Gaven Constructions

Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling in Miami Beach, Florida — Condos & Coastal Homes

Upgrade your kitchen or bathroom with a team experienced in working inside Miami Beach condos and high-value coastal properties. We handle everything from layout improvements and structural adjustments to clean, modern finishes — keeping your project efficient, organized, and built to last.

Familiar with condo association requirements, tight access logistics, and coastal construction standards, we plan every step before work begins to avoid delays and keep your remodel moving smoothly.

Free written estimates, no trip fees, and same-day consultations available when scheduling allows.

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WHY MIAMI BEACH HOMEOWNERS CHOOSE GAVEN

Why Miami Beach homeowners choose Gaven for their remodel.

License GCG1524886 — Verifiable

Florida Certified General Contractor. Verify at MyFloridaLicense.com before signing — with us or anyone else.

500+ Projects Since 2015

Eleven years building in Miami-Dade. Permit history publicly verifiable on BuildZoom (37+ verified permits).

5.0 ★ Across 60+ Google Reviews

Reviewers name their neighborhood and project type — read them on our testimonials page or in the footer.

$0 Trip Fee · Free Written Quote

We never charge to come look at your property. Scope, timeline, and price land in a written quote before any contract.

REVIEWS

What our Miami Beach clients say.

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5.0
SASHA SANTOYO
2 months ago

I don’t usually write reviews, but I had to for this. I’m absolutely in love with my new kitchen! The team was professional, easy to work with, and really listened to what I wanted. Everything came out even better than I imagined, and the quality is amazing you can tell they really care about their work. They stayed on schedule and made the whole process smooth and stress-free, which means a lot during a remodel. I’m so happy I chose them. Highly recommend!

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andres sperandio
2 months ago

I’m beyond satisfied with the work Gaven did. They are professional, reliable, and the quality of the finish is exactly what I was looking for. It’s hard to find a team that actually sticks to the timeline and budget in South Florida, but these guys delivered perfectly.

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Bradley Stern
6 months ago

Gavin Construction completed a renovation project in my unit, and the experience was excellent from start to finish. They were professional, reliable, detail oriented throughout the entire process, and the price was very fair. They did high quality work, the crew was respectful of the space, and communication was clear and consistent. What stood out most was their work ethic and commitment to doing the job right - no shortcuts, no surprises. If you’re looking for a construction or reno team in the Miami area that delivers quality work and follows through, I’d definitely recommend Gavin Construction.

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leslier parra
6 months ago

Tommy was great to me, very professional and he always on time, also gave me the price in Miami, I would recommend it to anyone. Thank you Tommy for building my beautiful kitchen to our family.

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Dana Bilnoski
7 months ago

Zion was amazing with ideas and help! He was very attentive and made sure our job was done perfectly to our specifications. His office staff contacted us throughout the project to be sure we were happy with how things were going and to find out if we had any questions or concerns. We had 2 bathrooms completely redone and we love them. We would definitely recommend Zion and Gaven LLC to anyone.

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SCOPE GATE

What we do, and what we don't.

We handle full remodels and new construction only. Five scope bands across Miami Beach:

  1. Full kitchen remodel — gut and rebuild, 4-tier pricing $20K–$300K+
  2. Full bathroom remodel — gut and rebuild, 4-tier pricing $8K–$130K+
  3. Full home renovation — whole-home gut, multi-room remodel, condo gut, $200K–$1.5M+
  4. New construction — custom home building, ground-up residential
  5. Home additions — room addition, second-story, garage conversion, ADU

We don't take on partial cosmetic refreshes, single-fixture replacements, vanity-only swaps, drywall repair, exterior painting standalone, gutter cleaning, or any single-trade handyman scope. If you want a contractor in Miami Beach who can run a full project from demo through final inspection, we are built for that. If you want a faucet swap, we are not the right fit and we will say so on the phone before anyone drives out.

SERVICE BANDS

Service bands in Miami Beach.

01

Full kitchen remodel(core specialty)

Kitchen remodels in Miami Beach concentrate in three scope shapes: oceanfront tower-condo galley-to-open-concept rebuilds (the most-requested project across South of Fifth, Continuum, and the Faena District), Mid-Beach MiMo condo kitchen reworks bundled with re-pipe and panel work, and full Art Deco or private-island single-family kitchen rebuilds. On the tower side, the work usually involves taking down a non-bearing wall between kitchen and dining, replacing the entire cabinet run with a custom or semi-custom box, slab-front quartz or natural-stone countertops with book-matched veining, and a panel-front integrated refrigeration unit that lines up flush with the cabinet face. A kitchen remodeler Miami Beach tower owners hire needs to know the freight elevator rules, the building's hours-of-work window, and the slab-penetration policy before pricing the job.

The kitchen tentpole walks through the four tier bands from $20K cosmetic refresh through $300K+ ultra-luxury custom in detail. Most Miami Beach condo kitchens land in Tier 03 ($60K–$120K) and most oceanfront primary kitchens land in Tier 04 ($120K–$300K+), with private-island estate kitchens often pushing higher. The kitchen remodeling Miami Beach FL clients pay for at this finish tier needs Sub-Zero / Wolf / Miele appliance integration, marine-grade hardware on cabinetry, and panel runs designed for the building's specific freight-elevator dimensions. See the full kitchen remodeling scope and tier ladder for tier-by-tier specifics. Real kitchen remodeling Miami Beach work is permit-pulled, NOA-stamped where the envelope is touched, and coordinated with the building from day one.

