Arlington is about 18 minutes from our Newton office (437 Newtonville Ave., Suite B, Newton, MA 02460, USA), with Two-families and 1920s colonials along Mass. Ave. plus mid-century split-levels off Pleasant Street. We see the most calls from Arlington Heights, Arlington Center and East Arlington, where housing stock is fairly consistent across blocks and our crews know the inspectors by name.
Arlington whole-home work usually starts with a couple who has lived in the house ten to twenty years and is ready to reset the kitchen, primary suite, and at least one secondary bath at the same time. We sequence those scopes against an HVAC, electrical, and plumbing review so the systems upgrades happen behind walls that are already open.
Phasing is the part most homeowners underestimate. We typically run the kitchen and one bath first so the family can stay in the house through the next phase. The third and fourth scopes (additional baths, basement, attic, exterior envelope) follow once the kitchen is back online. The full timeline runs 5 to 9 months on site for a mid-range scope, longer for a full top-to-bottom transformation.
Pricing runs in three scope tiers — Basic ($145K–$245K), Mid-Range ($245K–$345K), and Full-Scope ($345K–$445K) — based on a typical 2,600 sq ft home. Your final price is confirmed in your written Proposal after an in-home consultation.
The tiers below show the typical range for this kind of project in Arlington, depending on the size of the space, the layout, and the conditions we find. Your final price is a single fixed number, confirmed in your written Proposal after an in-home consultation.
$145,000 – $245,000
Cosmetic refresh throughout — paint, flooring, light fixtures, cabinet hardware, minor kitchen or bath updates. No structural changes, no additions, no exterior envelope work.
$245,000 – $345,000
Full kitchen and bathroom remodels, systems upgrades (HVAC, electrical, plumbing), some exterior envelope (windows, doors, or selected siding), selective interior finish work throughout.
$345,000 – $445,000
Top-to-bottom transformation — full kitchen and bathroom remodels, complete systems upgrades, exterior envelope (roof, siding, windows), often basement or attic finish work, may include reconfigured layouts.
When you sign a Proposal with Bay State, the number on the page is the number you build against — one fixed price, confirmed after an in-home consultation.
Arlington Inspectional Services reviews kitchen and bath permits in 2 to 4 weeks. Streets in East Arlington are tight and we pull a town parking permit any time a dumpster has to sit street-side overnight.
Bay State handles all permit applications and inspections. Copies of approved permits are provided to every client. See how the project flows.
