# Greenmen Builders

**Trade:** Kitchen Remodel · **Address:** 399 Chestnut St, Needham, MA 02492, USA · **Phone:** (857) 939-3547 · **Website:** https://greenmenbuilders.com/ · **Languages:** English

**Rating: 4.7/5** (medium confidence) — from 30 reviews across 5 sources. A 0–5 star rating built from what customers and the public say (every review and mention weighted by where it was posted, how old, how detailed and how credible it is, shrunk toward a 3.5★ baseline when evidence is thin) plus what the record shows (Reddit recommendations or warnings, a registry-verified licence, how recently they were reviewed, customer work photos, BBB grade, negative news, a revoked licence). Positive record counts only as far as the reviews have earned it; penalties count in full. Confidence describes how much weighted evidence stands behind the number, never the number itself: low when fewer than about five normal reviews' worth of weight (or mentions only) support it, medium up to about twenty, high beyond that across at least two sources. An operator flag for a suspicious review pattern caps a rating at 3.5★ and marks it low.
97% of sentiment-scored reviews read net-positive. Last 6 months: 4 reviews, 0 negative.

## The honest read

Greenmen Builders is Eric Byrne's Needham-based general contracting firm — Byrne trained as a tradesman in Cork City, Ireland, worked in the Bay Area and New York, and settled in Boston in 2007 before founding the company in 2011. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration is active, and the Better Business Bureau gives it an A+ grade.

The 30 reviews on file describe a genuine full-scope contractor rather than a one-trick kitchen shop: kitchen remodels, full bathroom reconstructions, home additions, basement and outdoor renovations, and at least one structural job that removed load-bearing walls to open up a kitchen, dining, and living room into one space — engineering, permitting, and inspections handled start to finish through the certificate of occupancy. An architect who hired Eric for a bedroom addition and full-bathroom conversion specifically called out his handling of budget, timeline, and the permitting agencies involved, which is a meaningfully different kind of praise than the usual "great to work with."

Several clients have come back for more than one project — one couple has used Eric for work since 2022, another completed two separate projects over two years — and reviewers repeatedly single out his background as a trained carpenter when praising the finished woodwork. In a 2023 review, a South Boston condo owner said Eric's master bathroom redo looked "night and day" better than what a previous contractor had left behind in 2017.

One review stands apart from the rest: a 2024 one-star post describes a company truck blocking a downtown Boston crosswalk, inconveniencing pedestrians. It's a real complaint about a driver's conduct on the road, not about the quality of any renovation — worth knowing, but a different kind of issue than the project-based reviews around it.

For a kitchen, bathroom, or larger addition in the Needham, Newton, or Brookline area, Greenmen's history supports a serious look — the volume of repeat business and the structural/permitting work described suggest a contractor comfortable with bigger, more complicated jobs, not just cosmetic remodels.

**Strengths:**
- Structural work — removed load-bearing walls for an open-concept remodel
- Trusted with complexity — architect client praised budget and permitting coordination
- Repeat clients — hired again across separate projects and years
- Skilled carpentry — owner-trained carpenter, woodwork specifically praised
- Fixed prior work — 2023 review called master bath redo far better than a prior contractor's

