Jamaica Plain
A green, diverse neighborhood along the Emerald Necklace, anchored by Jamaica Pond and the Arnold Arboretum.
What to watch in Jamaica Plain: 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 Jamaica Plain: resident 311 reports, development filings, property violations, and business licenses. A sample of the most recent activity is below.
Jamaica Plain on the map
Around the neighborhood
Development filing: 3326 Washington Street
May 20, 2026Stage: unknown. 46 residential units. Location mapped at neighborhood level.
Short form building permit
May 12, 2026Other at 29 ALDWORTH ST.
Traffic safety incident recorded in Jamaica Plain
Dec 31, 2025Vision Zero record near JamaicaPlain.
Development on record
Projects filed with the city in Jamaica Plain. A filing is an early step, not a finished building: watch for hearings, amendments, and neighborhood feedback.
- 408 South Huntington Avenue45 residential units · 408 s huntington avenue · Jul 16, 2026
- residentialresidential · 130 minden st jamaica plain 02130 · Jul 10, 2026
- residentialresidential · 388 arborway jamaica plain 02130 · Jul 6, 2026
- residentialresidential · 10 verona st jamaica plain 02130 · Jun 24, 2026
- 920 Centre Street158 residential units · 920 centre street · Jun 23, 2026
- residentialresidential · 3 glines av jamaica plain 02119 · May 28, 2026
Recently licensed
Businesses that just cleared a licensing step with the city. A license does not always mean the doors are open yet.
- Cafe SelahCommon Victualler · 615-619 centre st · Jun 25, 2026
- Equis Pica Pollo JPCommon Victualler · 660a- centre st · Jun 5, 2026
- ONE LOVE CHIMICommon Victualler · 138- south st · Jun 5, 2026
- Gori and CoCommon Victualler · 660b- centre st · May 18, 2026
- Third Cliff BakeryCV7 Malt Wine Liq by Zip Restricted · 3531- washington st · May 12, 2026
- Ethiopian CafeCV7 All Alc by Zip Restricted · 377- centre st · Apr 14, 2026
Recent 311 reports
One report is small. A pattern of them in the same place can show where residents are feeling pressure.
- Fallen Tree or Branchesopen · 49 hall st, boston, ma 02130 · May 16, 2026
- Street Light Outageopen · 24-26 myrtle st, boston, ma 02130 · May 15, 2026
- Pruning Requestopen · 239-241 wachusett st, boston, ma 02130 · May 15, 2026
- Park Litter & Debrisclosed · 19 spalding st, boston, ma 02130 · May 15, 2026
- Pruning Requestopen · 30 sheridan st, boston, ma 02130 · May 15, 2026
- Broken Park Equipmentclosed · 20p child st, boston, ma 02130 · May 14, 2026
City meetings affecting Jamaica Plain
These citywide boards (zoning, planning, licensing, schools) set decisions that reach every neighborhood, including Jamaica Plain. Agendas are public.