Design your apartment with an Architect
— INTERIOR DESIGN
— ARCHITECT OF RECORD
— CO-OP/CONDO APPROVALS ASSISTANCE
— DOB EXPEDITING IN-HOUSE
— DOB PROGRESS AND SPECIAL INSPECTION SIGN-OFFS
— LETTER OF COMPLETION/CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ASSISTANCE
Service provided by LENKA ILIC ARCHITECTURE D.P.C.
Service provided by LENKA ILIC ARCHITECTURE D.P.C.
Apartment Renovation NYC provides architectural design services for apartment renovations and remodels throughout New York City, with a focus on Manhattan and Brooklyn. Backed by a full-service architectural practice, Apartment Renovation NYC’s approach combines code compliance, thoughtful design, building approvals, DOB filings, and construction documentation within one coordinated process.
If you are planning a kitchen renovation, bathroom remodel, layout modification, or complete apartment renovation, call or schedule a free initial consultation.
CONTENT PREPARED AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY FULL-SERVICE NYC-BASED ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE LENKA ILIC ARCHITECTURE D.P.C.
Architectural design is the process of understanding an Owner’s goals, reviewing the existing apartment, identifying applicable constraints, and developing a functional and visually considered design within those parameters.
NYC apartment renovations and remodels involve multiple layers of requirements, including the New York City Building Code, Department of Buildings requirements, co-op or condo alteration agreements, existing building systems, plumbing locations, structural conditions, and construction limitations.
A licensed architect brings these considerations together while developing the design.
We begin by reviewing your apartment, renovation goals, and applicable building requirements.
Existing walls, plumbing, mechanical systems, circulation, co-op/condo building alteration rules, and other conditions may influence what can reasonably be changed. Identifying these constraints early allows the design to develop from informed parameters rather than assumptions.
We then develop the architectural layout around your priorities.
This involves kitchens, bathrooms, storage, partitions, doors, lighting, millwork, finishes, air circulation and movement throughout the apartment.
Architectural design requires balancing your goals with code, building requirements, and existing conditions; developing design within the project’s constraints.
Once the design is developed, we prepare the architectural drawings needed to communicate the work.
Depending on the project, this may include demolition plans, proposed floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, interior elevations, details, schedules, millwork information, and coordination of plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and other project components.
With in-house expediting coordination for NYC DOB filings and building approval submissions provided by our office, allowing architectural design and filing requirements to remain closely coordinated.
Architect-led Renovation Practice
Architectural services are provided by a licensed New York architectural practice, led by our Principal Architect Lenka Ilic, and our credentials include:
Our practice combines architectural and interior design, NYC approval experience, in-house expediting, and construction-phase services with a specialized focus on apartment renovations in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Architectural design services require an experienced architect when dealing with the varying building types and existing conditions in Manhattan and Brooklyn Prewars, Postwars, and newer. Co-op and condominium renovations and remodels frequently require approval before construction can begin.
Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Administrative Code and Alteration agreements establish requirements for plumbing relocations, waterproofing, flooring, mechanical equipment, demolition, insurance, contractor qualifications, working hours, wet-over-dry limitations and submission procedures.
We review relevant co-op/condo building requirements and incorporate them into the architectural design process so that the project is not developed independently from the rules that will later govern its approval.
Architectural design establishes what is being built before contractors are asked to price and construct it.
A developed drawing set provides contractors with a clearer and more consistent basis for preparing proposals.
Apartment Renovation NYC can assist owners with general contractor selection from a pre-screened contractor list and with establishing clear construction administration procedures before an Owner enters into an agreement with a contractor.
The architect and contractor remain separate parties, allowing the architect to provide independent professional guidance to the owner throughout the renovation.
Architectural fees vary based on apartment size, renovation scope, complexity, and the professional services required. As a general budgeting reference, architectural design services may represent approximately 10% of the total project cost for an NYC apartment renovation.
Apartment Renovation NYC also provides several services in-house that are often handled separately such as interior design, DOB and LPC application preparation and expediting, and applicable NYC DOB progress and special inspections. Architectural proposals should therefore be compared based on the complete professional scope, not simply the cost of producing drawings.
When all of the previously listed services are included in a proposal by our office the amount will account for 15%-20% of construction costs in typical renovations and remodels in New York City.
Construction typically represents the largest portion of an NYC apartment renovation budget. For substantial renovations involving kitchens, bathrooms, layout changes, and broader interior work, our NYC apartment renovation cost guide uses approximately $250-$300+ per square foot as an initial budgeting reference.
Additional costs may include engineering consultants fees, co-op/condo building review fees, DOB processing fees, asbestos testing.
Our renovation cost chart illustrates the relationship between these expenses in the overall project budget and construction.
We develop a design that is both beautiful and capable of being properly approved and constructed.
Many renovations involving layout, plumbing, or regulated work require architectural drawings. Apartment Renovation NYC can determine what your project requires.
They include design, drawings, code review, DOB filings, building approvals, and construction administration.
Yes. Apartment Renovation NYC provides architectural services with in-house expediting.
Yes. We can prepare architectural submissions and coordinate building approval requirements.
Before hiring a contractor, so the project can be properly designed and defined first.
Yes. Apartment Renovation NYC can assist with contractor selection from a pre-screened list.
Fees depend on scope and complexity. Apartment Renovation NYC offers a free initial consultation.
A successful renovation begins by establishing what can and should be built before construction. Apartment Renovation NYC can guide your project from initial architectural design through building approvals, DOB filings, contractor selection, and construction-phase services.