Home builder in Manhasset, NY
Home remodeling for Manhasset and the Plandome villages
ZDE takes on kitchen, bathroom, basement and interior remodeling in unincorporated Manhasset and in Munsey Park, Plandome, Plandome Heights, Plandome Manor and Flower Hill, along with knockdown-and-rebuild projects, demolition, excavation, retaining walls and concrete. Your first call goes to Jason, the owner, and he stays your contact through the job.
Why Manhasset homeowners call ZDE
The owner answers
You talk to Jason, not a call center.
One builder
Tear-out to finish, no handoffs.
Written contract
Every job, before work starts.
Free estimates
Know the scope before you commit.
Home rebuilds and renovations in Manhasset
Country houses, then villages built to a plan
The railroad reached Manhasset in 1898 and brought buyers looking for country houses with an easy rail connection. Plandome was laid out by the Plandome Land Company on about 90 acres and incorporated in 1911. After publisher Frank Munsey died in 1925, the Metropolitan Museum of Art had his land developed under strict architectural control as Colonial American reproductions, and Munsey Park’s first model home opened in February 1928. Much of Flower Hill Estates went up in the colonial style from the late 1930s.
Census figures put the median year built at 1946, with nearly three in four homes older than 1960. Owners weigh what a renovation can keep of an older house against building new; in Plandome Manor either one goes to the Design Review Board, since any exterior change does.
How a project works in Manhasset
One hamlet, five villages
Unincorporated Manhasset is the seat of the Town of North Hempstead, and permits there come from the Town Buildings Department through the MyToNH portal. Munsey Park, Plandome, Plandome Heights, Plandome Manor and Flower Hill are incorporated villages that post their own building forms, and most add a review step: a Building Advisory Committee in Munsey Park and design or architectural review boards in the three Plandomes. Find out which side of a village line the house sits on before anything is drawn.
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Look and estimate
Jason looks at the job and tells you what is known and what isn't. The estimate is free.
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Paperwork first
The permit comes from the Town of North Hempstead Buildings Department or another office, by address. Its requirements are lined up before work starts.
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Work and clean-up
Our own machines do the work, and the site is left clean for what comes next.
Free Home Remodeling Estimates in Manhasset
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A builder run by its owner, for Manhasset homes
Owner on the phone and on the estimate
Jason owns ZDE Enterprises and runs it himself. He takes the calls, and his estimates come at no charge.
The equipment on site belongs to ZDE. Every job is put in writing, and we don’t take work outside Nassau County.
Manhasset design review, trees and floodplain rules
Village boards and tree rules
Munsey Park’s Building Advisory Committee hears proposals, and anyone seeking more square footage, a demolition or a new house mails notice of the hearing to neighbors within 200 feet and files an affidavit of mailing. In Plandome, the long-form building permit means a meeting before the Design Review Board. Plandome Manor sends every exterior change through its own Design Review Board, which sits on the fourth Thursday with applications due 30 days before.
Trees get close attention as well. Munsey Park asks for a removal application and replacements at least eight feet tall; Flower Hill wants one new tree for each one taken down, dead ones included, planted by a village-licensed tree contractor. On flooding, the county hazard plan notes recent building in Plandome Manor’s 100-year floodplain, including a three-lot development on Lake Road.
Home Remodeling and Construction Services in Manhasset
Every service, one builder
Every trade from one owner-run builder, anywhere in Nassau County.
Kitchen Remodeling
Cabinets, countertops and layouts built around the way you use the kitchen.
Bathroom Remodeling
Vanities, tubs, showers and tile, planned as one bathroom remodel.
Basement Remodeling
Plan the preparation, framing and finishes for a more useful lower level.
Interior Remodeling
Kitchens, baths and basements, start to finish.
Knockdown & Rebuild
Take the old house down and build the new one with one builder.
Hardscaping
Full patios, driveways and walkways, from preparation to installation.
Retaining Walls
Built to hold, engineered and permitted when required.
Concrete
Driveways, patios, walkways, steps and slabs.
Excavation & Foundations
Excavation, foundations, grading and drainage with our own machines.
Demolition
Whole houses, garages, pools and interiors, hauled away.
Commercial
Demolition and site work for commercial properties.
Manhasset Home Building and Remodeling Questions
Questions, answered
Common questions about building in Manhasset.
Not answered here?
Call and ask. You talk to the owner: 516-506-3928.
Who issues demolition permits in Manhasset?
For an unincorporated Manhasset address, the Town of North Hempstead Buildings Department, with applications through MyToNH. Each of the five villages has its own office: Plandome Manor and Flower Hill both list demolition permits, and Munsey Park, Plandome and Plandome Heights post their own building permit forms. Town Buildings Department
Do neighbors hear about a demolition in Munsey Park?
Yes. When a proposal adds square footage, removes a house or builds a new one, the applicant mails notice of the Building Advisory Committee hearing to every neighbor within a 200-foot radius and files an affidavit of mailing. Building Advisory Committee guidelines
Which Manhasset villages have design review?
Plandome sends long-form permits to its Design Review Board, Plandome Manor’s board sees any exterior change, and Plandome Heights posts Architectural Review Board applications for construction, windows and doors, and fences and sheds. Munsey Park uses a Building Advisory Committee. Plandome Manor Design Review Board
Do the villages regulate tree removal?
Several do. Munsey Park takes removal and pruning applications and requires eight-foot replacements, Flower Hill replaces every tree removed, and Plandome Manor requires a permit. In unincorporated Manhasset, Town Code Section 2-9(T) covers trees cleared for permitted building work. Munsey Park tree removal
Who handles floodplain rules in the Manhasset villages?
The county hazard plan names the Building Inspector in Plandome Heights and in Flower Hill, and the Superintendent of Buildings in Plandome Manor, where it notes recent development in the 100-year floodplain. For a hamlet address, building in a floodplain takes its own Town floodplain permit. Plandome Manor hazard plan annex
Are there landmarks in Manhasset?
The Town has designated several, among them the Horatio Gates Onderdonk House on Northern Boulevard, the A.M.E. Zion Church and Cemetery on Community Drive, and Shelter Rock. Its Historic Landmarks Preservation Commission oversees changes to landmark properties. Historic Landmarks Preservation Commission
