Open-plan remodeled living space — home remodeling in Fisher Island, Florida. Architectural rendering.

Home Remodeling · Fisher Island, FL

Fisher Island homes, remade.

Whole-unit and villa remodeling on Fisher Island — licensed, permitted through Miami-Dade County, supervised daily, and planned around ferry schedules, association rules, and the fact that nothing here arrives by accident.

Licensed & insured Lic. CGC1539072 Fisher Island · Miami-Dade County Hablamos español

Home Remodeling in Fisher Island

Remodeling on an island that runs by ferry.

Fisher Island is condominium living nearly wall to wall: Mediterranean-leaning mid-rises from the island's first wave of development, like Bayside Village, Seaside Village, and Oceanside, plus newer towers such as Palazzo Del Sol and Palazzo Della Luna. The late-1980s residences are where the serious remodeling happens — interiors pushing forty, original plumbing and electrical, and compartmentalized floor plans drawn for a different era of entertaining. Owners here rarely settle for a refresh. They gut to the shell, open the layout toward the water, replace every system, and refinish to the standard the address quietly demands.

Because Fisher Island is unincorporated Miami-Dade County, building permits run through the county's building department, Regulatory and Economic Resources, rather than a city hall. That is only the first gate. The Fisher Island Community Association registers and approves contractors, your building's own association reviews the alteration, insurance certificates get verified, and crews and materials move on scheduled contractor access rather than the resident ferry. Add Miami-Dade product approvals for impact windows in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, plus the milestone-inspection era now surrounding the island's late-1980s buildings, and a remodel here rewards a contractor who reads paperwork as fluently as plans.

Fisher Island is where PGX Builders Group's preparation shows: more than 20 years building in South Florida, 150+ remodels and additions delivered. We put a fixed scope in writing before demolition, supervise the site daily, and protect corridors, elevators, and finishes the way building managers expect. Every delivery is sequenced, because a missing fitting on this island costs half a day, not a quick drive. One licensed and insured team — Lic. CGC1539072 — carries your project from estimate through warranty, in person, on the island.

Remodelled living space viewed from the seating area — architectural rendering

Where we work in Fisher Island

Palazzo Del Sol Palazzo Della Luna Palazzo Del Mare Oceanside Bayside Village Bayview Seaside Village Seaside Villas Villa del Mare Marina Village Six Fisher Island The Links Estates

Elsewhere in Fisher Island? Call us — if it's in Miami-Dade or Broward, we probably build there.

What's included

What a whole-unit remodel covers.

Every Fisher Island remodel starts as a written, fixed scope — county permits, association packages, logistics, and finishes accounted for before demolition day.

01

Gut work in an occupied building

Taking late-1980s residences back to the shell, with dust containment, corridor protection, and daily cleanup your building's management will actually endorse.

02

Partitions out, openings engineered

Removing partitions and engineering new openings where structure allows, with signed calculations and Miami-Dade permits instead of optimistic guesswork.

03

Replacing 1980s plumbing and wiring

New plumbing, electrical, and air conditioning replacing systems that have run since the first residents stepped off the ferry.

04

Impact glazing with county approvals

High-Velocity Hurricane Zone glazing with Miami-Dade product approvals, coordinated with your association's exterior standards and closed out with documented inspections.

05

Finishes that cross by barge

Stone, wide-plank flooring, and custom millwork specified early, barged across on schedule, and installed under a supervisor who is there every day.

Open-plan living and kitchen after a full renovation — architectural rendering

How we work

A remodel is a promise. We keep it in writing.

20+
Years building in South Florida
150+
Remodels and additions delivered
100%
Permitted and inspected work
1
Team accountable from estimate to warranty

AFixed scope, honest pricing

A detailed written scope before we start — so the number you sign is the number you pay, and changes are decisions, not surprises.

BA superintendent on site, daily

Your project is run by someone whose name you know, who answers the phone, and who walks the site every working day.

CBuilt to code, warrantied in writing

HVHZ-rated products, inspected phases, closed permits, and a written warranty when we hand back the keys.

How it goes

From first walk to final walk-through.

01

Walk-through & estimate

We visit, measure, listen, and come back with a real scope and a real number — not a teaser.

1–2 weeks
02

Design & permits

Drawings, engineering where needed, product approvals, and the permit package — filed and tracked by us.

4–10 weeks
03

Construction

Scheduled trades, daily supervision, weekly updates with photos, and inspections we prepare for and attend in person.

Per scope
04

Closeout & warranty

Punch list cleared, permits closed, documents handed over, warranty in writing. Then we leave it spotless.

1–2 weeks

FAQ

Straight answers.

Who issues building permits on Fisher Island?
Fisher Island sits in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, so permits come from the county building department rather than any city. That is one of three approvals a remodel typically needs: the county permit, your condominium association's sign-off on the alteration, and contractor registration with the Fisher Island Community Association. We run all three tracks in parallel so the approvals overlap instead of stacking end to end.
How do construction crews and materials actually reach the island?
Not on the resident ferry. Registered contractors move crews, vehicles, and materials through the island's scheduled contractor access, and bulk materials travel by barge. There is no hardware store on Fisher Island, so we plan deliveries the way a ship provisions: everything ordered, staged, and confirmed before it crosses. It is the single biggest difference between contractors who work here regularly and those who try it once.
How long does a full remodel take on Fisher Island?
Longer than the same scope on the mainland, and anyone who says otherwise has not worked here. County permitting, association review, contractor registration, and ferry-and-barge logistics each add real time. A full-unit renovation is a months-long project, not a season of weekends. What we control is predictability: a written schedule tied to a fixed scope, daily supervision, and deliveries sequenced so the job never sits idle waiting on a faucet.
Do milestone inspections affect renovation plans in my building?
They can, in useful ways. Most of Fisher Island's buildings date to the late 1980s and early 1990s, which puts them squarely in Florida's milestone structural inspection cycle. If your association has inspection or repair work planned, we coordinate scope and scheduling with the building's engineer so your renovation is not opened twice. Renovating with the milestone calendar in view is cheaper than discovering it mid-project.
What does a whole-unit remodel cost on Fisher Island?
More than the identical scope would cost across the bay, honestly — island logistics, association requirements, and the level of finish owners here expect all carry real cost. We do not publish square-foot prices because they mislead in both directions. What we offer instead is a fixed written scope with transparent pricing before work begins, so the number you approve is the number you pay, barring changes you direct.

Contact

Let's walk your residence

Tell us what the unit should become. We will walk it with you, price it in writing, and answer every question — in English o en español.

Office
Miami, FL
Hours
Mon–Fri, 8:00–18:00
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