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Callahan Inc. is a Bridgewater-based general contractor with a portfolio of institutional and large residential work in Greater Boston — a 2012 news report describes the South Shore YMCA hiring the company as general contractor for its $30 million Quincy facility, and other projects tied to the firm include the Marina Bay Residences and apartment buildings across the region. The company's written record beyond that project list leans heavily toward labor and construction disputes. A construction-trades union site reports protesters at a Quincy jobsite accusing Callahan of not paying area-standard wages and benefits, and describes the company's project history as including delays, fines, and lawsuits — allegations that come from an active labor-advocacy campaign against the company rather than from neutral reporting. Separately, a 2023 report says Callahan and its architect face a lawsuit over alleged design and construction failures on two Quincy apartment buildings, and a 2016 survey from a labor-advocacy group found many residents of Callahan-built apartments dissatisfied with construction quality. Anyone hiring Callahan for a larger project should ask directly about current labor practices and the status of the reported litigation before signing on.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Callahan Inc. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Estimated range
$23,000 – $35,000
Typical remodeling project around $29,000
“Two apartment buildings once celebrated by developers and city leaders in Quincy, Massachusetts are now the subject of a lawsuit by the owners who allege Callahan, Inc. and Cube 3 Studio failed to “properly design and construct the Project”
“A survey of Boston-area residential apartments reveals that many residents of Callahan's properties are dissatisfied with the construction quality of their units.”
“The South Shore YMCA has hired a Bridgewater company, Callahan Inc., to be the general contractor for construction of its new $30 million facility in Quincy.”
“Because Callahan is a general contractor and construction manager with few job-site employees of its own, the record of subcontractors at various tiers regularly found on Callahan jobsites tells a lot about what to expect if you hire Callahan for your project.”
“It isn’t just Callahan’s choice in subcontractors that deserves scrutiny – its own history is fraught with project delays, fines, and lawsuits.”
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