Larkin and Larkin Development Corporation.

Larkin and Larkin Development Corporation is a Methuen-based builder whose public footprint is almost entirely its own new-construction inventory rather than a customer trail. The company describes itself as a family builder and real estate outfit that puts up and then lists new homes in eastern Massachusetts, with developments currently marketed in Andover, Salisbury and Gloucester, and it stays under the family name on its site as "Larkin Builders" / "the Larkin Family Builders". It says it works Greater Boston. The credential checks out where it counts: its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, number 172283, is active on the state registry. That is the firmest fact available about them, and for a homeowner considering new-construction or a substantial remodel it is the one worth having. The homeowner-side history, though, is thin. There is a single Google rating and the written account on its page is dated — the newest predates 2018 — so there is nothing recent from people who actually hired them to weigh against the marketing. A builder can be busy and still leave almost no review trail, particularly one selling finished houses through listings rather than taking service calls, but it means the work quality here is unproven on this page. They are the plausible call if you are looking at one of their own new builds or want a builder who handles the whole project rather than a single trade. Before signing, ask for addresses of recently completed homes and for owners you can speak to directly, and confirm the registration number against the state registry yourself — with a record this dated, references do the work reviews normally would.