PROBLEM. Acquiring distressed properties, meant we were acquiring old, outdated and inefficient utility systems, which can lead to headaches and high utility bills, if not replaced.

SOLUTION. By installing, modern, state-of-the-art, Energy Star® rated utility systems, including new 200-Amp electrical service, along entirely new wiring and plumbing systems, we alleviated potential nightmares for students, their parents and Monocacy Street alike.

FINAL PRODUCT. In addition to benefiting from brand new utility systems, and reduced utility expenses, our properties feature semi-finished basements with epoxy-sealed walls and floors, where students can comfortably do laundry, store belongings or entertain guests.

PROBLEM. Suffering from a dark and inefficient layout, 1025 Orchard’s main living space did not welcome the live / work / play spirit of modern students.

SOLUTION. In order to achieve an efficient floorplan, we designed and installed a header system to go in-place of the wall that previously separated the kitchen and living space.

FINAL PRODUCT. The once closed off kitchen is now the heart of 1025 Orchard’s living space. Complete with a full size island topped in quartz, this space is ready for cooking, schoolwork and entertaining.

PROBLEM. Unable to make it up the stairs without hitting your head on the roofline, 1025 Orchard’s third-floor space was unusable to students in its prior form.

SOLUTION. To create a private and legal third-floor bedroom, we designed and installed a shed dormer system, which allows for ample head clearance and a landing area at the top of the stairwell.

FINAL PRODUCT. Previously unusable, 1025 Orchard’s third floor is now an amazing bedroom, filled with natural light and plenty of room for a student to feel right at home.

PROBLEM. Four students in one house, with only a ground floor bathroom, now that’s an issue.

SOLUTION. Fortunately, a portion of second-floor space in both 128 and 130 Frankford previously served as a walk-through bedroom, which allowed enough room for us to put up a wall and install a full bathroom in its place.

FINAL PRODUCT. Four students in one house, with access to a beautifully tiled, second-floor, full bathroom, complete with a dual floating vanity and mirrored medicine cabinet for storage, now that’s more like it.

PROBLEM. With a complicated roofline and virtually no head clearance at the top of the stairs, the third-floor space at 1028 Monacacy was not fit for a student to live in.

SOLUTION. We removed the entire westward facing roof line and replaced it with a new dormer system, making way for a private and legal third-floor bedroom at 1028 Monocacy.

FINAL PRODUCT. Dramatically different from its original state, 1028 Monocacy’s third floor was transformed into a light-flooded, massive bedroom.

PROBLEM. Originally constructed with only one bathroom, 1026 Monocacy lacked the appropriate number of bathrooms for a group of four students.

SOLUTION. We identified an oversized hallway closet as the perfect opportunity to create a much needed half bathroom.

FINAL PRODUCT. 1026 Monocacy benefits from one and a half bathrooms finished with ceramic tile, floating vanities and mirrored medicine cabinets for storage.

PROBLEM. The third-floor space in 128 and 130 Frankford had the requisite head clearance, but the issue was an oversized bedroom.

SOLUTION. In order make two legal and private bedrooms, we had to create a landing at the top of the stairs, allowing you to land and turn into the newly formed hallway. To do so, we had to fashion pie shape steps at the base of the stairs, so that you would reach the third floor with less horizontal travel.

FINAL PRODUCT. Now housing two appropriately sized bedrooms, the third floors of both 128 and 130 Frankford are finished with new drywall, new trim, new windows, fresh paint and soft carpet.