Remodeling in New York

New York's guides cover four places that remodel very different houses: prewar apartment buildings in New York City, postwar Cape Cods and ranches on Long Island, Tudors and colonials in Westchester, and wood-frame doubles in Buffalo. Across the state, {{n2-nys-share-pre1940}} of homes were built before 1940, so many projects here start inside older walls, pipes and wiring.

Illustration of a Brooklyn block of brownstone row houses with high stoops and iron railings under tall street trees. — Illustration

Local guides

Long Island
- Bathroom remodelingMidrange bathroom remodel: $30,376¹
- Kitchen remodelingMinor midrange kitchen remodel: $31,419¹
- Whole-home remodelingMajor midrange kitchen remodel: $90,252¹
- Accessible bathroomsUniversal design bathroom remodel: $47,052¹
- Basement finishingBasement remodel: $61,417¹
- Rental conversionsAccessory dwelling unit (new detached build): $192,657¹
New York City
- Bathroom remodelingMidrange bathroom remodel: $30,376¹
- Kitchen remodelingMinor midrange kitchen remodel: $31,419¹
- Whole-home remodelingMajor midrange kitchen remodel: $90,252¹
- Accessible bathroomsUniversal design bathroom remodel: $47,052¹
- Basement finishingBasement remodel: $61,417¹
- Rental conversionsAccessory dwelling unit (new detached build): $192,657¹
Buffalo
- Bathroom remodelingMidrange bathroom remodel: $27,150²
- Kitchen remodelingMinor kitchen remodel: $29,493²
- Whole-home remodelingMajor kitchen remodel: $83,680²
- Accessible bathroomsUniversal-design bathroom remodel: $45,208²
- Basement finishingBasement remodel: $60,644³
- Rental conversionsAccessory dwelling unit (new detached build): $191,114³
Westchester
- Bathroom remodelingMidrange bathroom remodel: $30,376¹
- Kitchen remodelingMinor midrange kitchen remodel: $31,419¹
- Whole-home remodelingMajor midrange kitchen remodel: $90,252¹
- Accessible bathroomsUniversal design bathroom remodel: $47,052¹
- Basement finishingBasement remodel: $61,417¹
- Rental conversionsAccessory dwelling unit (new detached build): $192,657¹

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Sources

Zonda / Journal of Light Construction, Cost vs. Value 2025, New York, NY. Released 2025. New York, NY (Cost vs. Value market). Industry source.
Zonda / Journal of Light Construction, Cost vs. Value 2025, Buffalo, NY. Released 2025. Buffalo, NY (Cost vs. Value market). Industry source.
Zonda / Journal of Light Construction, Cost vs. Value 2025, Middle Atlantic region. Released 2025. Middle Atlantic region (Cost vs. Value). Industry source.