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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from HC Design. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Cabinets are roughly 30% of a kitchen budget.
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$23,000 – $35,000
Typical kitchen remodel around $29,000
HC Design is Heidi Condon's residential design practice on Front Street in Scituate, and the jobs people describe hiring her for are big ones: a 200-year-old house taken nearly to the studs, a roughly 4,000 square-foot coastal home, a split-level ranch on the water whose owners wanted to "de-ranchify" it. The firm puts its typical project at $200,000 to $2.5 million, with most construction landing between $500k and $1.5m. The thread running through the reviews is permitting. Writing in January 2021, one couple singled out how she handled the town historical commission during their whole-house gut, calling it valuable in keeping the project on track. In February 2018, another described her navigating town and county zoning plus civil and structural engineering requirements after a previous architect left them stranded, then helping evaluate builder bids. A February 2021 client said the team guided them through working with engineers and builders and shepherded the budget. Her Houzz page averages 4.8 across 23 ratings, with work quality and communication both at 5.0 and value at 4.8, alongside 42 project galleries in Cohasset, Hingham and Scituate and seven Houzz Awards. Two things to weigh. Everything written about the firm sits on that one platform, and the newest account there is December 2023, when a client said she went beyond design and acted as project manager; the rest run back to 2018. Two of the twelve write-ups also come from people in the trade rather than homeowners — an interior designer who collaborated on a high-end project, and a professional who worked with her over several years. If your project is an addition, a historic renovation or a new coastal build that has to clear a conservation commission or historic review, this is the kind of practice that work calls for. Ask for references from jobs finished in the past two years, and settle the budget conversation early — the stated floor is around $200,000.
Heidi and her team were the best. Her ideas were innovative and creative, and made great use of our space. She went beyond architectural design and acted as well as a project manager, keeping things on track and moving forward. Highly recommend.
We are beyond happy with the design the team created and very excited for our new coastal home. The attention to detail and style has been evident at every turn of the project. We are so impressed with the work Heidi and her team did. They also were able to come through with quick turnarounds at each step during a rather tight timeline for our project start date. Can't say enough good things about working with HC Design!!
HC Design has been fantastic to work with and we couldn't recommend them highly enough. We have been working with Heidi for several years on a complicated renovation project, and I'm so glad we chose HC Design as our partner. We had never taken on a project of this scale before, and Heidi and her team have helped us navigate the process. We felt heard from the beginning when we shared our vision and Heidi and her team asked questions to inform design decisions, and then iterations. When it came to working with engineers and builders, we've felt like the HC Design team has been a valuable guide and has been a shepherd of our budget.
I have worked with Heidi Condon of HC Design for several years and have a great appreciation for her aesthetic, her talent and her broad skills as an architect and a business professional. Heidi is innovative and has a great sense of how to help bring a client's vision to life and creatively advance their projects. She is responsive and punctual with meetings, deadlines and site visits and has a broad knowledge of how to work with local regulators to keep a project moving forward when dealing with complex regulations and construction issues. You will be impressed with her professionalism, attention to detail, advocacy and passion for providing superior design. I cannot recommend Heidi and HC Design highly enough.
Heidi and her team did a wonderful job for our project. This was nearly a whole-house renovation/gut of a 200 year-old house and the design plans translated very nicely into a completed job. Heidi gave us multiple proposals for the job to start and did a great job with our feedback to morph those proposals into a final plan. We also greatly appreciated how well Heidi dealt with the town historical commission. This was so valuable in keeping our project on track. All-in-all we would highly recommend Heidi and her team.
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