Corleone Concrete and Masonry

Corleone Concrete and Masonry is a greater-Boston concrete, masonry and excavation contractor run by an owner reviewers call Sean, and in some accounts Michael, that describes itself as licensed and insured. The work spans slabs, driveways, walkways and stairs, patios, foundations and footings, brick repointing and loading-dock repair, for homeowners in Milton, Scituate, Stoneham and Boston's North End as well as a few commercial and institutional sites. Google shows 4.5 stars from 65 ratings, all since 2024, and the favorable reviews are specific: a cracked garage floor in Milton replaced, a foundation repair in Scituate, a 4-inch slab poured through an August heat wave, original North End brick exposed and repointed, condo stairs rebuilt, a warehouse loading-dock ramp restored, and a driveway ripped out and repoured on schedule. Reviewers credit Sean for fast responses, competitive prices and a crew that starts on time. A handful of the five-star reviews come from a concrete-pumping contractor, a materials supplier and others who work with the company rather than hire it. The complaints are recent, serious and consistent with each other. In late August and early September 2026, six one-star reviews describe substantial deposits paid and jobs left unfinished, a $3,400 patio deposit that took months to recover after a cancellation before any work began, a driveway already cracking and uneven, a request for cash payment followed by the crew leaving, sloppy patio work and disrespectful behavior toward a homeowner's wife. A December 2025 reviewer paid an $18,000 deposit on a $55,000 foundation, waterproofing and staircase job in November 2025 and says the promised permits were not pulled, and an August 2025 customer paid $200 for debris removal only to find the concrete columns dumped in the wooded back of the yard. A BBB reviewer describes a written agreement for a basement floor with a vapor barrier that was not honored. The Better Business Bureau grades the company F with three complaints on file, and Violation Tracker lists a $6,600 wage and hour violation assessed by the Massachusetts Attorney General in 2025. The finished work that customers praise is real, but so is the pattern around deposits and completion. Anyone considering them should keep the deposit small, tie payments to completed stages, confirm who pulls the permits, and get the scope and any vapor barrier or waterproofing in writing before work begins.