Referral for Architect/contractor for 850 loft

hi: if you need architectural services you can contact us.
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we have different service options for different budgets and needs.

Martin Safren

http://martinsafrenaia.com/

may I take this opportunity to offer a suggestion, we are a full service consulting/contracting group with 4 decades of experience in all types of work and budgets. we also provide interior design/architectural services. contact Bob @ rmaletta@nyc.rr.com and we'll be glad to forward our resume and photos of our completed projects.

I have been a licensed real estate broker for approximately 24 years. My exclusive landlords have used numerous contractors over the years for jobs ranging from 2000 sq. ft. gut renovation Classic Sixes, to little studio renovations. Recently, a landlord we represent exclusively utilized the services of a fantastic contractor to do a very high end renovations of a 900 sq. ft. 1 br, 1.5 baths Greenwich Village townhouse property with vaulted ceilings and skylight, gas fireplace, gorgeous high end appliances and fixtures, beautiful hard wood and porcelain tile floors, lighting work, etc. The apartment was done to the highest level of perfection I have see in quite some time. I would highly recommend the following contractor who did this job:
Gerry Kennedy
ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION DESIGN INC.
PO Box 798
Pearl River N.Y. 10965
Tel: (914) 760 0312
Fax: (718) 994 7098
Email: AdConDesign@aol.com

This recommendation is coming from a broker (myself) who has rented literally thousands of apartments of all sizes and shapes and renovations over the past 24 years, primarily for one large private family, who oversees a portfolio of well over 100 buildings. If anyone is looking for exclusive brokerage representation for their properties, let me know and I would be glad to discuss how I may assist you as I am a full service broker and have great experiencing working with landlords and contractors in all phases of a rental -- i.e. renovation recommendations, pricing of units, working with contractors, supers, advertising and marketing the properties and qualified and approving prospective tenants. I can be reached at: Jeff Feig, City Connections Realty - Email: jeff@ccrny.com
Good luck with your renovation!

Just a question - have all you contractor/architects noted the projected budget for this project? 850sf for under $50K? Please, do not lick your lips over your anticipated additional " work orders".

the way my business operates is that the customer gets the same quality and value if they allot
$ 1k, 50k or 5 mil. they're the boss and I respect that. if you need AWO's to make a buck then you did not bid the project properly in the first place.

Thank you everybody. I will follow up with all of your suggestions. Thanks again.

Hi Dominique,

If you haven't settled on an architect or contractor, feel free to email me @ tracy5760 for referrals.

I have the BEST contractor ever. I finally found someone (after 3 renovations) that I trust explicitly to do a good, professional job. I have referred him to many friends and neighbors and they are all very happy. I'm sure they would be glad to discuss his work with you. He completes project on time, within budget and is nice to boot!

Oh, he also has an architect that he works with-but I have not personally worked with this guy.

Best of luck.

Tracyc: stop spamming. If you are a contractor, just post as yourself.

Wow! What's with the attitude? I am in the photography field-certainly not construction! Is it not okay to share a good resource on here? ...or are you a contractor who doesn't want his/her toes stepped on?

Whatever..good luck!

good retort Tracy, when folks seek advice others politely and generously give it. and just to make sure everybody is aware, I'm in the construction consulting and building business but that does not mean I don't mind helping others without making a buck!!!

Unclebob
Thanks for the positive comment. I'm stunned at some responses.. Hmmmm..altruism...Oh well.
Good luck to you!!

Check out Annie's AT Interior Designs at www.annietse.net. She does all design work and with great references to contractors. She did my home renovation perfectly with great ideas.

absurd concept 850 sq ft gut rehab incl new hardwood floors, kitchen, bath??? <50K

must be a joke

It is unrealistic budget and schedule - be careful with people who say they could do it

agreed, sounds very wacky to me, should be a multiple of that.

I'm not an expert.. I work for a moving company so we always just see the end results but 50K sounds like a very low amount.. unless you just want to face lift the space then 6 weeks should be plenty of time...
I would call AMbiente construction and get them to come for an onsite estimate... 646-721-2266 other then them I know of two more companies but I doubt that they'll even bother with a 50K budget.. (they do very high end renovations)
Good luck and please share with us if you got someone good and cheap!!!

Well, timeline went out the window. We decided to do things in "pieces" instead of trying to do it all in one shot. So far I have done the floor. It was a complete gut job. The contractor ripped up everything down to the steel beams. Laid in the frames, subfloor then the new floor. All together it costs slightly over 15k. I'm very satisfied with the end result. The floor looks great and very solid. So I got 35k left. We'll see how we make out with the rest of the project.

domnique, how did the renovation go? Do you have any contractor recommendations (doing a similar job as yours)
thanks

I am a contractor and have several architects that I work with. Some are more expensive then others just like anything else. I am friends with 2 guys who worked for a big company, they did a lot of work at The Plaza and when the recession hit started their own company so they are not as expensive as they should or will be. feel free to email me at primerenovations@mac.com and i will give you several if you want them

850 sq ft gut done by a professional should at the very least cost: $127,500.00 and that would be considered low- medium end.

Most of my projects are usually around $200-$250.00 sq ft for a gut job.

www.primerenovationsnyc.com to show you the quality I am talking about

www.DavidEstreich.com for an architect; www.primerenovationsnyc.com as the contractor A Great Team

To "hous": as I have mentioned, the floor renovation went excellent. We purchased the floors from Lumber Liquidator and used their installation service. We got 4 different bids for this project and they were the lowest price and did a very good job. Unfortunately I haven't gotten to the rest of the projects. We're working on the kitchen though. The kitchen was demolished when the floor was being done. I ordered kitchen cabinets and am looking for cabinet installers right now.

yakov saric citydrafters.com very professional efficient