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atta in the client 's objective. Beyond that, in a business where sometimes integ rit y is ca lled into question, we need to deliver ethica l a nd principled ser v ices that a re u nque s t ion a ble i n t hei r re spe c t a bi l it y a nd consistency. Honest y, tra nspa rency a nd fa irness a re ha l lma rks of our com- p a n y, a n d I w o u l d n o t r u n a b u s i n e s s a ny other way, nor would I hire a nybody who strayed from those principles. Once aga in, it 's ver y persona l to me." T r a n s p a r e n c y i s a n e s s e n t i a l a n d of ten a ga me-cha n g i ng pra ctice t hat is instr umenta l to the success of Woodside D e v e l op m e n t . P a r t i c u l a rl y i n c u s t om b u i l d i n g , a l e v e l o f c o l l a b o r a t i o n a n d tr ust is required by bot h t he client a nd the builder. Mike likes to put it this way, "I ex pect open doors on t he client 's end a nd t hey should ex pect that from me. It 's a nother way of achiev ing t he u ltimate va lue we a re pu rsu i n g for t he cl ient . T hey ma ke a lot of decisions, a nd we prov ide t hem with a f ull presentation of the trade-offs, s uc h a s c o s t s a nd ot her r a m i f ic a t ion s of c er t a i n choic e s . I n t h i s r e s p e c t , we ' r e m o v e ' o u r s e l v e s f r om t h e b u s i n e s s a nd focus on what clients need to achieve their goa ls. W hen a client is building or remodeling a home, they a re investing a lot of money and ma king decisions for the long term. So, for us to ta ke their needs to hea r t , we must have tra nspa rency w ith our clients in terms of what they 're doing. That ma kes us a good pa r t ner who ca n be counted on to be dow n to the deta i ls u p f r o n t , i n v o l v i n g c o s t s , s c h e d u l i n g a nd ot her e s s ent i a l s for a pr e d ic t a ble PHOTOGRAPHER: DAMIANOS PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT: Sudbury, MA BUILDER: Woodside Development ARCHITECT: KTII Design Group COVER FEATURE An addition project in Sudbury fulfilled the homeowners' wish to remain at a location they love. The client needed a more open floor plan, so Mike and his team started with significant structural work to remove interior walls and install an addition in the back. High-end finishes are present in the kitchen cabinetry and built-ins, while original components have been integrated into the new, larger spaces. The upstairs master suite and basement were renovated to completely transform the home. Continued from Page 29 | Greater Boston Builder+Architect BOSTON.BUILDERARCHITECT.COM

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