Sunset Celebration Weekend will be upon us two weekends from now! On June 1 and 2 in Menlo Park, CA. Sunset is showcasing cuisine, home lifestyles and living, gardening, and more in exhibits, shows, presentations, and tours. We at New … Continue reading
New Avenue is going to be attending the City of Berkeley’s council meeting next week on April 30, 2013, to voice support for making it easier to develop and permit accessory dwelling units (ADUs). We are looking for a couple … Continue reading
Recognized with 66 Other Companies Across 20 Countries and 25 Industries As Leader in Redefining Success in Business Recently, New Avenue was named “Best for the World” for creating the most overall social and environmental impact. 67 companies worldwide … Continue reading
A 3 bed, 2 bath home will be turning into a 4 bed, 3 bath home plus a 470 sf separate two-car garage. Erin contacted New Avenue in April 2012 to help her remodel and expand her home in Menlo … Continue reading
Earlier this May, local Girl Scouts in Palo Alto showed off their very own EcoHome models! The youngsters took a tour of EcoHome in April and learned about features and products that promote building and living in a more environmentally-sustainable … Continue reading
Dennis and Lisa, two young parents from El Cerrito, CA, contacted us in the summer of 2011 with the idea of replacing a huge old chicken coop in their backyard with a nice little cottage for Dennis’s mother. Having grown … Continue reading
Moises, a retired surgeon, and Kathleen, the local small business owner of gift and plant boutique The Potting Shed, are making room for family and friends in Fairfax, CA. They contacted New Avenue back in the fall of 2012 looking … Continue reading
Note: You can create an account on our website to start a design book and collect these pictures for your small home project brainstorming, or you can contact us. Hillary and John, a young couple in Walnut Creek, CA, contacted New Avenue early … Continue reading
You can save the floor plans on this blog post to your New Avenue design book from here. “I live in Santa Cruz and have a decently large lot, and we want to build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) with … Continue reading
Job Summary: The senior designer position is a key position responsible for developing custom home designs, communicating with clients and building departments and overseeing construction administration. The senior designer will oversee 10+ jobs concurrently from inception to completion. You will … Continue reading
It can be difficult to perfectly calculate the cost of building a house. Some degree of uncertainty is found in project site conditions, time and labor allotment, risks, and our human preferences and behaviors. In project management, change orders are … Continue reading