B+A Greater Boston

Mo s t of t h e c omp a n y 's pr oj e c t s a r e spec hou ses , w it h some cu s t om homes a nd renovations woven into the por tfolio. " We concentrate mostly on spec homes because we ca n be more creative with our ow n v i sion t h a n when we h ave t o t a ke direction from someone else. That free- dom a lso lends itself to our collaborative business model, whereby the three of us a re in control from a project 's beg inning to end." W h i l e t h e S a n t a n g e l o s c o n t i nu e t o p r o d u c e t h e b u l k o f t h e i r p r oj e c t s i n Weston, where they reside, they have a lso c omplet e d home s i n S udbu r y, Ne w t on a n d o t h e r a r e a s , i n c l u d i n g M a r t h a 's Vineya rd a nd Cape Cod, a s well a s a job currently under way in Boston. "One of t he adva nta ges of developing h om e s i n We s t on i s t h a t I p e r s on a l l y k n o w a l o t o f t h e p e o p l e w h o b u y o u r homes, a nd to know that we have a stella r reputation a nd have ea rned the tr ust of ou r c u s t om e r s i s r e w a r d i n g . We h a v e b a s e d o u r c o m p a n y o n q u a l i t y w o r k , honest y a nd g reat customer ser vice." Sa nta ngelo wa s founded about 55 yea rs ago by Da n a nd Joe's father, Ora zio, who bega n t he operation i n la ndscapi n g a nd excavation a nd later diversif ied into site development, constr uction a nd ma sonr y. Rema rkably, even at 82 yea rs old, he still shows up at most of the la ndscaping a nd excavating jobs ever y day. As Da n states, he a nd Joe were destined t o s u c c e e d t h e i r d a d : " I n h i g h s c h o o l , I t h o u g h t I w o u l d p u r s u e a m a r k e t i n g or b u s i n e s s - de v e lopm ent c a r e er. B ut I rea lized just how much I li ked bui lding, constr uction a nd being outdoors, rat her t h a n sit t i n g i n a n of f ic e," he say s . "Jo e w o u l d t a k e a s i m i l a r p a t h , f r o m o n c e e n v i s i on i n g a f u t u r e i n c omp u t e r s y s - t e m s e n g i n e e r i n g t o p i v o t i n g t o w a r d outdoor work . Joe a nd I a lways l i ked to bu i ld a nd creat e t h i n gs. Today, it 's st i l l a g r e a t fe e l i n g t o p a s s b y a pr oj e c t w e did 20 yea rs§ a go a nd rea lize t hat it sti l l lo ok s g r e a t a n d§ t her e 's a h a pp y f a m i ly occupy ing it." COVER FEATURE Continued on page 36 Continued from page 29 | Greater Boston Builder+Architect BOSTON.BUILDERARCHITECT.COM

• Cover