Customer ReviewsforArlene Warda Architect

Lacks the basic understanding in the commercial space. Not honest in representation of skill set. Be extremely prudent and vigilant if you're considering hiring. Not recommended for commercial or business projects.

Relationship: Client Project Date: November 2021 In the past I have done several rehab projects on the south-east side of *******, and in the South Shore area. Miss. Arlene Warda as very professionally helped me get through some of the pre-construction process headaches when it comes to architectural specs, permitting, and City zoning issues. We have a good long standing business relationship_ & 2022 has been no different.Whether large or small projects, Arlene always seems to be attentive and responsive to customer needs!...

We have lived in a single house one which has a remodeling and addition by Arlene.We are very happy with the design a new family room and kitchen addition design to our historic style house. We loved the presentation and our new remodeling and addition. We called her again after 25 years!We sent all the latest information, including pictures, a video and ****** docs. She had the floor plans on file. Updating on the computer was done as we had changes in the field.Friendly phone conversation and prompt return of calls within half a day, usually within the hour. We found Arlene very personable and open to any questions we may have.****************

I do not recommend Arlene Warda. I had an interior renovation project to create a master ensuite. Arlene provided promising thoughts in the beginning like her scope of work would ***********-8 weeks and she could help me with fixtures and choosing contractors. I found it extremely difficult to work with Arlene. She visited our house only once the first week of the project and spent relatively little time in the space itself, causing her to miss material points I communicated multiple times. She did present multiple options but not initially the exact one I had specifically requested. Her 3 phases of drawings took over 14 weeks. She didnt thoroughly read emails resulting in my correcting the same points multiple times. She didnt use Excel or ****** docs. Documents she sent had inconsistencies between the different versions. Arlene offered me 3 levels of service and I went for the middle to provide assistance with fixtures, finishes and choosing contractors. The only design help she provided was to send me to Houzz.com so I ended up doing my own research and selection. Her contractor help was 2 names (neither with reviews). I did my own RFP because her template was not detailed and hadnt addressed points I asked her to include.Her emails often said this is not in my scope of work or thats extra or I dont provide that service. She wanted me to hire a mechanical engineer. I contacted the Village who confirmed a mechanical engineer was not needed. I did hire a structural engineer she recommended and that person didnt even come to the house to do his 1-page report for $800. Arlenes responsiveness was spending a lot of time emailing me why she wouldnt do something or why she wanted to do things her way. Many things were not communicated in advance and she never once picked up the phone to call me during the project when I emailed her that I was upset and unhappy with working with her. She refused my offers to come back to my house.