05.1Client testimonials.

Working with Steve, his partner and project team has been wonderful, period. Honesty, integrity and trust are his constant companions and we've been impressed. I won't hesitate nor will Amy to recommend him for your next project, as his work is that good. Easy going, open and the willingness to work with you in any capacity seems to be his trademark. I am also glad to call him our friend.

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My husband and I had the pleasure of working with Steve on the design and construction of an addition to our house. Steve is hands down the best architect we have ever worked with! He was a superlative listener who really tried to understand the design features we were looking for. Steve came up with some very creative ideas and suggested ways we could augment our design. The end result was an outstanding structure we enjoy to this day. I highly recommend Steve and would definitely consider working with him in the future

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What gives Steve the advantage, however, is his talent for carefully listening to his clients. The ability to truly listen to clients about what they want and do not want gives him an advantage over the competition. He then becomes a collaborator with his clients. The architect’s imagination he brings to a project is grounded in “real world” build knowledge. He cares about end results.

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I highly recommend doing business with this company, and I will absolutely use them again if a future need arises. The owners of the company and the construction firm they used were extremely professional, efficient, and reliable. Communication was excellent, and my questions and concerns were addressed and acted on in a timely manner. It was a very easy, stress free process, and I absolutely love my new sun room and downstairs half bath! I feel like I have made new friends through this experience, and I have begun and will continue to promote them and their services. Thank you to Steve, Janet, and Jim!

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I worked with Steve and his colleagues at Southern Evergreen as fellow Board members for a local non-profit seeking to move a historic house from downtown Greensboro to Cedar Street. Not only did Steve and Southern Evergreen play a critical role in enabling the project on a fundamental level, they went beyond that and proceeded to orchestrate a top-notch rehabilitation of the house in its new location that far exceeded my expectations. This added tremendous value not just to the house (which would be in the landfill now if it had not been moved), but to the entire 400 block of North Cedar Street

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It (Cedar Street Historic Renovation Project) is much better than we anticipated it would be. They (Southern Evergreen) took personal pride in it.

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It's exactly what we were looking for and then some. We would never in a million years come up with some of the ideas that Nora did.

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You didn't just "do a renovation" - it was evident that each one of you brought your heart, soul and passion to this project - - and the project itself began to take on a life of its own. The sum of the parts far exceeded the individual pieces and players - - and it was almost magical to watch the collaboration of efforts unfold! As you said - how incredible to have been a part!

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We are extremely pleased with the work they (Southern Evergreen) have done on our house and we have told others how happy we are with the quality

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Being in the industry like I am, I had high expectations, they definitely exceed our expectations.

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It is a good example of how we have worked together, room-by-room, to get the design to fit our needs. It is a collaborative experience where you and your team listen to our ideas and offer options and new ideas, which we then incorporate into the design. When we decided to make an offer on the house, I had some ideas of how I would want to modify the house based on seeing similar remodeling projects. While those vague generalities have been incorporated, the resulting plans as we have them now are significantly different from what I had pictured. They are much more interesting, functional, and tailored to us. Finally, the 3-d modeling has really helped us visualize the project and see how it all comes together. The combination of the bird's eye and 3-d views has given us a chance to see the ideas applied and make changes that would be very costly if we wanted to change it once construction has begun.

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I was very happy with the commitment from Southern Evergreen to make things right when the work or materials weren’t exactly as planned, as well as their ability to offer suggestions for improvement. I never felt like I had to “fight” to get the right materials or proper work done.

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Anyway, thanks again. It feels like a new house, and the changes will greatly enhance our time there with our family and friends.

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Just wanted to say thanks for all the hard work and personal attention! We really appreciate it and are excited about the design and upcoming build!!!

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In particular, I believe that your supervision of the house through the process, the staging that you recommended and managed your excellent ongoing communication and the supervision of all the closing activities was very professional. Having Southern Evergreen there to make the repairs required at the end also gave us a lot of confidence. We felt in excellent hands!!

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Thanks for your excellent communication with us

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It seems that this whole process will be a lot less overwhelming and more fun if we use your company to design and build our house

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