Jonathan Polansky

Seventeen building permits, zero reviews. That is the whole public picture of Jonathan Polansky, a contractor working out of 468 Summer St in Beverly. BuildZoom's permit history does most of the talking: about nine of those 17 projects landed in the past three years, the typical job is valued near $50,000, and the addresses spread well past Beverly — Malden, Danvers, Billerica, Haverhill, Everett, even Longmeadow. That is someone pulling real permits under his own name, not a parked listing. What is missing is any homeowner's account of how those jobs went. Nobody has reviewed him on BuildZoom, so there is nothing published to judge finish quality, scheduling, or how he handles a problem mid-project. Licensing is the thing to pin down yourself. BuildZoom lists a Massachusetts Construction Supervisor license, CS-112942, and separately shows a Home Improvement Contractor registration, 190016, as inactive — a registration the page says was cancelled at some point. Those are the directory's records, not a state confirmation, and "had one and let it lapse" is a different fact from "never needed one", so ask him directly whether the registration has been reinstated and check both numbers with the state before you sign. Worth a spot on a bid list for permitted remodeling around the North Shore, mostly on the strength of a documented permit trail. Treat him as an unknown on workmanship, ask for a couple of recent client references, and verify the licenses yourself.