Expect something close to a gut renovation for this "House".
(The museum previously closed for the renovation for seven weeks in early 2009).
The house, which Mr. Yale purchased for $1.2 million, was under renovation for 14 months.
"We've been talking about renovation for years," said Gloria Sandler, the group's president.
The Community Development Corporation financed the purchase for $3.5 million and the renovation for $7.5 million.
I was looking for someone who would do gut renovation for family housing".
They bought the property that fall, for $140,000, and began planning their renovation for the spring.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says it needs a $27.25 million renovation for additional safety improvements that he promised in 2009.
CONS: One bedroom, currently an artist's workshop, would need renovation for use as a bedroom or home office.
The last phase, the interior renovation for the rest of the existing tower, is budgeted at $23 million.
He went back to Connecticut for several weeks to do a renovation for an old client to earn some cash.
