Charlestown
One of Boston's oldest neighborhoods, home to the Bunker Hill Monument and the Charlestown Navy Yard.
What to watch in Charlestown: 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 Charlestown: resident 311 reports, development filings, property violations, and business licenses. A sample of the most recent activity is below.
Charlestown on the map
Around the neighborhood
Missed Waste Pick-up
1d agoMissed Waste Pick-up. Status: open. 106-108 bunker hill st, charlestown, ma 02129
Utility Contractor Complaints
8d agoUtility Contractor Complaints. Status: open. 24 pearl st, boston, ma 02129
Parks General Request
10d agoParks General Request. Status: open. adams st & winthrop st
Dead Animal General
13d agoDead Animal General. Status: open. 226 bunker hill st, boston, ma 02129
Pruning Request
13d agoPruning Request. Status: open. alford st & sullivan sq
Litter & Debris
Aug 31, 2026Litter & Debris. Status: open. austin st & new rutherford ave
Litter & Debris
Aug 31, 2026Litter & Debris. Status: open. terminal st & terminal wharf
Now open: Tangierino Lounge, Inc
Aug 27, 2026liquor_other. New or newly licensed business in Charlestown.
Now open: Picklebos Charlestown LLC
Aug 11, 2026restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Charlestown.
Now open: Black Owl, Llc
Jul 21, 2026restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Charlestown.
Tree or Stump Removal
May 16, 2026Tree or Stump Removal. Status: open. 106 elm st, boston, ma 02129
Park Litter & Debris
May 16, 2026Park Litter & Debris. Status: open. 105 elm st, boston, ma 02129
Development on record
Projects filed with the city in Charlestown. A filing is an early step, not a finished building: watch for hearings, amendments, and neighborhood feedback.
- 25 Supertest Street108 residential units · 25 supertest street · Sep 15, 2026
- Development filing86 to 88 pearl st charlestown 02129 · Sep 15, 2026
- One Mystic Avenue423 residential units · 1 mystic avenue · Sep 14, 2026
- Development filing12 trenton st charlestown 02129 · Sep 11, 2026
- Development filing10 to 12 bartlett st charlestown 02129 · Sep 4, 2026
- Development filing7 to 9 putnam st charlestown 02129 · Aug 21, 2026
Recently licensed
Businesses that just cleared a licensing step with the city. A license does not always mean the doors are open yet.
- Ruthies Juice CafeCommon Victualler · 1- first av · Aug 7, 2026
- Emack & Bolio'sCommon Victualler · 100- city sq · Jun 19, 2026
- Golden Goose MarketRetail All Alc. · 1- first av · Oct 14, 2025
- La Saison BakeryCommon Victualler · 223- main st · Sep 3, 2025
- Peruvian Taste RestaurantCV7 Malt Wine by Zip Restricted · 78- arlington av · May 28, 2025
- Golden Goose MarketCommon Victualler · 1- first av · May 27, 2025
Recent 311 reports
One report is small. A pattern of them in the same place can show where residents are feeling pressure.
- Missed Waste Pick-upopen · 106-108 bunker hill st, charlestown, ma 02129 · Sep 29, 2026
- Litter & Debrisopen · 12 corey st, boston, ma 02129 · Sep 29, 2026
- Dead Animal Generalclosed · 31 austin st, boston, ma 02129 · Sep 29, 2026
- Street Light Outageopen · rutherford ave & venden pl · Sep 28, 2026
- Street Light Outageopen · prescott st & prescott street ave · Sep 28, 2026
- Street Light Outageopen · 50 harvard st, boston, ma 02129 · Sep 28, 2026
City meetings affecting Charlestown
These citywide boards (zoning, planning, licensing, schools) set decisions that reach every neighborhood, including Charlestown. Agendas are public.
Development on the map
Recent coverage
311: Parks General Request
Parks General Request. Status: open. adams st & winthrop st
311: Dead Animal General
Dead Animal General. Status: open. 226 bunker hill st, boston, ma 02129
311: Litter & Debris
Litter & Debris. Status: open. austin st & new rutherford ave
Opening: Picklebos Charlestown LLC
restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Charlestown.
311 Complaint Flags Litter and Debris at Charlestown Park
A resident filed an open 311 report for park litter and debris at 105 Elm St in Charlestown on Saturday morning, May 16, 2026.
Charlestown 311 Case Open: Tree or Stump Removal Requested at 106 Elm St
A public works request for tree or stump removal was filed Saturday morning at 106 Elm St in Charlestown and remains open as of filing.
108-Unit Residential Project Filed for 25 Supertest Street in Charlestown
A development proposal for 108 residential units in Charlestown has entered the Article 80 review process, according to a Boston Planning & Development Agency filing.