No builder in the Hamptons wanted to take the job.

"It's not an environment in which builders wanted to go out on a limb and start a whole slew of new units," he added.

Some builders want to get ahead of future regulation.

One aqueduct continued underground all the way to Rome, but the builders usually wanted to bring the water into the city high above the ground.

The area was growing fast; builders wanted to run up lots of new houses.

Most builders want to get a signed contract and then have buyers stay out the way.

If builders want to come in and be part of our community, they should build what we think is right.

The builders did not want to make this too easy, he thought.

"But I have not run into that situation because the builder really wants to sell the house and so the lender is competitive."

Despite the project's cachet, no established builders want to participate.