First Avenue Homes

My wife and I recently used First Avenue Homes to build two Architecturally designed townhouses in Brighton East. In summary we would highly recommend Anthony and his team to build with. Pricing - Pricing was very competitive and included all the details we wanted, Build Quality - Build Quality was spot on and any minor deflects were attended either during the build of after handover. Communication - our supervisor Luke generally answered his phone when we called or called straight back. He did everything he said he would, he kept the job moving and was responsive to any questions. Variations, there were no "surprise" variations and all pricing for any extras we asked for was completely transparent. Timing - the build was to run for 13 months but we were worried it would blow out because of COVID. We were in the house in 11 months, very impressed with that. Trades - All the trades First Avenue Homes used were great communicators, really engaged in their work and follow up was spot on. Thanks again to Anthony, Jess, Luke and the rest of the team!

Sketch Building Design has referred many clients to Anthony and the team at First Avenue Homes. We have always found them to be a highly competent, attentive and trustworthy builder who engages remarkably well with clients. Their team are always professional, knowledgeable and a pleasure to deal with. It is for these reasons that we have First Avenue Homes at the top of our preferred builders list to tender on our projects

I have worked with Anthony on a number of occasions and have always been blown away by his positive attitude, attention to detail and his passion for the industry. The quality of the work is truly second to none and I have appreciated Anthony and the team being flexible and catering to my every demand to ensure the finished result is perfect for me. With my many positive experiences over the years, I would never dream of going elsewhere.

My impression towards First Avenue Homes is professional, prepared and satisfying. Anthony is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The craftsmanship for the french style built for me is delicate and exceeds my expectation. The building schedule was well managed with good communications to keep me updated with the progress. They are quite flexible and capable in terms of satisfying the customers' needs. The supervisor was very responsive and any issues we had were always resolved in a timely manner. Highly recommend Anthony and his building team!

It’s been just over a year since Anthony and the team at First Avenue Homes completed our renovation. We wanted to write this on the 1st anniversary of the completed project because we felt we could then give a much more objective, honest review than in that first flush of excitement moving back into our dream home. This is a long review so please bear with me. We had started our project with another building and design company, but they went bust just before our plans were to be submitted to council so we needed to find a new builder quickly. Interestingly, there was another house that had just started being built by the defunct company in our area and was now sitting idle so we were interested to see who would take it over. That ended up being First Avenue Homes and watching this house come back to life, we loved what we were seeing. We decided to call them, figuring if they were able to take over someone else’s failed project and make it look stunning, they must be good. Suffice to say Anthony was brilliant at our first meeting. No hard sell, friendly and engaging and understood straight away what we were looking for as our project was a similar style of period house renovation as the one we saw him working on. He also knew all the pitfalls of the design work done by the defunct company and was able to point out where the issues were, how we could fix them without compromising the design and then helped us navigate the final engineering and approval steps which we had no idea about. We spoke to 2 other builders at the same time but didn’t have anywhere near the engagement that we got from Anthony. His pricing was very clear and competitive with the other quotes we had and spot on with our budget so it was an easy decision to choose them. If you’ve been able to read this far, you’re probably telling me to get to the point – were they actually any good? The short answer is absolutely yes, we still feel so lucky that we found them for our renovation. Our place is brilliant, the quality of the work has been great and we’re incredibly happy. To put this into perspective, our house nearly won a recent Victorian home renovation awards competition – we were pipped by just ½ point in the end. The amazing thing about this is the house we first saw First Avenue Homes working on when we chose them actually won the same award the previous year so they can obviously bring the consistency to their work year on year. So what was so good about them? If I had to sum it up in one word I’d say trust. We felt like we were always listened to throughout the build and that we could trust First Avenue Homes to have our best interests at heart in the hundreds of ongoing decisions that needed to be made. We never felt like we were being ripped off or treated unfairly, even when things went wrong and no matter how well-intentioned, things always go wrong in a build. When there were problems, Anthony always acted with integrity and professionalism, working with us to find a solution and make the fix. We treated him and his team with respect and it was repaid in spades. If the problem was as a result of something his team had done, it was fixed with no issues or trying to put the blame on us. If we made a change that impacted the build (and we did make a lot of changes unfortunately) he was always clear on what the impact of that change would be on time and budget and on some occasions was able to come up with a workaround that wouldn’t cost us any extra money. One thing in particular that still stands out for me today is Anthony personally pulling on his toolbelt and working one weekend on his own time using our leftover cladding materials to build a great looking fence screen in one of our light wells because we hadn’t realised the wall of the house next door that was exposed would be such an eyesore. He really wanted us to be happy. Today, just over a year later and we wouldn’t change anything. We’ve had a few minor post-build issues that have cropped up, but as expected, Anthony always returns our calls and the issues have been dealt with quickly and professionally. Honestly, we can’t recommend First Avenue Homes enough. If you’re looking for a quality, trustworthy building company who will work with you to ensure the right outcome is reached, then give them a call. If we ever build again, Anthony and the team at First Avenue would be the only builder we’d call.

We approached 5-10 builders when looking to start our build, First Avenue were the only builders out of that 5-10 that took the time to explain their process, timings and issues to consider with our build. From our initial discussion over the phone, First Avenue was an easy choice. From the outset of engaging First Avenue to commence our build nothing was too hard. The team took on additional tasks to ensure the entire process ran as smooth as possible. We were kept up to date via regular telephone discussion as the build progressed. Our final product is of excellent quality and we could not be happier. I would highly recommend the team at First Avenue if you a looking for a builder to partner with you through the build process - they do not just build houses, the invest themselves into making sure a standard of service and product is maintained and the process is as stress free as possible. We will be engaging First Avenue again without hesitation. A++

Amazing team from the owner through to all there trades. First Avenue Homes delivered us 2 x amazing town houses, on time, on budget. Anthony was very approachable, his knowledge to building help us achieve more that we expected Would recommend using Anthony and the Team at First avenue Homes, Well done!!!!.

Anthony and Jessica were absolutely amazing - relentless in their ongoing support over and above the core construction project. All agreed timelines were achieved. The finished product exceeded our grandest expectations. Looking forward to the next project together!

We worked with Anthony, Jessica and their team on various new build's across Melbourne. Their professionalism, design and style are second to none. We highly recommend this boutique building company to design and create your dream home.

Great builder for our new family cottage. Communication was constant and clear. Project was kept on track & even better, on time.

We worked with First Avenue Homes to renovate our early 1950's 2 bedroom home to a modern 4 bedroom with open plan kitchen, dining and lounge area. Anthony and Ben were always easy to talk to and delivered a quality product and good advice. When things came up that none of us expected, they were flexible in delivery and we are happy with the outcomes. Definitely recommend for any building you require

First Avenue homes completed a renovation/new build of our 1890's built terrace in South Melbourne and we cannot praise them enough for their high standards and professionalism along the way. We have a design where the old meets new and although challenging at times we now have a home that we are extremely proud of, the level of detail throughout is second to none, each and every room has been finished with the highest detail and the outcome has completely exceeded our expectations. First avenue homes and especially Anthony, we thank you for creating such a beautiful home for us, our vision has come to life and we cannot commend the work of Anthony and his team enough. True professionals with the highest standards and a special mention to the great attitude of Anthony and his team that made our experience an enjoyable one and one that made us feel part of the journey through out the entire build.