Prewar Gut Renovation in Sutton Place South
2 Sutton Place South, NYC
Prewar Gut Reno at Sutton Place South
2 Sutton Place South, NYC. One Bedroom, 1 and 1/2 baths
The goal was to change this dated prewar large one bedroom with a terrace into a beautiful contemporary prewar space, transforming it to a contemporary prewar beauty.
Renovation Project Overview
TYPE: Gut Renovation, Sutton Place South Apartment
LOCATION: Sutton Place South, NYC
CONSTRUCTION DURATION: 7 months with building delay of 2 months
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The Full Story Behind This Sutton Place South Prewar Reno:
The goal was to change this dated prewar large one bedroom with a terrace into a beautiful contemporary prewar space, transforming it to a contemporary prewar beauty. The renovation gut included kitchen and baths, expanded the kitchen, opened up room transitions, added closets, added through wall AC and through window AC, new vented washer dryer and new floor.
The Challenges of a Prewar Gut Reno: Electric Upgrade, Building Risers, Kitchen, Baths, ceilings, Flooring and steps, and Room Openings
To bring the vision to life, we had to bring in new electric wiring to the panel, which included soffits and rewiring the apartment with new lighting as per design, changed the steps to the sunken Living Room, working fireplace that needed an update. The kitchen was expanded with into the Dining Room space by opening the walls and dropped ceiling for lighting, adding the pantry, more counter space and microwave drawer, toe kick drawers, and organizers. Dramatic quartz countertops, and my custom millwork for the kitchen and added dryer in the gallery. Classic design for the powder bath with a nod to prewar, and large ensuite bathroom with contrasting blue and white tiles the owner loves!
We wanted to change the terrace floor pavers but it wasn’t allowed by the Decoration Committee, even though it wasn’t a Landmark Building. The Emery Roth features including the terrace pavers were required to remain, or replaced with like for like material. The building risers for hot and cold water supply to the lines above this apartment ran under the primary bathroom floor and had to be changed by the building to run above the floor, and delayed our work for two months. We continued working on what we could do excluding the primary bathroom.
Adventures in Design Build: Project Videos
For those of you who love the ups and downs of challenging renovation transformations there is more! Don’t miss this project’s playlist with before and afters, and a walkthrough video on my YouTube Channel.
Key Renovation Highlights:
- Opened kitchen to Dining room
- Vented new washer dryer
- Removed through wall AC in DR and added new through wall in Bedroom
- New wider planked rift and quarter sawn select grade European oak floor with new steps sanded, stained and finished
- Updated Terrace lighting and added a new outdoor spigot
- Changed terrace window for the AC and door to add the retractable screen door
- Upgraded electric AMPs and strategic lighting design
Project Result:
The transformation of this space was significant, becoming the NYC apartment that our client adores—a beautiful home!
Project Reflections:
“We were thrilled to see how much our client loves it!”
More Prewar Reno Before & Afters, Walkthrough Videos
For those of you who love the ups and downs of renovation transformations, don’t miss my prewar project playlists featuring before and after videos of some of my most challenging prewar apartment renovations, and a prewar walkthrough video playlist too.
If you love this Sutton Place South Prewar renovation transformation as much as we do, schedule an appointment with Paula McDonald Design Build & Interiors today!