The Digest | New Jersey Magazine
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"I always look for the latest trends, what products look good and perform well. I focus on what the competition isn't doing," For color scheme, he researches trends and uses what is current like the whites and grays that are featured in homes of today. For appliances, he looks at trends but also performance and quality which led him to Italian appliance manufacturer, Bertazzoni. "I always look for the latest trends, what products look good and perform well. I focus on what the competition isn't doing," he says. Fueled by his desire to always be the best in the business, Garo's duplexes take about 11 months from start to finish. In that time, he researches products, orders catalogs to browse through, talks to subcontractors and visits neighborhood homes for sale, all to assure he stays on the cutting edge of duplex construction. While Garo does not build a home knowing who the owner will be, he still retains a customer first attitude. As he builds, he imagines who will live in each home and how they will use each space. One of his current projects has an interior space that he designed for entertaining, complete with a wet bar he calls "perfect for parties." e home also has a one-of-a-kind rooop terrace that he sees as an outdoor oasis built with bamboo or composite decking, strategic lighting and featuring views of the Manhattan skyline. "I build a lifestyle," he commented. V U E N J . C O M 120