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"Joe designed a beautiful family room addition to expand our Cape Cod style home. His design integrated the new room beautifully into the existing house and it looks like it was always there.  All of the builders who bid on his design remarked how detailed and complete his plans were. I would use him again without hesitation. A really good architect and a heck of a nice guy.
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"David was professional, gave excellent recommendations and was a true pleasure to work with. Really willing to work with us on getting our project finalized and approved and was easy to reach with any questions or changes. Defintely recommend!"

"Architect didn't have time to start project right away."

John Anthony Ferraro P.C, Architect is a diverse practice with experience in schools, religious buildings, residential, municipal and commercial.\n\nIt is my philosophy that Architecture is sculpted by Client needs. \n\nThis thought process orchestrates a unique Client/Architect relationship from preliminary design through construction documentation.\n\nLicensed and insured in nine states, my practice offers comprehensive expedient service. I dedicate myself to providing professional and creative design in harmony with local and state requirements.\n\nAs a member of the American Institute of Architects and nationally certified by the National Council Architectural Board, I mandate all documentation is executed with the highest professional and ethical standards. This assures each client excellence in the practice of Architecture.\n\n\nI trust you will find my qualifications satisfactory. \n

"It went well and fast. The design was excellent and Evolution Drafting staff was courteous and professional. I got more than I asked for and with accuracy."

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I came across Mark Michaels and Great Designs by doing a Google search for Stony Brook Architects.  I viewed his web site and looked at the work he had done for other clients.. I was impressed so I contacted him via email with my details and received a phone call back from him later that same day.  We discussed how my wife and I had recently purchased this house and wanted to make some changes to it.  The house is on a nice parcel of land with a water views and beautiful sunsets, however it is quite unique and a bit eclectic.   The house also posed zoning difficulties as it is situated against the back of an oddly shaped lot.  Our objective was to add a first floor master bedroom and bath without losing any of the existing water views.

My wife and I met with Mark and showed him the house.  He shared his initial thoughts and observations and we agreed to take the next step.  Mark prepared a proposal for his services which we thought were quite reasonable.  We agreed to move forward. 

Mark made several visits to the house, took measurements and made notes.  He even video taped the house.  The house has two levels but the layout is one of a kind.  There are many nooks, odd shaped rooms and changing elevations.  Mark took all this information and somehow entered it perfectly into his architectural software.  He then used these tools to illustrate how the planned addition would look and its impact on the entire home.  We were able to do a virtual tour of the inside and outside of the proposed structure.  We quickly became comfortable with the design and moved to the next stage.

Mark prepared extensive building documents which we used to get contractor bids.  I also was able to walk into the building department and leave with a building permit on the first visit.  We hired a contractor and the project progressed smoothly.  Mark made frequent visits to the site and really took ownership of his work.  Several of the tradesmen commented to me how impressed they were with his passion for the project, his attention to detail and the integrity of his design.   

Well, as of this writing the project is well on its way to completion.  It has been a positive experience. My wife and I highly recommend you give Great Designs a look.

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"John was great- the reason I ultimately hired him was because he responded to all my emails answering questions before I decided to proceed with our project. I appreciated how he always got back to me quickly either by phone or email, and the blueprints were done efficiently. He guided us throughout the whole process and even offered referrals to contractors. His fees are very reasonable, and he is a fully licensed architect. Would hire again in a heartbeat!"

"We highly recommend Foundation Experts.  We had a water problem in our attached garage-wet floor after storms-and in our basement-wet walls and cracks in the walls and floor of our 40 year old home. We had had a builder we trusted address the problem with the garage but the French drain he put in outside the garage was not effective.  Of the three estimates we obtained from "water-proofing" companies, only Foundation Experts addressed both the basement and the garage issues!  The others had no clue about the garage and only wanted to focus on the basement and the others were not as comprehensive regarding what they believed to be the problem in the basement and what they planned to do. Foundation Experts took a more comprehensive approach to diagnosing and fixing the problems- not just "water-proofing" but water management.  Nick Jones and his partner correctly assessed what was causing the problems and how to fix them and did more than they had originally proposed without an increase in price when they more fully assessed what the problems were, including correcting with good results the fix the contractor had tried for the garage. Their goal was always to do what was required to fix the problems. Nick Jones oversaw the work every day, was easy to work with and resolved any concerns  questions we had appropriately and effectively to our satisfaction.  The foreman on the job, Andy, made sure the work was done correctly, neatly and cleanly to the point of protecting the newly painted walls in the hallway of our house so they would not be damaged or scratched when workers passed through on the way in and out of the basement. The workers who installed the French drains in the basement and garage were clearly experienced and expert at what they did.  The company provided plastic containers to protect and remove articles that were in the basement and even rented a truck to temporarily store the things from the garage when the work was being done in the garage. In the end, not only were the basement and garage finally dry, but both were more attractive.  In the garage, as part of the work without extra cost, they removed dry wall and insulation that were mildewed and replaced them and wiped everything down with an anti-mildew formula before installing the French drains in the garage, got whatever permits were required to do the work and contracted an electrician to install an electrical outlet and electric line for the newly installed sump pump in the garage.  For a fair-priced additional fee, in the garage, they also put up dry wall where there had been none, painted all the walls and ceiling and painted the garage floor with a special paint that we requested. Andy made sure to fix up anything that had been missed.  In short, from beginning to end, thay did an excellent job, did more than we expected, were timely, professional and knew what they were doing.  Not only that, but as part of their service, after a recent rain storm, Andy returned to check the sump pumps they had installed to make sure the system was working and they will return again in December for another check or sooner, if needed.   We are glad to have had them do the work we needed and recommend them highly without reservation.  In fact, we are now going to have them address a chronic water problem in our backyard.
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"they were extremely professional,very neat courteous and my floors came out beautiful  I would recommend them to all my family and friends.  "

"Eddie was very professional and got the job done quickly.
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