So the cooktop and vent would be on a peninsula? Not an ideal location at all, especially with a gas stove. The vent would block the sightlines you gained by opening up the walls, sitting so close to a gas stove isn't ideal, and the whole layout can be dangerous.

You can look for sleeker hood options. Don't even consider a downdraft, they don't work and especially not with a gas range. They have some sleek glass hoods but those can get dirty quickly.

Put the range on the back wall.

The cooktop and vent would be on the peninsula, that is correct. Anyone know the average cost to move a range? Not sure that our space accommodates this. We would have to swap the sink and the ranges location. What's a general price on this?

We're replacing cabinets, backsplash, and countertops and with opening up the wall we're at the top of our budget.

Not enough information about your house to hazard a guess as to cost. The average kitchen remodel is 65K, and it’s doubtful that it would add even 5% to that figure, even if you are on a slab instead of a crawl space or basement.

If you’re not on a slab and have room below with access via the ceiling it shouldn’t be THAT expensive - but no one on the internet can tell you that for sure, you need a plumber or contractor to come out and give you an estimate.

I can ask our contractor. if it is out of budget is it really better to just leave it as a galley? Considering resale value and the open kitchen trend

The pendulum is swinging hard in the other direction against the noise and mess of a kitchen on display via open concept. You might have better suggestions about your situation if you would post the layout of the home.

I did such a swap (sink for range) in my son's house as a DIY project. We had unfinished basement below and attic above so it was pretty straightforward. Total cost for the rough-ins and adding venting for the sink was about $1200 for the plumber, as the town required a licensed plumber for gas and sewer work. I was re-wiring anyway, as the original wiring was completely inadequate and didn't meet current code, so there was no added cost to moving things around.

No way would I want a cooktop on a peninsula. An effective hood would make the whole space seem like a wind tunnel, I'd guess you'd need a really big, low hanging hood and 12-1800 cfm at an absolute minimum-- an engineer would have to spec that.

Our kitchen, eating, and main living space is completely open, I really enjoy it that way, in style or not.

A major reason for my kitchen gut job was to remove the cooktop with downdraft off the peninsula, a few feet away but onto an exterior wall for better ventilation. I used my kitchen as-is for two years, and it didn’t take two years to figure out I seriously disliked it. Eventually transferred all grease splattering cooking to the outdoor grill, otherwise I was constantly cleaning the entire peninsula- the downdraft vent was a complete waste of time. There was bar seating on other side of cooktop peninsula, but nobody liked sitting there in the splatter zone. I also changed from electric cooktop to gas range, so a new gas line had to be run wherever I put in. It was relatively simple cost and labor wise as the kitchen is over a deep crawl space for access.

All good points! We are considering getting rid of our cook top and the wall oven (which is on the same side as the future peninsula). And replacing with a standalone gas grill/oven. So essentially it would be moved down a few feet and would be backed by a wall and the remainder of the peninsula has an open sightline. Slightly unfortunate that the wall oven is brand new tho...

It's not a galley kitchen unless it has walls on both sides and you don't. You only need to create and island and move a few items around on the back wall and you've got a perfectly contemporary kitchen layout. See below

@ BeverlyFLADeziner unfortunately I do have a full galley! It has walls on both sides. The photo I posted shows a replica of what we are hoping to accomplish but with just a few differences. I have not yet posted a photo of our actual kitchen. I will soon though!

Sorry, I misunderstood.

Do you have a floor plan? It is hard to tell how much space is on that peninsula. If you have a cooking surface where you have seats you need to make it extra deep for safety. I would move the cooktop towards the wall so it is about 12" away - that way the hood is not blocking your views and don't have any seating there.