Larchmont's Victorian cottages and shoreline streets call for careful design. We design and engineer additions, second stories and renovations for Larchmont and Town of Mamaroneck homes.
Larchmont is a village of about one square mile within the Town of Mamaroneck, on Long Island Sound. It began as a summer resort after 1872, and the New York and New Haven Railroad turned it into one of the country's earliest suburbs. Victorian cottages and former hotels remain in Larchmont Manor, many now private homes. Much of the area with a Larchmont address is actually in the unincorporated Town of Mamaroneck, which matters for approvals.
Older homes on smaller lots make going up or carefully building out the usual path to more space. Our architects and engineers check the existing structure first, then design the new work to fit it.
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 York, building permits are issued by the town, village or city building department under the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, and zoning comes first. When a design needs relief from a setback, coverage or height limit, it goes to the Zoning Board of Appeals, and many villages and towns also require Architectural Review Board or Planning Board approval for exterior changes.
Because a Larchmont mailing address can fall in the village or the unincorporated town, the first step is confirming which building department and zoning code apply. We do that before design starts.
Homes near the Sound and the Premium River may sit in mapped flood areas. We check flood mapping and design for any requirements that apply.
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.
Many Larchmont addresses are in the unincorporated Town of Mamaroneck. We confirm which applies before design.
Often, yes. We evaluate the existing framing and foundation and design what the new floor needs.
We deliver signed and sealed drawings and support you or your contractor in the permit submission.
See a fixed design fee in about two minutes, or book a consultation and we will visit your home.