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Remodeling in New Rochelle, New York.

Custom kitchens, primary baths, cabinetry and architectural millwork for Wykagyl, Beechmont, Premium Point, Sutton Manor and the North End.

Family owned, 35+ years in Westchester. Fred personally manages every trade on every job.

Renovating in New Rochelle

New Rochelle runs from waterfront at Premium Point and Sutton Manor through the established North End neighborhoods of Wykagyl and Beechmont, with housing from 1900s Tudors to midcentury splits.

That range means the right renovation depends heavily on the block. A Wykagyl Tudor and a waterfront colonial need different specifications, and a split-level needs a structural conversation before anyone discusses cabinets.

Waterfront and near-water properties carry the same salt-air considerations as Rye and Larchmont: exterior trim, fasteners and hardware specified for the environment, not a generic schedule.

What New Rochelle clients are building

Kitchens

Full renovation with structural openings headed properly, custom cabinetry and stone, in houses where the original kitchen was built for a different era.

Baths

Primary suites and hall baths over entirely new supply and waste, with slab or tile depending on the house.

Split-level reconfiguration

Opening up the awkward transitions these houses are known for, with the structure engineered rather than guessed.

Millwork

Built-ins, paneling and casings matched to prewar profiles or built clean for a midcentury interior.

Exteriors near the water

Rot repair, back-priming and finishes chosen for salt air.

Lower levels

Family rooms and guest suites with water and air solved before finishes.

Work from Westchester homes

Dining room with coffered ceiling and wainscoting
Dining room · Coffered ceiling
Butler's pantry with plate rack and marble backsplash
Butler's pantry · Prep kitchen
Book-matched marble bath with freestanding tub
Primary bath · Marble
White kitchen with marble island
Kitchen · Marble island
Glass-walled wine room with oak racking
Wine room · Glass enclosure

What will it cost?

Fair question, and the one most contractors dodge. Here is how we handle it.

Just ask. It takes a few minutes.

Call or email a short description of what you are thinking. Photos help, and so does a rough sense of the finish level you have in mind. We will give you a ballpark on the spot. No obligation, no sales pitch, no sitting through a presentation.

Want a tighter number? Fred walks the house. The more we can see, the closer the figure gets, because in these houses the surprises are behind the walls, not in the catalog.

Below marketSome jobs we come in under the going rate, usually where the layout stays put and the systems behind the wall are sound.
At marketMost New Rochelle projects in Westchester land about where you would expect for the finish level.
Above marketSlab stone, structural changes and full custom millwork cost more. We tell you why before you commit to any of it.

Published price ranges are averages, and averages fit almost nobody. Your house, your finishes and what we find when the wall comes open decide the real number. One short conversation gets you an honest one.

New Rochelle questions

Do you pull permits in New Rochelle?

Yes. Work is permitted through the City of New Rochelle Building Department, with inspections at rough and final stages. We file and schedule as part of the job.

Can you open up a 1960s split-level?

Often yes, and it transforms how the house lives. It requires engineering and a properly sized header, which we coordinate and permit rather than improvise.

Do you work on waterfront properties?

Yes, with exterior specifications suited to salt air and wider humidity swings, and attention to mechanical systems that have usually been patched over the years.

Serving Westchester County

ScarsdaleRyeBronxvilleLarchmontHarrisonPurchaseChappaquaBedfordArmonkMamaroneckPelhamWhite PlainsEastchesterYonkersRye BrookPort Chester

See also kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling and custom cabinetry and millwork.

Start with a walkthrough.

Tell us what you are thinking and we will come back within 24 hours with a ballpark, or come walk the house for a firm written scope and schedule.