Short Hills and Millburn homes are some of the most valuable in New Jersey. We design and engineer additions, renovations and new homes that match them.
Millburn Township covers about ten square miles of Essex County, with Short Hills, founded by Stewart Hartshorn on 1,550 acres, home to most of its residents, and the Wyoming section near downtown Millburn. It has the highest median household income in New Jersey among towns of more than 10,000 people. The West Branch of the Rahway River runs through downtown, South Mountain Reservation borders the township, and NJ Transit's Millburn and Short Hills stations are on the Morristown Line.
Homeowners here often renovate fully, add a primary suite or second floor, or rebuild. Large rooms, long spans and complex roofs are routine, and our engineers design them in house alongside 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 Rahway River in downtown Millburn may fall in mapped flood areas. We check flood mapping before design and plan for any requirements that apply.
On established streets, an addition has to fit the scale and character of the neighbors. We design rooflines, materials and proportions that suit the house and the street.
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.
Yes, including the structural and systems changes, on one set of sealed drawings.
We check current flood mapping before design and plan for any requirements.
Yes, from site planning through sealed architectural and structural drawings.
See a fixed design fee in about two minutes, or book a consultation and we will visit your home.