Rachel Colson
We own an apartment in a 1920s coop. This is Ricardo’s second project for us. First, in 2012, he refinished the floors. This time we asked him to fully renovate the kitchen—a complete gut job that, among other things, included knocking down a non-load bearing wall separating the kitchen and living room. We were thrilled that he accepted the project.
Before he started the work, Ricardo met with us in person a couple of times. He asked tons of questions, listened attentively, and fully understood our vision—to fully modernize the space (plumbing, electric, new cabinets, etc.) while retaining as much 1920s character as possible.
Ricardo takes great pride in his work, and throughout the project, he went above and beyond to help us execute our vision, and then some. He carefully removed, restored, and reinstalled the original baseboards; he found perfect 1920s-era cabinet hardware at a home improvement store store late one night; and he and he and Rosanna provided countless recommendations—on light fixtures, subway tiles, floor tiles, etc.—to retain as much character as possible
Ricardo continuously explained the progress to date, the next steps, and the overall roadmap. Ricardo, Rosanna, and the entire crew left our house clean and tidy each night. They are genuinely kind, trustworthy, down-to-earth people—the kind of people you want in your house and the kind of people you want to be friends with—and were also really good with our dog and cat, both of whom were home during the project
The before and after photos are almost unbelievable. It’s been several months, and we’re still blown away by the final product. Ricardo and his crew did an amazing job, right down to the tiniest details. We keep saying our new kitchen should be featured in a magazine, or something.
We have recommended Ricardo to colleagues and other neighbors. And we can’t wait to ask Ricardo and his crew to do our bathroom, hopefully next year.
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