Custom Home Construction in New York

We build each home around the architecture you choose:

• Estate homes on large lots, with motor courts, pools and landscaping
• Modern and contemporary custom homes
• Traditional and classical custom homes
• Farmhouse and equestrian estates
• Multi-generational homes and family compounds
• Net-zero and Passive House homes with airtight, highly insulated envelopes
• Modular and prefab luxury homes, with sections built in a factory and assembled on site

A guest house, pool house or carriage house adds living space on the same property. We build these structures with the same foundation, framing, insulation and finishes as the main home, and we file them together with the main permit set when the lot allows.

When an existing house does not suit the lot, we demolish it and build a new one. We check the survey, soil and zoning first, so you know the size and height the lot allows before you commit to a design.

Every lot carries limits: setbacks, height, lot coverage and floor area. Villages and towns also require architectural or design review. We read these rules with your architect before drawings are final, prepare the submission and answer comments from the review board, so approvals do not stall the schedule.

1. 1Site survey, soil report and feasibility review
2. 2Design coordination with your architect and structural engineer
3. 3Detailed estimate, schedule and design-build contract
4. 4Permits and approvals
5. 5Excavation and foundation
6. 6Framing, roof and enclosure
7. 7Mechanical, electrical and plumbing rough-in
8. 8Interior finishes, millwork and stone
9. 9Landscape and exterior work
10. 10Final inspections, certificate of occupancy and handover

Budget overruns and construction delays usually start with incomplete drawings and unknown site conditions. We price the full scope before construction starts, set allowances for items you have not selected, and track milestones against a written schedule. Every change goes through a written change order before work begins.

Under design-build, one contract covers design coordination and construction. We review drawings for buildability and cost while they are still drawings, we order long-lead items such as windows and stone early, and we report to you every week.