Torel Builder Remodeler  

Torel Builder Remodeler

With the visionary eye of an artist and the assured hand of a professional builder, Chris Tortorello has created numerous custom dream homes in the Sedona Area, each as unique as the people who live in them. These special homes are easy to recognize — they’re the ones that seem born from the red rock landscape, with an inviting presence inside and out that eases the soul and inspires the heart. As founder and owner of Torel Building, Chris brings more than 30 years of experience, and the dedication of a man who loves his life’s work to the process of creating the home you’ve always imagined in this special land.The landscape, in fact, is the starting point for all Torel-built homes. The lots natural features, and its place in the larger landscape, are some of the guiding principles in every homes design. It would be a disservice to the land, and the home, to do it any other way, Chris says. He combines these principles with the ideas and lifestyle requirements of the owners to create a home that’s in harmony with its environment and its inhabitants.As one of the rare individuals who builds as well as designs homes, Chris personally oversees each project undertaken by Torel Custom Homes, supervising his team of handpicked contractors and craftspeople on a daily basis. Its all part of a process he finds deeply satisfying. “I love taking an idea, working with the various elements and forms through the design process, and bringing a new home into reality,” he says.Chris moved to Sedona with his family from New York in 1996, where he had owned and operated his own custom home building business for 13 years. Now with his Sedona-based company, Torel Custom Homes, he finds inspiration in the traditions of Southwest architecture and Sedona’s natural surroundings, and his designs have quickly become a cornerstone of the Sedona lifestyle