95 Clinton Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
A Clinton Avenue renovation in the heart of Clinton Hill's historic district — multiple units rebuilt with grey shaker kitchens and light blue subway tile bathrooms.
Clinton Avenue is one of Brooklyn's most beautiful streets, lined with historic mansions and brownstones inside the Clinton Hill Historic District. Renovating on this block is not the same as renovating elsewhere in Brooklyn. The character of the street is protected — meaning the architectural details matter to more people than just the homeowner, and the bar for finish work is set by buildings that have stood for over a hundred years.
Zani Construction's renovation at 95 Clinton Avenue covered multiple units in the same property. Each kitchen was rebuilt with grey shaker cabinetry, stainless appliances, and clean modern counters. The bathrooms share a consistent design language across units — light blue/grey subway tile walls, mosaic tile shower floors, and white fixtures — which makes the whole property feel coherent rather than patchworked together. The systems behind the walls were brought up to current standards behind the scenes, with the visible work calibrated to the standard the neighborhood demands.
Working in the Clinton Hill Historic District also means understanding what gets approved and what doesn't, which materials look right in person versus only in a sample, and how to coordinate work in a building where one wrong move can damage something irreplaceable. The result is a property that feels current to live in and historically right to look at — exactly what a Clinton Avenue renovation should be.
