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GUT RENOVATION INSIGHTS
Living Large In A Tiny Footprint – A Gramercy Pied à Terre Case Study
This article advocates for prioritizing your experience when doing a gut renovation. We demonstrate that when you elevate your pleasure, you...
Maximize Sunlight: A Guide To Enhancing Your Gut Renovation
In this article, we share four strategies to get more light in your gut renovation. We use these techniques with our clients and offer them to you...
Understanding Your Co-op Alteration Approval Process
In this article, we explain the purpose and steps for getting New York City Co-op Approval for your renovation. In addition, we list the roles and...
Make Peace With Your Home Renovation Budget in 2 Steps!
In this article, we explain how we help our clients be in relationship with their gut renovation budget. We walk our clients toward joy and share...
Share Your Secret Budget Number
This article is about trust – thank you to one of our clients for sharing their concerns! We explain why sharing your scope of work and budget...
Why You Want An Apartment Renovation Specialist
This article explains how an apartment specialist can make renovating your classic New York City apartment more predictable. We have a companion...
How To Select Your Residential Architect
Which Type Of Architect Is Right For You? This article outlines three types of residential architects and the skills and services each provides. We...
What is Your Gut-Renovation Budget Personality?
In this article, we help you understand how you feel about your budget, and explain how that relationship will inform your decisions. This is a...
How to Manage Your Renovation Budget
In this article, we provide you with a better understanding of the financial health of your home renovation by explaining various frameworks and...
How To Manage Your Renovation Costs
In this article, we help you understand the terminology and the strategies when your home renovation costs are above your budget. We have a...
Demystifying Architectural Drawings: An Air Jordan 31 in Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Details
Introduction: A Client’s Guide to Architectural Drawings We will use the Air Jordan model XXXI to teach you how to understand the four basic...
Classic Six Apartments: The Iconic New York Apartment Style
The Classic Six Apartment is the most common New York City apartment type built before 1940. The Classic Six is generously sized, and designed for...
5 Tips to Prepare For Your Gut Renovation
The prospect of undertaking a gut renovation can seem daunting. Follow the 5 tips outlined below to plan ahead and make the process seamless,...
Apartment Views Maximized: 4 Fundamental Characteristics
We have found that our clients want to make the most of their views, and we have found a way to give them what they want. There are two types of...
Born to be: A NYC Apartment Renovation Specialist
Allegra Kochman has been passionate about architecture since she was six. In 2006, she founded an architectural firm specializing in residential gut...
Make a Delightful Gut Renovation: How You Reduce Uncertainty
Gut Renovations have a tough reputation, and we are here to share insights on how to have a delightful experience instead. We provide links to more...
The Best NYC Gut Renovation Blog: Here’s Why
What makes this blog special is our New York City-centered insights. You will learn what makes a renovation delightful, how to maximize your views,...
Maximize Your Space with a Gut Renovation: 3 Strategies
This article provides the top three ways to capitalize on the experience of your apartment when you plan to gut renovate. Pre-war Apartment...
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