Our Services
We offer a complete suite of services and we’re able to execute your project at any stage of the process. Whether you have a final set of plans and permit in hand or are just starting to look at properties to purchase, we’ve got you covered. This includes connecting you with an architect, designer and engineer. We can work directly with the town to handle the permitting process and procure all of the finish items for your new home, including appliances, tile, decorative light fixtures, plumbing fixtures and the latest in-home automation and integration. Additionally, once we’ve completed your project, we can continue to provide landscaping, maintenance, property management and even assist our clients when they’re ready to sell their homes.
New Construction
Sometimes the best way to get exactly what you want is to start from the ground up. With decades of new construction experience, Drake Builders knows exactly how to bring your dream home from idea to reality. We have spent the last 20 years assembling a team of all the best trades in the area. New home construction often involves many more services than renovations, including landscaping, drainage, utility connections, excavation, foundations and site clearing. We can provide all of these services and if you don’t have a plot of land to build on, we can help you find that too.
Renovations
Already love where you live, but wish your home suited your needs just a little (or a lot) more? Maybe you picked a new home because of the location and school district, but it’s not really up to the needs of your growing family. For all these reasons and more, we can help turn your today home into your forever home. If you purchased a new property and want to make it perfect before you move in, we work with remote clients from New York City to Hong Kong. No renovation is too challenging for us. We can help modify your home within its existing footprint, build an addition to expand, add levels above or even all three.
Site Development and Landscaping
Your home doesn’t end at the exterior walls. We can help you get the most enjoyment out of your whole property. Pool sites, Accessory Dwelling Units, Sports Courts and complete outdoor entertainment areas have become an important part of luxury living. Many of our clients also take advantage of their larger lots with complete equestrian facilities including barns, paddocks and riding rings. Westchester and Fairfield are full of beautiful properties and we can make sure you enjoy every square foot of yours.
Construction Consulting
No matter where you are at in the construction process, tricky problems can pop up that require an experienced professional. As construction consultants, we can guide through the earliest stages of the project including things like home buying and inspections, interviewing other professionals and purchase evaluation. We are available to help with issues that come up during the process that require creative solutions and we can act as owner’s representatives for projects that you are managing from far away. If you need our expertise, we’re here for you.
Legal Representation
The biggest delay in construction projects often comes from your local municipality. The building department is typically only one of many agencies that you may have to navigate to get a permit or a certificate of occupancy. Dealing with planning and zoning, the health department, the historical society and the various other entities can feel like an impossibly high set of hurdles to jump. Thankfully we’ve been through it all before and can provide experienced legal representation to move you through the process. We can help you secure a variance, attend meetings on your behalf and even negotiate with the town to get the approvals that you need. Our in-house attorney and former building inspector give us a unique skillset thatother builders cannot offer.