KINSELLABUILT

Nineteen other contractors came first. In a 2022 review, a homeowner wrote that they had gone through all nineteen before finding Kinsella Built — many said the job was too big or too small. Kinsella Built works out of Brookline and describes itself as a fully licensed and insured custom construction, remodeling, renovation and repair company serving the greater Boston area, with Boston, Brookline, Newton and Milton among the places it lists. The company says it has been at this for 20 years; Angi and HomeAdvisor put it at 22 years of experience and list the business as veteran-owned. The jobs customers describe tend to be the long ones. A 2023 review recounts a seven-month project: an addition, an open-concept conversion inside, and a finished basement. Another from 2023 covers a full gut remodel of a roughly 1,925-square-foot home, done in a little over five months from the initial quote, with the crew asking the owners for input on decisions along the way. A third 2023 account is a three-family modular passive house in Cambridge, built during COVID, where the company worked through the applications, permits, certifications and inspections needed to begin. Older houses and their bones show up more than once. A 2024 review covers a 1950s home that needed floor joists, plumbing, electrical and interior walls, with Jon explaining the process step by step. A 2022 homeowner had a rotted post replaced — the one holding up the back porch — then brought the team back for basement work. Three names recur: John, James and Grainne, with Ian and Greg named in a 2022 review as well. In a 2023 bathroom remodel the plumbing, electrical and tile subcontractors got their own mention, and a 2021 customer credited the plumbers, electrician and tilers by trade. Half a dozen reviewers land on the same thing — communication. A March 2025 homeowner whose bathroom came in on time and on budget described John as reachable through the whole project; a 2021 customer wrote that every question was answered promptly and that John kept them informed at every step. Two things to settle before you call. These are months-long projects run by a small named team, so ask where your job would sit in the schedule and who handles the day-to-day. On paperwork, BuildZoom lists Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration #196736 for the company — ask to see that registration and the insurance certificate with your contract. The written accounts run from 2020 into 2025, all of them five stars, and they lean heavily toward big whole-house work: additions, gut renovations, structural repairs, finished basements. If that is your project, this is a straightforward call — pin down the start date and your day-to-day contact in writing first.