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Princeton, NJ · Bucks County, PA

Areas we serve: town by town

The Home X builds kitchens, baths and additions around Princeton, NJ and across Bucks County, PA. Each town page covers who reviews the work there, where permits are filed, what the kitchen projects we show cost and how we run a job.

Local rules checked October 30, 2026

Call (609) 874-0990
  • Design-Build Remodeling
  • A Crew We Manage
  • General liability insurance (biBERK)
  • 1-Year Written Warranty
  • Written Change Orders
  • NJ HIC #13VH13547600
  • PA HIC #PA199109

New Jersey

Around Princeton

Mercer County · Where we’re basedPrinceton, NJWhere we’re based. Princeton has 21 historic districts, and exterior changes in them generally need review first.Somerset County · About 3 miles from PrincetonRocky Hill, NJExterior changes in the historic district need a preservation permit before zoning and building permits.Middlesex County · About 4 miles from PrincetonPlainsboro, NJPermits run through the SDL Portal, and most additions need a Zoning Compliance Form first.Somerset County · About 5 miles from PrincetonMontgomery Township, NJIncludes Skillman. A Landmarks Commission advises the Planning and Zoning Boards on historic sites.Mercer County · About 5 miles from PrincetonWest Windsor, NJIncludes Princeton Junction. Permits go through the Division of Code Enforcement on Clarksville Road.Mercer County · About 5 miles from PrincetonLawrenceville, NJPart of Lawrence Township. The Lawrenceville Historic District runs along Route 206.Mercer County · About 6 miles from PrincetonHopewell, NJBorough and Township each have an HPC. In the Township, a window or door swap needs a COA even without a permit.Mercer County · About 7 miles from PrincetonPennington, NJThe HPC reviews the Crossroads Historic District. Roofing, fences, paint and interiors are exempt.Middlesex County · About 7 miles from PrincetonSouth Brunswick, NJIncludes Kendall Park, Monmouth Junction and Kingston. Kingston has its own historic district.Middlesex County · About 8 miles from PrincetonCranbury, NJHistoric district homes need the Historic Preservation Commission’s approval before zoning and building permits.Somerset County · About 9 miles from PrincetonHillsborough, NJIncludes Belle Mead. Check with Zoning before applying for building permits.Mercer County · About 9 miles from PrincetonEwing, NJYour contractor files the permits, and final payment waits for final inspections, by the township’s own guidance.Mercer County · About 9 miles from PrincetonEast Windsor, NJCovers Hightstown too. Hightstown says kitchen, bath and addition work can add to your tax assessment.Mercer County · About 9 miles from PrincetonHamilton, NJWe signed a kitchen remodel here. Permits go through Hamilton’s Division of Inspections.Mercer County · About 10 miles from PrincetonRobbinsville, NJAdditions, decks and finished basements need permits here, and some need zoning approval first.Hunterdon County · About 15 miles from PrincetonLambertville, NJNew historic rules adopted in May 2025, and a city permit for all work in the 100-year floodplain.Essex County · About 32 miles from PrincetonShort Hills, NJPart of Millburn Township, which has two historic districts with their own review.

Princeton itself is where we’re based. For Princeton, start with the Princeton page: its permit offices, its historic districts and how we work there.

Pennsylvania

Bucks County

Bucks County, PA

How permits and HARB review work across the county, with a page for each town.

Bucks County · About 12 miles from PrincetonYardley, PAExterior work in the Historic District goes to HARB, and floodplain work needs its own permit.Bucks County · About 12 miles from PrincetonWashington Crossing, PAUpper Makefield’s floodplain permit form uses a 25% substantial-improvement threshold.Bucks County · About 15 miles from PrincetonNew Hope, PAHARB and Borough Council review exterior changes, a new paint color included.Bucks County · About 17 miles from PrincetonNewtown, PATwo Newtowns, two HARBs: the Borough’s and the Township’s, each with its own clock.Bucks County · About 18 miles from PrincetonSolebury, PASix historic districts; Carversville and Phillips’ Mill get HARB design review. Fees double if work starts early.Bucks County · About 19 miles from PrincetonHolland and Richboro, PANorthampton Township. Fees may double if work starts before the permit, and a village overlay adds zoning rules.Bucks County · About 19 miles from PrincetonWrightstown, PAIncludes Penns Park, Pineville and Wycombe. One combined building and zoning application; a grading permit for new impervious surface or disturbance over 1,000 sq ft.Bucks County · About 19 miles from PrincetonLanghorne, PAWe signed a kitchen remodel here. The borough’s permit FAQ says moving plumbing or walls means a permit.Bucks County · About 21 miles from PrincetonBuckingham, PAIncludes Furlong, Lahaska and Holicong. Kitchen permits ask how a big range hood gets its make-up air.Bucks County · About 23 miles from PrincetonWarwick Township, PATownship offices in Jamison. Additions need a zoning and a building permit, and electrical goes to a third-party agency.Bucks County · About 25 miles from PrincetonDoylestown, PAThe Borough HARB reviews exterior changes. It doesn’t regulate paint, and interiors are exempt.

Don’t see your town?

We work in Princeton, NJ and Bucks County, PA. Call (609) 874-0990 or send us your project, and we’ll tell you straight whether we can take it on.