This was a fun one! We took a Hyde Park home and lifted it ten feet, then built a new first floor below the old house.
Ave. F "Before":
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Ave. F digital rendering:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0dWKQlkSDzE3fnbJkWFAkrZ7BPd2ZXDYG3NQB7Xq-lnvqKOhkGmfv17EEzZpEMYc_tfZVnMZntSs8pWh_TeRQe2bPzepkezBgJyCj1Dhqc3xxAovl56zy4MS0f7Xz-Q-lVBDbpoeF0q1/s400/aveFRender.jpg)
Ave. F "After":
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Here's a video that shows how builder Warren Spain of Escarpment Construction pulled off this magic trick: