Covered outdoor living with summer kitchen and pool terrace — outdoor living & exterior in Brickell, Florida. Architectural rendering.

Outdoor Living & Exterior · Brickell, FL

Outdoor rooms, forty stories up.

Terrace renovations, summer kitchens, and exterior upgrades for Brickell's towers and townhomes, engineered for hurricane wind loads, permitted with the City of Miami, and built under daily supervision by PGX Builders Group, Lic. CGC1539072.

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Outdoor Living & Exterior in Brickell

The terrace is the backyard here.

In Brickell, outdoor living happens off the ground. Wraparound terraces at Santa Maria and Four Seasons Residences, deep balconies along Brickell Bay Drive, rooftop decks on the townhomes near The Roads: these are the neighborhood's backyards, and owners treat them accordingly, with porcelain pavers, summer kitchens where the rules allow, planters, lighting, and furniture that shrugs off August. Few square feet in Brickell work harder than a terrace with a bay view. Most of them are still finished like builder-grade afterthoughts, which is the gap we fill.

Exterior work in a tower comes with structure attached. Balcony slabs and railings are generally building elements under association control, so the line between what you may renovate and what the building maintains gets drawn early, in writing. Electrical, plumbing, and anything fixed in place needs City of Miami permits, and anything that could meet wind needs to be rated for Miami-Dade's high-velocity hurricane zone. This is not the place for a bolted-down pergola of unknown origin. On townhome lots, driveways, stucco, impact openings, and re-roof coordination round out the exterior scope.

We build outdoor spaces for the Brickell climate rather than the catalog photo: marine-grade fixtures because salt air is patient, drainage that assumes sideways rain, membranes protected during construction because your terrace is somebody's roof. Where associations require engineer review of terrace loads or attachments, we arrive with the calculations done. Crews are discreet, protection extends through the lobby, and the project ends with permits closed and a terrace that looks better in year five than most look on day one. That is the PGX version of outdoor living.

Summer kitchen under a covered outdoor terrace — architectural rendering

Where we work in Brickell

Brickell Key Brickell Avenue West Brickell Brickell City Centre Mary Brickell Village Brickell Roads Four Seasons Residences Icon Brickell Brickell Flatiron Echo Brickell Santa Maria Jade Residences Una Residences The Palace

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

What's included

Exterior and terrace work we build.

From tower terraces to townhome exteriors, here is the outdoor scope PGX handles across Brickell.

01

Terrace renovations

Porcelain pavers on pedestals, drainage corrections, lighting, and planters, installed over protected membranes, because a leaking terrace is really a failing roof.

02

Summer kitchens, tower or townhome

Outdoor kitchens where your building or lot allows them: electric-equipped on tower terraces, gas-plumbed on townhome patios, permitted either way.

03

Balcony refinishing

Flooring, ceilings, fans, and lighting within association standards, coordinated with the building wherever railings or slab work belong to them.

04

Townhome exteriors

Driveways, stucco and paint, impact windows and doors, and re-roof coordination for Brickell's low-rise homes, the full envelope sequenced sensibly.

05

Shade and pergolas

Engineered shade structures for townhome courtyards and approved terraces, with wind-load calculations that satisfy both the HVHZ and your association.

Pool terrace and seating beside a South Florida home — 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.

Can I put a summer kitchen on my Brickell balcony?
It depends on your building. Many towers prohibit open flame entirely, which rules out gas grills but leaves room for serious electric setups, from built-in electric grills to refrigeration and sinks where plumbing can reach. Larger terraces in some buildings have approved fuller kitchens with association and city sign-off. We read your building's rules before designing anything, so the kitchen we draw is one you will actually be allowed to build.
Who is responsible for my balcony, me or the association?
Typically the structure, meaning slab, railings, and waterproofing, belongs to the building, while your finishes and furnishings belong to you, but the exact split lives in your condo documents and varies by association. It matters because Florida's milestone-inspection era has put balcony structures under real scrutiny, and renovation plans that respect the boundary get approved faster. We establish that line with your association in writing before pricing the work.
What flooring holds up on a bay-facing terrace?
Porcelain pavers are the Brickell workhorse: dense, colorfast, salt-indifferent, and installable on pedestals that protect the membrane and keep drainage working. Natural stone can be beautiful out here but demands sealing discipline, and timber decking needs honest maintenance expectations in this sun. Whatever the surface, weight limits and wind exposure get checked first, since a terrace forty floors up is not the place to discover a paver is a projectile.
Do I need a permit for terrace or balcony work?
Cosmetic changes like furniture and planters, no. Electrical, plumbing, anything structurally attached, and most fixed installations, yes, through the City of Miami Building Department alongside your association's approval. Wind-rated attachment matters as much as the permit itself in Miami-Dade's high-velocity hurricane zone. It is unglamorous paperwork, and it is also what stands between your pergola and your neighbor's window in a named storm.
When is the best time of year for exterior work in Brickell?
The dry season, roughly November through April, is friendliest for roofing, stucco, painting, and terrace waterproofing, with less rain and fewer weather delays. Summer work is entirely doable with smart sequencing; we simply schedule moisture-sensitive steps around the afternoon storm pattern. The real calendar constraint is often your building's elevator and approval queue, so starting the paperwork a season early is the most useful move an owner can make.

Contact

Your terrace can do better

Invite us up for a look. We'll bring ideas, honest feasibility answers, and a written estimate, served in English o en español.

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