Bucks County · Pennsylvania
Kitchen, Bath & Addition Remodeling in New Hope, PA
New Hope is a borough in Bucks County, on the Delaware River across from Lambertville, NJ. The Home X is a design-build company for kitchens, baths and additions, based in Princeton, NJ. This page covers what a homeowner here should know before a remodel: who reviews the work, where permits are filed, what the kitchen projects we show cost and how we run a job.
Local rules checked November 2, 2026
- Design-Build Remodeling
- A Crew We Manage
- General liability insurance (biBERK)
- 1-Year Written Warranty
- Written Change Orders
- NJ HIC #13VH13547600
- PA HIC #PA199109
Permits and historic review
Before you remodel in New Hope
What the local offices review and where permits are filed, from the town’s own website and code, with a link to each source. Checked November 2, 2026. Rules and meeting days change, so confirm with the office before you file.
New Hope Borough
Historic review
- In the Borough Historic District, a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) is required before zoning or building permits for demolition and relocation, additions, replacement, exterior changes including painting, signs, exterior lighting, fences and landscaping features. Source: New Hope: When to apply for a COA
- A replacement in kind, with no change in material or appearance, needs only a letter. Source: New Hope: Historic District project flowchart
- HARB meets on the first Tuesday at 6:30 pm. Borough Council decides on the third Tuesday at 7 pm. Source: New Hope: When to apply for a COA · New Hope: Obtaining a COA · New Hope: Historic District project flowchart
- The COA application is due 21 business days before HARB. Zoning and construction permit applications go in first, recommended 20 business days before. There is no application fee. Source: New Hope: Obtaining a COA
- The HARB application form is on the borough site. Source: New Hope HARB application (PDF)
Flood zone
- Floodplain rules are in the borough’s zoning chapter, § 275-43. Source: New Hope code index (eCode360)
Next door: Solebury Township
Historic review
- Solebury’s two regulated historic districts are Carversville and Phillips’ Mill. HARB recommends and the Board of Supervisors decides. Source: Solebury Township HARB
- A COA is needed for additions, new construction, relocation, roofs, chimneys, windows, shutters, cladding, repointing, doors, paint, fences, trim, lights, signs and demolition. Source: Solebury HARB application (2025)
- In-kind repair or replacement gets a fast track that doesn’t need review by the full HARB, but it still gets a COA. Source: Solebury HARB application (2025)
- No building permit is issued until the Board of Supervisors issues the COA. Source: Solebury HARB application (2025)
- A complete application is due 30 calendar days before the meeting, with a $100 fee. The township’s form says a decision may take up to 90 days from filing. Source: Solebury HARB application (2025)
Permits
- Permits are filed online through the township’s TRAISR portal. Source: Solebury permit portal (TRAISR)
On your job, any permit the work needs is in place before that work starts, and it’s written into your scope. How permits work across both states: remodel permits in NJ and PA.
What it costs
What the kitchen projects we show cost
The kitchen projects we show signed between $74,866.25 and $130,000.00. The signed jobs we show, with town and price, are on Our Work; the cost guides show what moves the number. Your number comes in a written scope after our visit.
How it works
How we run a job
A call, then a visit at your house in New Hope, then a written scope with the price. A crew we manage does the work, changes come as signed change orders, and your contract carries a 1-year workmanship warranty. How we work, step by step.
FAQ
New Hope questions
01What needs HARB approval in New Hope?
In the Borough Historic District, a Certificate of Appropriateness is required before zoning or building permits for demolition and relocation, additions, replacement, exterior changes including painting, signs, exterior lighting, fences and landscaping features. A replacement in kind, with no change in material or appearance, needs only a letter.
02How long does HARB take in New Hope?
The COA application is due 21 business days before HARB, which meets on the first Tuesday at 6:30 pm. Borough Council decides on the third Tuesday at 7 pm. Zoning and construction permit applications go in first, recommended 20 business days before.
03Is it different in Solebury Township?
Yes. Solebury has its own HARB for the Carversville and Phillips’ Mill districts. No building permit is issued until the Board of Supervisors issues the COA, and the township’s form says a decision may take up to 90 days from filing. In-kind repair or replacement gets a fast track that doesn’t need review by the full HARB, but it still gets a COA.
04How long does a building permit take in New Hope?
Under Pennsylvania’s rules, a residential permit is decided within 15 business days, or the application is deemed approved. In the borough’s historic district, the COA comes before the zoning and building permits. On your job, any permit the work needs is in place before that work starts, and it’s written into your scope.
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