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Charlestown

One of Boston's oldest neighborhoods, home to the Bunker Hill Monument and the Charlestown Navy Yard.

The tall granite obelisk of the Bunker Hill Monument standing over the Charlestown neighborhood.
Charlestown
Bunker Hill Monument, CharlestownWikimedia CommonsPhoto by Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 4.0

What to watch in Charlestown: 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.

453
311 reports
206
Development filings
85
Property violations
58
Business licenses

These totals come from Boston's public record for Charlestown: resident 311 reports, development filings, property violations, and business licenses. A sample of the most recent activity is below.

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Around the neighborhood

What's being built

Development on record

Projects filed with the city in Charlestown. A filing is an early step, not a finished building: watch for hearings, amendments, and neighborhood feedback.

  • Development filing8 lawrence st charlestown 02129 · Jul 16, 2026
  • Development filing22 harvard st charlestown 02129 · Jul 9, 2026
  • Development filing22 harvard st charlestown 02129 · Jul 9, 2026
  • residentialresidential · 16 russell st charlestown 02129 · Jun 12, 2026
  • Development filing46 mystic st charlestown 02129 · Jun 4, 2026
  • residentialresidential · 1 to 1h washington pl charlestown 02129 · May 7, 2026
New here

Recently licensed

Businesses that just cleared a licensing step with the city. A license does not always mean the doors are open yet.

  • Emack & Bolio'sCommon Victualler · 100- city sq · Jun 19, 2026
  • Golden Goose MarketRetail All Alc. · 1- first av · Oct 14, 2025
  • La Saison BakeryCommon Victualler · 223- main st · Sep 3, 2025
  • Peruvian Taste RestaurantCV7 Malt Wine by Zip Restricted · 78- arlington av · May 28, 2025
  • Golden Goose MarketCommon Victualler · 1- first av · May 27, 2025
  • Pixlcat Coffee & Butter MochiCommon Victualler · 32- cambridge st · May 17, 2025
What residents are flagging

Recent 311 reports

One report is small. A pattern of them in the same place can show where residents are feeling pressure.

  • Tree or Stump Removalopen · 106 elm st, boston, ma 02129 · May 16, 2026
  • Park Litter & Debrisopen · 105 elm st, boston, ma 02129 · May 16, 2026
  • Planting Requestopen · 216-232 main st, boston, ma 02129 · May 16, 2026
  • Planting Requestopen · 233 main st, boston, ma 02129 · May 16, 2026
  • Planting Requestopen · 31 austin st, boston, ma 02129 · May 16, 2026
  • Street Light Otheropen · 5 jefferson ave, boston, ma 02129 · May 15, 2026
Coming up

City meetings affecting Charlestown

These citywide boards (zoning, planning, licensing, schools) set decisions that reach every neighborhood, including Charlestown. Agendas are public.

Zoning Board of AppealTue, Jul 28 · 9:30 AM · Room 801, City HallView agenda →
Public FacilitiesWed, Jul 29 · 10:00 AM · Room 801, City HallView agenda →
Boston School CommitteeWed, Aug 5 · 5:30 PM · VirtualView agenda →
Zoning Board of AppealTue, Aug 11 · 9:30 AM · Room 801, City HallView agenda →
BPDA Board of DirectorsThu, Aug 13 · 3:30 PM · Room 900, City HallView agenda →
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