Echelon Builders is a full service home construction firm servicing Massachusetts. Our passion for building relationships, dedication to honoring historical properties and providing custom one of a kind details is what makes us stand out in our field. We strive for excellence and convenience in all of our projects. We provide a detail oriented and trustworthy team for your project with dedicated project managers and site supervisors. It is our mission to provide excellent communication between our dedicated team and our clients throughout the entire project. 

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Starting our own business has always been a passion project of ours. Echelon Builders was created because we saw a way to blend our many passions and skill sets and apply them to a much larger scale. Our founder Lenny Gimmelfarb got started with his love of woodworking as a child, and then moved on to the trade of Lutherie (stringed instrument and guitar making). This experience taught him about learning a trade and then using the skills of that trade to develop a career based on the precision, craftsmanship and artistic skills that fine woodworking entails. The shift towards construction happened due to the nature of the custom guitar industry and not being able to achieve what he wanted to from being a guitar builder. Our background and love of fine woodwork shines through the pride we take in our woodworking, millwork and small details of our homes. We hand make all of our cabinets, vanities, custom closets and built-ins in house to ensure quality, precision and uniqueness. Our history and attention to details has fueled our passion for renovating and restoring historical spaces. 

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What types of projects excite us? At Echelon Builders we love being able to work on classic and timeless designs inspired by New England style homes. Be it a new home that is designed to look like it's been around for 150 years or an existing home that's over a 100 years old and needs to be brought up to today's standards. We want to honor the things that make these homes great and magical, but also make them comfortable for the needs of today's families. We also enjoy being able to build Modern and Contemporary style homes. Contemporary and Modern home styles rely on a minimalist approach in regards to millwork and being able to "hide" things based on a stacked millwork design. You have large areas of blank walls with minimalist stylings, so if your walls aren't straight and your framing is off, it's going to stick out like a sore thumb come board and plaster time. Contemporary and Modern homes have their own unique set of challenges and methods of execution. Knowing what materials to use and the methods and practices to achieve those results are very rewarding and exciting to us from a technical execution standpoint. Recently, we have also found an interest in Northwest, Alpine and Scandinavian home designs. They have recently grown in popularity because they have a good blend of detail and minimalism while maintaining a level of warmth and a classic style.

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Why is Echelon Builders the right choice for your next project? It is not only because we pride ourselves on craftsmanship and attention to detail, but because of the time we take building relationships with our clients. At Echelon we make sure to spend time with each client, learning about them and their projects. Our favorite part of any job is being able to interface with different people and truly learn about their needs, their wants and their lifestyle. Being able to provide a service like this is truly rewarding and we take it very seriously to have people trust us with their homes, ideas, and visions. Looking to start a new project, give us a call and let us help you to execute these ideas and make your dream a reality.