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309 5th St

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Location
The Village, Jersey City, New Jersey
Style
Modern
Original kitchen before renovation
Original kitchen before renovation
It was a dirty job to demo this place
It was a dirty job to demo this place
Removing the front facade
Removing the front facade
Hand cut brick to create our own thin brick
Hand cut brick to create our own thin brick
Existing building when we bought it
Existing building when we bought it
Demo Days are over
Demo Days are over
Original Concept sketch
Original Concept sketch
Steel coming in
Steel coming in
Top two floors do not sit on the original brick
Top two floors do not sit on the original brick
Saving the back of the original building to create a courtyard
Saving the back of the original building to create a courtyard
Exterior insulation with pro loft and z clips to hold cement siding
Exterior insulation with pro loft and z clips to hold cement siding
High performance exterior
High performance exterior
Making the stairs treads at the shop
Making the stairs treads at the shop
Adding back the original brick after it was hand sliced to create thin brick
Adding back the original brick after it was hand sliced to create thin brick
1/4" blackened steel to edge the hand scraped wood floors
1/4" blackened steel to edge the hand scraped wood floors
Making the kitchen surround onsite from the reclaimed floor joists
Making the kitchen surround onsite from the reclaimed floor joists
Finally finished
Finally finished
Repurposed floor joists made into stair treads
Repurposed floor joists made into stair treads
Wonderful light we get on the stairs from the skylight above
Wonderful light we get on the stairs from the skylight above

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L Squared Design Build

From Dave

As a builder I never got to build for myself until now. We converted / added onto an auto repair garage to make our dream home in Jersey City NJ for my family. . Having my hands on every aspect of this project was so rewarding.
A few highlights:
A few highlights:
All the steps and kitchen surround are reclaimed lumber from the floor joists in the original building.
The front of the building was stucco covered brick. It was determined that we could not save that brick as it was in bad shape. We removed all the brick, cleaned and hand sliced to create a thin brick and then reinstalled in on the facade.
We kept the existing rear of the building and kept it as an exterior space while adding a 25’ wide operable sliding glass wall to blend the inside and the outside.
We have a 20’ retractable skylight to allow you to walk up a full flight of stairs and get views of NYC.