Kitchen Renovation in Markham: Unionville to Cornell

Markham is the largest city in York Region, directly north of Scarborough with Steeles Avenue as its southern border, and our team reaches most of it in under 35 minutes via Highway 407 and Highway 404. Toronto Kitchen Renos has been renovating kitchens across York Region and the wider GTA for more than 15 years as a licensed and insured renovation contractor. Kitchen renovation permits here are filed with the City of Markham Building Standards department. Our team prepares the drawings, files the application, and books every inspection for you.

Unionville is Markham's best-known heritage area. Homes along and near Main Street Unionville sit inside a heritage conservation district, so exterior alterations such as new windows or a rear kitchen addition need City of Markham heritage approval before work starts. Inside, these century homes and the 1970s-80s detached houses around them usually need the layout opened up, custom cabinetry built to fit older walls, and new electrical circuits. We take the same heritage-sensitive approach in Markham Village along Main Street Markham.

Newer subdivisions in Cornell, Berczy Village, Cathedraltown, Wismer Commons, and Angus Glen have large detached homes with builder-grade kitchens. Higher-end finish expectations are common here: we frequently quote full custom kitchens with quartz waterfall islands, ceiling-height cabinets for nine-foot ceilings, and integrated appliance panels. Caesarstone and Cambria quartz are the most requested countertops because they are non-porous and need no sealing, while granite countertops remain a popular choice for heavy-use cooking kitchens. Many Markham families also ask for a high-CFM range hood or a secondary spice kitchen for wok and high-heat cooking.

The Markham Centre condo corridor along Highway 7 and Warden Avenue, plus the townhouses and semi-detached homes in Milliken near Steeles Avenue, call for a different approach. For condo kitchens we handle board approvals, elevator booking, and noise-hour scheduling, and a condo kitchen renovation typically runs $20,000-$40,000.

Every Markham project starts with design. Our NKBA kitchen designers handle space planning, layout drawings, and material selection before anything is ordered, and the same team coordinates licensed electricians and plumbers through to the final walkthrough. Many Markham clients add a bathroom renovation to the same fixed-price contract, so one crew remodels both rooms.

Based on 2026 pricing, a small kitchen refresh in Markham runs $15,000-$25,000, a mid-range full kitchen remodeling project $25,000-$50,000, and a high-end custom renovation with layout changes $50,000-$100,000+. Custom cabinetry is usually the largest single cost in the budget. Every project is quoted on a fixed-price contract that covers labour, materials, permits, and disposal.