Marrano surprised by strength of sales

The impact of the Covid-19 shutdown surprised Patrick Marrano. It affected his company, Marrano Homes, less severely than he had expected. Marrano says if not for the pandemic, he believes his West Seneca-based business would have topped its 2019 record year of 204 homes sold and sales of more than $75 million. Those figures were 19% higher than the previous year. When the virus hit, Marrano admitted he downgraded his sales expectations for this year, especially given that open houses and showings…