EBA - Eric Baker Architects

My wife and I are in our 70s. We have three children and two nieces that we treat as children and the five of them have given us eight grandchildren. Our house sits on an acre of land and is a ranch of approximately 3,050 sq. ft. We made a decision to add an additional 900 sq. ft. on the first level and an additional 900 sq. ft. on the lower level. We also added a pool. We are upsizing. We worked with Eric for six months to design an open floor living area of over 1,500 sq. ft. It was a pleasure to work with him. He helped us make decisions and to choose the materials in the house and the pool area. We highly recommend him. He gave us all of the time and attention we needed. He also helped us with picking the contractor for the remodeling of the house and the contractor for the pool. Currently, we are living in a townhouse while the construction is progressing in accordance with the time schedule agreed to. We are adding a new roof, windows, flooring through the house. The master bathroom and dressing area was specifically designed for our needs. He continually monitors the construction of the improvements. He is a pleasure to work with.

I am happy to recommend Eric Baker Architects. Having vetted a number of local architects, we chose Eric to design plans for our extensive home renovation based on his educational background, years of experience, professionalism and accommodating personality. This was our first experience with a renovation and Eric was very patient with our many questions and changes due to the "creative process". His knowledge of the Historical Board regulations was appreciated. Most importantly, he was able to keep the balance between what our design goals were with what the return will be when we decide to sell our home in the future. While always professional, Eric also has a wonderful way of putting the client at ease and making this process fun. Yes - we actually enjoyed this part of our renovation process! We have yet to start the construction phase, but will use Eric during that next step to insure our beautiful plans come to fruition.

We have found Eric to be a talented designer with creative ideas, extremely easy to work with, always responsive. Eric has undertaken the renovation of a historic home (1800's) which we recently purchased. It was in serious disrepair. He has done an extensive design based on our request to retain as much as possible of the original character and construction while bringing it up to date and also significantly enlarging the footprint/square footage. In addition to architectural design, he is also managing the entire project - hiring contractors and tradesman, including a pool addition and new landscaping, and assisting us with selection of materials/products. While the house will not be finished for a number of months (into 2020), we are very happy with the renovation of the cottage on the property which has just been completed. We anticipate the project to continue successfully under Eric's direction.

Eric was a pleasure to deal with and built a fantastic new house for our family. This was our first home purchase (we previously lived in New York City), and Eric helped us customize the house and was a great and responsive builder. We have lived in the house a little over 6 months now and everything is fantastic. Great layout, great quality, no complaints. Hire him!

I have already recommended Eric to several friends which shows how thrilled we are with his work. Designed a home extension for me and could not have done a more comprehensive job often going above and beyond what our contract dictated. We had weekly meetings to go over each and every decision and Eric was always extremely patient and did everything possible to create our dream home. We are greatly appreciative and highly recommend.

Eric was referred to us by a friend who previously had Eric work on his house. We bought an 80's split-level house that needed major structural and layout changes to meet our preference. Eric served as our architect as well as overall designer. He started our interaction by trying to get to know us as individuals and our styles/preferences. His initial proposed design was spot-on - an open airy floor plan with windows from nearly every angle we stand in the house looking outside. He was also flexible in making revisions/adjustment along the way as the project went on. For our kitchen, we wanted high-end cabinets while trying to contain cost. Eric took us to a few design centers and learned what we like. He was able to design and produce beautiful walnut kitchen/living/dining cabinets that are much less costly than commercial sources. During the construction, we experienced major set-backs with the contractor who did the construction work. Eric was always there for us by sharing our ups & downs and problem-solving with us. Overall we are very happy with our newly renovated house. Along the way we get to know Eric as a highly experienced and client-oriented architect as well as a caring and understanding person. We now have Eric design our basement project.

Eric did a great job designing an updated, modern feel to our recently purchased one hundred year old house. His design highlights included turning a spare bedroom into an amazing en suite master bath with separate laundry room and conversion of the old master bath into a fantastic walk in closet. Eric also planned future expansion into an unfinished 3rd floor attic area by stubbing in plumbing for a full bath and dormer expansion for a new bedroom. His budget forecasting for all improvements was very accurate. It was a pleasure working with Eric.

My husband and I felt so fortunate to have found Mr. Baker to be in charge of our kitchen design. He is not only thorough but also very considerate and caring. He followed up with the entire project and made sure that we were satisfied with the final product. Thank you Mr. Baker!

My wife and I hired Eric to design our addition and remodel project. I have enjoyed working with Eric throughout the process. He is always communicative, always at the ready to meet and pore over ideas and provide input. We went through a number of iterations of our design until we reached the perfect one. We finally broke ground recently so I cannot yet comment on the finished product, but everything seems to be going according to plan so far.

We absolutely love Eric. He took a very strange ranch house in NJ and turned it into plans for our dream home, while respecting the budget we had and the must-have items we needed. He also works with a great team and can guide you through finding the right general contractor that fits your project and budget. He's also unabashedly honest about his aesthetic and will tell you when he thinks you're making a mistake -- something critical when you're making the biggest financial investment of your life. I found Eric on Houzz and reached out to him based on the photos of the projects he had done.

Eric did an absolutely fantastic job on our addition - which was not an easy assignment from an architectural perspective. But it looks fantastic from both the outside and the inside. It is just what we wanted. Highly recommended.

Eric worked on our kitchen remodel and he was a pleasure to work with every step of the way. He was always willing to meet and discuss ideas and issues, he provided numerous samples, was very detail oriented, and maybe most importantly, he brought great creativity and expertise to the project. He helped us see our space from a completely different perspective - it would absolutely not have been the same kitchen without his input. Highly recommend.