To me it is, but frankly, I simply think cabinets are one of the three greatest scams in homes. I can't believe how much they cost for what is basically a fancy...well...box. It stores things like plates and such. The Europeans don't suffer from the ideas we do.

First, lineal feet is meaningless unless you're counting the lowers and uppers separately (are you?). I have 38 lineal feet (counting uppers and lowers separately, but not including the paneling and framing for the built-in fridge) and using a mid-grade+ line (Bellmont 1900), I paid about $15K in 2013.

Yes, it is unreasonable. This is why I bought used....

I would have them break out the price for the big island. They can be very pricey.

Are you looking at a very fancy door style and finish? Those can really run up the cost.

For reference, I had about 45 linear feet (uppers and lower together and including an island) quoted by a local custom cabinet shop. The quote was about $25k for frameless boxes, slab MDF doors, mostly drawers on the base cabinets.

Depends on the cabinets, etc. Are they inset? Those are more. Are they painted? Those are more. Are they glazed as well as painted. Even more.

Are the bases all drawers? That adds to the price. What about pullouts? Any special corbels? Fancy wood hood?

"Northern NJ." is essentially NYC prices................

Without a plan it's a bit difficult to say but overall-no it is not all that high. I've seen worse come from that area.
I compared to a job I'm doing checking right now-around that size, functionally well appointed, stacked cabinets, molding to the ceiling, integrated ends, some doodads- in a brand the prices well. Given regional differences, overhead and COL the ball park is right.

Per foot pricing is it's not all that reliable. The basis for it is 20 feet-two ten foot walls, including a 3ft window, 3ft sink base, 4 ft blind corner, 2-1/2" range and hood, 2 ft dishwasher. That translates into about 9 feet of cabinets. NO molding, finished ends, drawer bases, dodads-and it uses 30" high wall cabinets.

So as a rough example-say the per ft price lists $500-or 10k that 20 ft. But it only includes 9 ft of cabinet frontage. The price per cabinet foot frontage is more like $1100.

Add 30 feet of cabinets -no more windows, appliances or the like-$33k for a total of $43k.
Now add drawers (50-65% per cab), fix the corner (susper susan + 70% to a blind) doodads (trash +35-50%), finished ends (integrated panels?) moldings (stacked $50 per ft), taller uppers (48" high stacked is twice the cost of a 30") It adds up.

OK so Sally says she paid 700 per foot IRL- is that the same 50 feet you have? no way to tell.

Below I took a brand that prices under BH and just dropped in some cabinets and such, marked it up exactly the same as a box store.

Ask the KD how to reduce the price, what is expensive. Pick a budget and see what you can get for what you want to spend.

The first time I heard of $1000/ft cabinets was 1983, so it's not impossible.

Casey

would suggest you also check out local cabinet makers to see what they would charge.

We were able to do our entire home (kitchen, 4 bathrooms, and a mudroom bench) under $20k from Starmark / Fairhaven (same company, different names).

It also makes a difference if your quote includes installation.

I'm not that familiar with the different quality levels of cabinet lines, but $1000/linear foot isn't terribly out of line for this area (I'm not too far from you in Essex county). Depending on the materials, finishes and extras (pantry rollouts, moldings, etc) I can easily see reaching that point.

I'm not sure what your process is, but one thing I have done in the past is to have the architect put together a basic kitchen cabinet layout (with elevations), and then send that file along with some characteristics (i.e. door style, finish, material, extras) to various cabinet shops. They can quote that up within a couple of weeks, and you'll have a good ballpark of what it would cost to go with them.

I payed 400$ for a basic unpainted cabinet to go into the niche in the bathroom..as simple and standard as they come..just a longer model.

Everything is expensive if it's a) new b) has wood in it. As I've noticed..))

I would definitely try and get a quote on the same kitchen cabinets from a local cabinetmaker or two. You might end up being pleasantly surprised.

I'd also see whether some costs can be cut, and where.

what is the builder's input? Usually they have a dedicated place where you work with a kitchen planner and you get his builder price point. What 's going on? He knows how to work with sourcing and should have been doing this for a while unless he is brand new. Seems like a lot of trouble to just make you go out into the market place and do all this apples to oranges shopping for your entire kitchen. I'd resent it.

PS as for Europeans..as somebody from there-they have some very expensive kitchens too..:)

When I was young-very young-I would go to some kitchen store as I would go to a toy store before, when I was even younger-just go there and look..))

Luckily my brother, years later, installed a kitchen from that line..It looks modest and all, but oh man..when I'm there visiting I'm having a blast..a dream came true!!! lol

Hey, I grew up in Ridgewood! On South Van Dien, by RHS. :-)

Secondly, have you gone back to ask any of them what is driving the price? They may be including some bells and whistles that aren't important to you but are affecting the cost. I know when I went to a storefront kitchen reno place to price Dynasty cabinets, the KD threw in every upgrade. I guess his plan was to start high, and then we could subtract things. The cabinet maker I'm working with now did the opposite -- quoted me $27,500, but everything I ask about (plywood box, thicker shelves, etc) is an upcharge.

A big island like that -- especially if you have cabinets facing both directions, sure adds a lot to the cost. It's like two walls' worth of base cabinets.

It IS Ballpark for medium level quality. Islands count 4x for linear feet since the have to be finished on 4 sides instead of just the front. Uppers and lowers count separately. Uppers to the ceiling count double. Glass uppers to the ceiling count 4x. Base cabinets with organizers count 2x -3x. Drawer bases count 2x. Etc

What you thought was 50 is actually closer to 250 in ballpark terms

But all that does is "ballpark" a quote. You ARE, unsurprisingly, in the ballpark. But, The devil is in the details.

I have "custom" cabinets per the cabinet maker (I called them semi custom and they flipped out)... they build all the boxes to custom dimensions but order the drawers from a supplier and all of the doors, drawer fronts, trim, molding, veneer, etc is ordered from Conestoga. I have a big kitchen... about 23'X12'. We have 10' ceilings and have stacked cabinets with 7" of 3-piece crown on top. We have drawers everywhere - the only base cabinets were under the clean up and prep sinks. We have some Rev a Shelf pullouts - tall pantry cabinets, a couple 12" wide pullouts, two garbage pullouts...We have double sided glass cabinets in a passthrough to our dining room. Our dining room has built in cabinets to look like a hutch. We also have a 42" wide wine bar with 42" glass uppers and 7" crown. And we have a 10' island. We paid just under $50K for the above without installation for all the above. And I'm located in Tampa, FL.

what is the builder's input? Usually they have a dedicated place where you work with a kitchen planner and you get his builder price point. What 's going on? He knows how to work with sourcing and should have been doing this for a while unless he is brand new. Seems like a lot of trouble to just make you go out into the market place and do all this apples to oranges shopping for your entire kitchen. I'd resent it.

Yes. My builder said if you go with cabinet company A, it will cost you $$$ for all the cabinets and if you go with cabinet company B, it will cost you $$$$.