Beacon Hill
A historic district of gas lamps, brick row houses, and cobblestone streets above the Boston Common.
What to watch in Beacon Hill: 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 Beacon Hill: resident 311 reports, development filings, property violations, and business licenses. A sample of the most recent activity is below.
Beacon Hill on the map
Around the neighborhood
Resident service report
1d agoOther. Status: unknown. 10 emerson pl, boston, ma 02114
Fallen Tree or Branches
2d agoFallen Tree or Branches. Status: open. 6 w cedar st, boston, ma 02108
Trash Placed Out Early
6d agoTrash Placed Out Early. Status: open. garden st & garden street arch
Street Light Outage
14d agoStreet Light Outage. Status: open. hawthorne pl & william cardinal o'connell way
Illegal Dumping or Disposal
27d agoIllegal Dumping or Disposal. Status: open. 43 joy st, boston, ma 02114
Litter & Debris
28d agoLitter & Debris. Status: open. 53 hancock st, boston, ma 02114
Trash Placed Out Early
28d agoTrash Placed Out Early. Status: open. 79 mount vernon st, boston, ma 02108
Now open: Dirt + Water, Llc
29d agorestaurant. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Litter & Debris
Aug 31, 2026Litter & Debris. Status: open. 41 grove st, boston, ma 02114
Litter & Debris
Aug 31, 2026Litter & Debris. Status: open. charles st & pinckney st
Now open: Mirage Charcoal Kabob, Inc
Aug 31, 2026restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Now open: Cmg Cp1 Llc
Aug 31, 2026liquor_other. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Development on record
Projects filed with the city in Beacon Hill. A filing is an early step, not a finished building: watch for hearings, amendments, and neighborhood feedback.
- Development filing239 to 245 causeway st boston 02114 · Aug 28, 2026
- 222 Friend Street216 residential units · 222 friend street · Aug 24, 2026
- West End Library119 residential units · 151 cambridge street · May 7, 2026
- mixedmixed · 60 canal st boston 02114 · Oct 17, 2025
- commercialcommercial · 152 canal st boston 02114 · Aug 14, 2025
- 1 & 10 Emerson Place33 residential units · 1 & 10 emerson place · Mar 4, 2025
Recently licensed
Businesses that just cleared a licensing step with the city. A license does not always mean the doors are open yet.
- New business licenseDormitory · 101- tremont st · Aug 20, 2026
- Aramark Sal's PizzaCommon Victualler · 1- ct st · Aug 19, 2026
- Bertucci's ProntoCommon Victualler · 18- tremont st · Aug 6, 2026
- Marzae Cellar + ProvisionsFarmer Brewery,Winery & Distillery License · 100- hanover st · Jul 23, 2026
- Scrappie's PizzeriaCommon Victualler · 42- charles st · Jul 17, 2026
- Marzae Cellar + ProvisionsCommon Victualler · 100- hanover st · Jun 26, 2026
Recent 311 reports
One report is small. A pattern of them in the same place can show where residents are feeling pressure.
- Other10 emerson pl, boston, ma 02114 · Sep 29, 2026
- Sidewalk Repairopen · 242-246 cambridge st, boston, ma 02114 · Sep 29, 2026
- Trash Placed Out Earlyopen · 282-284 cambridge st, boston, ma 02114 · Sep 29, 2026
- Street Light Outageopen · cambridge st & charlesbank rd · Sep 29, 2026
- Pruning Requestopen · 36 lime st, boston, ma 02108 · Sep 29, 2026
- Dead Animal Generalopen · arlington st & commonwealth ave · Sep 29, 2026
City meetings affecting Beacon Hill
These citywide boards (zoning, planning, licensing, schools) set decisions that reach every neighborhood, including Beacon Hill. Agendas are public.
Development on the map
Recent coverage
311: Trash Placed Out Early
Trash Placed Out Early. Status: open. 102 revere st, boston, ma 02114
311: Litter & Debris
Litter & Debris. Status: open. 17-19 irving st, boston, ma 02114
Opening: CMG CP1 LLC
liquor_other. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Opening: DIRT + WATER, LLC
restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Opening: CHUCK'S CAFE, INC.
restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Opening: Shake Shack Massachusetts, LLC
restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Opening: JJ Cobblestones, LLC
restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Opening: PIERROT, INC.
restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Opening: MIRAGE CHARCOAL KABOB, INC.
restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.