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its focus to luxury single family homes . Rick discusses the transition : “ After many changes to tax laws and zoning regulations in area towns it became difficult to continue constructing multifamily . As such , we

shifted to focus primarily on single family luxury homes in Westport , Connecticut , and its neighboring towns . Along the

way we have also renovated churches , commercial buildings and won several awards for our outstanding development and community involvement in Westport .”

Operating in Westport , a community on the coast that is already very built up presents some challenges but also unique opportunities as Rick explains : “ There hasn ’ t been a lot of raw land available , so over the years I ’ ve bought several of the few farms that have gone up for sale . We subdivided them into small communities comprised of three to six homes . We ’ ve also done a number of teardowns of post-World War II houses that weren ’ t built to the highest standards . As such , we ’ ll build new homes to the specifications our clients are looking for today .

“ We ’ re also ,” Rick continues , “ about to start a project for a client which is down by Compo Beach . Given that we are in a flood zone and occasionally have hurricanes passing through , many homes need elevating to comply with the Federal

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