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David Palumbo is listed as a general contractor working out of Middleton, and BuildZoom's permit history shows real, varied construction work rather than a narrow specialty: a $633,250 three-unit townhouse built new in East Boston, whole-structure demolition in South Boston, a commercial strip-out on Batterymarch Street, bathroom remodels and porch railings in Everett, and windows, doors, a ramp and some flooring work in Attleboro. A retaining-wall rebuild in East Boston is noted as having failed. That activity has thinned a lot — just 2 permitted projects show up in the past three years, down from a much busier stretch earlier on. The only written review on file is from 2015 and isn't actually positive, despite BuildZoom's page headlining "5 out of 5 stars": the reviewer wrote that he came out but never returned with a quote, and they were still waiting to hear back. The licensing picture is cluttered rather than clean. Nine separate licence records show up under this name across six credential types — two active Construction Supervisor numbers, four different Home Improvement Contractor numbers all marked inactive or cancelled, and a municipal "Building Official Certification" that most likely belongs to a different person entirely who happens to share the name. Given the thin, dated review record and the tangle of licence numbers on file, it's worth confirming directly which credentials are actually his and asking for recent references before hiring.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from David M Palumbo. 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
He came but hasn't given us a quote on fixing everything. Will let you know if we hear from him again.
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