**Concerns:**
- Truck parking complaint — 2024 review describes a crosswalk blocked downtown, unrelated to project work

## Claims & citations

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

- Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration is active, verified against the state registry _(confidence: high)_
  - [State License Registry](https://contractorhub.mass.gov/s/hic-contractor-search) — “MA hic license 219401 verified active”
- Better Business Bureau gives the business an A+ grade and lists 15 years in business _(confidence: high)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/needham/profile/general-contractor/greenmen-builders-0021-191088) — “BBB profile for Greenmen Builders (Needham, MA general contractor) shows an A+ BBB rating, not BBB-accredited, 15 years in business, and no …”
- Self-reported: founded in 2011 by Eric Byrne, who trained as a tradesman in Cork City, Ireland, worked in the Bay Area and New York, and settled in Boston in 2007 _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Official Website](https://greenmenbuilders.com) — “Company history (self-reported): Founded in 2011 by licensed contractor Eric Byrne, who completed a tradesman apprenticeship in Cork City, I…”
- An architect who hired the company for a bedroom addition, walk-in closet and full bathroom conversion praised its budget adherence, timeliness, and coordination with permitting agencies _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUR0bnVyaVdnEAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x677b5ec5916f3041!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDtnuriWg%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ We utilized Greemen Builders for a bedroom addition and renovation of an existing room into a walk in closet and full bathroom.  We selec…”
- A renovation combining a kitchen, dining room and living room into one open-concept space required removing load-bearing walls, with engineering, permitting and inspections handled through to a certificate of occupancy _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUN0blB6Y2N3EAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x677b5ec5916f3041!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICtnPzccw%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Are you considering a remodel to bring your home into the future? Greenmen builders and his team of professionals are excellent choice! O…”
- In a 2023 review, a South Boston condo owner said the company's master bathroom redo looked night and day better than a previous contractor's 2017 work in the same space _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURob0tqQklnEAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x677b5ec5916f3041!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDhoKjBIg%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ We hired Greenmen Builders to do a kitchen remodel and first-floor renovation of our condo in South Boston. From beginning to end, Eric w…”
- Multiple clients report hiring the company repeatedly across separate projects and years _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT21ONVVWSkhObFppVEdGdlpYSk1iamxXT0V0WFduYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x677b5ec5916f3041!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOmN5UVJHNlZiTGFvZXJMbjlWOEtXWnc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ We have worked with Eric and Greenmen Builders and various projects (big and small) since we purchased our home in 2022. Eric is so lovel…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUN0bk0yeHJnRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x677b5ec5916f3041!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICtnM2xrgE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ We have competed two projects with Greenmen Builders over the past two years. The experience and results of the first project gave us the…”
- Owner Eric Byrne trained as a carpenter, and reviewers specifically praise the quality of the finished woodwork _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT21ONVVWSkhObFppVEdGdlpYSk1iamxXT0V0WFduYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x677b5ec5916f3041!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOmN5UVJHNlZiTGFvZXJMbjlWOEtXWnc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ We have worked with Eric and Greenmen Builders and various projects (big and small) since we purchased our home in 2022. Eric is so lovel…”
- A 2024 one-star review describes a company truck blocking a downtown Boston crosswalk and obstructing pedestrians; it concerns a driver's road conduct, not renovation work _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUR0bE5DcXhRRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x677b5ec5916f3041!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDtlNCqxQE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ I’m so sick of people thinking the rules apply to everyone but them. Walking downtown Boston off shawmut st with my elderly mother and ha…”
- Performs kitchen remodeling _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnTURnb05XclJ3EAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x677b5ec5916f3041!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgMDgoNWrRw%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I recently had Quality Greenmen Remodeling & Construction perform a full kitchen remodel in Haverhill, and the results were great. From t…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2t0TFNrODFVMkYxYmpaTFluWndaMVZ4T1U4ME1WRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x677b5ec5916f3041!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOktLSk81U2F1bjZLYnZwZ1VxOU80MVE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I worked with Eric and Greenmen Builders to renovate the kitchen of my Boston condo. Eric and his entire team were professional, skilled,…”
- Performs full bathroom reconstructions _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUN0bXUzWXpBRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x677b5ec5916f3041!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICtmu3YzAE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I've had Eric and Greenmen Builders do a few jobs for me, the largest being a complete demo and reconstruction of a full bathroom. With e…”
- Builds home additions _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUMzdllIdVFREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x677b5ec5916f3041!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIC3vYHuQQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Eric did a wonderful job with our 550sq foot addition in Newton. It came out great and Eric was responsive along the way. We had a number…”
- Specializes in Kitchen Remodel _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2t0TFNrODFVMkYxYmpaTFluWndaMVZ4T1U4ME1WRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x677b5ec5916f3041!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOktLSk81U2F1bjZLYnZwZ1VxOU80MVE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I worked with Eric and Greenmen Builders to renovate the kitchen of my Boston condo. Eric and his entire team were professional, skilled,…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnTUNncmZfcDNnRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x677b5ec5916f3041!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgMCgrf_p3gE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I needed my kitchen redesigned and redone and a friend of mine told me: “hey I know the owner bla bla, his name is Eric and he does remod…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnTURnOGFHSWJnEAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x677b5ec5916f3041!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgMDg8aGIbg%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I recently had the pleasure of working with Eric and his amazing team at 'Quality Greenmen Remodeling & Construction' for a complete kitc…”
- Specializes in Bathroom Remodel _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUR0bnVyaVdnEAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x677b5ec5916f3041!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDtnuriWg%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ We utilized Greemen Builders for a bedroom addition and renovation of an existing room into a walk in closet and full bathroom.  We selec…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUN0bXUzWXpBRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x677b5ec5916f3041!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICtmu3YzAE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I've had Eric and Greenmen Builders do a few jobs for me, the largest being a complete demo and reconstruction of a full bathroom. With e…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNheDRfZF93RRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x677b5ec5916f3041!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICax4_d_wE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Eric was our contractor on gutting and renovating our kitchen and adding a bathroom to our South End apartment. He showed up the day that…”
- Specializes in General Contractor / Remodeling _(confidence: high)_
  - [Official Website](https://greenmenbuilders.com) — “Greenmen Builders is a Needham, MA-based general contractor specializing in custom kitchen, bathroom, and whole-home remodeling, additions, …”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUMzdllIdVFREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x677b5ec5916f3041!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIC3vYHuQQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Eric did a wonderful job with our 550sq foot addition in Newton. It came out great and Eric was responsive along the way. We had a number…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUN0blB6Y2N3EAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x677b5ec5916f3041!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICtnPzccw%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Are you considering a remodel to bring your home into the future? Greenmen builders and his team of professionals are excellent choice! O…”

