David Geffen Construction Company LLC

David Geffen Construction Company LLC Residential Development

FOR SALE!AMAZING TURN OF THE CENTURYQUEEN ANNE VICTORIAN / COLONIAL REVIVAL 1905 Transitional Style Southside Newton Re...
12/20/2025

FOR SALE!
AMAZING TURN OF THE CENTURY
QUEEN ANNE VICTORIAN / COLONIAL REVIVAL 

1905 Transitional Style Southside Newton Residence 

My Latest Build, Sold Today Thanks to Newton’s Best Valerie Wastcoat!!!
12/16/2025

My Latest Build, Sold Today
Thanks to Newton’s Best Valerie Wastcoat!!!

23 FRANCIS STREET, NEWTON CENTRE, MA

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06/07/2025

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"Every Saturday morning, 67-year-old Frank Thompson loaded his pickup truck with plywood, nails, and a worn-out toolbox. He wasn’t heading to a job site, he was delivering something far less glamorous but deeply needed, free wheelchair ramps for neighbors who couldn’t afford them .

Frank had spent 40 years building houses, but retirement left him restless. One icy afternoon, he saw Mrs. Delaney, 82, dragging her oxygen tank down her porch steps on a sled. “I haven’t seen my granddaughter in months,” she muttered. “Too risky to climb back up.” Frank offered to build a ramp. She wept. “I can’t pay you.” He shrugged. “I’m not charging.”

He built the first ramp in two days, using scrap wood from his garage. When Mrs. Delaney rolled her wheelchair onto it without struggle, she gripped his arm. “Feels like I’ve got my life back,” she said.

A veteran in a wheelchair called about a steep stoop. A single mom with a disabled toddler begged for help. Frank kept building, but costs added up. A ramp took $300 in materials, money he didn’t always have. One day, he returned to his truck to find a note from a local hardware store owner “Take what you need. Charge it to me.”

His proudest moment? Building a ramp for 10-year-old Paul, who used a walker after a car crash. Paul’s mom hugged Frank at the door. “He’s been drawing ramps in his notebook,” she said. “Says he wants to be a carpenter when he grows up.”

“But Frank’s body aged. Arthritis bent his hands. One summer, he collapsed mid-nail. Volunteers pleaded with him to slow down. Instead, he taught Paul’s dad, Marcus, how to build ramps. ‘It’s not just wood,’ Frank said, sanding a rail. ‘It’s saying, You belong here.’

In 2023, Frank passed away peacefully in his sleep. His truck sat idle for weeks until Marcus showed up with a new sign for the bed ‘Level Ground. Ramp Building Continues.’

‘A ramp isn’t just wood,’
‘It’s the difference between being stuck… and being free.’”
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It’s Time to Show the Public this Great Interior!Come see  - 23 Francis Street, Newton Centre, MA5 Bedrooms, 6 Baths, 35...
06/03/2025

It’s Time to Show the Public this Great Interior!
Come see - 23 Francis Street, Newton Centre, MA
5 Bedrooms, 6 Baths, 3500 sq. ft. Plus 2 Car Garage

Just Beautiful!
04/15/2025

Just Beautiful!

21 Francis Street - Available 4/1/2025
03/29/2025

21 Francis Street - Available 4/1/2025

03/29/2025

1st Floor, Living, Dining, Kitchen

03/29/2025

2nd Floor Living, Dining, Kitchen

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Waban, MA
02468

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

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