# Ellis J C

**Trade:** Demolition & Excavation · **Address:** 19 Brittany's Way, Eastham, MA 02642 · **Phone:** (508) 240-2220 · **Languages:** English

**Rating: 1.9/5** (low confidence) — from 4 reviews across 3 sources.

## The honest read

J.C. Ellis Design Co., Inc. is a North Eastham firm offering septic system design and planning, per its Better Business Bureau listing. Reviews identify the engineer behind the work as Jason Ellis. The business is not BBB-accredited but carries a BBB letter grade of A+.

The written record is dominated by accounts of money paid upfront with no completed work. A 2022 Google review says the reviewer paid $3,000 for septic design and never heard back, calling the business a "crook." A separate, undated BBB review describes a $1,000 deposit for a new-well plan still outstanding fifteen months after a contracted 2-3 week turnaround. A December 2025 Google review separately reports chronic non-communication and "zero concern for customers." Google's own aggregate reflects this pattern: 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings.

The one dissenting account is a June 2025 Google review praising reliability and local permitting knowledge - but the reviewer describes working alongside Jason on real-estate listings, reading more like a professional referral relationship than a typical hired-homeowner project.

Anyone considering this firm for septic design or land-surveying work should get a firm delivery timeline in writing and confirm current capacity before paying a deposit. The recurring theme across three separately sourced accounts spanning 2022 through late 2025 is money collected with no subsequent contact or completed plans.

**Concerns:**
- Unfulfilled deposits — three separate reviews (2022-2025) describe payment upfront with no follow-through
- Poor communication — a December 2025 review reports chronic unresponsiveness after hiring

**Where sources disagree:**
- Google's 2.3★/3-ratings average excludes the separate BBB complaint about an unfulfilled $1,000 deposit, so the full written record (four distinct negative-leaning accounts, 2022-2025) is worse than the Google number alone suggests.
- The lone positive review describes a professional referral relationship (real-estate listings work) rather than a typical hired-homeowner account, unlike the three complaints describing paying directly for design work.

## Claims & citations

Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication.

- Offers septic system design and planning, according to its BBB listing. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/north-eastham/profile/land-surveyor/jc-ellis-design-coinc-0021-268094) — “Services offered (Better Business Bureau): septic design and planning”
- Reviews identify the firm's engineer as Jason Ellis. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VMaXkwTHp3bWItMWpRRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xeef6aa09ba917917!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKELiy0Lzwmb-1jQE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Jason is always reliable and works well with sellers on a tight schedule.  Being a local engineer Jason knows his way around local munici…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNCZ0p6VTd3RRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xeef6aa09ba917917!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICBgJzU7wE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ used for septic design, paid $3,000 up front, never heard back from Jason Ellis, completely ripped us off, BEWARE OF THIS GUY. ABSOLUTE C…”
- Not a BBB-accredited business but carries a BBB letter grade of A+. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/north-eastham/profile/land-surveyor/jc-ellis-design-coinc-0021-268094) — “Better Business Bureau grade: A+”
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/north-eastham/profile/land-surveyor/jc-ellis-design-coinc-0021-268094) — “BBB profile for J.C. Ellis Design Co., Inc., a North Eastham septic design/land-surveying business; not BBB accredited but carries an A+ let…”
- A 2022 Google review reports paying $3,000 upfront for septic design and never hearing back, calling the business a "crook." _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNCZ0p6VTd3RRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xeef6aa09ba917917!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICBgJzU7wE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ used for septic design, paid $3,000 up front, never heard back from Jason Ellis, completely ripped us off, BEWARE OF THIS GUY. ABSOLUTE C…”
- An undated BBB review describes a $1,000 deposit for a well plan that remained undelivered fifteen months past a contracted 2-3 week turnaround. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/north-eastham/profile/land-surveyor/jc-ellis-design-coinc-0021-268094) — “Sent $1000 deposit to Ellis Design for plan for new well that the contract said would be done in 2-3 weeks. That was 15 months ago.”
- A December 2025 Google review describes chronic non-communication and "zero concern for customers." _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT200NWEzcFRWbkJGUTJJNU1YRlVaRFptZDFwaVpsRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xeef6aa09ba917917!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOm45a3pTVnBFQ2I5MXFUZDZmd1piZlE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Terrible communication skills. Zero concern for customers. I recommended literally anyone else unless you like to be tormented by chronic…”
- Google shows an aggregate of 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Ellis%20J%20C&query_place_id=ChIJkQlFfp1o-4kRF3mRugmq9u4) — “Google: 2.3★ from 3 ratings”
- Three independently sourced reviews (Google 2022, BBB undated, Google Dec 2025) describe the same pattern: money paid upfront followed by no completed work or contact. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/north-eastham/profile/land-surveyor/jc-ellis-design-coinc-0021-268094) — “Sent $1000 deposit to Ellis Design for plan for new well that the contract said would be done in 2-3 weeks. That was 15 months ago.”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT200NWEzcFRWbkJGUTJJNU1YRlVaRFptZDFwaVpsRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xeef6aa09ba917917!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOm45a3pTVnBFQ2I5MXFUZDZmd1piZlE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Terrible communication skills. Zero concern for customers. I recommended literally anyone else unless you like to be tormented by chronic…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNCZ0p6VTd3RRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xeef6aa09ba917917!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICBgJzU7wE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ used for septic design, paid $3,000 up front, never heard back from Jason Ellis, completely ripped us off, BEWARE OF THIS GUY. ABSOLUTE C…”
- A June 2025 Google review praises reliability and local permitting knowledge, though the reviewer describes working alongside Jason on real-estate listings rather than a hired homeowner project. _(confidence: low)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VMaXkwTHp3bWItMWpRRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xeef6aa09ba917917!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKELiy0Lzwmb-1jQE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Jason is always reliable and works well with sellers on a tight schedule.  Being a local engineer Jason knows his way around local munici…”
- Specializes in Demolition & Excavation _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/north-eastham/profile/land-surveyor/jc-ellis-design-coinc-0021-268094) — “Services offered (Better Business Bureau): septic design and planning”

## License

Status: **not_found** — verified against the official MA state registry, never self-reported.
Re-check at the official registry: https://madpl.mylicense.com/Verification/

## Sources

- [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Ellis%20J%20C&query_place_id=ChIJkQlFfp1o-4kRF3mRugmq9u4): 2.3★ from 3 ratings
- [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Ellis%20J%20C&query_place_id=ChIJkQlFfp1o-4kRF3mRugmq9u4): Listed on this source
- [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/north-eastham/profile/land-surveyor/jc-ellis-design-coinc-0021-268094): Listed on this source

## Recent reviews

- **1/5 · Google Reviews · Geoffrey MacKenzie · 2025-12-02**: Terrible communication skills. Zero concern for customers. I recommended literally anyone else unless you like to be tormented by chronic non-communication.
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Denise Kopasz · 2025-06-15**: Jason is always reliable and works well with sellers on a tight schedule.  Being a local engineer Jason knows his way around local municipalities and gets it right the first time. I work with Jason on properties I have listed and my clients are happy with his work.
- **1/5 · Google Reviews · Joe Russe · 2022-12-13**: used for septic design, paid $3,000 up front, never heard back from Jason Ellis, completely ripped us off, BEWARE OF THIS GUY. ABSOLUTE CROOK.
- **Better Business Bureau · Phyllis H**: Sent $1000 deposit to Ellis Design for plan for new well that the contract said would be done in 2-3 weeks. That was 15 months ago.

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