Judith McKelvey is a property developer and entrepreneur with a track record built on restoring homes and heritage buildings. Her work began with the restoration of The Barn, a project that was documented on Channel 4's The Restoration Man — an early sign of an approach that treats every building as worth saving, not just renovating.
That same instinct for restoration carried into Carnaween House, a coastal guesthouse in Donegal that Judith restored and rebuilt from the ground up — and later sold. It's a completed, past chapter now, no longer owned or operated by Jude Star, but one that proved careful restoration can create real, lasting value, not just a renovated building.
Today, that same philosophy drives Jude Star's current flagship development at 5 Retreat Close in Omagh: taking a home with hidden potential, and restoring and transforming it with thoughtful, design-led care.
Honest assessment of every opportunity, and honest reporting on every project.
Restoration and design work that respects a building's character and history.
Working closely with investors, contractors and landowners to unlock potential.
Seeing the finished home or business inside a property others overlook.
"Every project starts the same way — by seeing what a place could become, not just what it is today."Judith McKelvey, Founder, Jude Star
From heritage restoration to a live Scandinavian-inspired transformation.
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