Westchester Modular Homes, Inc.

I would like to follow up on Charlie's remarks on the project I worked with for the modest 1.5 story cape he referrs to in a comment.

Our policy is to accept a $2500 deposit for plans after our third meeting. We didn't accept a deposit until after our 5th. Once we did Charlie made numerous "major" changes to his plans and we informed him that that cost would increase based off of his new house design he said that he wanted the more elaborate custom house at a standard price point.

He was not willing to or could not afford the new cost; which was approximately 13% higher than the original cost. So in order to be as fair as possible we returned his deposit in full with a complete set of plans (at no cost) and told him we could not build his home for the budget he was working with at the time.

We wrote him a check and sent it to him immediately with his full sets of stamped architectural plans. He has still not built the home in the budget he has nor do I think he ever will be able to. All documentation has been recorded the same.

I wish him and his family well in the future and hope that someday he finds someone who can build his home but with the budget he is working they would have to work in the red; something he will not find.

Westchester Modular is a high end modular builder for state of the art custom homes. I inform this to all my clients up front and give them a very good ballpart, 95%+ cost upfront, to avoid these types of situations. Sometime though individuls only hear what they want and think that somehow they can build a home they cannot afford.

It was unfortunate the situation Charlie ran into and again I only wish him and his family the best.

Thank you,
Anthony Zarrilli
Principal

The above problems appear to be with the chosen builder and not the Westchester Home. One of the biggest investments you can make is not just the home but as important who is your builder. Westchester is a quality built home without question,however they are responsible only to you having your home set and buttoned up.The above issues are for the contractor who finished the home. On any build, check for references before making your choice.

My experience with Westchester Modular Homes Inc out of Bethel, CT was also a disaster. The company is very unethical and lacks professionalism. They took over 2 plus years to build my house and I'm stilling fighting with them to get things fix.

I would never recommend them to anyone and urge anyone to contact me if they would like to see the result of my house.

Working with Zarrilli Homes, LLC was a pleasure. I would recommend anyone who is considering to construct a new home to build with Zarrilli Homes, LLC. They are the most professional company out there (and we met with 7 other companies) and treat each client like their only client. Zarrilli Homes met or exceeded in each aspect of constrution from quality through time of completion. Zarrilli Homes is very familiar with all the building codes, inspection process and construction details which made this process run so smooth. Also their custom selection process allowed me and my wife to get EVERYTHING that we wanted in our house at a reasonable price. They offer a 3D virtual tour of your home before construction begins so you will see exactly what it will look like before it is built. It takes all the guess work out of the process. Also their design center for choosing all your options (electrical & plumbing fixtures, roof & siding, etc.) is second to none. We recommend to all considering building in New Jersey to contact Zarrilli Homes.

This was a disaster. I contacted Westchester for a turnkey project to replace a small vacation houme with a modest 1 1/2 story cape style home. They referred me to Zarrilli Homes, their only authorized builder in Ocean County. Zarrilli emphasized that he was a builder of high end beachfront homes. Zarrilli was non-responsive, made verbal and written committments that were not met, accepted deposits and did not deliver required work. After eight months, he walked away from the project.

Representatives of Westchester were not willing to hear any comments about the poor business integrity of their designated builder.