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You know it, your contractor knows it, the co-op board knows it: You bought a wreck. Now you want to make it beautiful AND code-compliant before the faulty wiring...

Ms. Demeanor,

Our two-bedroom, two-bath seemed enormous when we moved in as newlyweds.  We are now a family of four and bursting...

Even if you have the money, the time, and the willpower to gut-renovate the co-op apartment you’re thinking of buying, you may be thwarted by a renovation-hostile co-op board....

I always know that I am dealing with a renovation rookie when immediately after briefly describing their project they want to know the cost.

As a basic ballpark, the...

BrickUnderground is taking a little hiatus this week, but we leave you with this glance at the shape of things to come, assembled with the help of our amazing ...

A common complaint among architects is that instead of doing the fun stuff we went to school for--like drawing pictures and designing wacky, gravity-defying buildings--we spend...

A  debate on the merits of luxury built-in fridge Sub-Zero vs the less pricey...

As an architect, my major responsibility on the jobsite is to represent my client’s interests. But as the primary liaison between the contractor and a host of potentially...

Anyone who has ever renovated a house or apartment has had to deal with change orders, those nagging adjustments to construction cost based on unanticipated conditions: The...