A History of Developing in South Florida

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Segovia Tower, Coral Gables

Segovia Tower in Coral Gables

This is a residential landmark project overlooking the Granada Golf Course, next to the Coral Gables City Hall, and located in the axis of the Miracle Mile Promenade on the corner of Segovia Street and the commencement of Coral Way.

This project was conceived in the true spirit of the Mediterranean Revival style, one of the prevalent styles implemented during the birth of the city of Coral Gables, planned by George Merrick. This luxury project was designed for only one owner per floor with 14 residences with 4,300 square feet, unique at every level, topped by a lush two-level penthouse.

At the core, two typical floor plans alternate with six massive columns at the front curved terrace supporting the terrace of the superior floors above, which accentuate the verticality and boldness to the main facade. At the top, the design transforms again until it reaches the penthouse with four small towers and stone pre-cast pinnacles at each corner. At the center, above the second level of the penthouse, a Temple-like structure crowns the building’s top and enfolds the two air conditioning and louvered ventilation that act as fenestration.

The building was designed with amenities such as a gym, a lounge room with a kitchen-bar for events, and outside at the rear, a Gazebo housing a BBQ a Jacuzzi and a pool with a central fountain that cascades onto the pool, all surrounded by landscape and trellises.

Pinecrest Gardens Gated Community

This was the first upscale and private community done by our Group, and is situated in the heart of the city of Pinecrest in South Miami, with an entry gate that leads to twelve Mediterranean residences with five main different models and an average size of 5,000 sqft homes, all combined with variations and customizations tailored as per the Clients’ requests.

The four residences in the back are border by a canal in the backyard and all of the homes are situated so as to radiate from the four rotundas set to integrate these homes.
There is great flexibility that our Group, as the Developer, Architect and Builder do for the owners’ is providing customizations, within the same language of architectural style, bringing more variety and distinctiveness to each home, and a more enriched community. The landscape remains luscious, even after more than two decades since the construction, and the owners take pride in their exclusive community and there is no desire whatsoever to move.

DeGarmo Estates in Coconut Grove

The entrance of this private enclave was designed and built to resemble as if it was built in the 1920’s due to its architecture and decorative elements, accentuated by the antique effects applied to the stucco and the old Chicago brick pavers. The location of this property in Coconut Grove itself is historical as it is located on the former Estate of the first registered architect in Florida, Walter C. DeGarmo. His fully restored residence Villa DeGarmo, a 1920’s Palladian villa designed by him, is part of the enclave with nine other new luxury homes.

The main entry is secluded by lush landscape and pillars inspired by columns encountered in the City of Coral Gables, designed for the entry gate. The property is subdivided into ten lots, preserving the original home, and the pathway that connects the new main entry to a rear exit gate was designed sinuously in brick and landscaped islands. The main gate in iron was custom designed with the emblem of the angels replicated from an original gate at the DeGarmo residence.

Each mansion with 5,000 to 7,000 sft is unique in its design with a classical Mediterranean style and all boast ver y dramatic interiors and a modest patio footprint that allows a small, but cozy pool and deck at each residence.

Willow Point Luxury Homes in Miami

This private community located in Sunset Drive and close to a main highway in South Miami, was designed in a Floridian contemporary style with an extensive entry wall, a receded entrance, and a subtle iron gate surrounded by an array of large based columns.

The community has six large two-story homes, all different from each other and unique in its distribution, with an average size of 7,000 sqft, placed on a private road with two rotundas to integrate the homes.

8,000 Square Foot Mansion in Pinecrest

Built in 1992, this 8,051 sqft two-story mansion has 7 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. Its 79,235 sqft lot makes this one of the largest properties in the area. With an impeccable attention to detail and luxury, this home exemplifies our abilities to make any home builder’s dreams come true.

Aventura Bay Townhomes

A very successful Project in which a high density of 65 luxury townhomes were designed on a 4.5 acre site in Aventura, next to William Island. The townhouse units were designed in the form of six main courtyards or horseshoe clusters with an average of ten units in each, providing privacy to each group. A main road at the center leads to a clubhouse with a gym, pool, and Jacuzzi with trellises, in addition to a playground on one corner of the project. Six models with three bedrooms were designed and one model with a den and bath on a third level, to be used as a fourth bedroom or an office.

A vast portico and gate marks the entry- way to this exclusive location, along with a petite guardhouse adorned by precast scrolls and tropical plants. The setting and the Mediterranean style along with dual tone colors conferred it a very distinctive and elegant design. The individuality of each unit in its facade composed a very dynamic envelope making each residence unique within its clusters. Some of the entry foyers have rounded or octagonal towers and some have open or covered balconies and terraces. This variety makes it a very appealing surrounding to live in. The units that face the main entry road, with a larger backyard, offered a small pool or a Jacuzzi.


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