Choosing The Best
Welcome to the results of the 14th 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.
Banking
Banking
| Accounting/Audit | Consultant | ||
| Gold | A. Wisialko & Co. | Gold | Lighthouse Strategic Partners |
| Silver | Ernst & Young | Silver | Spillane Consulting |
| Bronze | Deloitte | Bronze | Wolf & Co. |
| Advertising/Marketing | Correspondent Banking | ||
| Gold | Clockwork Design Group | Gold | Eastern Bank |
| Silver | The Boston Group | Silver | Leader Bank |
| Bronze | Hill Holliday | Bronze | Bank of America |
| Alternative/Hard Money Lending | Credit Union | ||
| Gold | Rockland Trust | Gold | Direct Federal Credit Union |
| Silver | Boston Private Bank & Trust Co. | Silver | Metro Credit Union |
| Bronze | Washington Trust | Bronze | Hanscom Federal Credit Union |
| Asset Recovery | Equity Lending | ||
| Gold | Andrew Greenberg | Gold | Eastern Bank |
| Silver | Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff | Silver | DCU |
| Bronze | Compton Recovery | Bronze | Peoples United Bank |
| Building Design/Architect | Investment/Money Management | ||
| Gold | NES Group | Gold | Fidelity |
| Silver | Margulies Perruzzi | Silver | Merrill Lynch |
| Bronze | New England Design Associates Inc. | Bronze | Eastern Bank |
| Business Forms | Residential Lending | ||
| Gold | Harland Clarke | Gold | OnTo Mortgage |
| Silver | American Solutions for Business | Silver | Fairway Independent Mortgage |
| Bronze | Colonial Business Forms | Bronze | Guaranteed Rate Inc. |
| Check Printing | Technology | ||
| Gold | Deluxe Financial Services | Gold | Radius Financial Group |
| Silver | South Shore Business Checks | Silver | Dell Technologies |
| Bronze | Harland Clarke | Bronze | FISERV |
| Commercial Lending | |||
| Gold | Eastern Bank | ||
| Silver | Rockland Trust | ||
| Bronze | Brookline Bank |
Commercial
Commercial
| Architect/Design | Law Firm | ||
| Gold | Margulies Perruzzi | Gold | SKM Title & Closing Services |
| Silver | DRL Architects | Silver | Ligris & Associates |
| Bronze | Elkus/Manfredi Architects | Bronze | Alavi & Braza PC |
| Engineering | Lending | ||
| Gold | Tighe & Bond | Gold | Radius Financial Group |
| Silver | Allen & Major Associates | Silver | Eastern Bank |
| Bronze | Simpson Gumpertz & Heger | Bronze | Salem Five Bank |
| Educational Provider | Project Management | ||
| Gold | Jack Conway & Co.’s Real Estate School | Gold | McCall & Almy |
| Silver | New England Real Estate School | Silver | Colliers International |
| Bronze | Greater Boston Real Estate Board | Bronze | Fort Point Project Management |
| Environmental Services | Property Management | ||
| Gold | Tighe & Bond | Gold | Boston Properties |
| Silver | Woodward & Curran | Silver | CBRE Group |
| Bronze | Haley & Aldrich Inc. | Bronze | Cushman & Wakefield |
| General Contractor | Real Estate Firm | ||
| Gold | Callahan Inc. | Gold | Jack Conway & Co. |
| Silver | Consigli Construction | Silver | Coldwell Banker Commercial |
| Bronze | Shawmut Design & Construction | Bronze | Keller Williams Realty |
| Interior Design | Security | ||
| Gold | Margulies Perruzzi Architects | Gold | Northeast Security |
| Silver | Deb Ellis Design | Silver | Securitas Security Services |
| Bronze | Visnick & Caulfield | Bronze | Allied Barton Security Services |
| Landscaping Company | |||
| Gold | Boston Landscape | ||
| Silver | Seoane’s Landscaping | ||
| Bronze | Clover Landscaping |
Design/Build
Design/Build
| Architect / Design | |
| Gold | Margulies Perruzzi |
| Silver | Copley Wolff Design Group |
| Bronze | DRL Architects |
| General Contractor | |
| Gold | Consigli Construction |
| Silver | JDL Corporate Interiors |
| Bronze | Suffolk Construction Co. |
| Site Survery | |
| Gold | Allen & Major Associates |
| Silver | Boston Survey Inc. |
| Bronze | Norwood Engineering Co. |
Residential
Residential
| Appraiser | Law Firm/Closing Attorney | ||
| Gold | Boston Property Advisors | Gold | SKM Title & Closing Services |
| Silver | Absolute Value | Silver | Lieberman Law Office |
| Bronze | The Appraiser Guy | Bronze | Touchstone Closing |
| Auctioneer | Lending | ||
| Gold | JJ Manning Auctioneers | Gold | Guaranteed Rate |
| Silver | Paul E. Saperstein Auctioneers | Silver | Fairway Independent Mortgage |
| Bronze | Sullivan & Sullivan Auctioneers | Bronze | Residential Mortgage Services |
| Educational Provider | Moving Company | ||
| Gold | Anita Hill Training & Seminars | Gold | Gentle Giant |
| Silver | Jack Conway & Co. | Silver | Olympia Moving & Storage |
| Bronze | Greater Boston Real Estate Board | Bronze | Gallo Moving & Storage |
| Home Inspector | Property Management | ||
| Gold | Walsh Home Inspections | Gold | Mediate Management Co. |
| Silver | Tiger Home Inspection | Silver | Boston Property Care |
| Bronze | B-Sure Home Inspections | Bronze | Senne |
| Home Security | Real Estate Company | ||
| Gold | ADT Security Services | Gold | Coldwell Banker |
| Silver | SimpliSafe | Silver | Jack Conway & Co. |
| Bronze | American Alarm & Communications | Bronze | Keller Williams Realty |
| Landscaping | Title Company | ||
| Gold | Clover Landscaping | Gold | All American Title |
| Silver | Dave’s Landscaping | Silver | CATIC |
| Bronze | Seoane’s Landscaping | Bronze | First American Title Insurance |
General
General
| Accounting Firm | Public Relations Agency | ||
| Gold | Deloitte | Gold | Trevi Communications |
| Silver | Edelstein & Co. | Silver | Regan Communications Group |
| Bronze | PwC | Bronze | O’Neill & Associates |
| Event Facility | Restaurant | ||
| Gold | Fenway Park | Gold | Abe & Louie’s |
| Silver | Boston Harbor Hotel | Silver | The Capital Grille |
| Bronze | Coonamessett Inn | Bronze | Del Frisco’s |
| Golf Course | Temp Agency | ||
| Gold | Pinehills Golf Club | Gold | Daley And Associates |
| Silver | Granite Links | Silver | Accountemps |
| Bronze | Four Oaks Country Club | Bronze | Manpower Inc. |
| Hotel | Web Design | ||
| Gold | Boston Harbor Hotel | Gold | Clockwork Design Group |
| Silver | Fairmont Copley Plaza | Silver | Weymouth Design Inc. |
| Bronze | Liberty Hotel | Bronze | Boston Interactive |
| Insurance Agency | |||
| Gold | Radius Insurance Group | ||
| Silver | G & N Insurance | ||
| Bronze | Plymouth Rock |
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