Coral Gables homes, remade with respect.

Coral Gables was drawn by George Merrick in the 1920s, and much of it still looks the part: Mediterranean Revival homes with barrel tile roofs and arched loggias in the Country Club Section and Riviera, coral rock cottages near the Granada Golf Course, and waterfront estates in Cocoplum and Gables Estates. What owners of these homes actually want is rarely a teardown. It is the original architecture wrapped around a modern interior, with open sightlines, real closets, new mechanicals, and impact glass. A serious home remodeling project here keeps the character and quietly replaces everything behind it.

Remodeling here runs through the City of Coral Gables Development Services Department, and anything that touches the exterior, from windows and doors to paint colors, goes to the Board of Architects before the Building Division reviews it. Designated historic homes add a Certificate of Appropriateness through the city's preservation staff or board. Impact windows and doors need Miami-Dade product approvals for the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, and if the project involves site work, the city's tree protections apply. None of this is a reason to panic. It is a reason to hire a contractor who has been through it before.

PGX Builders Group has spent 20-plus years building in South Florida, with more than 150 remodels and additions delivered, every one permitted and inspected. In Coral Gables we work the way the neighborhoods expect: a fixed written scope before demolition starts, a supervisor on site daily, floors and finishes protected, and crews who understand that a guard gate in Cocoplum is not a suggestion. One team carries your project from estimate to final inspection to warranty, so there is exactly one phone number to call when you have a question.