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Start your NYC renovation with calm clarity.

Get the free Calm Renovation Starter Kit for Families, a 10-minute planning kit that helps you avoid the most common early mistakes before you hire, budget, or start paperwork.

Built for NYC families renovating a co-op, condo, or townhouse.

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18+ years of NYC residential experience, distilled into a clear starting point for real families. Your course page already uses this expertise-and-roadmap framing, so carrying it into the opt-in page makes the transition feel seamless.

Get the free Calm Renovation Starter Kit for Families, a 10-minute planning kit that helps you avoid the most common early mistakes before you hire, budget, or start paperwork.

Built for NYC families renovating a co-op, condo, or townhouse.

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18+ years of NYC residential experience, distilled into a clear starting point for real families. Your course page already uses this expertise-and-roadmap framing, so carrying it into the opt-in page makes the transition feel seamless.

10 Minute New York City Renovation Strategy Map by TONG DONG ARCHITECTS

This is for you if...

  • you are planning a renovation and do not want to start in the wrong order

  • you are not sure who to hire first

  • you want to understand the NYC sequence before things get expensive

  • you care about a healthier home and a calmer process

  • you want a clear next step, not more scattered advice

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Inside the Calm Renovation Starter Kit

1. The 10-Minute NYC Renovation Starter Map

  • A simple first-week checklist so you know what to do first, next, and after that.

 

2. The Hiring Order Cheat Sheet

  • Know who to hire first, and when, so you do not waste time or money moving in the wrong sequence.

 

3. The Board Package Checklist

  • The 6 essential documents plus the 1 detail people often miss, so you can reduce back-and-forth and avoid preventable delays.

  • This grouping comes directly from your existing free-guides content: the Starter Map, Hiring Order, and Board Package materials all focus on sequence, team order, and early paperwork.

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In 10 minutes, you’ll have more clarity on:

  • your first 5 renovation steps

  • who to hire first

  • what paperwork tends to slow projects down

  • where people lose time by starting in the wrong order

  • how to move forward with less confusion

The problem is not that renovation is impossible.

The problem is that most people start without a system.

Most advice starts with finishes, quotes, or opinions.

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What you need first is clarity on sequence, scope, hiring order, approvals, and budget reality.

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That is why this kit exists.

This is the first step in the Calm Renovation Clarity system.

The Starter Kit gives you the first layer of clarity.

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When you are ready for the full roadmap, the full course helps you go deeper into:

  • budgeting and soft costs

  • contractor vetting

  • approvals and filings

  • bids, contracts, and payment schedules

  • wellness decisions during renovation

Get the free Calm Renovation Starter Kit

If you want a healthier home and a calmer renovation process, start here.

If you want a healthier home and a calmer renovation process, start here.

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