Sylvia Electrical Contracting

Sylvia Electrical Contracting has been operating in Peabody for 51 years, according to its Better Business Bureau profile, which also gives the business an A+ letter grade — though it has never sought BBB accreditation. It's hired for standard residential, commercial, and industrial wiring work: panel upgrades, and power, heat, data, and communication lines, per its own site and several independent directories. Its review history is thin but generally favorable. Google shows 4.2 stars from 9 ratings, and Angi shows 4.4 from 8 reviews spanning 2009 to 2015. Most of that history is positive on professionalism and responsiveness, but two of the eight Angi reviews — both rated 3.0 — describe real friction: one customer cited a meter installation delay and unexpected costs, another described a contentious job with repeated failed inspections and specific workmanship defects. Independent listing sites — BestProsInTown, BusinessYab, OpenGovNY, TrustAnalytica, Procore, and others — consistently place the business at the same 611 Lowell St address and phone number, which at least confirms a stable, long-running operation rather than a fly-by-night one. Worth asking about before booking: one directory claims the same 9 Google reviews average 4.9 rather than the 4.2 shown on Google itself, so it's worth checking Google directly rather than trusting an aggregator's number. And since the newest verifiable reviews run only through 2015, it's fair to ask for references from recent jobs rather than leaning on the older history alone. This reads as a long-tenured, small electrical shop suited to standard residential panel and wiring work, with a decent but not deep review record — worth a call to confirm current availability and get a firm quote before committing.