Remodeling the Upper East Side's originals.

Miami's Upper East Side kept the houses other neighborhoods tore down. Morningside's 1920s Mediterranean Revival and Art Deco homes sit on wide, canopied streets; Belle Meade holds Streamline Moderne and vernacular houses from the 1920s through the 1940s behind its single guard gate; Bay Point's estates stretch to the bay. Owners here rarely want a teardown — they want a full remodel that keeps the facade, the proportions, and the character, and replaces nearly everything behind them: layout, plumbing, electrical, roof structure, windows, finishes.

The City of Miami Building Department issues the permits here, and that is only the first gate. Morningside was the city's first locally designated historic district, and Bayside and Palm Grove carry the same protection — exterior changes there need a Certificate of Appropriateness, reviewed at staff level or by the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board. On bayfront streets in FEMA flood zones, substantial-improvement rules can shape how far a remodel goes. We map all of it before you sign anything, so the approvals path is part of the plan, not a surprise in month three.

PGX Builders Group has spent 20-plus years remodeling South Florida homes, and older houses are where that experience earns its keep. You get a fixed written scope, a licensed general contractor (CGC1539072), and a supervisor on site every working day — someone who knows what 1930s masonry does when you open it up. We protect original floors and plaster while the structure is exposed, coordinate gate access in Belle Meade and Bay Point without drama, and keep one accountable team on the job from the first estimate through the warranty.