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Intelligent Design & Build was named as the general contractor on a Brookline building project where the roof and top two floors collapsed in February 2025, according to an October 2025 report from brookline.news. The report describes a lawsuit in which the project's developer alleges the company failed to exercise due care in completing the work in a workmanlike and professional manner; the allegation had not been resolved as of the reporting. There's no collected customer review history on any platform, and beyond the news account there's no detailed project description available — BuildZoom shows 48 permitted projects logged for the business, without further breakdown. The company's Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration (183434), issued in November 2025, is verified by the state registry as active. Given the seriousness of the collapse allegation and the lack of any customer review history to weigh against it, ask directly about the Brookline project, its outcome, and the company's current insurance and bonding before considering this contractor for any structural or major renovation work.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Intelligent Design & Build LLC. 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
“Intelligent Design and Build was the general contractor at 50 Vernon St. in Brookline, where the roof and top two floors collapsed in February 2025; the developer's lawsuit alleges it "failed to exercise due care in seeing to the completion of the work, in a workmanlike and professional manner, free of any defects in workmanship and materials," and a structural engineer's report found floor joists had been replaced incorrectly and were not properly supported.”
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