The Story Behind Westfall Village
Ed Patanian has been a builder since 1985, following in his father's footsteps. At Westfall Village in Sand Lake, New York, Ed takes a different approach to custom home building: ultra-quality, not quantity. Homes are built more slowly, with careful attention to moisture, climate control, materials, craftsmanship, and the details that help prevent problems before they happen.
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But Westfall Village is about more than building individual homes. Ed has spent years developing the infrastructure, open space, trails, and community that surrounds them. From the 200,000-gallon water system to trails connecting with the school grounds, his goal is to create a place built to last—one where homeowners, the community, and the town can benefit over the long term.
More with Ed Patanian
Take a Home Tour with Ed
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Ed Talks Equity In The Home
Ed Talks The Community Vision
A closer look at some of the details that we put into a Westfall home.
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For me, the details matter because the goal isn't simply to finish a house. It's to build something that holds up and that the homeowner can feel good about for a long time.
- Ed Patanian
A home is a major investment. I try to help customers make decisions that create value for them, not simply add cost to the project.
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Sometimes that means recommending something, sometimes it means talking someone out of spending money when I don't think they'll get the value back.
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I want people to fell that what we've built together was a good decision.
- Ed
Westfall Village was never just about dividing land into as many building lots as possible.
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The open space, trails, infrastructure and connection to the surrounding community were part of the plan from the beginning.
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The goal is to create a place that works for the people who live here now and still makes sense many years from now.
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