A Better Than New Construction
With it’s “Better Than New” construction process, CIC was able to check all the boxes without their client giving up their ideal location.
All too often, homeowners are faced with the challenge of choosing between their ideal neighborhood and their ideal home.
Center Island Contracting, working in tandem with their sister company, Distinctive Designs Home Center, call their unique solution “Better Than New” construction. They have developed a seamless process which allows homeowners to build their “dream home” without the sacrifices of starting over with a new location. “The old saying still holds true: ‘location, location location,’” says Caleb Haniquet, president of Center Island Contracting, Inc. “We can build or remodel anything in location, we just can’t replace your established neighborhood and all it has to offer. It’s the location that makes our builds better than new.”
This house in particular was located in an established neighborhood with mature landscaping, great schools and desirable community culture that cannot be replicated, making it a perfect candidate for their better-than-new construction process. The property boasts over two acres of land, a full size of tennis court, an in-ground unite pool, oversized patio, a pool house, plenty of green space areas and is situated in a desirable, established neighborhood.
The homeowners, knowing they couldn’t replicate the location and space, decided to do a complete design and build transformation of this home. During the process, the client expressed, “Our children all grew up here, our memories are here and we want our grandchildren to create memories here, too.”
The game was completely reimagined, undergoing a total transformation from redesigning existing roof lines to constructing new additions- converting an existing two car garage into two guest suites, an oversized laundry/mud room, and a oversized garage with storage loft above. This was just the beginning, as all existing spaces on the first floor were re-designed including removing walls, moving mechanicals, installing structural beams and creating a cohesive open floor plan that compliments flow and function. The second floor of the home was updated with all new interior doors and a custom trim package with custom details.
Post-transformation, the exterior of this home now offers layers of textures, colors and accents.
Center Island Contracting created a custom chimney shroud, with a scaled fit and finish details, and continued to compliment the roof with a custom cupola and weathervane with internal lightning from dusk to dawn.
As you approach this home, you are only a few knocks away from being welcomed by a three story foyer adorned with custom millwork from floor to ceiling and a custom designed staircase.
Glancing to the left you are welcomed by a baby grand piano, stunning custom wall art, a covered ceiling and accent lightning. Turning to your right, the formal dining room welcomes you with stunning double chandeliers, deep dark blue wallpaper with complimenting furnishes.
The rear of the main entry boasts a family room with a custom wood panelized wall around a marble faved fireplace open to a custom chef’s eat-in-kitchen with center island and the best of today’s appliances. A few steps past the kitchen and you enter the rear lounge with a full custom wet bar, recessed ceiling detail with complimentary furnishings, lighting fixtures and textured wallpaper.
The side addition to this home allowed for an custom oversized mud-room/wash room with custom cabinets surrounding built-in washer/dryer with plenty of storage and functionality. A few more steps and you enter into a oversized garage, fully finished with high ceilings allowing for car lifts and an additional storage loft above.
French doors on both the rear of the garage and the kitchen flow into a private estate grounds setting with elevated deck. This leads to a stone patio around the unite pool with a pool house and bar. Strolling past the pool you find yourself entering a full size tennis courts with stadium lightning and seating.
“Established neighborhoods with mature landscaping, attention to every detail, truly make this design and build project “Better than New” construction and we are grateful for the trust we’ve earned to be able to build this project for very special clients.”
“Each space throughout the first floor and parts of the exterior were re-defined, redesigned and tirelessly planned to perfection,” Haniquet says. “It’s not every day you get to do what you love, build great relationships and create. We are all very grateful.”
