Paradise Construction LLC

Twelve permits, almost all of them in Marblehead, and the two largest run $874,400 and $688,000 — this Swampscott builder's work sits at the big-ticket end of the local renovation market. Paradise Construction LLC operates out of 233 Burrill St in Swampscott under owner Bruce Paradise. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, number 201043, is active and held under the company's own name. BBB records the business as started and incorporated on 28 February 2001, with five employees, and files it under a single category: Carpenter. The permit history is the clearest picture of what they actually build. Additions and interior work dominate — a story-and-a-half addition on Davis Rd, a $398,000 interior renovation on Monroe Rd, bathroom and basement work on Ocean Ave, kitchen and bath remodels, pool-house rebuilds, and a two-stop residential elevator. Permits typically land around $110,600, so the routine job here is a substantial one, not a half-day repair. Two things are worth clearing up on a call. BBB gives the company an A+ grade while stating plainly that it is not a BBB Accredited Business — those are two separate facts, and the grade is not an accreditation. And the sources disagree on how long the company has traded: BuildZoom's blurb says it has been active since 2016, while BBB puts the start and incorporation at 2001. BBB also lists the business at 21 Elm Pl while the permits use 233 Burrill St — same town, same legal name, different street. For a Marblehead-scale addition or a full interior renovation, this is a registered builder with a documented run of exactly that kind of work. Ask for three recent local references and the addresses, and confirm which entity name goes on the contract before you sign.