Costello Dismantling Co., Inc.

Costello Dismantling Co., Inc. works out of 15 Cranberry Hwy in West Wareham and takes structures apart rather than knocking them down: structural dismantling, environmental remediation, tank removal, and salvage and recycling of what comes out. The company says it was founded in 1985 and is still family-owned and operated under founder and president Dan Costello. The Better Business Bureau's file records the same 1985 start, 41 years in business and 35 employees, with Daniel T. Costello as president. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, number 190081, is verified active in the state registry, held under the name Costello Dismantling Company, Inc. The strongest outside evidence here is trade recognition rather than homeowner reviews. High-Profile Monthly reported in 2013 that the firm had taken a leading international demolition award for the third time in five years; Construction Specifier listed it in 2014 as a contender in the urban and confined-space category; and Construction Dive described in 2012 how the company braced a building's exterior walls and used them as containment barriers while contaminated material was taken out. It also appears in a State of New Hampshire record under a state vendor code. Its Procore profile shows 33 projects and names Commercial and Institutional market sectors. Homeowner-visible feedback is thin. Google carries a 3-star average from two ratings. A 2025 five-star review says only "Nice people". The other, from 2024, is a one-star account alleging the crew repeatedly violated the writer's city noise ordinance and that site containment fences fell into the street more than once, blocking traffic. That is one account, but it is the only detailed customer description on file, and it is about conduct on site rather than the takedown work itself. Two things are worth asking before you hire. First, scale: the BBB entry describes commercial and residential structure dismantling, while the Procore listing names only commercial and institutional sectors, so confirm they take single-home work. Second, site conduct: given the 2024 complaint, ask how hours, fencing and street protection will be handled and get it in writing. The BBB has not rated the company and it is not accredited, saying it lacks sufficient information to issue a rating. Costello is the plausible call for a complicated or hazardous takedown, where planning, abatement and salvage matter more than speed. Confirm that registration 190081 covers your specific job.