Beacon Hill
A historic district of gas lamps, brick row houses, and cobblestone streets above the Boston Common.
What to watch in Beacon Hill: development filings working through the city, new business licenses, often the first sign a storefront is changing, and the everyday reports residents file with the city. Everything here links back to the public record.
These totals come from Boston's public record for Beacon Hill: resident 311 reports, development filings, property violations, and business licenses. A sample of the most recent activity is below.
Beacon Hill on the map
Around the neighborhood
Now open: Thin Crust Enterprises, Inc
14h agorestaurant. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Now open: Inishowen, Inc
2d agoliquor_other. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Now open: Carmac, Inc
13d agoliquor_other. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Now open: Nine Restaurant Group, LLC
19d agoliquor_other. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Now open: Omega Sushi, Inc
25d agorestaurant. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Now open: Nino Indiciani, Individual
Jun 4, 2026restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Short form building permit ($2.0M)
May 11, 2026Roofing at 64-74 STANIFORD ST.
Development filing: West End Library
May 7, 2026Stage: approved. 119 residential units. Location mapped at neighborhood level.
Development on record
Projects filed with the city in Beacon Hill. A filing is an early step, not a finished building: watch for hearings, amendments, and neighborhood feedback.
- West End Library119 residential units · 151 cambridge street · May 7, 2026
- 222 Friend Street216 residential units · 222 friend street · Apr 3, 2026
- mixedmixed · 60 canal st boston 02114 · Oct 17, 2025
- commercialcommercial · 152 canal st boston 02114 · Aug 14, 2025
- Development filing19 to 21 milk st boston 02108 · Mar 31, 2025
- Development filing37 merrimac st boston 02114 · Mar 4, 2025
Recently licensed
Businesses that just cleared a licensing step with the city. A license does not always mean the doors are open yet.
- Scrappie's PizzeriaCommon Victualler · 42- charles st · Jul 17, 2026
- Marzae Cellar + ProvisionsCommon Victualler · 100- hanover st · Jun 26, 2026
- Baba ShawarmaCommon Victualler · 106- blackstone st · Jun 8, 2026
- The Well Coffee HouseCommon Victualler · 88- tremont st · Jun 5, 2026
- Coffee CupCommon Victualler · 1- cambridge st · May 22, 2026
- Shahs Halal FoodCommon Victualler · 106-120 cambridge st · May 9, 2026
Recent 311 reports
One report is small. A pattern of them in the same place can show where residents are feeling pressure.
- Domestic Animal Issueopen · 45 myrtle st, beacon hill, ma 02114 · May 15, 2026
- Pruning Requestopen · 15-27 myrtle st, boston, ma 02114 · May 15, 2026
- Tree or Stump Removalopen · 24-26a myrtle st, boston, ma 02114 · May 15, 2026
- Wild Animal Issueopen · 21 david g mugar way, beacon hill, ma 02114 · May 15, 2026
- Park Light Outageclosed · 9 hawthorne pl, boston, ma 02114 · May 15, 2026
- Pruning Requestopen · 55 chestnut st, boston, ma 02108 · May 14, 2026
City meetings affecting Beacon Hill
These citywide boards (zoning, planning, licensing, schools) set decisions that reach every neighborhood, including Beacon Hill. Agendas are public.
Development on the map
Recent coverage
Opening: Thin Crust Enterprises, Inc.
restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Opening: Inishowen, Inc.
liquor_other. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Opening: CARMAC, INC.
liquor_other. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Opening: OMEGA SUSHI, INC.
restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Opening: NINO INDICIANI, INDIVIDUAL
restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
West End Library Site Wins Approval for 119-Unit Residential Project
A development at 151 Cambridge St. in Beacon Hill has received Article 80 approval for 119 residential units, according to Boston planning records.