Thursday, November 13th, 2008
On Location: Updating the Haight
In San Francisco, a three-story Victorian home that once sheltered hippies now welcomes a modernist family.
Archive for the 'Restoration and Rehabilitation' Category
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
The Fix: Job Gremlins and the Contract
Any home improvement job should account for the big unknown: a change of plans.
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
In Trinidad, a Painted Lady in Distress
The rapid disappearance of historic architecture in Trinidad is provoking a sometimes heated debate about the merits of historic preservation.
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
A Fixer-Upper to End Them All
A Hudson Valley couple renovated a Beaux-Arts sporting pavilion designed by Stanford White in 1902 for John Jacob Astor IV.
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Who Lives There: From Another Time and Place
As urban oases go, the little wooden house on the corner of Charles and Greenwich Streets is unusually tempting, like a contented child’s drawing of a happy home.
Saturday, October 25th, 2008
This Man Could Ruin Your Renovation Plans
Looking to tear down a wall or relocate a bathroom? If you’re a Manhattan co-op owner, there’s a chance you’ll have to run that project by Elliott Glass.
Sunday, September 14th, 2008
Habitats | Upper West Side: A New Start, With Nod to the Past on the Upper West Side
Gwen Calderon remodeled her apartment while retaining the designs from her late husband.
Sunday, September 7th, 2008
The Sell: In Harlem, Two Families Find Havens
When selling his renovated town house in Harlem, Hans Futterman found that not everyone felt comfortable in the neighborhood, especially after an outburst of violence.
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Communities Become Home Buyers to Fight Decay
Several big cities are using tax dollars and private funds to buy and refurbish foreclosed properties to help declining neighborhoods survive.
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
In the Region | New Jersey: Selling Cities Despite Bad Images
Developers in places like Newark, Trenton and even parts of Jersey City must overcome the weight of reputations that soured long ago and never really recovered.
