# Gloucester Builders Inc **Trade:** General Contractor / Remodeling · **Address:** 92 Arlington Ave, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA · **Phone:** (617) 241-5513 · **Website:** https://www.gloucesterbuilders.com/ · **Languages:** English **Rating: 3.3/5** (low confidence) — from 1 reviews across 5 sources. ## The honest read Gloucester Builders Inc, per its own site, is a Charlestown general contractor working mostly institutional academic, life-sciences, and healthcare projects, with some commercial and residential work, and says it was 'Est. 1994' — 'a thirty-year Boston builder, sized to care.' That claimed history doesn't square with the independent record: the BBB's file on Gloucester Builders Inc, opened in January 2026, describes a business operating less than six months with a single employee under President Patrick Brady — not a three-decade firm. The one review on file, from January 2026, is positive, calling the work on-time, well-communicated, and above expectations, and the company's Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor registration (109822) checks out as active with the state. Given the gap between the site's founding-year claim and the BBB's much more recent open date, it's worth asking Gloucester Builders directly for verifiable, checkable project references before assuming decades of institutional building experience stand behind the current entity. Its state contractor registration is active, so it's a legitimate business to talk to — just verify its actual operating history and ask for recent references yourself rather than taking the '30-year builder' framing at face value. **Strengths:** - On-time delivery — January 2026 review praised clear communication and quality - Active license — Massachusetts HIC registration verified current **Concerns:** - History conflict — BBB shows the business under 6 months old, site claims 32 years **Where sources disagree:** - BBB describes the business as operating less than 6 months with 1 employee (file opened 1/11/2026); the company's own website claims 'Est. 1994' and 32 years in business — the two accounts of company history directly contradict each other ## Claims & citations Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication. - BBB's file (opened January 2026) describes the business as operating under 6 months with 1 employee, directly conflicting with the website's 'Est. 1994' / 32-years claim — read moved below the anchor for this unresolved credibility conflict _(confidence: high)_ - [Official Website](https://www.gloucesterbuilders.com) — “Company history (self-reported): States 'Est. 1994' and describes itself as 'a thirty-year Boston builder, sized to care.'” - [Official Website](https://www.gloucesterbuilders.com) — “Self-reported 32 years in business” - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/charlestown/profile/construction/gloucester-builders-inc-0021-570219) — “BBB lists Gloucester Builders Inc (92 Arlington Ave, Charlestown, MA) as NOT accredited and Not Rated, stating the business has been operati…” - Massachusetts HIC license 109822 verified active _(confidence: high)_ - [State License Registry](https://contractorhub.mass.gov/s/hic-contractor-search) — “MA hic license 109822 verified active” - A January 2026 review calls the work on-time, well-communicated, and above expectations _(confidence: medium)_ - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2xveFRVMTZSSFpoUkVWSWJHY3plRWhXVEZOYWEzYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xe257fa6671938cf0!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOloxTU16RHZhREVIbGczeEhWTFNaa3c%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Gloucester Builders did an outstanding job from start to finish. The communication was clear, the work was done on time and the quality e…” - BBB's own file describes the business as under 6 months old with 1 employee, at odds with the company's 'Est. 1994' / 32-year history claim _(confidence: high)_ - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/charlestown/profile/construction/gloucester-builders-inc-0021-570219) — “BBB lists Gloucester Builders Inc (92 Arlington Ave, Charlestown, MA) as NOT accredited and Not Rated, stating the business has been operati…” - Website states a focus on institutional academic, life-sciences, and healthcare projects, with some commercial/residential work _(confidence: medium)_ - [Official Website](https://www.gloucesterbuilders.com) — “Gloucester Builders Inc. is a principal-led general construction company in Greater Boston working predominantly on academic, life sciences,…” - Specializes in General Contractor / Remodeling _(confidence: high)_ - [Official Website](https://www.gloucesterbuilders.com) — “Gloucester Builders Inc. is a principal-led general construction company in Greater Boston working predominantly on academic, life sciences,…” - [Official Website](https://www.gloucesterbuilders.com) — “Company history (self-reported): States 'Est. 1994' and describes itself as 'a thirty-year Boston builder, sized to care.'” ## License Status: **active** (#109822, hic) — verified against the official MA state registry on 2026-07-04, never self-reported. Re-check at the official registry: https://contractorhub.mass.gov/s/hic-contractor-search ## Sources - [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Gloucester%20Builders%20Inc&query_place_id=ChIJm0JTwN1w44kR8IyTcWb6V-I): 5.0★ from 3 ratings - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Gloucester%20Builders%20Inc&query_place_id=ChIJm0JTwN1w44kR8IyTcWb6V-I): Listed on this source - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/charlestown/profile/construction/gloucester-builders-inc-0021-570219): Listed on this source - [Official Website](https://www.gloucesterbuilders.com): 32 yrs in business · Self-reported profile and service details - [Exa](https://reviews.birdeye.com/gbi-construction-inc-165441151173532): 8 web mentions across the open web (each linked to its source) ## Recent reviews - **5/5 · Google Reviews · John · 2026-01-16**: Gloucester Builders did an outstanding job from start to finish. The communication was clear, the work was done on time and the quality exceeded expectations. --- Data freshness: last scanned 2026-07-04T16:49:26.509Z. Cite as: Gloucester Builders Inc — Tavlee (https://tavlee.com/contractor/gloucester-builders-inc-charlestown) Source: https://tavlee.com/contractor/gloucester-builders-inc-charlestown