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Rumson sits on a peninsula with the Navesink River to the north and the Shrewsbury River to the south and east, and about 7,300 people call it home. The borough, incorporated in 1907, is known for 19th-century estates along its riverbanks and historic Rumson Road. In Rumson, we design additions, new houses and restorations for those waterfront settings.
✓ Additions & Renovations
✓ Custom New Homes
✓ Multi-Family
✓ Commercial
Our Services
Additions, estate homes, housing and select commercial work for a riverfront borough that changed its building rules after Sandy.
Many Rumson properties sit beside tidal rivers, so an addition often has to answer to flood elevation rules as well as the existing house. We design additions that match an older home’s character while meeting the elevation the site requires.
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After Sandy, Rumson moved quickly to raise minimum first-floor levels in its flood zones, and New Jersey’s inland design flood elevation now adds three feet to FEMA’s 1-percent-annual-chance flood level. We design new homes that start from those elevations and still sit gracefully on the lot.
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Rumson’s planning and zoning boards have heard applications for affordable housing on Carton Street, West River Road and at Washington and Grant. We design affordable and market-rate multi-family buildings scaled to the neighborhoods around them.
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Rumson extensively renovated and restored Bingham Hall in 2005. For local shops, offices and institutions, we design renovations and expansions in phases, with construction-ready documents for the borough’s review.
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Flood elevation requirements shape riverfront projects in Rumson, so we set the first-floor level early and design the house around it.
Rumson has a Planning Board, a Zoning Board and a Historic Preservation Commission, along with environmental and shade tree commissions. We coordinate with the right body early so reviews follow the design rather than delay it.
Kurt coordinates specialty structural and civil engineers, important where elevated foundations and waterfront drainage are part of the plan.
Careful detailing backed by construction experience matters on large houses with many custom elements.
Past clients and builders send most of our new work our way, a pattern that has held since 1991.
Great architecture begins with listening, and each owner’s goals set the direction before a single line is drawn.
How high does a new Rumson house need to be?
It depends on the lot’s flood zone. New Jersey’s inland design flood elevation is FEMA’s 1-percent-annual-chance flood level plus three feet, and Rumson raised its own minimum first-floor levels in flood zones after Sandy.
Does Rumson have historic preservation review?
Yes. The borough has a Historic Preservation Commission alongside its Planning Board and Zoning Board.
Is affordable housing being built in Rumson?
The borough’s boards have heard applications for affordable units on Carton Street, West River Road and at Washington and Grant, following a master plan update that added affordable housing zones.
Do you also work in Sea Bright and Red Bank?
Yes. We serve both, and Sea Bright sits just across the Shrewsbury River from Rumson.
Thank you for considering Kurt J. Ludwig, AIA for your Rumson project. A member of our team will reply with a next step.
Phone: (732) 846-1141
Email: KJLudwig@KJLudwig.com
Office: 77 North Main Street, Milltown, NJ 08850
Rumson owners along Rumson Road and both rivers work with our Milltown office.
