NoblePort Construction

NoblePort Construction is a design-build general contractor based in Newburyport, MA, run by owner Michael O'Rourke, whose own site says he has worked in construction since age 17 and holds an active Construction Supervisor License and Home Improvement Contractor License in Massachusetts. Customers who hired them describe a track record of larger renovation work rather than small repairs. A 2025 review credits the team with replacing a two-story staircase and landings, calling the estimate detailed and the process well-communicated. Other 2025 and 2024 reviews describe building and enclosing decks and screened porches — in one account, the crew found and fixed a structural problem with a sill and corner post on a 165-year-old house within two days without derailing the schedule. Reviews from 2024 and 2022 describe a full first-floor renovation after water damage (new bathroom, kitchenette, HVAC, and two decks) and a dark basement turned into a family room, office, and bathroom. A 2023 review from a self-described construction-industry professional praised communication and finish work, and several reviewers name Mike O'Rourke directly for staying hands-on and keeping them informed daily. The written record on Google and BuildZoom is positive across a decade — 20 reviews from 2016 through 2025 with no negative accounts among them — and BuildZoom independently ranks the firm in the top 1% of Massachusetts contractors by permit activity, showing 21-plus permitted projects over the past three years spanning kitchens, bathrooms, decks, roofing, and siding. One thing worth asking about: this business turns up here under a handyman search, but almost every documented job is general-contractor scale — additions, structural framing, whole-room remodels — rather than the small fixes the handyman label suggests. A 2025 review does describe smaller handyman-type work (installing baby gates, adjusting a door), so smaller jobs aren't out of reach, but it's the exception in the record rather than the rule. Also worth confirming directly: the company's directory listings show several active Massachusetts licenses alongside one inactive EPA lead-renovation firm registration. For homeowners planning a kitchen, bathroom, deck, or larger renovation in the Newburyport area, the reviewed history points to a licensed, communicative team with a strong finished-work reputation. For a quick handyman task, it's worth confirming upfront that a job this size is one they'll take.