Historic Facade, Landmark Building, or Brownstone? Historic Masonry Restoration Done the Right Way — Boston Since 1995 Landmark Buildings · Brownstones · MA HC Coordination · Lime Mortar

We carry general liability, umbrella, workers' comp, and commercial auto coverage with limits appropriate for multifamily and institutional work. Certificate of Insurance is provided with every bid and issued naming your property or management entity as certificate holder on request. Higher-limit coverage for specific projects can be arranged as needed.

Yes — we're happy to connect you with our current portfolio clients including Peabody Properties, Abrams Management, Dorchester Bay EDC, and SCJ Properties. We've completed hundreds of thousands of dollars in work across multifamily, historic, and commercial buildings in Greater Boston.

We coordinate with your facility team well in advance — posting tenant notices, staging materials to minimize walkway disruption, using dust and debris containment, and scheduling loud work outside of quiet hours. After-hours and weekend work is available when the project warrants it. Communication with residents is proactive, not reactive.

Yes — historic restoration is one of our core specialties. We've worked on brownstones, landmark commercial buildings, and MA Historical Commission-reviewed properties throughout Boston. We use appropriate lime-based mortars for pre-1940 construction, match mortar joint profiles and colors to original, and coordinate with landmarks commissions when required.

Bids are itemized by scope (repointing per square foot, unit rates for lintel replacement, lump sums for discrete scopes like parapet rebuilds). For property management firms with multiple properties, we offer portfolio pricing with consistent unit rates across locations and a dedicated project manager as a single point of contact.

For a site walk and written proposal: typically within 3-5 business days of initial inquiry. Project start date depends on scope, permit requirements, and our current schedule — usually 2-6 weeks out for non-emergency work, though we hold capacity for urgent stabilization and emergency calls from existing clients.

Yes. We pull all required permits (ISD in Boston, local building departments in surrounding municipalities), coordinate with historical commissions when needed, and handle MA code compliance including lead-safe RRP requirements on pre-1978 buildings. Permit and review costs are detailed in our written scope.