From Murray Hill to the edge of the Watchung Reservation, we design and engineer additions, second stories and renovations for Berkeley Heights homeowners.
Berkeley Heights is a township of about six square miles in Union County, renamed from New Providence Township in 1951. Murray Hill, home of Bell Labs since 1941, is part of the township. The Passaic River forms its northern border, about 305 acres of the Watchung Reservation lie within it, including the Deserted Village of Feltville on the National Register, and the Berkeley Heights station is on the Gladstone Branch.
Single family neighborhoods on wooded and sloped lots make up much of the township. Our engineers evaluate the existing structure and site first, then design the new work with the architecture.
Licensed architects and professional engineers on one team, one contract and one set of signed and sealed drawings. See all of our services.
Rear, side and wraparound additions for kitchens, family rooms and primary suites, with the existing house evaluated by our engineers.
New floors over ranches, capes, garages and one story wings, with foundations and framing checked and reinforced as needed.
Whole house and partial renovations, wall removals and open plans, basements and attics, with structure and systems designed in house.
Ground up single family homes and teardown rebuilds, from site planning to sealed construction drawings.
Decks, covered porches, pergolas and garages engineered for footings, ledgers and loads.
Beam replacements, foundation fixes and engineer's letters for homeowners, buyers and insurers.
In New Jersey, most additions and structural renovations need zoning approval from the town before the construction permit, and the construction permit itself is reviewed under the state Uniform Construction Code. When a design needs relief from a setback, coverage or height limit, it goes to the town's land use board for a variance hearing.
Properties near the Passaic River and Green Brook may be near mapped flood areas, and lots near the reservation bring slope and drainage. We check both early.
Homes from the 1950s through the 1980s are good candidates for second stories and large additions. We check the original framing and design any reinforcement.
However your project is approved, we deliver signed and sealed drawings to you, support you and your contractor through the permit submission and answer the building department's review comments in house. Read how a project moves from consultation to close out on our process page.
Often, yes. We check the existing foundation and framing first.
Yes, across all of Berkeley Heights.
Our instant quote gives you a fixed design fee, which we confirm after a site visit.
See a fixed design fee in about two minutes, or book a consultation and we will visit your home.