WHERE WE WORK
Northside and Barton Hills homes, remodeled around how you live.
Ann Arbor's north side is wooded and close to the river: older Northside houses near downtown, and mid-century and traditional homes on the larger lots of Barton Hills. Many have the setting right and the layout wrong.
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NORTHSIDE & BARTON HILLS
What we see in these homes
People choose this side of town for the setting: the trees, the river, quiet streets close to downtown. The house often needs to catch up.
Kitchens closed off from the view that sold the house. Small Northside rooms that no longer fit how the family uses them. Primary suites and baths that have not been touched in decades. Mid-century homes with good lines and tired systems. Lots with room for an addition that looks like it was always there.
OUR APPROACH
How Forward approaches the Northside and Barton Hills
We start with how you live and where the light comes from, then design the whole house so the first project and the third one add up. For mid-century homes that means honoring the lines and the materials. For older Northside houses it means proportion and trim done right, and additions that sit quietly on the lot. When the house can't get there, we design and build the custom home on the same lot.
PORTFOLIO
Mid-century homes we have remodeled
BARTON
Mid-Century Modern Kitchen with a View
A kitchen and eating area refreshed around the view.
ON THE HURON RIVER
Cohesive Mid-Century Modern Remodel
A mid-century home reworked for flow and river views.
LOCH ALPINE
Mid-Century Modern Kitchen Remodel
A wall and a spiral stair removed, the original wood ceiling kept.
QUESTIONS
Questions we hear most
Often, yes. We contain the work area, manage the dust, and keep the spaces you use every day working. For larger projects, Forward clients have access to our furnished rental homes.
Can we live in our home during construction?
Does Forward remodel homes on the Northside and in Barton Hills?
Yes. Forward has designed and built for Ann Arbor homeowners since 1997, and our work on the north side of town includes a mid-century kitchen remodel in Barton. We take on kitchens, baths, additions, whole-home remodels and custom homes here.
How do you keep projects on schedule?
Selections are finalized and materials ordered before demolition begins. Most mid-project stalls are a crew standing around waiting on something nobody ordered, and the way to avoid that is to have decided earlier.
Who will be in our home during construction?
A project manager and our own carpenters lead every job, supported by trade partners we have worked with for years and chosen on standard rather than on price. You will always know who is on site and who to call. Meet the people who will be in your home on our Team page.
