Stephen Raciti

This is the second project we've hired an architect for and by far MJM is a better experience. He…read moreaddressed things that are separate from the project, but could be problematic in the future, and he earns nothing from telling us. His plan far exceeded our expectations, the only change we needed is for something we never asked for, so it was perfect.

Christine R Balint Architect

1.0

The most incompetent architect anyone could waste money on. She cost tens of thousands in Changes…read moreshe designed wrong. When I asked her before the inspections about these designs because I didn't think they would pass she started cursing and texting nasty. You would be more of a fool than her to even waste the time calling her. I don't know a good architect locally but I know she is the worst I have used in 30 years.

From the owner: Christine Balint has over 30 years of experience designing custom new buildings, additions and…read morealterations for residential and commercial clients. She is a very good listener and offers patient attention to each individual client's needs and designs innovative solutions to the unique challenges of every project. Your dreams and budget are respected while functional and aesthetic objectives are met.

Vanguard Development

If you are thinking of going with Vanguard...don't hesitate. Just do it! Oleksii and his team did a…read morefantastic job with our long and complicated project. The quality of his work is tremendous, he has a great eye for design and is extremely hardworking! He is also able to work with you on your budget. I highly recommend him for all of your design and architectural needs!

what can I say about Vanguard development? I went in the process of buying a home that was in need…read moreof complete renovation. I personally know virtually nothing about renovating or decorating. As you can imagine, this can be a rather stressful situation to be in when you consider that you will be spending hundreds of thousands of dollars or more. It is my unequivocal opinion that hiring oleksii and vanguard is the best single investment you can make throughout this process. Vanguard creates extremely detailed 3-dimensional representations of all of your spaces. I consider myself to be a person of pretty good taste, but having reviewed the images I realized I would have made many costly and disheartening mistakes if left to my own devices. As it goes now, I rely on Vanguard to create beautiful, functional, and unique designs and concepts for each area of the house. as I begin the construction phase, I know exactly what I will be getting and I couldn't be more excited. To add to all this Vanguard displays an exemplary level of professionalism, courtesy, and are just plain wonderful to deal with. I would recommend them to all my friends and family without the slightest hesitation.

Kiro Engineering

(3 reviews)

I wish there were an option for 50000 stars!!! This is an honest and above board company/owner!…read more Absolutely the most refreshing, high integrity, professional...the kind you rarely see these days!!! Mina (the owner) is amazingly kind, professional, and honest - a beautiful person who explains everything comprehensively and reviews with you the exact problems (if any) and viable options. He has given me a renewed faith in my fellow man! Incredible businessman who I would urge you to use because he can be trusted 100% and works to save you as much money as he can. He's got no ulterior motive as he doesn't do any of the work himself...he said he wouldn't do that because it would be a conflict of interest. Incredible!!!

I'm so happy that we found Kiro Engineering. We received an honest and extremely helpful assessment…read moreof our home. Mina was thorough, took his time to provide explanations for his recommendations and his fee was very reasonable. I highly recommend Kiro Engineering.

Swell Design Co.

Could not be happier with the work Swell Design has performed for us to modernize, renovate and…read moreredesign critical spaces in our home. They are very easy to work with, very transparent and fair with their pricing, the work is high quality and the end results are worth every penny and more.

From the owner: Interior design and home styling for the modern family.read more

Town & Country Kitchen & Bath

Stumbled past this place today after the Farmer's Market and just love all the unique kitchen and…read morehousewares they have. What attracted us in the beginning were these beautiful blue patterned Japanese pottery bowls at their sidewalk sale. Loved that they were actually Made in Japan too! Entering the store, it's definitely hard to resist wanting to buy everything up. They recently reopened for retail and follow the covid safety precautions. Definitely check them out if you're in the area.

From the owner: Town & Country Kitchen and Bath is a boutique design studio specializing in cabinetry.read more

Structural Support

4.0

(4 reviews)

When we listed our home for sale we had a home inspector report issues with our structure. He had…read moreone company follow up with an estimate between 60-100k in repairs. We contacted a different company who reported different issues that would be 60k to repair. We decided since neither of these crawl space experts were engineers that we needed an expert. We found Structural Support and had them do an inspection. Thoroughly done with attention, when complete we shared the estimates we had for these alleged problems. We only had minor issues and most of the estimated services were not needed at all. We have a local trusted contractor working on the matter and due diligence. Reading the reviews of the big name contractors led us to believe we had major problems. When they all identified a problem, each of the contractors suggested totally different things that were relevant, but not needed at all. We strongly recommend using Structural Support, and are thankful for not believing these so called basement experts.

Fabulous service and I never I hired them. I had a concern with respect to a property I was…read morepurchasing and he explained the issues to me that two home inspectors had failed to do. Another inspector wanted a lot of money to come out and probably would not have given me any more information.

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