"From design to build, was less than 18 months… and on budget — that’s impressive.

There’s no communication breakdown between the architect and the builder, which is often an issue in construction. And if you want to talk about the wonderful working relationship during the construction phase, you need to go no further than Joe Buglino.

 Once the design was done, most of the interaction was with Joe as the construction foreman. He was responsible for helping us select the subs. When I say ‘helping us select,’ very rarely would we go against his recommendations, but the final decision on each sub was the owner’s. That’s just the way it is, but Joe would bring us quality subs. We would meet them, we would evaluate them, we would look at their proposals, and jointly we would select them. Joe and I worked together really well during that project.

One of the most important things in a major construction project is the way the general contractor and the subcontractors work with each other.

Everyone was always working together, listening to each other’s views, respecting each person’s opinion and coming up with answers.”