Colonial Revival Restoration and Expansion

Built in 1928 by Julius Gregory, this stucco and stone Colonial Revival historic home possessed warmth, detail and richness in a relatively modest 3,500-sq.ft. package.  Our clients, avid athletes and swimmers, sought both a meticulously detailed home renovation and to expand it with a new private pool and home spa to suit their needs. 

The house itself underwent a thorough, careful historic preservation of its stone and stucco exterior and detailed interiors, while creating an interior renovation including a new, larger kitchen, and adding a new yoga room in a former garage. The entire basement was also renovated to create exercise/play space.  The second floor, tight under the steeply pitched roof, was nearly fully re-planned, with four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a skylit gallery.

  • A new in-ground pool was created in the rear, with a custom, contemporary cabana/pool house wing, creating a new private recreational area.  The cabana creates a green courtyard in front of the yoga room for quiet contemplation, with a glass connector to the kitchen.  Passing through this new connection one enters the pool patio, paved in Pennsylvania bluestone, with a new barbecue and canvas awning. 

    The cabana itself is built from materials complementing the historic home: locally quarried fieldstone recalls the prominent chimneys, while textured cement stucco matches the house itself.  The cabana houses a custom Italian aspen-wood sauna, two generous bathrooms, and a curved. tiered steam room. 

 

Location: New York, NY
Category: Homes - Houses  
Completion: 2024    
Team: Michael Goldblum, Leyani Klever, Emmanuel Santos  
Photography: Ashok Sinha        
Contractor: Key Construction Partners
Sauna: Perfect Wellness Group

Exterior view of a residential stone wall leading to a pool. Grass lawn in the forefront, stone wall to the left with glass partition on the right. Pool behind. Side angle view.
Exterior view of a residential stone wall leading to a pool. Grass lawn in the forefront, stone wall to the left with glass partition in the center. Straight on view with the house to the right.
Vertical long view of an exterior hallway enclosed with glass. Edge of stone wall on the right looking towards the door leading to the house.
The edge of a new built-in pool looking towards a new house renovation. Stone wall on the right, house on the left separated by a glass-enclosed hallway.
Long view of a new built-in pool looking towards a new house renovation. Stone wall on the right, house on the left separated by a glass-enclosed hallway.
In-home brown sauna benches with lighting underneath casting an orange glow
Long view of a new built-in pool looking towards a new house renovation. Stone wall on the right, house in the center separated by a glass-enclosed hallway.
At-home spa shower in a pool house. Large round spa shower head top center, benches and tile. Large glass window on the left looking out to the yard
Detail image of an entry from front of a house through to the backyard. Entry is white stone with a black metal grate door.
Exterior front of a house recently renovated. Lawn and bushes in front with a large tree on the right
Bird's eye view of the corner of a built-in pool at the bottom and right of the image with lawn and garden at the top and left. Stone pavers separate the two.
Exterior front of a house recently renovated. Lawn and red bushes in front with a large tree on the right
Detail image of a new built-in pool with trees in the background.
Detail of shower with gray tile and a bench for seating. Glass door. Skylight.
Historic photo of the exterior of a house with three tall trees in front. Color is dark sepia
Before picture of the house on the same side as where the pool house was added. A short white stone wall with a black metallic gate as entry to the yard with the house side entry on the right.
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