General Contractor in Newton, MA
Newton — the 'Garden City' — is one of Greater Boston's most prestigious communities, spanning 13 distinct villages and featuring stunning Victorian and Colonial Revival homes.
📍 Landmark: Heartbreak Hill (Boston Marathon) & Newton Villages
Coen Construction in Newton, MA
Newton — the 'Garden City' — is one of Greater Boston's most prestigious communities, spanning 13 distinct villages and featuring stunning Victorian and Colonial Revival homes. As the trusted Boston MA general contractor, Coen Construction has been serving Newton homeowners with premium craftsmanship since 2010.
Originally settled in 1630, Newton is known as the 'Garden City' for its extensive parks and tree-lined boulevards. Famous for the Boston Marathon's Newton Hills (Heartbreak Hill), Newton's Victorian and Colonial Revival homes make it a prime market for premium home additions and renovations.
Services We Offer in Newton
Frequently Asked Questions — Newton
What is Heartbreak Hill?
Heartbreak Hill is a series of hills in Newton along the Boston Marathon route near miles 17–21. Many of the beautiful Victorian and Colonial homes lining the marathon route in Newton are exactly what our team specializes in renovating.
Do you work in all 13 Newton villages?
Yes — we serve Newton Centre, Newton Corner, Newton Highlands, Newton Lower Falls, Newton Upper Falls, Newtonville, Nonantum, Oak Hill, Thompsonville, Waban, Chestnut Hill (Newton side), and West Newton.
What are the best home improvements to increase value in Newton?
Kitchen remodels, bathroom additions, and high-quality home additions deliver the highest ROI in Newton's premium real estate market. Custom carpentry upgrades are also very popular.
Can you build on smaller Newton lots?
Yes. Newton has many constraints on lot coverage and setbacks. We work with local engineers and architects to maximize your allowable buildable area within zoning limits.
Why is Newton called the 'Garden City'?
Newton earned the 'Garden City' nickname in the late 19th century for its extensive parks, tree-lined boulevards, and residential greenery — a planned streetcar suburb at its finest.
Explore Newton — Our Service Area
Every renovation in Newton requires building permits from the town's Building Department. Coen Construction manages the entire permitting process so you never have to interact with the town office yourself.
- Home additions, decks, and structural changes require a building permit — we prepare and submit all documentation.
- Properties near conservation land or wetlands require Conservation Commission approval before construction.
- Historic Districts Commission review applies to many Metro West towns — we have extensive experience with these processes.
- Typical Metro West permit timelines: 2–4 weeks for standard renovations; 4–8 weeks for historic district review.
Newton's 13 distinct villages each have their own character. We've worked in all of them and understand what makes each neighborhood unique.
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What Our Customers Say
"Amazing company and people!!!"
"Coen Construction redid my bathroom and did a fantastic job. The initial quote was very reasonable and they answered several rounds of questions I had. The construction process was very straight forward and they kept me informed the entire way. Definitely will be using them again"
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"I thought I'd share a final and last review now that the work solving the the issues that Coen created has been completed a year after their work. We originally contracted for a full paint of an empty condo, electrical work, and drywall for some ceilings. In short, the outcome was not good for the painting. I'm mainly focusing on the painting, as that has had the longest term impact, but they had to come back and fix a number of the outlets that just pulled out of the wall - the whole box - and multiple that ended up not being grounded. The ceiling drywall replacement was good. 1) No prep to walls and ceiling at all - the team started painting while heavy dust was being created by the plaster and drywall work. There was ZERO prep after that was complete. We've now repainted the entirety of the unit. 2) Repainting was done in the first place, after we fired Coen, as they simply couldn't keep the paint colors organized with the associated room, touching up rooms in the wrong color. In multiple instances, they claimed a wall - particularly the ceiling - was done. It was not. 3) Touch-ups were a joke. The most egregious attempts were that the bathroom was touched up with the living room paint, creating a mix-match of colors, and the trim across the the entire house (gloss white) was then touched up with ceiling flat creating flat white spots on very literally every piece of trim in the house. Note it's literally everywhere as that's how much touchup they had to do after they were "done." They bought the wrong finish for the living room and dining room. 4) The bathroom. living room, and hallway all had paint they applied that peeled off the wall. The ceiling the bathroom lasted barely a month. No cleaning of the window sills and trim from the construction dust, so the paint never adhered to the surface. To the aforementioned final job in item 3, the trim paint peeled. The owner gave a cursory "I'm sorry we couldn't help you" and never once came to look at anything. After the 8th+ attempt at fixing everything, we were exhausted by the experience and wanted to move on, but do not hire Coen Brothers. Even if they attempt to make it right, the poor project management and organization of the team they sent has pretty much made for a year's worth of jobs to fix it all."
