The Whole Team is a Pleasure

Houzz 5 Stars

We worked with Wilkes Architects & Princeton Design Guild (PDG) to design and build our new home in Princeton, NJ. We starting consulting with a few architect/builders while we were considering the purchase of an old unmaintained property. We were hesitant to get into the process due to a bad experience renovating our old place in Jersey City. It became clear to us early on however that PDG was different than the rest. We decided to go with PDG and had a fantastic experience throughout the design and build process. Over the course of the project, we had the opportunity to work with everyone at Wilkes Architects & PDG (Kevin, Mike, Rich, Jim etc.). The whole team is a pleasure to work with and all highly skilled at what they do. They patiently guided us through the design phase, helping us create our dream home while keeping us within our budget. I thought it was key to have the design and build under the same management to really keep the budget under control. The construction phase itself went smoothly once we settled on a design, without much need for us to get involved. Putting in the final touches to the home is where PDG really excelled, thanks to their inhouse custom woodwork shop. The quality of our custom kitchen, shelves, molding, exterior woodwork, etc. is topnotch and better than anything I’ve seen in other new homes. We get compliments on our home and all the thoughtful detail from everyone that visits. They’re very thorough in their work, ensure a top quality and it shows. It’s been two years since we’ve been living in the home and have had practically no issues or complaints. The few minor issues we’ve had were immediately addressed by PDG; they certainly stand behind their work years after completion. I would certainly recommend them to anyone looking into a full scale design/build project or a smaller scale renovation. I for one would definitely work with them again in the future.