James Munroe

James Munroe, trading as James Munroe Construction, works out of 131 Washington St in Methuen, Massachusetts, with James G Munroe listed as the responsible person on the licence records. The permit history is substantial and unusually concentrated: 61 permitted projects, every one of them in Methuen. The mix leans commercial — four foundation permits at $628,922 each for contractor-condo buildings at 18 Ayers Village Rd — alongside residential jobs including a 40x60 garage, a garage stall with a master bedroom above it, a side-door replacement and foundation repair after a vehicle struck the building. The services listed are whole-room and whole-home remodeling plus additions. Recent activity is thin. Only one of those 61 permits falls in the past three years, a 2023 job in the $50,000–$100,000 range, so the bulk of the documented work is older. On credentials, BuildZoom lists two licences in the normal shape for this trade: Massachusetts Construction Supervisor CS-037698, which it says it verified active as of July 2026, and Home Improvement Contractor registration 106658, verified active as of June 2026. Both are the directory's own verifications rather than a registry check made here, so ask for the numbers and confirm them with the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation directly. There is no customer commentary of any kind. BuildZoom states plainly that it has received no reviews for this business, which means its score reflects permits and licence records, not anything a homeowner said about the work. Nothing published describes how jobs went, how pricing was handled or how the crew communicated. For a Methuen homeowner considering an addition, a garage or a whole-home remodel, the permit trail shows a builder who has worked this one town heavily for years and holds the licences the work requires. What it cannot tell you is what hiring him is like — so ask for addresses and references from the recent work, and confirm both licence numbers yourself before committing.