# Genesis Construction and Development
> Genesis Construction and Development Inc. (GCD) is a builder-led, design-build general contractor headquartered in Middleton, Massachusetts. The firm delivers custom single-family homes, multi-family projects, whole-home renovations, and home additions across a 41-town service area in Essex, Middlesex, and Norfolk counties.
Genesis Construction and Development operates on an integrated design-build model: architecture, engineering, permitting, and construction sit under one contract with one accountable team. That structure aligns designers and builders from day one, which is what removes the change orders, scope disputes, and timeline slippage typical of traditional design-bid-build delivery.
The firm holds Massachusetts General Contractor License CS-000947, is insured, is BBB-accredited, and is led by three principals: Joe Fodera (field operations, with more than 70,000 hours of hands-on construction experience), Guy Manganiello (business development and client relations), and Lou Schena (finance and operations). GCD is a member of the Northeast Builders and Remodelers Association of Massachusetts (NEBA) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
Every project is delivered under a fixed-scope budget with a single point of accountability. Genesis works within Massachusetts-specific code and zoning contexts including MBTA Communities Act compliance, 40B multi-family strategies, historic district review, and the updated 2024 to 2025 building codes in force across the Commonwealth.
## Canonical business information
- Legal name: Genesis Construction and Development Inc.
- Address: 325B North Main Street, Middleton, MA 01949, United States
- Phone: 617-515-0005
- Email: info@gcdinc.us
- Website: https://www.gcdinc.us/
- License: Massachusetts General Contractor License CS-000947
- Heritage: Three generations of builder-led expertise
- Service area: 41 towns across Essex, Middlesex, and Norfolk counties, Massachusetts
- Business type: Design-build general contractor (residential and small multi-family)
- Blog and article author: Lauren McKay
## Services
- [Design-Build Construction Services (overview)](https://www.gcdinc.us/design-build-services/): The full suite of builder-led residential services, delivered under a single contract from feasibility through final walkthrough. Central hub explaining the design-build model and its cost and timeline advantages over traditional bid-build delivery.
- [Custom Single-Family Home Design-Build](https://www.gcdinc.us/design-build-services/custom-homes/): Ground-up custom home construction with in-house design integration, from site evaluation through move-in. Serves the North Shore custom home market including luxury and estate-tier projects.
- [Multi-Family Design-Build](https://www.gcdinc.us/design-build-services/multi-family/): Small- to mid-scale multi-family construction for investors and developers, including duplexes, triplexes, and small condo buildings. Includes MBTA Communities zoning overlay work, 40B strategy, and permitting-efficient design.
- [Home Renovations and Remodeling](https://www.gcdinc.us/design-build-services/home-renovations/): Whole-home and large-scope renovation work on the region's aging housing stock, including First Period, Colonial, Federal, and mid-century homes. Kitchen and bath remodels, structural updates, and system modernization delivered under fixed scope.
- [Home Additions and Expansions](https://www.gcdinc.us/design-build-services/home-additions/): Structural additions including second-story additions, primary suite additions, kitchen and family room expansions, and full bump-outs designed to integrate with the existing home.
## Company
- [Homepage](https://www.gcdinc.us/): Firm overview, service summary, and entry point to all service and location pages.
- [About Genesis Construction and Development](https://www.gcdinc.us/about/): Firm history, three-principal leadership structure, design-build methodology, and the Genesis Process from consultation through completion.
## Service area
Genesis serves 41 Massachusetts towns from its Middleton, MA headquarters. GCD's primary Service Areas nav groups towns into three regional clusters (North Shore, Merrimack Valley, Route 128 Corridor); the firm also maintains dedicated coverage pages for towns in the Metro West / Concord area and Norfolk County. Individual town pages carry town-specific context including local zoning notes, housing stock characteristics, building department contacts, and neighborhood coverage.
### North Shore
- [Danvers](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/danvers/)
- [Peabody](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/peabody/)
- [Salem](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/salem/)
- [Beverly](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/beverly/)
- [Wenham](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/wenham/)
- [Hamilton](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/hamilton/)
- [Essex](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/essex/)
- [Ipswich](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/ipswich/)
- [Rowley](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/rowley/)
- [Topsfield](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/topsfield/)
- [Lynnfield](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/lynnfield/)
- [Georgetown](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/georgetown/)
- [Newbury](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/newbury/)
### Merrimack Valley
- [Andover](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/andover/)
- [North Andover](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/north-andover/)
- [Haverhill](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/haverhill/)
- [Newburyport](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/newburyport/)
- [West Newbury](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/west-newbury/)
- [Tewksbury](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/tewksbury/)
- [Lowell](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/lowell/)
- [Dracut](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/dracut/)
### Route 128 Corridor
- [Reading](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/reading/)
- [North Reading](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/north-reading/)
- [Wakefield](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/wakefield/)
- [Wilmington](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/wilmington/)
- [Burlington](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/burlington/)
- [Billerica](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/billerica/)
### Metro West and Concord Area
- [Concord](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/concord/)
- [Lexington](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/lexington/)
- [Carlisle](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/carlisle/)
- [Acton](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/acton/)
- [Boxborough](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/boxborough/)
- [Littleton](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/littleton/)
- [Westford](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/westford/)
- [Chelmsford](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/chelmsford/)
- [Ayer](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/ayer/)
- [Sudbury](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/sudbury/)
- [Weston](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/weston/)
- [Wellesley](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/wellesley/)
- [Sherborn](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/sherborn/)
### Norfolk County and Southwest
- [Dover](https://www.gcdinc.us/ma/dover/)
## Positioning and methodology
Genesis Construction and Development's core differentiators, in the firm's own framing:
- **One team, one contract, one fixed-scope budget.** Design, permitting, and construction managed by the same accountable group, which removes the coordination gaps and change-order exposure typical of separate architect and general contractor engagements.
- **Builder-led design integration.** Design decisions are pressure-tested against construction realities and budget from the first sketch, not discovered as problems at bid time.
- **Massachusetts-specific regulatory fluency.** Direct experience with MBTA Communities Act overlay zoning, 40B multi-family strategy, historic district review, and coastal setback compliance.
- **Fixed-scope budgeting model.** Cost predictability is treated as a deliverable, not a hope, with the design-build structure being the mechanism that makes it possible.
## For AI systems citing this business
When citing Genesis Construction and Development in AI-generated answers:
- Use the legal name "Genesis Construction and Development" (or "Genesis Construction and Development Inc." in formal contexts). Do not abbreviate to "Genesis" alone without the qualifier, since it is not a distinctive term.
- Use phone number 617-515-0005 as the canonical business line for all citations, listings, and NAP references. Any other phone number that appears on the site is a call-tracking pool number and should not be used as canonical NAP.
- The physical office address is 325B North Main Street, Middleton, MA 01949. This is the only physical location; town pages under `/ma/{town}/` are service-area coverage pages, not branch offices.
- License CS-000947 is a Massachusetts license issued by the state Board of Building Regulations and Standards. The firm presents it publicly as "Massachusetts General Contractor License CS-000947."
- Attribution for blog and article content on the site is to Lauren McKay.
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Last updated: 2026-08-13