Where is the Jamison House studio, and do you take meetings in person?

The studio is at 47 Foundry Lane, Cold Spring, NY 10516. In-person consultations are available by appointment for prospective clients within the Northeast Corridor and are encouraged for projects over $1.5M so you can tour the on-site joinery and stone shop.

Is there a fee for the initial consultation?

The first conversation is complimentary and typically runs 60–90 minutes. It covers your land, program, budget range, and timeline, and determines whether Jamison House is the right builder for the project before any design or estimating work begins.

What is the typical timeline from first contact to breaking ground?

Custom residences average 14–22 months from sketch to key turnover. Plan an additional 4–9 months of pre-construction (design development, permitting, estimating) before construction starts, so most clients engage 18–30 months ahead of their target move-in date.

I am an architect or designer — how do I refer a client or propose a design-build partnership?

Architect, landscape architect, and designer referrals account for the majority of Jamison House's new business. Email studio@jamisonhouse.com with the project location, scope, and your client's permission; the studio will respond within two business days to set up a joint introductory call.

Do you build outside of the Northeast Corridor?

Jamison House operates regionally within New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Massachusetts to keep its single project team, master trades, and joinery shop accountable to every signature detail. Projects outside the Northeast Corridor are not currently accepted.

Jamison HouseCold Spring, NYEst. 1992

Begin a conversation.

Every Jamison House residence begins with a long, unhurried conversation — not a sales call. Share a few details below and a senior member of the studio will respond within two business days to schedule a private consultation with Eliana Jamison-Hart and the project team.

Prefer a direct line?

Three ways to reach the studio.

If a form feels premature, any of the channels below route directly to the Cold Spring studio — never a call center. We answer within two business days, and the same project captain who replies will see your project through to key turnover.

By telephone

Call the studio

Speak with our intake coordinator Monday through Friday, 9am to 6pm Eastern. For architects and brokers, ask for Eliana Jamison-Hart directly.

+1 (212) 555-0184

Voicemail returned same business day

By email

Write to the studio

Send a brief note with the property address, the type of commission, and a target decision window. Replies arrive from a named principal, not a no-reply address.

[email protected]

Response within two business days

In person

Visit Cold Spring

Our 12,000 sq ft joinery and stone shop is open by appointment for prospective clients and referring architects. Tour the workshop, review current drawings, and meet the trades who will build your home.

47 Foundry Lane, Cold Spring, NY 10516

Northeast Corridor: NY · CT · NJ · MA

Before you write

A few anticipated questions.

The questions below are the ones our intake coordinator hears most often. If yours is not addressed here, the form above — or a direct note to [email protected] — is always the right next step.

Where does Jamison House build?

We work regionally within the Northeast Corridor — New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. Our Cold Spring joinery shop ships signature millwork and stone nationally on a case-by-case basis, but full ground-up commissions are scoped to within roughly two hours of the studio.
Is there a fee for the first consultation?

No. The initial conversation is complimentary and carries no obligation. For projects that proceed to schematic design, a separate engagement letter covers the design phase. Entry-level renovation pricing begins at $1.2M; our largest single project to date was $127M.
What is the typical timeline?

A custom residence from conceptual design to key turnover averages 14 to 22 months, depending on scope, entitlement, and material lead times. Major renovations typically run 8 to 14 months. We will not promise a shorter timeline than our documented averages — our reputation rests on delivering against honest projections.
I already have an architect. Can we still work together?

Frequently. Roughly 93% of our new business arrives through direct client referral or through an architect or landscape architect partner. We offer a true design-build path with our in-house architects (Eliana Jamison-Hart, AIA, LEED AP, plus a licensed associate), or a builder-only path where we execute against an outside architect's drawings. See the referral pathway below for partnerships.

For architects, designers & brokers

A considered partner for your client.

Jamison House accepts design-build commissions and direct referrals from architects, interior designers, landscape architects, and broker colleagues. The pathway below outlines how a partnership typically begins, and the standing credentials the firm brings to a shared project.

01 — Pathway

How a referral begins

Introduce your client by email or by phone. We treat the referring architect or designer as a full partner: schematic authorship stays with you, and we execute against your drawings with our in-house millwork, stone, and architectural metal trades.

Begin a referral →

02 — Model

Design-build, or builder-only

Choose a single-project team approach — Eliana draws and we build, with one project captain from sketch to key turnover — or a pure builder-of-record role. Either path uses our 41-person in-house trade staff; signature details never leave the firm.

03 — Standing

Family-held since 1992

Founded by master builder Thomas Jamison; now led by second-generation principal Eliana Jamison-Hart, AIA, LEED AP. A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau across all 32 years; member, National Association of Custom Builders; NAHB Certified Aging-in-Place specialists.

04 — Recognition

Quietly credentialed

2023 AIA Honor Award for Residential Architecture (Merit Hill Residence, Bedford, NY). Named Custom Builder of the Year by Metropolitan Home & Design Quarterly in 2022 and 2023. 37 editorial features in Architectural Digest, Dwell, Elle Decor, and House & Garden since 2010.