Elizabeth Roberts loves finding new uses for old buildings
Podcast:Business of Home Podcast Published On: Mon Aug 03 2026 Description: A graduate of UC Berkeley and Columbia with a focus in historic preservation, Elizabeth Roberts had an impressive career before she started a firm. On her own, she’s become famous for her reinventions of Brooklyn townhouses—including the Cobble Hill project that helped make Athena Calderone a star. On this episode of the podcast she speaks with host Dennis Scully about how starting small let her only take on work she really wanted, why her office takes on interior design as well as architecture, and why her life’s mission is to find new uses for old buildings. This episode is sponsored by Loloi and KohlerLINKSElizabeth Roberts ArchitectsDennis ScullyBusiness of Home