Manhattan ∙ New York
Gold Coast Kitchen Remodeling for Fifth and Park Avenue Co-ops
Home Design & Co is a Manhattan based, family owned firm with more than 15 years in NYC’s most selective buildings. On the Gold Coast we remodel kitchens inside pre-war co-ops between Fifth and Lexington, working to your board’s alteration agreement and the hours your building actually allows.
What clients say
What clients say
Clients routinely give Home Design & Co a 5.0/5.0 review average for our professionalism, timeliness, and final results.
John and his team are true professionals. Their work exceeded our expectations and finished on time.”
Riverdale, NYC Client
I do not give out recommendations lightly, but their work was exceptional and I highly recommend this company.”
Verified Manhattan Homeowner
What makes a Gold Coast kitchen renovation different
Boards that review in detail:
Gold Coast co-op boards are among the most exacting in the city and routinely send an alteration package back for revision. We assemble the full submission and correspond with the managing agent directly.
Narrow approved work windows:
Buildings on the Fifth Avenue front commonly allow renovation only between Memorial Day and Labor Day, when shareholders are out of the city. That one rule decides the whole year: miss the window and the project waits twelve months. We plan the approvals against that calendar first and the construction second.
Insurance requirements ($5 Million+):
We carry the coverage Gold Coast boards ask for, with the corporation and the managing agent named on the certificate.
Pre-war risers and waterproofing:
Moving a sink or dishwasher in an older line needs engineering sign-off. We file it and hold to the building’s wet-over-dry rules.
One service elevator, shared:
Deliveries compete with residents and other trades. We reserve elevator time ahead so a work day is never lost to logistics.
A block that never fully quiets:
With Weill Cornell and the Hospital for Special Surgery nearby, neighbors keep irregular hours. We give notice before noisy phases and respect quiet-hour rules.
We deal with each of these before they turn into delays, with one point of contact from filing to final walkthrough. Gold Coast is part of our wider Upper East Side remodeling practice.
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See the work before you commit
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Why Gold Coast homeowners hire us
On the Gold Coast the summer work window, not the contractor, is what sets your start date, and the alteration package has to clear the board before it opens. We take that on so you are not chasing paperwork. We also remodel kitchens in Lenox Hill and in Carnegie Hill.
Board packages, start to finish
We prepare the alteration package, carry the $5M insurance coverage boards ask for, and deal with building management directly, so you are not translating between parties.
DOB filings and inspections
Permits filed, inspections scheduled and attended, sign-offs closed out. The city paperwork stays on our side of the table.
A project manager on your building’s clock
Elevator reservations, delivery windows, contractor registrations and debris removal, all planned against the hours your building actually permits.
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Gold Coast kitchen remodeling
See your kitchen before we build it
Every project opens with a one on one design session. We measure your kitchen, listen to how you actually use it, and produce detailed renderings so you can walk the layout before anything is ordered or demolished.
Real, photo-ready renderings: You approve cabinetry, finishes and lighting from 3D views, not from a verbal description.
No artificial marketing: Our portfolio and Instagram show photographs of completed NYC remodels, never stock imagery or invented before-and-afters.
See your kitchen before we build it
See your kitchen before we build it
Every project opens with a one on one design session. We measure your kitchen, listen to how you actually use it, and produce detailed renderings so you can walk the layout before anything is ordered or demolished.
Real, photo-ready renderings: You approve cabinetry, finishes and lighting from 3D views, not from a verbal description.
No artificial marketing: Our portfolio and Instagram show photographs of completed NYC remodels, never stock imagery or invented before-and-afters.
5.0 / 5.0
41 Reviews
“John and his team are true professionals"
Gold Coast kitchen remodeling
Line-item estimates. No moving numbers.
• Multi-time “Best of Houzz Service” winner.
• Dozens of 5-star reviews from NYC owners who value quality, process, and respect for their building.
• Every line priced and explained up front, so the number you approve is the number you pay.
Line-item estimates. No moving numbers.
Line-item estimates. No moving numbers.
• Multi-time “Best of Houzz Service” winner.
• Dozens of 5-star reviews from NYC owners who value quality, process, and respect for their building.
• Every line priced and explained up front, so the number you approve is the number you pay.
Gold Coast kitchen remodeling
A kitchen that fits a pre-war floor plan
A Gold Coast classic six or seven still carries its service wing: a narrow galley, a maid’s room and a back stair, all walled off from the entertaining rooms at the front. The question is rarely the cabinetry, it is how much of that wing the board will let you absorb. We draw it both ways, one plan that keeps the wall and one that takes it, so the package survives whichever answer comes back.
Custom cabinetry, upgraded lighting and durable stone are specified to survive a building that will not let you back in to redo them.
Gold Coast bathroom remodeling
Bathrooms planned around the waterproofing
Bathrooms in these buildings sit over a neighbor, so waterproofing and the wet-over-dry rule drive the plan before any finish is chosen. We detail the pan and the membrane, then design around them.
We carry the building requirements and approvals through to sign-off, and leave a room that is quiet, well lit and easy to keep.
Gold Coast kitchen remodeling
A kitchen that fits a pre-war floor plan
A Gold Coast classic six or seven still carries its service wing: a narrow galley, a maid’s room and a back stair, all walled off from the entertaining rooms at the front. The question is rarely the cabinetry, it is how much of that wing the board will let you absorb. We draw it both ways, one plan that keeps the wall and one that takes it, so the package survives whichever answer comes back.
Custom cabinetry, upgraded lighting and durable stone are specified to survive a building that will not let you back in to redo them.
Gold Coast bathroom remodeling
Bathrooms planned around the waterproofing
Bathrooms in these buildings sit over a neighbor, so waterproofing and the wet-over-dry rule drive the plan before any finish is chosen. We detail the pan and the membrane, then design around them.
We carry the building requirements and approvals through to sign-off, and leave a room that is quiet, well lit and easy to keep.
Ready to start on the Gold Coast?
A kitchen here goes better when the building is handled first: the package filed, the hours agreed, the elevator booked. We run that side of it and keep you to design decisions.
Book a free in home estimate or call us today.
Why owners here choose us:
Licensed and fully insured to the limits Gold Coast boards require
3D designs approved before demolition begins
Work scheduled inside your building’s permitted hours
Ready to start on the Gold Coast?
A kitchen here goes better when the building is handled first: the package filed, the hours agreed, the elevator booked. We run that side of it and keep you to design decisions.
Book a free in home estimate or call us today.
Why owners here choose us:
Licensed and fully insured to the limits Gold Coast boards require
3D designs approved before demolition begins
Work scheduled inside your building’s permitted hours
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