Salt Lake County · Utah
Building in The Avenues
Avenues historic home remodel
The Avenues carry more than a century of Salt Lake history in their brick and detailing. We remodel and restore these homes with a careful hand, upgrading systems and function discreetly while protecting the character that makes the neighborhood irreplaceable.
The Avenues rise on the hillside north of downtown, a dense grid of narrow streets lined with Victorian, bungalow, and early twentieth-century homes. Much of the district carries historic protection, and the brick, trim, and porch detailing are the reason people love it. The lots are small and the houses sit close together, so remodeling here is careful, close-quarters work that has to respect both the home and its neighbors.
We remodel and restore Avenues homes with a light hand outside and a full upgrade inside. Our work is built around exactly this kind of period home, and our in-house shop, Citizen Millworks, lets us rebuild lost trim and built-ins to match the original. As a four-time Parade of Homes winner, we bring the discipline older houses demand. One team handles systems, structure, and finish, and you know the cost before we start.
What We Build in The Avenues
- / Historic restorations that preserve original brick, trim, and porch detailing
- / Whole-home remodels that modernize aging systems without altering the streetface
- / Kitchen and bath updates that period Avenues homes were never built for
- / Rebuilt trim, millwork, and built-ins matched to the original in our shop
- / Sensitive additions that fit tight lots and read as original to the house
Building in The Avenues
Much of the Avenues sits in a historic district, so exterior changes face design review and the streetface is protected. That shapes what is possible and rewards a builder who plans for it. Small lots and close neighbors make staging, access, and demolition tight, and century-old houses tend to hide surprises behind the plaster. We plan around the review, sequence the work for a cramped site, and concentrate the modern upgrades inside. You get a fixed cost up front and no surprise change orders.
How We Help
Custom Homes
Ground-up custom homes built in close collaboration with leading architects and designers. Precision craftsmanship, disciplined process, uncompromising detail.
Learn more →Luxury Remodels
Whole-home renovations and major additions that transform high-end properties, without the chaos. Fixed-cost clarity from day one.
Learn more →Citizen Millworks
Our in-house millwork shop crafts bespoke cabinetry, built-ins, and architectural woodwork, full control over the details that define a space.
Learn more →Common Questions About Building in The Avenues
Can you remodel an Avenues home without losing its historic character?
That is the core of the work. We protect the brick, trim, and streetface, and rebuild any missing detailing in our own shop to match the original. The heavy modernizing goes inside, where new systems, kitchens, and baths belong. From the sidewalk the home looks untouched, and inside it lives like new.
How do you deal with the historic district review in the Avenues?
We plan around it from the first sketch, so the design is built to clear approval rather than fight it. That means respecting the streetface, proportions, and materials the district protects, and keeping the bolder changes where they are not reviewed, inside. Planning for the process early is what keeps the timeline and the budget on track.
What should I budget for an Avenues remodel?
Old houses hide their surprises, so an honest budget comes from investigating your specific home, not a blanket rate. Once we understand the scope, our process is fixed-cost. You know the full price before we begin, with no surprise change orders, and one accountable team carries it from demolition through the final built-in.
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