Where We Build
Luxury Renovations, Additions & Custom Homes in Millburn, NJ
Michael Robert Construction works with Millburn homeowners planning significant renovations, additions and custom homes. Based in Westfield since 2005.
Where to start
A Considered Approach to Your Millburn Home
Millburn Township includes Short Hills, so the two are often the same conversation. The houses run from in-town homes to the larger properties up the hill, and the work ranges accordingly.
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.
Our work
Explore Our Work
A historic renovation and addition in Millburn Township, and the interior work that tends to come with houses of this age.
What we build
Home Building and Renovation Services in Millburn
Whole-Home Renovations
Reconsider layout, circulation, architectural details and the connections among the spaces a family actually uses every day.
Whole-home renovationsAdditions
Create new space with attention to scale, proportion and how the addition joins the original home — so it reads as part of the house, not an appendage.
AdditionsCustom Homes
Build a client-specific home around the property, the family’s priorities and the design intent.
Custom new homesTwo pathways
Two Ways to Begin
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.
MRC Design-Build · Build from your architect’s plans · How the process runs
Alongside either path
Optional EMD Construction Consulting & Furnishings
Michael Robert Construction and Ellie Mroz Design work together as MRCxEMD. EMD Construction Consulting and Furnishings are optional services available with either MRC Design-Build or construction from your architect’s plans. We also welcome collaboration with your existing architect and interior designer.
Before you apply
Planning Considerations for Your Property
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.
Millburn Township includes Short Hills, so a Short Hills address is reviewed by Millburn. Confirming the reviewing body early avoids a schedule built on the wrong assumption.
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.
Questions
Questions Before You Begin
What a project costs is driven by scope, the architecture, the finishes and the complexity of building it — not by a figure that can be quoted before anyone has seen the house. Design fees, furnishings and other project costs sit outside the construction number and are worth planning for separately.
We would rather tell you early and plainly whether we are the right firm for what you are planning than discover it late. Read the questions homeowners ask us most.
Questions
Millburn Homeowners Ask Us
What should I know about approvals for a Millburn property?
Millburn Township includes Short Hills, so a Short Hills address is reviewed by Millburn. Confirming the reviewing body early avoids a schedule built on the wrong assumption.
What should we establish before designing a major Millburn addition?
Start with the home's functional needs, the property's constraints and the complete construction scope. Your architect and project team should identify the applicable municipal reviews early. That gives the design a more useful foundation than starting with a target square footage alone.
How do we compare a substantial renovation with building new?
Compare the full work required for each option, including existing conditions, site work, systems and the finished home you want. The decision should account for the property and what you value about the existing house, rather than rely on a general rule that one path is always less expensive.
Can MRC join after architectural design has begun?
Yes. We can review the developing plans with your architect and discuss budget, scope and construction questions. Bringing us in during design can help the team understand the consequences of choices before they are fully documented.
Discuss Your Millburn Home
Tell us about the property, the scope you have in mind, where the architecture has got to and the construction investment you are anticipating.
Or call 908 232 0134. Our office is at 400 West Broad Street, Westfield, NJ 07090.