Luxury Renovations, Additions & Custom Homes in Short Hills, NJ

Short Hills sits within Millburn Township, which is worth knowing early: the address says Short Hills, and the approvals go through Millburn. The houses here are large and often architecturally specific, so additions have to be drawn to match rather than merely attached. A recent lower level in the same historic house became a basement spa with a cedar sauna and cold plunge.

Every project begins the same way: with the existing home or property, the changes you need and the design goals behind them. Scope, construction considerations and anticipated investment are evaluated together, before key decisions are fixed.

Begin with MRC Design-Build for coordinated architectural planning and construction, or bring your architect’s plans and engage MRC as your construction partner. Early scope review, construction input and budgeting help align the project before work begins.

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Approvals and requirements depend on the property and the proposed work, not on the town alone. Two houses on the same street can face different constraints once setbacks, lot coverage, grading, flood mapping or an existing non-conforming condition come into it.

Short Hills is part of Millburn Township, so municipal review for a Short Hills property is Millburn's. It is worth confirming which body reviews your particular property before a schedule is set.

The practical point is sequencing: the municipal review and the professional documentation it needs are coordinated with the project team as the design develops, rather than discovered after drawings are final. That is a large part of what preconstruction is for.