting system.Visit the full page to view this data.

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Record Number: id
Address: address
Address for Mapping: address_geocoded
Latitude: latitude
Longitude: longitude
Status: status
Submit Date: applicant_submit_date
Issue Date: issue_date
Units Added: number_of_residential_units
Units Removed: number_of_units_to_be_removed
Number of Units: current_number_of_dwelling
Change in Units (Increase): unit_increase
Change in Units (Decrease): unit_decrease
Change in Units: change_residential_units
Current Property Use: current_property_use
Proposed Property Use: proposed_property_use
Change in Property Use: will_the_property_use_change
Building Cost: building_cost_of_construction
Electrical Cost: electrical_cost_of
Plumbing Cost: plumbing_cost_of_construction
Gas Cost: gas_cost_of_construction
HVAC Cost: hvac_cost_of_construction
Total Cost: total_cost_of_construction
Final Cost: final_cost_of_construction
Fire Prevention Cost: fire_prevention_cost_of
Description: detailed_description_of_work
Size of New Addition: size_of_the_new_addition
Change in Floor Area or Dimensions: floor_area_change
Change in Exterior: exterior_change
Change at least 25,000 square feet: large_area_change
Change in Food Establishment: food_establishment
Change in Bicycle Parking: bicycle_change
Energy Compliance Option: energy_code
LEED Certification: leed_certification
Home Energy Rating (HERS): hers_rating
Industrial Sewer Connection Units: industrial_sewer_connection
Commercial Sewer Connection Units: commercial_sewer_connection
Residential Sewer Connection Units: residential_sewer_connection
Discharge to Sewer or Storm Water System: drains
New or Replaced Storm Sewer: storm_sewer
Construction Dewatering: dewatering
Increase in Impervious Cover: impervious_cover
Public Right-of-Way: public_right
Basement Plumbing Fixture: basement_plumbing
Change in at least half of total area: half_area
Firm Name: firm_name
Debris Disposal: construction_debris_will
Description of Demolition: description_of_demolition
Method of Removal: method_of_removal
Type of Demolition: type_of_demolition
Describe the outbuilding: outbuilding_description
Changing exterior elements: reconstruction_or_change
Construction of exterior stairs: exterior_stairs
Create Openings: openings_or_doors
Deck Construction: construction_of_a_deck
Location of Deck: location_of_deck
Balcony/Landing/Porch Construction: porch_balcony_dormer
Exterior Stairs Type: exterior_stairs_type
Excavation of a basement: excavation_of_a_basement
Change in Ceiling Height: change_any_floor_or_ceiling
Outbuilding Construction: outbuilding
Number of Stories (Above Grade): stories_above_grade
Building Height: building_height_feet
Gross Square Footage: gross_square_footage
Building Use: building_use
Owner-Occupied: owner_occupied
Condo Association: condo_association
Building Construction Type: building_construction_type
Off-Street Vehicle Parking Spaces: off_street_parking
Proposed Loading Bays: proposed_loading_bays
Existing Off-Street Vehicle Parking Spaces: existing_off_street_vehicle_parking
Existing Off-Street Bicycle Parking Spaces (Long Term): existing_off_street_bicycle_parking_long_term
Proposed Off-Street Bicycle Parking Spaces (Long Term): proposed_off_street_bicycle_parking_long_term
Existing Off-Street Bicycle Parking Spaces (Short Term): existing_off_street_bicycle_parking_short_term
Proposed Off-Street Bicycle Parking Spaces (Short Term): proposed_off_street_bicycle_parking_short_term
Change to Off-Street Parking Spaces: off_street_parking_change
Curb Cut: curb_cut
Other Cooking Equipment: other_cooking_equipment
Finish Materials: finish_materials
Open Air Windows: open_air_cafe
Cooking Equipment Type: cooking_equipment_type
Certificate of Occupancy Required: certificate_of_occupancy
Board of Zoning Appeal (BZA) Case Number: bza_number
Planning Board Special Permit Number: planning_board_number
BZA Case: bza
Planning Board Special Permit: planning_board
Police Neighborhood Regions: :@computed_region_guic_hr4a
Police Response Districts: :@computed_region_v7jj_366k
cambridge_neighborhoods: :@computed_region_rffn_qbt6
cambridge_cdd_zoning: :@computed_region_swkg_bavi
Census Blocks 2010: :@computed_region_e4yd_rwk4

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