Banker & Tradesman's Best

Welcome to the results of the 17th annual Banker & Tradesman readers’ poll, in which our readers cast their votes for the best providers of services and goods in the banking and real estate professions. 

This is a subjective, not objective, poll. It does not measure who writes the most business, who has the most revenue or serves the most customers. It does measure the loyalty and satisfaction readers have with vendors. It is an opportunity for readers to speak up for those providers they believe are the best. 

Banker & Tradesman has since August been conducting an online survey of readers. We promoted this project via ads in the newspaper, emails to readers and customers of Banker & Tradesman, and through B&T’s website. Readers responded by the thousands to voice their opinions. Here are their choices for The Best – the companies that won the loyalty and support of the Bay State’s financial and real estate communities. 

Commercial Real Estate

  Architect/Design     General Contractor     Project Management
Gold Arrowstreet   Gold NEI General Contracting   Gold Northstar Project & Real Estate Services
Silver Patrick Ahearn   Silver Consigli Construction   Silver Boston Properties
Bronze Elkus/Manfredi Architects   Bronze Callahan Inc.   Bronze Callahan Inc.
Bronze Gensler            
               
  Commercial Real Estate Firm     Interior Design     Property Management
Gold Keller Williams Realty   Gold Arrowstreet   Gold The Peabody Companies
Silver Jack Conway & Co.   Silver Sasaki Associates   Silver Boston Properties
Bronze Coldwell Banker Commercial   Bronze Peabody Office   Bronze Callahan Inc.
               
  Educational Provider     Landscaping Company     Security
Gold Anita Hill Training & Seminars   Gold D. Schumacher Landscaping Design   Gold Northeast Security
Silver Jack Conway & Co.   Gold Fairway Landscaping   Silver American Alarm & Communications
Bronze Keller Williams Realty   Silver Cataldo   Bronze Eastern Security
      Bronze John’s Landscaping      
               
  Engineering Firm     Law Firm     Site Survery
Gold Haley & Aldrich Inc.   Gold SKM Title & Closing Services   Gold Feldman Surveyors
Silver Allen & Major Associates   Silver Lieberman Law Office   Silver Boston Survey Inc.
Silver GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc.   Bronze Davis Malm   Bronze Hancock Associates
Bronze Sanborn Head & Associates         Bronze Norwood Engineering Co. Inc
               
  Environmental Services     Lending      
Gold GZA Geoenvironmental Inc.   Gold UniBank      
Silver GEI Consultants Inc.   Silver East Cambridge Savings Bank      
Silver Haley & Aldrich Inc.   Bronze Leader Bank      
Bronze Waste Management            

 

Banking

 

  Accounting/Auditing     Check Printing     Equity Lending
Gold Wolf & Co.   Gold Deluxe Financial Services   Gold Eastern Bank
Silver Deloitte   Silver Harland Clarke   Silver Digital Federal Credit Union (DCU)
Bronze Ernst & Young   Bronze Phoenix Printing   Bronze Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod
Bronze PwC            
               
  Advertising/Marketing     Community Bank     Investment / Money Management
Gold Hill Holiday   Gold UniBank   Gold Fidelity
Silver Davis Advertising   Silver East Cambridge Savings Bank   Silver Bluestone Bank
Bronze Digitas   Bronze Leader Bank   Silver Morgan Stanley
            Bronze Merrill Lynch
               
  Alternative/Hard Money Lending     Consultant     Mortgage Company
Gold Rockland Trust   Gold Wolf & Co.   Gold Fairway Independent Mortgage
Silver Northern Bank & Trust Co.   Silver Spillane Consulting   Silver Guaranteed Rate Inc.
Bronze Bank of Canton   Bronze FinPro Inc.   Bronze Cross Country Mortgage Inc.
      Bronze First Wellesley Consulting Group      
               
