Caruso Building & Design Inc

Caruso Building & Design is a Beverly general contractor that says it's been building on the North Shore for over 30 years, and its Massachusetts home improvement contractor license is currently active, verified against the state registry. BuildZoom's permit history shows 18 projects between 2015 and 2024 across Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody and Westford — additions, dormers, kitchen and bathroom renovations, siding and trim work, plus a couple of commercial fit-outs. One of its two reviews on file, from 2024 on Google, calls the quality of work and reliability consistently strong; the other, a 2016 Houzz review, comes from an architecture firm, Merrimack Design Architects, describing an honest, reliable working relationship with the builder dating back to 2004 rather than a homeowner's own project. BuildZoom's own profile for the company currently shows a 'No active license on file' alert and lists a separate, older HIC number (#128795) as inactive — worth knowing that page looks out of date, since the current license is in fact active per the state registry. For an addition, dormer or kitchen and bath renovation on the North Shore, the license is active and the permit history is real — worth asking for recent homeowner references before signing a contract.