Bradley Day | Cascap Realty, Inc.
"We like working with Dan. His crew is great. He himself is reliable, and he's a straight talker who will negotiate on design features, price and help us identify savings. We feel he gives us a fair price and good service. Dan's also a very pleasant person to work with. We certainly expect to use him on future projects."
Jared Wollaston | Real Estate Broker, Hammond GMAC & partner, FWC Partners, Building Restoration & Design
"We come up with the ideas and Dan Baker and Construction By Design help us orchestrate them. Dan has a great network of all the different subcontractors and engineers, even architects, that we need... You can have wonderful ideas about what you want something to look like, but you have to have a person who can build it. That's Dan and his crew! It's fabulous to have a contractor that can handle demolition, construction and renovation – the entire project."
"Dan isn't the cheapest, but he's very clear and up-front about price... In restoring old buildings, little things will come along that require you to move a wall or comply with a code. With Dan, there are no surprises, and that in itself saves a great deal of money."
"Dan always puts one person in charge on the job, that person is responsible for assuring that everything is done. The guys are very polite and work well not only with us but with the abutters and the neighbors."
"At times it is amazing to think of all the many decisions... to make our home so very special. We know that without CBD it would not have happened."
"I have worked with CBD on numerous projects. CBD is the company I turn to for their expertise in committing my designs to reality."
Mario Torroella | Architect, HMFH Architects
"At HMFH Architects, we had used Construction By Design a number of times before and had been very satisfied with their work. With these jobs and my own house, Dan Baker worked well with me and my design. Dan saw that the work was done well, on time and within budget."
Ed Frenette | Architect and Condo Owner
"Dan Baker and his crew did a good job and did it within the specified time and budget. As a matter of fact, I was so pleased that I paid him a bonus! That's saying a lot for someone like me, who's an architect and therefore somewhat jaded when it comes to builders and re-modelers."
Dean Barry | Condo Owner
"As a matter of fact, this is the first time I ever complimented a builder. I had not one complaint. Dan Baker and the Construction By Design crew were orderly, regular and prompt and they met all their commitments."
Gretchen Fox-Stein | Property Owner
"Frankly, I had never used a builder I'd use again. It was my architect [Paul MacNeely of Jeremiah Eck Architects, Boston] that recommended Dan Baker and Construction by Design. Construction By Design's proposal was not the lowest, but it was by far the clearest and Dan had a very good understanding of what had to be done, which was a lot. Even now, ...I will find Dan easy to work with. Dan's a good record keeper, and he's also reasonable to deal with. Construction By Design's foreman and crews are very professional and the quality of their work is excellent."
Americo Andrade | Architect, Americo Andrade & Associates
"I work with Dan Baker and Construction By Design frequently. He and his crew know how to build what the best architecture expresses."
John O'Neil | Property Manager, Lundgren Management Group
"How do you improve upon perfection?"