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Send a few lines, or answer a few questions so our first reply can be more specific. Either way it goes to Jared, and we reply within one business day.

Ballpark design fee

Get a ballpark design fee

Answer a few questions about the property and the work. If the scope fits our pricing guidelines, we’ll email a preliminary architectural fee range. If it needs a closer look, it goes to our team for review.

The design fee only, not the cost of construction. Not a formal quote or a guaranteed price; a project-specific proposal follows our review of the scope.

Ranges are available for houses and buildings of up to four homes in Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania and New Jersey suburbs: renovations, additions, third floors, roof decks, decks and new houses. Commercial spaces, larger buildings, violations and basement work go to our team for a closer look.

We already have your request from earlier in this visit. There’s no need to send it again — to add something, reply to our email or call (215) 259-8332.

What are you planning?

A homeRenovation, addition, roof deck or a new house — in the city, the suburbs or New JerseyMultifamily or mixed-useApartments, a conversion, or a new buildingA commercial spaceA fit-out, a new use for a building, or an additionNot sure yetTell us what you have in mind

What’s the work? Choose any that apply

Renovate the whole houseRenovate part — kitchen, baths, a floorRear or side additionAdd a floorRoof deckRear deckFinish or lower the basementBuild a new houseTurn it into more than one unitLegalize past workFix an L&I violationSomething elseNot sure yet

What’s the work? Choose any that apply

A new buildingConvert or add unitsRenovate a buildingAdd a floorAdd on to the backCommercial space on the ground floorLegalize existing unitsFix an L&I violationSomething elseNot sure yet

What’s the work? Choose any that apply

Fit out a space for a businessRenovate a commercial buildingAn additionA new buildingCertificate of Occupancy / legalizeSomething elseNot sure yet

What’s the work? Choose any that apply

RenovationAdditionRoof deckNew buildingMore unitsCommercial spaceSomething elseNot sure yet

In your own words (optional)

The property

Address

Used only to look the property up — never shown publicly.

I don’t have an address yet — I’m still looking

Area or neighborhood (optional)

What’s there now?

Rowhome (attached both sides)Twin (attached one side)Detached houseVacant lotMulti-unit residentialMixed use (commercial + residential)CommercialNot sure

Is there a building on the site now?

No — it’s emptyYes, to be taken downYes, keeping part of itNot sure

What happens to the building that’s there now?

It comes downWe keep part of itNot sure yet

How many stories is the building now?

Count the floors above ground.

How many units are there now?

A few details

Share what you know. You can choose “Not sure” wherever you’re still deciding.

Nothing more to ask for this kind of project — continue.

How do you get onto the roof today?

A hatchA door or stairNo way upNot sure

Are you hoping for a pilot house — an enclosed stair up to the deck?

YesNoNot sure

How many floors would the addition be?

OneTwoMoreNot sure

Where would the deck be?

At ground levelOff an upper floorNot sure

How much of the building would change?

A room or twoA whole floorThe whole buildingNot sure

Would walls come out, or openings get bigger?

YesNoNot sure

Would kitchens or bathrooms move, or new ones be added?

YesNoNot sure

Lower the basement floor for more headroom?

YesNoNot sure

How many units would you like when it’s done?

What is on the ground floor now?

Living spaceA store or businessEmptyNot sure

Is anyone living or working in the building now?

YesPartlyNo, it’s empty

Lot size, if you know it

For example: 16 × 60 ft, or half an acre

How many stories do you have in mind?

What will the space be used for?

OfficeRetail or showroomRestaurant or caféMedical or wellnessFitness or recreationSchool or childcareSomething else

What was it used for before, if you know?

Do you own the space or lease it?

We own itWe’ve signed a leaseWe’re considering a leaseNot sure yet

When do you need to decide on the lease?

About how many square feet?

A rough number is fine.

Will there be a commercial kitchen?

YesNoNot sure

Do you have the notice or case number from L&I?

YesNo

Any changes at the sidewalk — steps, a driveway, a curb cut?

YesNoNot sure

Is the building in a historic district, or historically designated? “Not sure” is fine — we check.

YesNoNot sure

Do you have drawings, a survey or past permits?

YesNoNot sure

Timing and budget

When would you like us to begin designing? This is separate from your intended construction start.

As soon as possibleWithin 3 months3–6 monthsMore than 6 months outNot sure yet

Do you have a target opening date?

Optional — a month is enough.

Is there a date that drives the schedule?

Optional — a settlement, financing or a lease, if any.

What is it for?

I’ll live thereRentalBuild to sellOther

Do you have a contractor?

YesGetting bidsI’d like a recommendationNot yet

Construction budget — the cost to build, not our fee

Get a ballpark design feeFor eligible projects, we’ll email a preliminary architectural fee range based on your answers. A project-specific proposal follows our review of the scope.

Our design fee only, separate from the construction budget above.

Where is the property? The fee depends on it.

In PhiladelphiaPennsylvania, outside PhiladelphiaNew JerseySomewhere else

About how big is the house, in square feet?

A rough number is fine — outside Philadelphia the fee goes by size.

About how big would the addition be, in square feet?

A rough number is fine.

Nothing more to ask — your answers so far cover it.

Commercial spaces don’t get an automatic range yet: our team reviews the space and the use, then follows up with the design fee.

How do we reach you?

Your name

Provide an email or a phone number — either one is enough.

Phone

Your relationship to the project

Writing for someone else’s property? The owner’s details help (optional).

Owner’s name

Owner’s email

Owner’s phone

How did you hear about us? (optional)

Anything else? (optional)

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Your ballpark design fee

This is the scope we’ll price — check it, and change anything that’s off:

If it fits our pricing guidelines, we’ll email a preliminary architectural fee range to , sometimes after a quick check by our team. If it needs a closer look, our team reviews it and gets back to you.

Your details

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What do you have in mind?

Property address (if there is one)

Your name

Provide an email or a phone number — either one is enough.

Phone

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After you send it

Jared reviews your inquiry and follows up with any questions.
We may arrange a call to discuss the property and scope.
From there, we can prepare a proposal with our services, fee and schedule.

After you send it

We price the scope from your answers, using our own fee guidelines. You can check that scope on the last step.
If it fits them, the range comes by email, sometimes after a quick check by our team. If it needs a closer look, our team reviews it and gets back to you.
Jared also reads every request and replies within one business day.
When you’re ready, we prepare a proposal with the confirmed scope, fee and schedule.

How projects like this usually run. Your proposal sets the actual scope and timeline.

Prefer to talk?

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