Kitchen Remodeling NYC

High-End Kitchen Renovations

Gurri Remodel is a trusted NYC remodeling contractor specializing in high-end kitchen remodeling and full kitchen renovations across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. With over 25 years of experience, we deliver custom kitchen remodeling solutions tailored to New York City living. From layout reconfiguration and structural upgrades to premium materials and detailed finishes, our team executes every project with precision, efficiency, and expert craftsmanship. We transform kitchens into functional, modern spaces designed for both daily use and long-term value in NYC residences.

Complete Kitchen Remodeling Services in New York City

Custom Kitchen Renovation NYC

Gurri Remodel provides complete kitchen renovation services in NYC, delivering full transformations that improve layout, functionality, and overall performance. Our team manages every phase of the remodeling process, including demolition, structural adjustments, and full construction. We specialize in creating efficient kitchen layouts that maximize space, storage, and workflow, tailored specifically for New York City apartments and homes. Each kitchen remodeling project is built to meet the highest standards of construction quality and long-term durability.

Luxury Kitchen Finishes & Installation

Our kitchen remodeling services focus on high-end materials and precision installation to deliver refined and durable results. From custom cabinetry and stone countertops to tile backsplashes and premium flooring, every detail is executed with care and craftsmanship. Gurri Remodel works with high-quality materials to ensure your kitchen renovation reflects both modern aesthetics and long-lasting performance. Each kitchen is designed and built to meet the expectations of high-end NYC living.

High-end kitchen remodel in a New York City apartment

Professional Kitchen Remodeling Execution

As a licensed NYC general contractor, Gurri Remodel manages kitchen remodeling projects with structured planning, coordination, and on-site supervision. We oversee all trades, ensure compliance with New York City building requirements, and maintain clear project timelines from start to completion. Our experience in NYC kitchen renovations allows us to deliver efficient, well-managed projects while maintaining high construction standards. Every kitchen remodeling project is completed with precision, ensuring quality, functionality, and a seamless renovation experience.

Kitchen Remodeling for NYC Co-ops, Condos and Pre-War Apartments

Renovating a kitchen in New York City is a different job from renovating one almost anywhere else. The room is usually small, the building is usually old, and the work is almost always governed by a managing agent, a board, and a set of house rules written long before your project existed. Gurri Remodel has worked inside those constraints since 1997, and the way we plan a kitchen reflects that.

Most of the kitchens we build sit inside pre-war co-ops and post-war condos in Manhattan and Brooklyn. That means we design around what the building will actually allow: existing riser locations, wet-over-dry restrictions, limited electrical capacity, load-bearing walls that cannot move, and floor assemblies that need proper sound attenuation before new flooring goes down. Working these questions out on paper, before demolition, is what keeps a kitchen renovation from stalling halfway through.

Co-op and Condo Board Approval, Handled

Board approval is the step that most often delays a New York kitchen renovation, and it is the step we handle for our clients. We prepare and submit the alteration agreement package your managing agent requires: scope of work, drawings, contractor licence and insurance certificates, certificates of insurance naming the building and managing agent as additional insured, and the work schedule showing that construction happens only within permitted hours. Where the building requires an engineer’s or architect’s sign-off, we coordinate directly with your design professional so the submission goes in complete the first time.

We are a licensed and insured New York City general contractor, so the paperwork your board asks for is paperwork we produce as a matter of routine rather than something we have to scramble for. Once approval is granted we run the job to the schedule that was approved: building protection in place, elevator pads booked, debris removal at the times the building permits, and daily clean-down of common areas.

What a Kitchen Renovation With Us Includes

Planning and layout. Measured survey of the existing kitchen, review of what the building allows, and a layout that works for how you actually cook and entertain.
Board and permit coordination. Alteration agreement package, insurance certificates, and coordination with your managing agent and design professional.
Demolition and protection. Full protection of floors, halls and elevators before anything comes out, then controlled removal of existing finishes.
Plumbing and electrical. Rough work brought up to current code, including new circuits for modern appliance loads and relocated supply and waste lines where the building permits.
Cabinetry. Custom and semi-custom cabinetry specified, ordered and installed to suit out-of-square pre-war walls and irregular ceiling heights.
Stone and tile. Countertops, backsplashes and flooring in marble, quartzite, quartz, porcelain and ceramic, templated to the installed cabinetry.
Finishing. Paint, trim, hardware, lighting, appliance installation, and a punch-list walkthrough before we consider the job done.

Materials We Work With

The material list on a New York kitchen is usually a negotiation between how a surface looks, how it behaves, and what the building will tolerate.

