Forum Archive

I am in the process of speaking to General Contractors and Design/Build firms regarding the renovation of my townhouse in Manhattan. I would like to obtain recommendations of great contractors or design & build firms which have a successful and proven track record of renovating brownstones and can work within my budget of $1MM. We are planning to renovate the top 4 floors of our 5 story brownstone. The brownstone is currently configured as a multi-tenant building and we will want to convert to a single family on the top 4 floors with two garden rentals. The building will need an upgrade to plumbing and electric and we anticpate a typical brownstone layout. In addition, we would like to also install an elevator and build a rooftop terrace.

I am looking for serious, well regarded gc, architect or design/build firms. I am particularly interested in the latter since it seems like they can cut out some of the costs. We are looking to do a renovation at a reasonable cost.