Services — Custom Home Design
Custom Home Design in New York & New Jersey
A custom home should feel inevitable — like it couldn't have sat anywhere else, held any other family, or looked any other way. LEAP designs one-of-a-kind homes in NY and NJ for clients who want to build once and get it right, with sustainability, longevity, and daily joy engineered in from the first sketch.
Your program, your land, your light
We start on your site. Sun path, prevailing winds, best views, worst noise, existing trees, grade changes — the land tells us where the house wants to be before we ever draw a wall.
Designed to last 50 years
Envelopes that outperform code. Materials that patina rather than fail. Rooms that adapt as your family grows, shrinks, and ages. Nothing about a custom home should be disposable.
Budget discipline you can trust
Cost estimates are built into every design phase, not tacked on at the end. You'll never fall in love with something you can't build.
Frequently asked questions
What's a realistic budget for a custom home?
In the NY & NJ metro, ground-up custom homes typically start around $500–$800 per square foot for construction and can go substantially higher. We'll help you understand where your program lands.
Do you have a signature style?
No. Our signature is fit — to you, your site, and your life. Some clients want warm modernism, others want a traditional shingle-style home. Both are welcome.
Can you design for a difficult lot?
Steep slopes, narrow urban infill, flood zones, wooded lots — constrained sites often produce the most interesting houses. Bring us the hard ones.
Start your custom home design project.
Book a free, no-obligation consultation with Eric Davenport, AIA, NCARB. We'll listen first, ask the right questions, and show you exactly what's possible for your home, your budget, and your site.