South Boston
A peninsula neighborhood of working-waterfront roots, beaches along Dorchester Bay, and the fast-changing Seaport edge.
What to watch in South Boston: 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 South Boston: resident 311 reports, development filings, property violations, and business licenses. A sample of the most recent activity is below.
South Boston on the map
Around the neighborhood
Now open: Mother's East Tavern LLC
14h agoliquor_other. New or newly licensed business in South Boston.
Now open: Picklebos South Boston, LLC
14h agorestaurant. New or newly licensed business in South Boston.
Now open: Seapoint, Inc
14h agoliquor_other. New or newly licensed business in South Boston.
Now open: 383 Lot, LLC
27d agorestaurant. New or newly licensed business in South Boston.
Development filing: 130 Dorchester Street
Apr 24, 2026Stage: intake. 204 residential units. Location mapped at neighborhood level.
Development on record
Projects filed with the city in South Boston. A filing is an early step, not a finished building: watch for hearings, amendments, and neighborhood feedback.
- mixedmixed · 750 e broadway south boston 02127 · Jul 15, 2026
- Development filing460 w broadway south boston 02127 · Jun 26, 2026
- residentialresidential · 527 e broadway south boston 02127 · Jun 16, 2026
- Development filing478 to 484 w broadway south boston 02127 · Jun 11, 2026
- mixedmixed · 478 to 484 w broadway south boston 02127 · Jun 11, 2026
- Development filing19 to 21 a st south boston 02127 · Jun 8, 2026
Recently licensed
Businesses that just cleared a licensing step with the city. A license does not always mean the doors are open yet.
- Alfredo's Italian KitchenCommon Victualler · 267- old colony av · Jul 17, 2026
- Anna's TaqueriaCommon Victualler · 457-469a w broadway · Jun 5, 2026
- Berkeley and Stuart Wine CompanyRetail All Alc. · 40- w third st · Jun 4, 2026
- Dunkin'Common Victualler · 11- w broadway · May 22, 2026
- L Street Diner & PizzeriaCommon Victualler · 108- l st · May 21, 2026
- 7th Street BurgerCommon Victualler · 475- w broadway · Apr 11, 2026
Recent 311 reports
One report is small. A pattern of them in the same place can show where residents are feeling pressure.
- Wild Animal Issueopen · 215-219 athens st, south boston, ma 02127 · May 15, 2026
- Wild Animal Issueopen · 552 e fourth st, south boston, ma 02127 · May 15, 2026
- Broken Park Equipmentopen · 166 bolton st, boston, ma 02127 · May 15, 2026
- Pruning Requestopen · 45 w third st, boston, ma 02127 · May 15, 2026
- Broken Park Equipmentclosed · e second st & n st · May 15, 2026
- Street Light Otheropen · 110 i st, boston, ma 02127 · May 15, 2026
City meetings affecting South Boston
These citywide boards (zoning, planning, licensing, schools) set decisions that reach every neighborhood, including South Boston. Agendas are public.
Development on the map
Recent coverage
Opening: 383 Lot, LLC
restaurant. New or newly licensed business in South Boston.
204-Unit Residential Project Proposed for 130 Dorchester Street in South Boston
A development proposal for 204 residential units at 130 Dorchester St. has entered the BPDA's Article 80 intake process.