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We own 2 cooperative apartments – a 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom side by side w/ a total square footage of 1,750. As we mull over the various alternatives of whether to sell both and purchase a stand-alone house (my biggest wish) – I wonder what renovation costs could be to break through and combine. Additionally curious to know if combining the units would increase the overall resale value.

I have looked over the various architects (Richard Perry!) and designers previously suggested on the Forum for this kind of work and know that we simply don’t want to break through but to overhaul the layout to reflect a single 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment.

Apartments are not a wreck, we did nice renovations on each w/new kitchens and floors.

I’m thinking 100K – curious to know the experiences of others.

And any suggestions for architects, please don’t hesitate. Thank you.