Natural stone — marble, quartzite and granite — gives you depth and movement that engineered surfaces still cannot match. Marble is the classic choice for a pre-war kitchen and it does patina; clients who want the look without the maintenance often move to quartzite, which reads similarly but etches far less readily.

Engineered quartz is the practical answer for a hard-working family kitchen: consistent from slab to slab, non-porous, and forgiving of the wine, citrus and oil that ruin an unsealed natural stone.

Cabinetry in NYC apartments rarely fits a standard grid. Ceiling heights vary within the same room, walls are out of plumb, and the useful storage is vertical. Custom and semi-custom cabinetry lets us take a run to the ceiling and scribe it to the wall rather than filling the gap with trim.

Flooring and sound. Most co-ops require a documented sound-attenuation underlayment beneath any hard flooring, with a specified impact-insulation rating. We specify and install to whatever your house rules require and keep the documentation for your files.

How Long a NYC Kitchen Renovation Takes

For a typical Manhattan or Brooklyn apartment kitchen, plan on roughly eight to twelve weeks of construction once the board has approved the work and long-lead items have arrived. The construction window is rarely what sets the overall timeline; board review and cabinetry lead times usually do. Boards commonly take two to six weeks to review a complete alteration package, and custom cabinetry and stone can take six to ten weeks from order to delivery.

The practical consequence is that ordering decisions should be made early. We sequence procurement so that long-lead items are on order while the board package is still under review, which is how a project that looks like six months on paper finishes in three or four.

Recent Kitchen Projects

Three recent kitchen projects show how this works in practice:

Central Park West kitchen remodeling — a pre-war Upper West Side kitchen rebuilt within the building’s existing riser positions.
Fifth Avenue kitchen renovation — an Upper East Side apartment kitchen with custom cabinetry scribed to out-of-square walls.
Madison Avenue refresh — a kitchen and interior upgrade carried out while the owners remained in the building.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need board approval to remodel my kitchen in a NYC co-op or condo?

Almost certainly yes. Nearly every co-op and most condos require a signed alteration agreement before work begins, even for a renovation that does not move plumbing. We prepare that package for you and deal with the managing agent directly.

How long does board approval usually take?

Typically two to six weeks from the day a complete package is submitted, though some boards only review at monthly meetings. Incomplete submissions are the most common cause of delay, which is why we submit drawings, scope, licence and insurance certificates together.

Can I move my sink, stove or dishwasher?

Sometimes. Moving a sink or dishwasher means moving supply and waste lines, and how far you can move them depends on the building’s riser locations, the slope available for the waste line, and whether the space below you is a wet or dry area. We check what is possible before you commit to a layout.

Do you handle the permits?

Yes. Where the scope requires Department of Buildings filing, we coordinate the filing with the licensed professional the work requires, alongside the building’s own alteration agreement process.

What is a realistic construction timeline?

About eight to twelve weeks on site for a typical apartment kitchen after approval, plus the board review and material lead times that come before it.

Can I stay in the apartment during the work?

Many clients do, particularly in larger apartments where the kitchen can be sealed off. It is less comfortable in a one- or two-bedroom, where the kitchen is the only route to water. We will tell you honestly which situation you are in before you make plans.

What are the usual work-hour restrictions?

Most Manhattan and Brooklyn buildings allow construction on weekdays only, commonly between 9am and 4pm or 9am and 5pm, with no work on weekends or holidays. We build the schedule around your building’s rules rather than assuming a standard week.

Marble or quartz — which should I choose?

Marble for the look, and for a kitchen that will be treated carefully; quartz for a kitchen that will take daily abuse from a family. Quartzite sits between the two. We will show you the trade-offs against how you actually use the room.

Do you work with my architect or designer?

Yes, regularly. We are equally comfortable building to a designer’s drawings or working directly with a homeowner who wants us to handle the whole process.

How long have you been remodeling in New York?

Since 1997 — more than 25 years of kitchen, bathroom and full apartment work across Manhattan and Brooklyn, as a licensed and insured New York City general contractor.

Which neighborhoods do you work in?

Manhattan and Brooklyn, including the Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Tribeca, SoHo, Chelsea, the West Village and Greenwich Village, Central Park West and Fifth Avenue.

Kitchens are only part of what we do. If your project extends beyond one room, see our full apartment renovation and bathroom remodeling pages, or the overview of every remodeling service we offer.

We work throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn, including the Upper East Side and the Upper West Side.

If your kitchen is in a co-op, our co-op renovation page covers the board approval side in full. Our process sets out what happens from first call to handover, and you can read client reviews.