Coverage note. Chelsea permit data is paused - the town stopped publishing records we can read on 2026-08-01, so this brief is a frozen snapshot of the week it covers and is not being updated. Towns still updating →
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Work across 5 different trades pushed the permit count in Chelsea to 41 for the week of July 20–26, 2026. Permits touched 28 streets, and the most common trade was building, listed on 18 of 41 filings. The prior week's count was 19; the four-week average stands at 15.
| Trade | Permits |
|---|---|
| Building | 18 |
| Electrical | 12 |
| Plumbing | 6 |
| Gas | 4 |
| HVAC | 1 |
Streets with new filings: Addison St, Bellingham St, Boatswains Wy, Broadway, Captains Rw, Cary Av, Cherry St, Chestnut St and 20 more.
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