  Asset Recovery     Correspondent Banking     Technology
Gold McCarter & English   Gold MassHousing   Gold Specialized Data
Silver Intelligent Banking Solutions   Silver Leader Bank   Silver Dell Technologies
Bronze Andrew Greenberg   Bronze Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank   Bronze FISERV
               
  Building Design/Architect     Credit Union      
Gold NES Group   Gold Metro Credit Union      
Silver Arrowstreet   Silver Rockland Federal Credit Union      
Bronze Finegold Alexander & Associates   Bronze St. Mary’s Credit Union      
Bronze Gensler   Bronze Direct Federal Credit Union      

 

Residential Real Estate

 

  Appraiser     Home Inspector     Real Estate Agent/Agency
Gold Central Mass Appraisals   Gold Morgan Cohen   Gold Keller Williams Realty
Gold The Appraisers Group   Silver Warren Home Inspections   Silver ERA Key Realty Services
Silver Fisher Appraisal Services   Bronze B-Sure Home Inspections Inc.   Bronze Coldwell Banker New England
Silver Grasso Appraisal Services Inc.            
Bronze Appraisers Association of America            
               
  Architect     Home Security     Property Management
Gold Design LAB Architects   Gold ADT Security Services   Gold Mediate Management Company
Silver Flavin Architects   Silver American Alarm & Communications   Silver Meridian Realty Group
Silver Patrick Ahearn Architect   Bronze Ring Video   Bronze Boston Property Care
Bronze Charles Rose Architects   Bronze SimpliSafe      
Bronze Meyer and Meyer Architects            
               
  Auctioneer     Landscaping     Title Company
Gold Paul E. Saperstein Auctioneers   Gold Fairway Landscaping   Gold SKM Title & Closing Services
Silver JJ Manning Auctioneers   Silver D. Schumacher Landscaping Design   Silver Jack Conway & Co.
Bronze Sullivan & Sullivan Auctioneers   Bronze Joyce Landscaping   Bronze First American Title Insurance
               
  Closing Attorney     Moving Company      
Gold SKM Title & Closing Services   Gold Gentle Giant      
Silver Lieberman Law Office PC   Silver Isaac’s Moving & Storage      
Bronze Kriss Law Atlantic Closing & Escrow   Silver Safe Responsible Movers      
      Bronze Olympia Moving & Storage      
               
  HELOC Provider     Purchase Mortgage Provider      
Gold UniBank   Gold UniBank      
Silver Eastern Bank   Silver Fairway Independent Mortgage      
Silver Rockland Trust Co.   Bronze East Cambridge Savings Bank      
Bronze Leader Bank            

 

Other Professional Services

 

  Accounting Firm     Hotel     Restaurant
Gold Wolf & Co.   Gold Boston Harbor Hotel   Gold The Sole Proprietor
Silver Edelstein & Co.   Gold Wequassett Resort and Golf Club   Silver The Capital Grille
Bronze KPMG   Silver Liberty Hotel   Bronze Row 34
      Bronze Fairmont Copley Plaza      
               
  Cybersecurity     Insurance Agency     Temp Agency
Gold Rapid7   Gold Kaplansky Insurance   Gold Robert Half
Silver GraVoc Associates   Silver Sullivan Group   Silver Daley And Associates LLC
Bronze Elliman Technologies   Bronze Eastern Insurance Group   Bronze ProPivotal
Bronze TOSS C3   Bronze Rogers & Gray      
               
  Event Facility     Insurance Provider     Web Design
Gold TD Garden   Gold Arbella   Gold Clockwork Design Group
Silver New England Aquarium   Silver Plymouth Rock   Silver Davis Advertising
Bronze Fenway Park   Silver USAA   Bronze Razorfish
      Bronze Cigna      
               
  Golf Course     Public Relations Agency      
Gold Granite Links   Gold Trevi Communications      
Silver Cyprian Keyes Golf Club   Silver Davis Advertising      
Bronze Red Tail   Bronze InkHouse      
Bronze The International   Bronze The Castle Group      

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