Architect Westchester Michael McCann Westchester Home Magazine

Westchester Home Magazine has an article in their Fall issue "10 Most Beautiful Houses in Westchester". Michael McCann's design and construction of a home in Pocantico Hills, NY was selected to me in the article.

Michael McCann, an architect practicing in Westchester, Fairfield and the Hamptons, designed a large addition on an existing house. The home had a Cotswold feel to it and Michael's addition fit seamlessly into the original house, so that it is almost impossible to tell where the old house ended and the new addition began.

Note: The actual print magazine for Westchester Home included a mistake as to the house Michael designed. It has his name next to an Adirondack style house, not the Cotswold style house in Pocantico Hills. The magazine has corrected the on line website for Westchester Home. The link for the Westchester Home Magazine issue is:
http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Westchester-Magazine/Westchester-Home/Fall-2010/The-10-Most-Beautiful-Homes-in-Westchester/index.

Architecture's contribution to selling your home - architects in Westchester, architects in Westchester county

A client was looking to sell his home in a very desirable section of Bronxville, NY. The home had been renovated several times, including a large great room/family room, kitchen, cabana in the basement opening up to the backyard and pool area, and master bedroom. But the owner was having difficulty getting offers near the asking price. In discussing this with the owner/client I pointed out that I thought the foyer, with its tiny entrance to the living room was dark and closed -in feeling. The house had a cotswold sensibility originally, but the entry hall was unimposing. In addition, the doorway to the living room was small and did not afford an expansive view of the room and beyond., which also included a glimpse of the great room. At my suggestion, I proposed to the owner/client to open up the doorway to the living room, adding classical details such as columns and moulding that you can see in this picture. This change opened up the entire foyer, bringing much needed light into the entry hall and presenting a gracious introduction to the rest of the home. Up until this point, the owner had received offers several hundred thousand dollars below asking. After renovating the foyer as I suggested, the owner received an offer close to asking price, which produced a handsome return on his entryway investment.