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Verified record
License not state-verified. We could not confirm a current registration in the state registry. Insurance is self-reported. Look up in the official Massachusetts registry ↗
- Not rated by the BBB
- 33 work photos
Highlights
- Long-running — in business since 1975, per a 2025 industry feature
- Institutional track record — 62 permitted commercial projects since 2018
- No active license — all three on file with BuildZoom are inactive
- One negative review — a January 2026 review calls the company "AWFUL"
Western Builders is a Granby, MA general contractor that's part of the O'Connell Companies network and says it's been in business since 1975 — a 2025 BusinessWest article marked the company's 50th anniversary. The work on file is almost entirely commercial and institutional: 62 permitted projects since 2018, most of them in the Springfield and Chicopee area, distinctly different in scale from a homeowner's kitchen or bathroom project. There's very little homeowner feedback to go on — just one Google review, from January 2026, that says: "AWFUL do not hire." None of the three contractor licenses BuildZoom has on file for the company — two Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor registrations and a Connecticut mechanical corporation license — are currently active; the oldest expired back in 2000. Western Builders is built for institutional and commercial contracts rather than residential remodeling. If you're a homeowner considering them, ask directly about current licensing and whether they still take on residential work at all.
What does a remodeling project cost in Greater Boston?
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from WESTERN PROFESSIONAL BUILDERS, INC.. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Estimated range
$23,000 – $35,000
Typical remodeling project around $29,000
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