Fenway
A neighborhood of cultural institutions and Fenway Park, bordering the Back Bay Fens of the Emerald Necklace.
What to watch in Fenway: 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 Fenway: resident 311 reports, development filings, property violations, and business licenses. A sample of the most recent activity is below.
Fenway on the map
Around the neighborhood
Now open: Watermark Donut Company
3d agorestaurant. New or newly licensed business in Fenway.
Now open: 132 Brookline Avenue, Llc
21d agorestaurant. New or newly licensed business in Fenway.
Now open: Trustees of Boston University
21d agorestaurant. New or newly licensed business in Fenway.
Now open: Select Hospitality, Llc
24d agorestaurant. New or newly licensed business in Fenway.
Now open: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Incorporated
25d agorestaurant. New or newly licensed business in Fenway.
Now open: Wuxi, LLC
May 29, 2026restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Fenway.
Gas permit
May 12, 2026Gas at 465-479 HUNTINGTON AV.
Development on record
Projects filed with the city in Fenway. A filing is an early step, not a finished building: watch for hearings, amendments, and neighborhood feedback.
- mixedmixed · 839 to 843 beacon st boston 02215 · May 7, 2026
- commercialcommercial · 61 brookline av boston 02215 · Mar 6, 2026
- Development filing857 beacon st boston 02215 · Dec 3, 2025
- commercialcommercial · 70 burbank st boston 02115 · Sep 19, 2025
- institutionalinstitutional · 69 kilmarnock st boston 02215 · Aug 20, 2025
- Development filing851 beacon st boston 02215 · Aug 11, 2025
Recently licensed
Businesses that just cleared a licensing step with the city. A license does not always mean the doors are open yet.
- Blank StreetCommon Victualler · 250- w newton st · Jul 17, 2026
- Figaros Boston Delicatessen IICommon Victualler · 84-100 peterborough st · Jul 6, 2026
- Dumpling CenterCommon Victualler · 179- massachusetts av · Jul 2, 2026
- NayaCommon Victualler · 1375- boylston st · Jun 3, 2026
- Nicosia Family 2012 Irrevocable TrustLodging Houses (Frat/Dorm) · 185- saint botolph st · Jun 1, 2026
- Nicosia Family 2012 Irrevocable TrustLodging Houses (Frat/Dorm) · 177- saint botolph st · Jun 1, 2026
Recent 311 reports
One report is small. A pattern of them in the same place can show where residents are feeling pressure.
- Street Light Otheropen · 189-277 massachusetts ave, boston, ma 02115 · May 15, 2026
- Park Groundskeepingopen · fenway & westland entrance · May 15, 2026
- Street Light Outageopen · 1321-1341 boylston st, boston, ma 02215 · May 15, 2026
- Park Litter & Debrisopen · 125 fenway, boston, ma 02115 · May 15, 2026
- Parks General Requestopen · jersey st & park dr · May 15, 2026
- Parks General Requestopen · fenway & forsyth way · May 15, 2026
City meetings affecting Fenway
These citywide boards (zoning, planning, licensing, schools) set decisions that reach every neighborhood, including Fenway. Agendas are public.
Development on the map
Recent coverage
Opening: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Fenway.
Opening: THE ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM, INCORPORATED
restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Fenway.
Opening: SELECT HOSPITALITY, LLC
restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Fenway.