Dorchester
Boston's largest and most populous neighborhood, a patchwork of distinct residential villages along Dorchester Bay.
What to watch in Dorchester: 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 Dorchester: resident 311 reports, development filings, property violations, and business licenses. A sample of the most recent activity is below.
Dorchester on the map
Around the neighborhood
Missed Waste Pick-up
1d agoMissed Waste Pick-up. Status: open. 25 theodore st, dorchester, ma 02124
Fallen Tree or Branches
2d agoFallen Tree or Branches. Status: open. 70 whitfield st, boston, ma 02124
Pothole
2d agoPothole. Status: open. capen st & norfolk st
Fallen Tree or Branches
3d agoFallen Tree or Branches. Status: open. 100 pleasant st, boston, ma 02125
Fallen Tree or Branches
3d agoFallen Tree or Branches. Status: open. 40 melville ave, dorchester, ma 02124
Litter & Debris
6d agoLitter & Debris. Status: open. 215 adams st, boston, ma 02122
Improper Trash Storage
6d agoImproper Trash Storage. Status: open. 46-48 fuller st, boston, ma 02124
Improper Trash Storage
7d agoImproper Trash Storage. Status: open. 40-48 sumner st, boston, ma 02125
Improper Trash Storage
7d agoImproper Trash Storage. Status: open. 49 willis st, boston, ma 02125
Pruning Request
8d agoPruning Request. Status: open. 24 pasadena rd, boston, ma 02121
Resident service report
11d agoOther. Status: unknown. cushing ave & sawyer ave
Pruning Request
11d agoPruning Request. Status: open. 760 columbia rd, boston, ma 02125
Development on record
Projects filed with the city in Dorchester. A filing is an early step, not a finished building: watch for hearings, amendments, and neighborhood feedback.
- residentialresidential · 42 bakersfield st dorchester 02125 · Sep 25, 2026
- residentialresidential · 278 to 282 centre st dorchester 02122 · Sep 22, 2026
- residentialresidential · 670 columbia rd dorchester 02125 · Sep 17, 2026
- residentialresidential · 2 burt st dorchester 02124 · Sep 16, 2026
- residentialresidential · 12 norwood st dorchester 02122 · Sep 11, 2026
- Development filing887 washington st dorchester 02124 · Sep 9, 2026
Recently licensed
Businesses that just cleared a licensing step with the city. A license does not always mean the doors are open yet.
- Boston Harbor DistilleryFarmer Brewery,Winery & Distillery License · 12r- ericsson st · Sep 22, 2026
- Pho Que RestaurantCV7 Malt Wine by Zip Restricted · 291- adams st · Aug 31, 2026
- Kingdo RestaurantCommon Victualler · 1154-1156 dorchester av · Aug 27, 2026
- Zino's2GOCommon Victualler · 140- norfolk st · Aug 10, 2026
- Yeanie's Burger & SocialCV7 Malt Wine Liq by Zip Restricted · 39- savin hill av · Jul 25, 2026
- Nu Flav RestaurantCommon Victualler · 1100- blue hill av · Jul 24, 2026
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 · 25 theodore st, dorchester, ma 02124 · Sep 29, 2026
- Litter & Debrisopen · 84 bailey st, boston, ma 02124 · Sep 29, 2026
- Improper Trash Storageopen · 61 bird st, dorchester, ma 02125 · Sep 29, 2026
- Overflowing Trashopen · 15 rowell st, boston, ma 02125 · Sep 29, 2026
- Needle Pickupopen · bird st & hancock st · Sep 29, 2026
- Fallen Tree or Branchesopen · 28 rowell st, dorchester, ma 02125 · Sep 29, 2026
City meetings affecting Dorchester
These citywide boards (zoning, planning, licensing, schools) set decisions that reach every neighborhood, including Dorchester. Agendas are public.
Development on the map
Development filing: 29 High Street
Apr 23, 2026Stage: unknown. 31 residential units. Location mapped at neighborhood level.
Development filing: 24 Mt. Everett Street
Apr 23, 2026Stage: unknown. 16 residential units. Location mapped at neighborhood level.
Recent coverage
311: Missed Waste Pick-up
Missed Waste Pick-up. Status: open. 25 theodore st, dorchester, ma 02124
311: Fallen Tree or Branches
Fallen Tree or Branches. Status: open. 70 whitfield st, boston, ma 02124
311: Fallen Tree or Branches
Fallen Tree or Branches. Status: open. 100 pleasant st, boston, ma 02125
311: Litter & Debris
Litter & Debris. Status: open. 215 adams st, boston, ma 02122
311: Utility Contractor Complaints
Utility Contractor Complaints. Status: open. dorchester ave & hancock st, dorchester, ma 02122
311: Planting Request
Planting Request. Status: open. 92 mount ida rd, dorchester, ma 02122
311: Other
Other. Status: unknown. 73-75 nightingale st, boston, ma 02124
311: Other
Other. Status: unknown. 100 woodrow ave, boston, ma 02124
311: Other
Other. Status: unknown. 96 hancock st, boston, ma 02125