Top 500 Remodelers List Staff at Qualified Remodeler magazine compared Levitch's performance and services with those of other remodeling firms across the country, and have awarded Levitch Associates, Inc. a place in Top 500 list of remodeling firms for the last four years.
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 - Qualified Remodeler Magazine
People's Choice Award for Alameda County
Burcz Residence, Berkeley
Diane and Doug Burcz's green remodel of their 1922 Berkeley home proved a hit with tour-goers. The project team reconfigured the floorplan and added a skylight to create more openness and bring in daylight. They brought the interior up-to-date with contemporary finishes and environmentally friendly materials, including FSC-certified pine trim, recycled glass tiles, a new concrete slab with recycled fly ash content and a radiant heating system. Although the home was modernized, the owner and their Design/Build Architect, Levitch Associates, took care to preserve many original features: they reused existing doors in new locations, preserved hardwood floors and restored many older windows.
2006 - Build It Green - See this Project.... [their article]
Third Place, CableRail™
2005 Semi Annual Web Photo Contest
Burcz Residence (left photo on website link under "Third Place - Maurice Levitch, AIA, Levitch Associates, Inc.)
The Owners purchased an early 20th-century home with the idea of remodeling it to suit their more contemporary tastes. The upper floor was completely remodeled, and the lower floor is to be remodeled in a second phase. We employed CableRail at an interior stair between the two levels as an expression of the Owner’s modern aesthetic.
Levitch Residence (right photo on website link under "Third Place - Maurice Levitch, AIA, Levitch Associates, Inc.)
A growing family needed to add space to their existing one-story home. Emphasizing volume and natural light, the new stair to the second-story addition utilizes the CableRail system. The railing brings a modern note to the home, visually bridging the 1923 structure at the main level with the 2005 addition above.
2005 - CableRail™ [their article]
Best Larger Home Renovation Award from Green Home Tour Competition
As a design/build architect and remodeling specialist, Maurice Levitch of Levitch Associates had always helped clients select design elements and materials based on economic factors and aesthetics. Recently, the combination of a client’s request that he learn more about sustainable building and an employee’s suggestion that he get certified as a green builder prompted Levitch to take a closer look at green building philosophies and methods.
Coincidentally, Levitch and his wife Ruth were starting to remodel their 1923 home, where they had lived since 1993. The 1,500-square-foot bungalow had three bedrooms, one bath and no garage. The Levitches, who have two children, remodeled the existing structure and added a second floor, expanding the house to 3,000 square feet, including a 600-square-foot garage and basement. Levitch’s growing knowledge of green building inspired him to incorporate in his own home many strategies and materials that are healthy and that save energy and natural resources.
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