One team,
from first sketch to move-in.
Architecture, interiors, and construction, by one team. You make the decisions that shape your home. We manage everything it takes to build it.
We design the home.
We manage the complexity.
A townhouse renovation can seem daunting. In the right hands, it doesn’t have to feel that way. We manage the complexity so you can focus on the enjoyable part: imagining how you want to live, what gets restored, what changes, and how the house comes together.
Behind the scenes are Landmarks and DOB approvals, engineers, budgets, bidding, procurement, scheduling, inspections, and dozens of trades. We coordinate all of it, and our team is your single point of contact from the first ideas through completion.
One process, start to finish.
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UNDERSTAND
Your home, priorities, and budget
DESIGN
Architecture and interiors develop together.
PRICE
Our construction team prices the design as it develops, so you decide with real costs in hand.
PREPARE
Approvals, details, procurement, and scheduling.
BUILD
The team that designed the house builds it.
MOVE IN
Final details, then keys.
How the team works
Architecture, interiors, and construction work as one architect-led team. Often called “design-build”, this model keeps the people designing your home in constant conversation with the people who will build it. That means fewer handoffs, less information lost between disciplines, and one team responsible for the project from beginning to end.
Design decisions are made with construction in mind. As ideas develop, we’re already thinking about how they will be built, what they will cost, how long they will take, and where problems may arise. Construction knowledge enters the process early, when decisions are easier, and less expensive, to change.
Architecture
We begin with the house itself: its history, structure, constraints, and potential. In schematic design, we make the big decisions together: where the kitchen goes, how the floors connect, where to bring in light, whether to extend or add a floor, and how far to take performance.
With that foundation in place, we develop the design in detail - restoring what is worth preserving and making the interventions that allow an old townhouse to serve contemporary life. We hire and coordinate the structural, mechanical, and energy consultants each project needs, and manage DOB filings and Landmarks approvals along the way.
Interiors
The architecture continues into the rooms. Materials, finishes, lighting, fixtures, millwork, and furnishings are developed as part of the same design rather than layered on afterward.
We bring samples to meetings in our studio so you can see and touch materials before deciding. We walk the stone yard with you to choose the marble slabs for your kitchen. And we work through millwork details directly with the people who fabricate them. The result is a home that feels cohesive, from the larger architectural moves down to the details you touch every day.
Construction
Our own construction company acts as the general contractor on your project. Our builders price and test the design while it is still on paper, bringing real construction knowledge into decisions before work begins.
Once construction starts, the same architects you’ve worked with since day one manage the job through completion, so the design intent carries through and details don’t get lost between the drawings and the site. Along the way, you’ll walk the house with us regularly to see the work progress and fine-tune details while there’s still time to change them.
What It Means for You
Less to manage
You don’t need to coordinate architects, designers, consultants, contractors, and trades. We manage the team and keep the project moving, while keeping you informed along the way.
More time for the good part
Your time is better spent thinking about how you want to live, the spaces you care about, and the details that make the house yours—not chasing schedules, bids, and coordination.
Better-informed decisions
Design, cost, schedule, and construction are part of the same conversation, so when you make a decision, you understand the bigger picture.
Continuity from start to finish
The team that gets to know you and your house during design stays with the project through construction and move-in. You don’t have to start over with a new team halfway through.
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New York landmarked projects
New York townhouse projects since 2015
Experience that compounds
Working on more than 50 New York townhouses has given our team deep familiarity with a remarkably consistent building type - its construction, constraints, approvals, and programmatic needs.
Each project teaches us more about where surprises hide, which details work, and how to sequence the work. That accumulated knowledge carries from one house to the next - and directly benefits yours.
Our approach FAQ
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In most design-build firms, a contractor leads and design is one service among several. At reBuild, architects lead from the first sketch, interiors are designed with the architecture, and construction expertise informs the design without overruling it.
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Separately. You start with a design agreement. The construction agreement comes after schematic design, once the scope, a preliminary budget, and a schedule are in place, so you never commit to construction before you know what you are building.
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Construction is priced cost-plus: the cost of the work plus an agreed fee, with full visibility into where the budget goes. We still competitively bid most of the work, trade by trade, so we can compare price alongside quality and reliability.
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Yes. More than half of our projects have been in historic districts. We prepare Landmarks applications as part of the design and coordinate approvals with DOB, so preservation and the new design are resolved together.
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Yes. Our pre-purchase consultation shows you what a property can become, what it will take, and a likely budget range before you make an offer.
Go Deeper
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