Bronxville Homes Need a Different Approach
Bronxville is full of older homes with real bones — center-hall Colonials, brick Tudors, and stone-front houses built to last. Remodeling one of these homes isn't the same as remodeling a newer build. The walls are often plaster, not drywall. The floor plans predate open-concept living. Systems are decades old and buried behind original trim you don't want to lose.
As a licensed architect and general contractor, Silvio M. Luca designs and builds every Bronxville project himself. He knows what's behind the walls of these homes before demolition even starts, because he's the one who assessed the structure and drew the plans.
Kitchen and Bathroom Work
Kitchens in older Bronxville homes are almost always too small and too closed off from the rest of the house. Opening a kitchen up usually means removing a load-bearing wall, which requires structural engineering and a permit — not just a demo crew. We handle the structural design, the permit filing, and the construction under one contract, so there's no gap between what gets designed and what gets built.
Bathrooms follow the same pattern. Old plumbing runs, cast iron tubs, and layouts that waste space. We redesign the layout first, then build around what the plumbing and framing will actually support.
Whole-Home Remodels
Some Bronxville clients want more than a kitchen or bath — they want the whole house to work better. That means reconfiguring the floor plan, adding a primary suite, or finishing a basement. Every one of these projects starts the same way: an assessment of the existing structure, then a design that respects what makes the house worth keeping.
Permits in Bronxville
Like every municipality in Westchester County, Bronxville has its own building department and its own permit review process. We file all architectural drawings and permit applications directly, so you're not managing that process yourself. The same is true whether your project is in Bronxville, Scarsdale, Larchmont, Pelham, Rye, or Eastchester — each town runs its own timeline, and we build that into the schedule from the start.
Getting Started
If you're considering a remodel in Bronxville or anywhere else in Westchester County, the first step is a conversation at your home. We'll look at the existing structure, talk through what you actually want out of the space, and give you a straight answer on what's possible. Call (914) 224-7383 to schedule a free in-home consultation with Silvio M. Luca.
