Your home design and development sherpas.
Designing and developing a new home is hard. We make it fun.
You want a place that reflects your sensibilities, your lifestyle, and respects your budget. You also don’t want to spend endless hours reviewing details and pouring over material catalogs. We’ve worked to streamline the process with a focus on making it fun. Oh, and creating something beautiful. Really, really beautiful.
Land Sourcing
If you don’t have a parcel already, we recommend starting with our low-cost, subscription land service: land.nyc. If you’re looking for a higher-touch land sourcing effort or are outside of the NY metro area, we’re here to help you find, evaluate and secure the perfect lot.
PHASE I: LAND SOURCING
Concierge Land Sourcing
Service Overview
Our LAND team will source the best available parcels within a target area and price range, with favorable build possibilities and beautiful natural features.
Key Deliverables
- Initial discovery with client to understand goals.
- Detailed report on each presented parcel.
- Comparative report with recommendations.
PHASE I: LAND SOURCING
Land Consultation
Service Overview
Leverage our LAND team’s experience to offer in-depth guidance on your short list of lots, including: feasibility, best use, pre-construction costs and more.
Key Deliverables
- Full parcel review for up to 3 listings
- Comprehensive evaluative report on each listing
- Clear guidance on our preferred listings
Pre-Construction Coordination
Before we can facilitate the design and build of your home, we have to understand what’s possible on your lot and lay the track for a successful development. These are necessary and critical steps that for any new construction project.
PHASE 2: PRE-CONSTRUCTION COORDINATION
Code Review & Site Requirements
Service Overview
We will conduct a local code and zoning review of your lot and identify all specific site requirements.
Key Deliverables
- Comprehensive permitting and zoning review
- Usage study, with site visit as required
- Definition of all town permit requirements
PHASE 2: PRE-CONSTRUCTION COORDINATION
Site Planning
Service Overview
Preparation of a masterplan that documents site conditions (e.g. sun path, views, wind conditions), circulation / driveway, utilities locations, home placement, and more.
Key Deliverables
- Fully developed site plan
- On site visits, as required and as available
- Documentation for groundwork vendors
PHASE 2: PRE-CONSTRUCTION COORDINATION
Preliminary Pro Forma
Service Overview
We will develop a pro forma to assess the development project’s financial viability, calculating likely capital expenditures, ongoing costs, and revenue potential.
Key Deliverables
- Definition of potential development uses
- Estimates for construction and management expenses
- Estimates for revenue based on defined use
PHASE 2: PRE-CONSTRUCTION COORDINATION
Groundwork Coordination
Service Overview
We will source, solicit bids from and assemble the required groundwork vendors, including surveyor, excavator, ground clearing, land engineers, septic engineers and well vendors.
Key Deliverables
- Manage bid process and team assembly
- Secure permits for required work
- On the ground owner's representation, where relevant.
Design
The HUTS design team and our trusted professional partners have years of experience in modern home design, with a people-focused approach, clean details, appropriate-scale, and a focus on sustainability and integration with nature.
PHASE 3: DESIGN
Standard Plan Purchase
Service Overview
Purchase a single-use license for one of our Standards plans. Utilize as-is or modify with our design team.
Key Deliverables
- Architect-designed, builder-vetted documentation
- Full interior finish specifications
- Full systems specifications
PHASE 3: DESIGN
Modification & Visualization
Service Overview
Work with our design team to make moderate modifications to the design scheme and documents.
Key Deliverables
- Design revisions based on personal goals
- 3D model walk-through & visualizations
- Updated and personalized documentation
PHASE 3: DESIGN
Interior Finish & Fixture Selections
Service Overview
Utilize our base-level selections as a starting point, and work with our team to personalize from there.
Key Deliverables
- Interior Design lookbook
- Finish and Fixture specifications
- Purchasing and procurement coordination
PHASE 3: DESIGN
Custom Design
Service Overview
Have a unique home concept? Our Studio team - in coordination with local design professional partners - can develop your custom concept for a main home or outbuilding.
Key Deliverables
- Design concept and schematic design
- Design development and visualization
- Assembly of required professional resources
Permitting & Entitlement
Each town planning office has its own process and peculiarities. We will coordinate the creation of required materials and navigate the process to get your project permitted and your parcel entitled.
PHASE 4: PERMITTING & ENTITLEMENT
Permit Drawings & Documents
Service Overview
Preparation of a comprehensive, town- and site-specific set of permit drawings and reports.
Key Deliverables
- Coordination of stamped, sealed and certified permit documentation by local design professional
- ResCheck and required environmental studies
- Coordination engineer and AOR, as required by state or municipality
PHASE 4: PERMITTING & ENTITLEMENT
Town Planning Submission
Service Overview
Preparation of permit applications and coordination with the planning office on feedback and revisions.
Key Deliverables
- Operate as owner’s representative
- Present to planning board, as required
- Coordinate permit issuance to contractor
Construction Coordination
From required drawing sets to assembling a vetted build team, HUTS will put together the pieces to turn your home’s design concept into a built reality.
PHASE 5: CONSTRUCTION COORDINATION
Construction Documentation
Service Overview
Coordination of comprehensive bid, pricing and construction documentation for use by contractor, sub-contractors and your lender.
Key Deliverables
- Comprehensive bid and pricing set
- Comprehensive construction documentation
- Coordination between local engineers, design professionals, and drafting team.
PHASE 5: CONSTRUCTION COORDINATION
Contractor Sourcing
Service Overview
Soliciting bids from our contractor network and beyond, evaluating pricing and working to value engineer the project to fit your budget.
Key Deliverables
- Source at least 3 qualified GCs in your area
- Field GC questions and feedback
- Recommend build partner based on bid info
PHASE 5: CONSTRUCTION COORDINATION
Owner’s Representative
Service Overview
Throughout construction, HUTS can help ensure proper delivery and design quality control as your on-site representative.
Key Deliverables
- Frequent remote check-ins with GC
- On-site reviews at key milestones
