DESIGN | BUILD
River Forest's Prairie School and period-revival homes are worth doing right. Ascendesign plans and builds with one team — and only puts crews on your job that we've vetted.
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Housing stock: River Forest, west of Oak Park, is a residential village of large early-20th-century homes — Prairie School, Tudor and other period-revival styles — including Frank Lloyd Wright's Winslow House (1893). [CONFIRM details]
Typical projects: Kitchen and bath remodels, whole-home renovations, basement finishing, integrated technology. [PLACEHOLDER — confirm]
Permitting: Permits here are issued by the Village of River Forest Building Department. Contractors must be identified before a permit is issued and must hold a current Village contractor license, which is trade-specific — “general contractor” is not a valid license category — and requires insurance and a signed $25,000 surety bond. We handle permit applications and inspection scheduling as part of the project. [CONFIRM current requirements with the department before each job]
Yes. River Forest requires every contractor on a permit to hold a current, trade-specific Village contractor license with insurance and a $25,000 surety bond. We make sure each trade on your project is licensed before work begins.
We pull the required permits for work we contract and coordinate inspections.
We vet every contractor. Some jobs take 60–80 bids because many don't call back, don't show up, aren't insured, or are booked months out. We screen for insurance before anyone is put on your project.
Request a free Project-Readiness Assessment, call (219) 230-3900, or email hello@ascendesign.com. We respond within 24 hours.
[PLACEHOLDER — featured project / case study for River Forest]
We're developers who hire GCs and subs every day. We've dealt with the ghosting and the disappearing deposits, so you don't have to.
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