But not every modernization project requires the immediate gut renovation of the elevator.

In the late 1990's, the family spent about $10 million on a gut renovation that created 39 apartments.

It had a window in the alcove and would require a gut renovation.

The original plan was to do a gut renovation and add a tower to it.

That, of course, would take an extraordinarily curious owner and another gut renovation.

In 2000, plans were developed for a gut renovation of the entire structure.

Mr. Blair said he has spent $8 million on a gut renovation meant to "take the church out of the building."

She's got enough to worry about today with the interior, a gut renovation.

He designed it himself, in a gut renovation that cost about $150,000.

The investors are now midway through a $30 million gut renovation of the 186-room hotel.