First Nick Painting Company

First Nick Painting Company is a Somerville-based, family-run outfit that traces back to the early 1980s, when Nicolaos Kritikos Sr. started it as a residential painting business. His sons, Kosta and Nicolaos Jr., took the company over in 2016 and, by their own account, shifted its focus toward commercial painting and architectural millwork across New England, now headquartered in Burlington. The public review record is thin — just one written review on file, a 2014 Angi review describing years of repeat use and referrals to friends and family, all positive. BBB confirms the business has operated out of 382 McGrath Hwy since 1992, though it isn't BBB-accredited and has no complaint history on file either way. Worth knowing before calling: the company's Massachusetts home improvement contractor license (129198) shows expired in the state registry, and with so little independent feedback since the 2016 ownership change, it's worth asking directly about current residential painting capacity and recent references rather than leaning on the older Angi review.