For this prewar NYC bathroom remodel, tile and gold finishes reveal old-school charm Homeowner: Leah posted a project on Sweeten Where: Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York Primary renovation: A rip-and-replace bathroom Notable: Feature and custom items were worth the wait. Result: The removal of a drop ceiling brought the space closer to the original […]
Seasoned renovators bring all their expertise for empty nest renovations to their prewar gem Beth and Bob Judge knew what they wanted: a prewar apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. And the couple—a residential real estate salesperson and a financial industry consultant—were willing to wait (and renovate) to score one that suited their family’s needs, […]
A little demolition, a lot of strategic resurfacing Nothing good could come of a crew of firefighters crashing down your door and barreling in to extinguish a roof fire. Could it? Dianna and Todd had been planning to renovate their fifth-floor apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side since the day they’d closed on it. But […]
Our favorite projects nestled between the Hudson River and Central Park West Once home to Nora Ephron, John Lennon, and countless other writers, artists, and musicians, the Upper West Side boasts a lively history that’s been captured in a myriad of films and immortalized in books. Broadway runs through it, and landmarks like the Apthorp, the Dakota, […]
With a lot of wasted space, Rashmi knew a more efficient floor plan was in order Project: Intelligent use of space in a Manhattan kitchen Before: When Rashmi purchased a one-bedroom co-op on the Upper West Side, she wanted to renovate the kitchen immediately. It was clearly run down, as the original kitchen in a prewar building, […]
Last year, Lindsay and Tim bought their first home together—a sprawling two-bedroom apartment on Central Park West. The couple—a medical student and financial analyst, respectively—saw the potential to create an incredible home for themselves, but had a list of renovation items to tackle first. With Sweeten’s help, they created a classic but thoroughly contemporary apartment […]
Project: Compact kitchen overhaul in an Upper West Side high-rise studio Before: Despite its condition, the owner, who works in real estate, actually remembers his old 85-square-foot kitchen with surprising fondness. Beneath a harsh fluorescent fixture, low-end plastic laminate cabinets and counters were worn and stained. Above the 1980’s white stove, the hood’s exposed exhaust hose […]
After spending many years patching up a rental they lived in together, two architects decided to purchase their very own fixer-upper on the top floor of an 1890s brownstone on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. One may wonder whether Kate Meagher and Arthur Liu had the same basic questions as non-design pros when it came to budget calculations, […]
When Emily moved to New York City last year, she went in search of an apartment with a warm, old-world feel. Although originally from California, she had recently spent two years living and studying in Normandy, France, where she developed an appreciation for beautiful prewar buildings that wore their age gracefully. Emily loved that the […]
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