## License

Status: **active** (#219401, hic) — verified against the official MA state registry on 2026-07-03, 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=Greenmen%20Builders&query_place_id=ChIJj0aQ0oKe5IkRQTBvkcVee2c): 4.9★ from 43 ratings
- [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Greenmen%20Builders&query_place_id=ChIJj0aQ0oKe5IkRQTBvkcVee2c): Listed on this source
- [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/needham/profile/general-contractor/greenmen-builders-0021-191088): Listed on this source
- [Official Website](https://greenmenbuilders.com): 15 yrs in business · Self-reported profile and service details
- [Exa](https://trustanalytica.org/us/ma/boston/reviews/greenmen-builders): 4 web mentions across the open web (each linked to its source)

## Recent reviews

- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Elizabeth B · 2026-06-24**: I worked with Eric and Greenmen Builders to renovate the kitchen of my Boston condo. Eric and his entire team were professional, skilled, responsive, and incredibly hard-working. I was so impressed by the level of care and attention to detail. I live in an old building and the space is small, so we …
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Mark Helman · 2026-06-15**: Eric and his team are true professionals.  Polite and friendly, attention to detail.  Beautiful craftsmanship and always willing to go the extra mile.  Thank you!
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Margo Lindauer · 2026-06-12**: We have worked with Eric and Greenmen Builders and various projects (big and small) since we purchased our home in 2022. Eric is so lovely to work with- responsive, professional and his work is so high quality. Eric himself was trained as a carpenter so all of the woodwork was amazing. We could not …
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Eric Haugh · 2026-06-12**: Eric and team were a genuine pleasure to work with. They did amazing work on budget and on schedule with great communication throughout the entire process. I couldn’t recommend them more highly and will certainly be using them for future projects.
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Lauren Davis · 2025-09-12**: We have worked with Eric twice and look forward to working with him on future projects. He’s a delight to work with, always responsive, and quick to remedy anything that needs fixing. We are thrilled with the quality of his work and highly recommend hiring Greenmen Builders!
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Claude de Jocas · 2025-07-27**: Eric is the best contractor and craftsman you will ever work with. From the moment I first reached out to him, he was so responsive, kind, and easy to schedule with. His care and consideration remained top-notch throughout our entire kitchen renovation, and every member of his team was equally respe…
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Block Voyager · 2025-03-06**: Greenmen Remodeling and Contruction are one of the best remodeling services that you can find! They recently remodedled my kitchen, and I strongly suggest their team. 5/5
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Mike Hanz · 2025-02-25**: I recently had the pleasure of working with Eric and his amazing team at 'Quality Greenmen Remodeling & Construction' for a complete kitchen remodel, and I couldn’t be happier with the results! From our very first meeting, Eric was incredibly attentive and took the time to really understand my visio…
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Twosuf Huss · 2025-02-22**: Eric is one of the most responsible and caring worker to manage Greenmen. He ensures that the quality of his company can be the best possible. I recommend this place and think it's one of the best of the best in Massachusetts.
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · F O R B 1 D D E N · 2025-02-22**: I recently had Quality Greenmen Remodeling & Construction perform a full kitchen remodel in Haverhill, and the results were great. From the very beginning, Eric (the owner) and the staff were helpful, communicative, and focused. Eric (The Owner) and his team were incredibly helpful, communicative, a…

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