The Record

A complete design-build plan for your residence

Up to eight rooms and delivered within 10 business days.

Living room with a curved green sofa and a piano

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Contact us to schedule the onsite meeting for the design of your residence.

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Does this sound like your residence?

  • Never hired a designer or renovated
  • Owned for years and needs upgrading
  • Made a mistake on a past project
  • Don't know where to start
  • Not enough storage
  • Need a cohesive overall design

What is an IDist Record?

An IDist Record is the architectural and interior record of your residence. One half-day visit covers up to eight rooms, every system and every improvement. Whatever stage you are in, it gives you the facts and a complete roadmap.

Bought, renovated, furnished, and still not right.

A Record plans the whole residence in order, before work begins or while the walls are open.

Architectural Design planning

Architectural & design-build planning

Layout, systems, millwork and furnishings are planned in order, so each layer fits the one before it. The residence is designed for how you live.

Planned in advance

During renovation

Lighting, electrical and plumbing locations are still open decisions, and they set where furniture, storage and daily life land. A Record settles them before the walls close.

Residential improvement costs rise every year.

61% of owners plan to stay 11 years or more. Plan first.

HOUZZ & HOME STUDY 2026

37%

of owners who renovated went over budget. Only 3% came in under.

TURNER & TOWNSEND 2026

No. 1

New York City is the most expensive city in the world to build in.

AIA CONTRACT DOCUMENTS 2023

3.2% to 16%

added by change orders. On a $250,000 project, that is $8,000 to $39,700.

ARCADIS 2025

Tied for No. 1

cause of construction conflict in North America: errors and omissions in the plans.

Introduced by owners and their advisors

Private homeowners, estate attorneys, insurers and accountants refer owners to us. Referrals arrive when a design, an upgrade or a capital improvement is on the horizon. We have designed and built residences since 2009.”

What do owners ask first?

What is IDist?

IDist is short for Interior Designist. It is the interior architecture and design-build system for your residence: one verified record of what is there, and one complete plan for what comes next.

What do I get?

The Record: a verified record of your residence and a complete plan for up to eight rooms, in 10 business days. The plan covers layout, systems, millwork and furnishings, in the order they should be built and recommendations. Take it to any designer or contractor, or to us.

What do I have to do?

Request a call or call us at 212-920-7026. We call within one business day to schedule the onsite visit. You or your representative must be present.

What happens during the visit?

We come to the residence, measure each room and go through everything you want, at least an hour of it with you. It is usually a a half day visit. The Record follows within 10 business days of the visit.

What does it cost?

Your fee is confirmed on the call, before any visit is booked. It covers one half-day visit, up to eight rooms, and delivery within 10 business days.

Do I have to hire you to build anything?

No. Design-build is a separate agreement and never required. Take the plan to any designer or contractor, or the one you already work with.

Who can see my Record?

Only you, until you share it. You grant access to a named person for a set period. You can end it at any time.

Your residence, planned before work begins.

One visit. Up to eight rooms. A complete plan in 10 business days. We call within one business day to schedule it.

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Buildings we have worked in

  • 160 Leroy
  • 56 Leonard
  • Four Seasons Private Residences
  • 15 Central Park West
  • 108 Leonard
  • Madison House
  • 520 West 28th
  • 150 Barrow
  • 125 Greenwich
  • Langham Private Residences