121B Tremont St., Suite 24, Boston, MA 02135(617) 397-5158
Charlestown is about 6 minutes from our Boston office (121B Tremont St., Suite 24, Boston, MA 02135, USA), with Federal-era rowhouses, brick triple-deckers, and a smaller stock of post-war townhouses. We see the most calls from Bunker Hill, Town Hill and Navy Yard, where housing stock is fairly consistent across blocks and our crews know the inspectors by name.
Charlestown kitchens usually come to us with a wall to remove between the kitchen and dining room, a soffit to drop, and original electrical that needs to come up to code. The first conversation is about the layout the new room can hold — single-row, L, U, or one-island — then how much of the existing footprint is staying.
Cabinetry comes from Bay State Kitchen Gallery, our design showroom, with three lines: Fabuwood at the value tier, Mantra in the mid-range with a limited lifetime warranty, and Europa for full custom inset with a 100-year limited warranty. Countertops are templated after cabinets are set; we walk every client through the slab yards in Watertown, Norwood, or Avon before the slab is sealed.
On-site build is typically 8 to 12 weeks once permits clear, depending on whether a load-bearing wall is coming out and how long the cabinet line takes to ship. One project lead from first measure through final inspection.
Final price is confirmed in your written Preliminary Proposal after on-site consultation. The tiers below reflect anchor ranges from our calculator (single-family home base, with modifiers for property type and size) or our Preliminary Estimate tier model (whole-home).
$50,000 – $70,000
Full kitchen remodel with cabinetry, countertops, plumbing and electrical, and a standard finish package. Demolition through punch list.
$70,000 – $95,000
Mantra cabinetry with limited lifetime warranty, upgraded stone, custom lighting, and a panel-ready dishwasher or refrigerator.
$95,000 – $150,000+
Europa custom inset with 100-year limited warranty, paneled appliances, specialty stone, structural changes, and designer lighting plan.
When you sign a Preliminary Proposal with Bay State, the number on the page is the number you build against. See the payment schedule.
Most of Charlestown sits inside the Charlestown Historic District. Exterior changes need Boston Landmarks Commission review, which adds 4 to 8 weeks to the schedule. Interior-only kitchen and bath permits clear through Boston ISD in 2 to 4 weeks.
Bay State handles all permit applications and inspections. Copies of approved permits are provided to every client. See how the project flows.
