

This loft kitchen renovation in downtown Brooklyn was for a professional chef who wanted an upgrade to his culinary home base.
Did You Know?: The BellTel Lofts building at 365 Bridge Street in Brooklyn was originally built in 1929 as the HQ for the New York Telephone Company, before eventually being turned to luxury lofts. The BellTel is widely considered the first skyscraper in Brooklyn.
We have extremely high standards for every luxury kitchen design we undertake, but when a professional chef hired us for his Brooklyn kitchen remodel, the bar was immediately raised. Not only did we need an extremely functional kitchen he could operate in, but the space needed to be presentable on camera, so he could shoot cooking content to share with his audience. To ensure no ingredients were missed in our renovation recipe, we collaborated with the owner on the design concept and wound up creating a five-star space that left the owner giving the chef's kiss of approval.


Like most NYC lofts, the overall aesthetic was more modern and contemporary. So, a flat, sleek design played well in this Brooklyn renovation, especially with the clean, two-tone navy and white color scheme.
We wound up reconfiguring the space, creating a new peninsula and placing between the windows, to leverage additional natural light and offer more of a true serving station. The peninsula offers a beautiful flowing waterfall edge with bookmatch finish.
The man-made quartz counter and backsplash we chose not only elevated the kitchen aesthetic, but provided a practical workspace for the chef. Notice there are no grout lines, making the counter extremely easy to clean after a full course dinner. Plus, the quartz isn't porous (like marble, for instance), and constant maintenance isn't needed.


We've all been gifted kitchen appliances, and rarely do we have places to put them. Well, our Brooklyn chef here had every cooking gadget imaginable. This required us to get extremely creative with the cabinetry, creating custom shelving and pull-outs to accessorize everything ideally. Like they say, when there's an ice cream maker, there's a way.
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We are a New York Times-featured design-build firm in New York City with a full-service approach to residential renovations in Manhattan and BK that includes everything from interior design and architectural services to facilitating building management and board approval, to construction and construction management. We’re experts in renovating kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, millwork, and all that falls in between. Let Gallery bring your dream loft renovation to life.













For a full apartment of about 1,700 square feet, construction typically runs five to six months. Design, board approval, and permitting come first and usually take four to six months, so most full renovations move from first consultation to move-in in 10 to 12 months. Scope, building rules, and how much infrastructure is being replaced set where a project falls in that range.
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The construction portion of a full kitchen renovation typically takes 7 to 11 weeks. Door to door, the timeline depends mostly on the building: about 10 to 14 weeks in a private townhouse, 14 to 20 weeks in a condo, 16 to 24 weeks in a post-war co-op, and 20 to 30 weeks in a pre-war co-op, where board and engineering review take longer. Gallery KBNY orders custom cabinetry, stone, and long-lead appliances during design and approvals, so materials arrive ready for the build.
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The construction portion of a bathroom renovation typically takes three to four weeks. Gallery KBNY renovates bathrooms as part of larger interior renovations, so bathroom work is sequenced alongside the rest of the apartment within the overall project schedule.
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Board review and execution of the alteration agreement typically take 6 to 10 weeks in a post-war co-op and 8 to 14 weeks in a pre-war co-op, where asbestos filings, electrical load letters, and engineering review add steps. DOB permits usually run at the same time. A complete package with full technical drawings and specifications tends to clear the building's reviewing architect in one or two rounds, which keeps the approval phase on schedule.
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