McNish Building & Development

McNish Building & Development is a Dorchester-based design/build contractor and self-described generational family business, founded in 2010 and doing residential remodels, additions, urban townhouse and infill projects, plus commercial build-outs across Boston. The scope of real, permitted work backs that up. In July 2024, the company received a certificate of occupancy for three new residential dwelling units at 11 McLellan Street in Dorchester, a $755,715 project. In 2022, it pulled a $163,550 permit at 10 Glenburne Street in Dorchester for new James Hardie siding, PVC trim, 14 replacement windows and new front and back entry doors, and separately did a $36,450 condo refresh on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston — new kitchen cabinets, countertops, light fixtures and refinished hardwood floors. BuildZoom, which tracks 23 of the company's projects, gives it a score of 105, putting it in the top 8% of Massachusetts contractors, and independently verified its license as active. On Houzz, a homeowner who met with McNish after being referred by a colleague wrote that, having already interviewed two other contractors, McNish was clearly the right professional for the renovation — the company's only Houzz review carries a 5-star rating, and its one posted project there is a bathroom renovation in West Roxbury. The company is minority-owned and family-run, certified as minority owned and operated by the City of Boston, and holds an active, registry-verified Massachusetts home improvement contractor license. For a bigger remodel, addition or exterior project in Boston — the kind of job that needs real coordination across trades — this is an established, well-documented outfit with a verified license and a strong BuildZoom track record.