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McCullough opens super model home

By Pat Setter | 6 a.m. Sept. 12, 2015

 

Monty McCullough enters the room with bounding energy and enthusiasm. There’s no wonder about the impetus for his excitement. McCullough and his company are currently busy building and customizing homes for a unique niche in the market, and the response has been quite positive.

“The difference between us and any other homebuilder today is we give homebuyers the space they want, the way they want it,” Monty McCullough, president of McCullough Design Development (MDD), said. “They have a vision of how they want to live and by building a custom home with us, we help them complete that vision.”

McCullough Design Development has been building custom homes in San Diego for more than 20 years, producing a legacy of fine homes throughout the area. Their goal is to continuously set the benchmark for excellence through meticulous supervision and efficient management with a balance of innovative design, state-of-the-art technologies and unsurpassed craftsmanship. When I recently toured MDD’s newest model home, the craftsmanship and attention to design and function were apparent throughout. Featuring more than 10,000 square feet, this new “super model” showcases the superior skills and abilities of the MDD team.

Keeping today’s transitional design esthetic in mind, this super model is a combination of modern, industrial and contemporary features, a fresh update from the Spanish, French and Tuscan exteriors that have long dominated San Diego’s streets. The sprawling single-level home offers spacious gathering rooms, quiet niches and luxurious retreats while still maintaining a comfort and ease rarely found. Superior finishes are evident throughout, yet the home is truly meant to be enjoyed and cherished.

 

“It’s more connected,” said Lori McCullough, while walking me through this showcase home. “There’s space for everyone, yet you still feel a part of the whole. Our home buyer is looking for a customized home that matches their unique needs and lifestyle.”

The interior is open and inviting, filled with a variety of modern and bold textures, and finishes from the natural stone tiled walls of the entryway to the brick-accented ceiling in the television cavern. There are uniquely designed ceilings in major rooms and exposed steel I-beams that provide an urban loft feel. The rectified porcelain flooring with large tiles and minimal grout, stunning solid surface countertops of granite, quartzite and marble, and the uniquely designed checkerboard epoxy garage finish are just some examples of the durable, easy-to-clean transitional finishes.

 

MDD’s classic great room is the central focus of the home, providing an entertainment-size kitchen, extra-large café dining and great-size family room, all of which seamlessly transition to the full outdoor veranda room. Two sets of flush track panoramic French doors with imperceptible tracks separate the areas, and lead to a full outdoor kitchen with stainless steel cabinets, masonry fireplace and the outdoor spa pool.

“While most home buyers don’t want 10,000 square feet, our new super model gives our homebuyer a chance to see what’s available and complete their vision their way,” Monty noted.

He added that most MDD home buyers are asking for single-level homes — a rare find in San Diego’s new home market.

While proudly showing off the model, he remarked, “4,500 to 5,000 square feet is typical for most of our custom builds, that is, if you can say anything is typical in a custom home plan. The very basis for choosing to build a home with us is to ensure you get the home of your dreams, not someone else’s vision of it.”

“And our home buyers are so pleased with the end result, we’ve had many home buyers call us up a few years later and want to do it all over again,” McCullough said. “We’ve found a way to make the entire process enjoyable and satisfying to our clients.”

For more information on McCullough Design Development, call (858) 756-0700. The showcase model home is at 8330 Artesian Road, San Diego, and is open weekends noon to 5 p.m.