Serving the Village, the Cays, Coronado Shores & the Whole Island
Coronado is its own world: an island of historic homes, strict design rules, and some of the most valuable real estate in the county. From the early-1900s Victorians and Craftsman homes in the Village to the waterfront homes in the Cays, remodeling here means respecting the history and the rules while still getting a kitchen and bath you genuinely love. That balance is what we do.
Isaac visits every home personally. Free estimate, no sales pitch.
Coronado’s homes are unlike anywhere else in San Diego. The Village is full of early-1900s Victorians and Craftsman homes, many of them designated historic, with original millwork, old-growth framing, and the wiring and plumbing of their era. The Cays adds 1970s waterfront homes and Coronado Shores adds high-rise condos. Each one comes with its own rules and quirks, and a price point that makes a careful, high-quality remodel well worth doing right.
Coronado homeowners want kitchens and baths that feel timeless and high-end, in keeping with the character of the island. We lean toward classic, quality materials that age well and stand up to salt air, and we sweat the details, because in a home this valuable the finish work is exactly what people notice.
The questions most homeowners ask before booking an estimate.
Yes, but the rules are real. Any exterior change to a designated Historic Resource needs a Historic Resource Alteration Permit, approved by Coronado’s Historic Resource Commission at a public hearing. Interior work is usually freer. We design within the guidelines so you get the kitchen and bath you want without losing the historic character or the approval.
If your home has a Mills Act agreement you are getting a large property-tax break, often 40 to 50 percent, in exchange for preserving and restoring it. That means your remodel has to follow Coronado’s Alteration Guidelines for Mills Act Properties and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. We build to those standards so you keep both the tax savings and the designation intact.
Old-growth framing, early electrical, galvanized plumbing, and often lead or asbestos in the original finishes. If it is a designated historic home, exterior work also needs Historic Resource Commission approval. We open carefully, update the systems, and preserve the windows, trim, and built-ins that make these homes worth what they are.
Coronado runs its own Community Development Department, separate from the City of San Diego. Standard remodels need building permits, and historic properties also need a Historic Resource Alteration Permit for exterior changes through a public hearing. We pull every permit and manage the full process, historic review included.
Not if it is done right. The whole point is to preserve and restore, not erase. We work within the guidelines so your designation and tax savings stay in place while the home gets modern systems and finishes that still fit its era.
A full kitchen with custom cabinetry generally runs $36,000 to $51,000 and bathrooms $18,000 to $25,000, but Coronado projects often run higher because of custom millwork, careful structural work, and preservation requirements. At island values that investment almost always pays off, and the estimate is free with a fixed price up front.
Sometimes, but Coronado has tight lots, strict design review, and height and coastal limits, and historic properties carry extra restrictions. We check feasibility before you commit a dollar, so you are not chasing a plan the city will not approve.
Yes. Salt air is hard on hardware and finishes here, so we spec corrosion-resistant fixtures and materials that hold up near the water, which matters even more in a high-end home where the details have to last for decades.
A bathroom is usually 3 to 5 weeks and a kitchen 6 to 10, but on a designated historic home the Historic Resource Commission review and hearing add lead time up front. We start that process early so the approvals are moving while we plan the rest.
Yes. We handle the pre-application conference, the submittals, and the public hearing, plus all the building permits. You should not have to learn Coronado’s historic board to remodel your own home, that is our job.
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