McPhee Associates

McPhee Associates has been designing and building on Cape Cod since 1972, working out of 1382 Route 134 in East Dennis. It is family-owned: Bob McPhee, who took a summer job as a laborer in 1965 and became a carpenter in 1970, founded it, and his son Rob McPhee is president. The Better Business Bureau puts the company at ten employees. The work is custom homes, additions and high-end remodeling, and the firm says it covers all fifteen Barnstable County towns from Provincetown to Bourne — Brewster included. It also runs two lines most builders don't: year-round property management and real estate representation. The history behind that is deep. Permit filings show 195 projects, and its Houzz portfolio carries 27 project galleries. The Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Cape Cod named it Builder of the Year in 2021 and has given it BRICC awards in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2021, and a Chatham historical preservation award recognised its restoration work. Cape Cod Life, writing in 2021, described a second-generation firm crafting custom homes to last a lifetime. Customers tell a consistent story, and an unusual one: several hired the firm to build, then kept it on to look after the house. In a March 2025 review a homeowner who built with McPhee wrote they were so impressed with the service and commitment to quality that they handed over property management too, valuing checks on the house before and after storms and extreme temperature changes. Another March 2025 reviewer, whose whole home was remodeled, described high-quality materials and attention to even the smallest of details, and has used the maintenance team ever since. A third called the property managers capable communicators who arrange repairs and renovations at a reasonable cost with quality work. Google averages 4.7 stars across 13 ratings. A few things are worth weighing before calling. Only four customers have written reviews since 2022, so the detail above rests on a handful of voices, and one of them, from 2022, praises a staff member rather than a project. The firm describes its residences as high-end, which is worth confirming against your budget if the job is a modest one. Its Home Improvement Contractor registration, number 104158, shows up in a permit directory as active rather than being stated by the company itself. For a Cape homeowner planning a custom build, a substantial addition or a careful remodel — especially a second-home owner who wants someone minding the property between visits — this is a long-established, award-recognised firm with a verifiable permit history. Ask for references on a project of your size, and settle scope and budget early.