A pre-retirement Brooklyn remodel—focusing on accessibility—adds comfort and security to a co-op Homeowner: Finding nerve to renovate after nearly 26 years in his apartment, Mickey Heller posted his accessible kitchen and bath remodel on Sweeten Where: Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, New York Primary renovation: Gut remodels of the 1,000-square-foot co-op’s kitchen and bathroom with the future […]
Two daughters renovate an unused room into a senior-friendly, handicap accessible bathroom for their elderly parent Before: An empty room becomes a handicap accessible bathroom The family has lived in their colonial home in Saint Albans, Queens since 1975. The space was working for most of them, but the daughters’ aging mother needed a one-floor […]
Sweeten explains aging in place design costs, plus accessible design costs (and how to add them to a home!) (Above) Marissa + Jeremy installed bright lights for future aging in place in their kitchen remodel What is aging in place design? What does accessible design mean? To some, “aging in place” is a design term that […]
Increasing accessibility is a must for those growing older at home (Above) Debbie remodeled her father’s bathroom to fit a wheelchair and walker There are many reasons to undertake a major renovation project. Not the least of which is to make the space safer and more accessible to those living there. The aging in place […]
A strategic makeover that’s fit for forever Project: Make a bathroom accessible and safe in Brooklyn Before: Elaine and her family moved into their brownstone in 1981 and the parlor floor bathroom hadn’t been renovated since. Aside from the outdated fixtures and decor, Elaine’s main focus was to make the bathroom suitable for “aging-in-place.” The […]
Renovating produced a larger, safer, and accessible bathroom for Debbie’s elderly father “After” photos by Miao Jiaxin for Sweeten Before: The co-op apartment’s two bathrooms were too small for a wheelchair or walker Debbie’s father moved out of the two-story home he’d lived in for 25 years into a co-op apartment in the Bronx so […]
For two Brooklyn grandparents with aging-in-place plans, a layout change turns their co-op into an oasis Marie and John are both NYC natives who had lived in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. for many years. When their first grandchild was born in Brooklyn in 2014, they began plotting the move back to their hometown. After John retired in 2017, […]
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