Lamacchia Landscape Construction

Lamacchia Landscape Construction works out of Newton, building the patios, retaining walls, and driveways that turn a rough yard into usable space. The company describes itself as family-owned, with Joey Lamacchia as president, and says it covers Newton and the surrounding MetroWest towns — Arlington, Belmont, Brookline, Lexington, Needham, Waltham, Watertown, Wellesley, Wayland, Sudbury, and Quincy. Its track record runs deep: 81 reviews dating back to 2021 across four sources, and a 4.8 out of 5 from 101 Google ratings. BestProsInTown and BuildZoom, which scores it 92 out of 100, describe the same pattern — solid craftsmanship and attentive service on landscaping and masonry jobs. The last few months of Google reviews back that up with specifics. One customer had Joey and Andy redesign several planting beds; another says a new Unilock paver walkway was matched to a section installed the previous November. A two-year maintenance client praises an organized office staff and a thorough weekly crew, and a backyard-patio client credits Joey with staying reachable through a couple of hurdles mid-project. A January reviewer, though, describes the opposite: after Joey visited to evaluate a walkway and driveway job and said to expect a quote by that Saturday, the emails and calls that followed went unanswered. That account is worth keeping in mind — it suggests the quoting process can stall for some prospective customers even when the crew's on-site work draws consistent praise. Nothing here raises a concern about the finished work itself; where the gap shows up is in getting a job on the books in the first place. For a hardscaping or masonry project — a patio, a retaining wall, a driveway — the volume and consistency of the reviews make a reasonable case for Lamacchia. Its Massachusetts home-improvement-contractor license (No. 207236) is active, and getting a firm timeline on the estimate up front looks like the one prudent step before signing.