McGarr Service Corporation

McGarr Service Corporation We provide commercial cleaning, security and concierge services for the greater Boston area.

We have kept our clientโ€™s facilities clean, safe and secure for over 40 years.

A service we don't talk about often โ€” but one of the reasons clients stay with us long-term:Emergency Floor and Fire Dam...
06/11/2026

A service we don't talk about often โ€” but one of the reasons clients stay with us long-term:

Emergency Floor and Fire Damage response. ๐Ÿšจ
- When a sprinkler malfunctions at 11pm and floods a floor of offices.
- When a small electrical fire leaves a hallway smelling like smoke the next morning.
- When a pipe bursts during a long weekend and no one finds it until Monday.

These situations don't wait for business hours. Our team handles water extraction, smoke odor removal, debris management, and restoration coordination โ€” with the documentation property managers and insurance companies need.

Hope you never need this. But if you do โ€” we're here. 24/7/365.

Summer event season in Boston โ€” corporate picnics, rooftop parties, fundraisers, product launches, private gatherings.A ...
06/09/2026

Summer event season in Boston โ€” corporate picnics, rooftop parties, fundraisers, product launches, private gatherings.

A service our clients lean on heavily this time of year: Special Event Coverage from our security teams. Tailored security plans for the specific event โ€” access control at entry points, professional crowd management, coordination with your venue, and the kind of presence that makes guests feel welcome rather than monitored.

Good event security is invisible to the guests and essential to the host. โœจ

If you've got a summer event coming up that needs coverage, message us early. We'd love the opportunity to secure your event.

What a night at NeighborHealth's The Art of Health Care 2026! ๐Ÿ’™It was an honor to spend the evening alongside so many pe...
06/04/2026

What a night at NeighborHealth's The Art of Health Care 2026! ๐Ÿ’™

It was an honor to spend the evening alongside so many people who care deeply about the work NeighborHealth does for patients and families across the community.

Big thanks to David Barry (far right) and the entire NeighborHealth team for the warm welcome โ€” and to NeighborHealth for putting on such a wonderful event.

McGarr is honored to be part of NeighborHealth's The Art of Health Care 2026. ๐Ÿ’™NeighborHealth does incredible work expan...
06/02/2026

McGarr is honored to be part of NeighborHealth's The Art of Health Care 2026. ๐Ÿ’™

NeighborHealth does incredible work expanding access to care for patients and families throughout the community, and we're grateful to be one of many organizations supporting an event that means so much to so many.

If you'd like to learn more or support NeighborHealth, you can do that here: https://dub.sh/LagYDBX

Strong communities are built through meaningful partnerships.

Ever feel like youโ€™re missing a blind spot on your property? ๐Ÿข๐Ÿ”One of the most impactful services we offer that property...
05/28/2026

Ever feel like youโ€™re missing a blind spot on your property? ๐Ÿข๐Ÿ”

One of the most impactful services we offer that property leaders often overlook is a ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฉ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜. You donโ€™t know what you donโ€™t know until an outside set of eyes takes a look.

Here is exactly how it works:
- ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต: We audit your property end-to-endโ€”checking entry points, camera coverage, access control, after-hours protocols, and emergency response plans.
- ๐Ÿ“‹ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: We find the hidden gaps where your technology, physical layout, and human procedures might not be working together perfectly.
- ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป: We sit down with your team and hand over a comprehensive written report (digital and physical) with a prioritized, actionable roadmap to fix those gaps.
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The best part? ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ% ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜†-๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ. You don't need to switch vendors to benefit from this, and you donโ€™t even need to be a current client.

Often, itโ€™s the smallest, simplest tweaks that meaningfully reduce your risk.

If your property has never had an unbiased, top-to-bottom security assessment, let's change that. Drop us a message or comment below to chat about scheduling an audit. ๐Ÿ’ฌ

Quick thank-you to the McGarr team members who covered Memorial Day weekend across our properties. ๐ŸŒŸLong weekends are wh...
05/26/2026

Quick thank-you to the McGarr team members who covered Memorial Day weekend across our properties. ๐ŸŒŸ

Long weekends are when most of us slow down. They're also when our cleaning, security, and concierge teams keep showing up so the buildings we serve don't skip a beat.

If you saw a McGarr team member working over the long weekend โ€” smile at them, hold a door, say thanks. They'll appreciate it. โค๏ธ

Memorial Day weekend is coming up โ€” and for most buildings, it's one of the quietest weekends of the spring.That sounds ...
05/21/2026

Memorial Day weekend is coming up โ€” and for most buildings, it's one of the quietest weekends of the spring.

That sounds peaceful. But quiet weekends are exactly when small problems become big ones, because no one's around to spot them.

A few things our security and concierge teams keep a closer eye on during long holiday weekends:
- Increased perimeter and parking patrol frequency
- Tighter visitor verification (legitimate vendor traffic is rare on holiday weekends)
- Heightened attention to alarm anomalies that would be routine on weekdays

Thank you to everyone who has served. And to the McGarr team members covering shifts all weekend โ€” we see you.

A common misconception about concierge service:"It's only for luxury buildings."It's not. Across Greater Boston we provi...
05/19/2026

A common misconception about concierge service:

"It's only for luxury buildings."

It's not. Across Greater Boston we provide concierge services to residential properties of every kind โ€” luxury high-rises, mid-market apartment buildings, mixed residential, and supportive housing communities.

What changes from property to property isn't whether concierge matters. It's what kind of concierge fits.

But the common thread across all of them: a welcoming, capable front desk makes residents feel known. And that matters at every price point.

Tag a great concierge you've encountered โ€” luxury or otherwise. We bet you remember their name. โค๏ธ

Hospitals and research labs aren't like other buildings.When the people working inside are caring for patients or runnin...
05/14/2026

Hospitals and research labs aren't like other buildings.

When the people working inside are caring for patients or running clinical research, the cleaning team isn't just maintaining a space โ€” they're protecting the work itself. Sterile conditions matter. Documentation matters. Knowing the difference between an OR-adjacent space and a regular hallway matters.

Our healthcare and lab cleaning teams have spent decades getting this right across hospitals, biotech firms, and research labs in Greater Boston. Quiet. Thorough. Respectful of the work being done around them.

It's a different kind of cleaning. We're proud to do it. โค๏ธ

25 years. ๐ŸŽ‰Meet Efrain Portillo, our General Manager at Curry College โ€” and as of last week, a 25-year member of the McG...
05/13/2026

25 years. ๐ŸŽ‰
Meet Efrain Portillo, our General Manager at Curry College โ€” and as of last week, a 25-year member of the McGarr family.

For two and a half decades, Efrain has led our cleaning team at with the kind of quiet excellence that absolutely makes a difference. The students, faculty, and staff who walk into those buildings every day don't always know his name. But they feel his work. โค๏ธ

Efrain is part of a remarkable McGarr family โ€” supervisors, crew leads, and team members across cleaning, security, and concierge who've been with us for 10, 15, 20+ years. They are the reason our clients see the same faces year after year. Today, we're proud to celebrate one of them.

Thank you, Efrain. We're lucky to have you.

๐Ÿ“Œ Stay tuned โ€” we're sharing a case study soon on what cleaning service consistency really looks like when our team brings decades of leadership to the work.

Address

233 Needham Street
Newton, MA
02464

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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