02

Full bathroom remodel(core specialty)

Bathroom is the highest-frequency scope on Miami Beach unit-level remodels. The oceanfront primary bath rebuild — frameless glass walk-in shower, freestanding tub, floating double-vanity with under-cabinet LED, large-format porcelain or stone tile, smart fixtures — is the dominant pattern across the Faena District, Continuum, and Apogee-tier buildings. Secondary baths follow the same waterproofing and finish-tier discipline at a tighter scope. For the modern bathroom remodeling Miami Beach clients ask us to design, the spec lands on Schluter-Kerdi waterproofing under tile, brushed or matte-black fixtures that handle South Florida water hardness without chrome spotting, and ventilation sized correctly to the room volume. A bathroom remodeler Miami Beach homeowners verify is licensed, registered with the city, and pulling permits is the bar; cosmetic-only "makeover" work without permit pulls is not work we take on.

The bathroom tentpole walks through the four tier bands from $8K through $130K+ in detail. Most Miami Beach guest-bath remodels land in Tier 02 ($15K–$30K) and most oceanfront primary baths land in Tier 04 ($60K+). See the full bathroom remodeling scope and tier ladder and the bathroom remodel cost breakdown for Miami for tier-by-tier specifics. Real bathroom remodeling Miami Beach work coordinates city permit, board approval, freight schedule, and on milestone-inspection buildings the coordination with structural remediation if it overlaps.

03

Full home renovation(whole-home, multi-room, condo gut)

Whole-home gut renovations in Miami Beach are most common on private-island single-family (Sunset, Star, Hibiscus, Palm, La Gorce), Art Deco SFH inside the historic district, and full-floor or penthouse-level oceanfront tower units. Pricing across South Florida runs $150–$400/sqft for whole-home gut work, $200K–$1.5M+ total, with most projects landing $400K–$800K. Multi-room remodels (kitchen plus 2 bathrooms plus living, but not gut-everything) run $80K–$400K. Condo gut renovation — strip the unit to studs and slab, reroute mechanicals, rebuild interior partitions — runs $300K–$1M+ depending on size, finish tier, and whether the building is in active milestone-inspection remediation. The home remodeling parent page walks through whole-home, multi-room, and condo-gut tier ladders in detail. See full home renovation scope and pricing.

04

General contractor and new construction

Miami Beach's tight buildable lot supply concentrates new construction inside the private islands (Sunset, Star, Hibiscus, Palm, La Gorce — including teardown-rebuilds where the original structure is past useful repair) and a handful of Bayshore and North Beach replatted lots. As a Miami Beach general contractor, we run full-scope ground-up residential construction across Miami-Dade, including teardowns where structural review supports them. The Miami Beach general contractor work also covers the larger end of the renovation scale: structural openings, addition tie-ins, foundation review, and code-current envelope upgrades on properties where the remodel cost exceeds 50% of structure value and FEMA substantial improvement rules engage. See our new construction scope for project planning, foundation, structural, envelope, and finish phasing. Florida CGC license GCG1524886, verifiable at MyFloridaLicense.com.

05

Home additions

Single-family additions on Miami Beach are most common on the private-island estates and on Bayshore single-family parcels. New square footage on an existing structure runs through the engineered-foundation, separate-permit-class workflow, which is different from interior remodels. Second-story additions, primary-suite additions, and garage conversions are the typical patterns. See home additions scope and pricing for permit class and structural specifics.

MIAMI BEACH CONTEXT

What makes a remodel here different.

Miami Beach oceanfront tower and Art Deco low-rise housing stock — barrier-island skyline view representative of South Beach to North Beach

Miami Beach is a barrier-island city with three operationally distinct geographies and three distinct housing eras layered on top. South Beach holds the Art Deco Architectural District, roughly 960 contributing 1920s–1940s low-rise buildings between 5th and 23rd Streets. Mid-Beach runs from the Faena District through 41st Street, and includes most of the MiMo (Miami Modern) corridor along Collins from the 1950s through the 1970s. North Beach extends through Normandy Isles to the Surfside line, and mixes mid-century low-rise with the 1980s–2010s+ tower wave. Add the private gated single-family enclaves — Sunset Islands, Star, Hibiscus, Palm, La Gorce, Venetian, Belle Isle — and you have a remodel market where every project lands in a specific historic, regulatory, and structural context. Generic playbooks don't work here.

City of Miami Beach Building Department — Civic Access (CSS) portal permit submittal at 1700 Convention Center Drive

Permit jurisdiction: City of Miami Beach Building Department, not RER. Miami Beach is one of a small number of Miami-Dade municipalities that runs its own building department rather than routing permits through Miami-Dade RER. The City of Miami Beach Building Department (Main Office: 1700 Convention Center Drive, 2nd Floor; North Beach Office: 962 Normandy Drive; phone 305.673.7610, Monday–Friday 8 AM–3 PM) handles every permit for renovations inside city limits. Submittals go through the Civic Access (CSS) portal online. Each plan review cycle runs about 7 business days, and most projects clear in 2–3 cycles. Jobs valued over $5,000 require a recorded Notice of Commencement before work starts. One operational detail that catches first-time owners off guard: Miami-Dade County product approval is often required before Miami Beach plan review completes — meaning the impact-glazing assemblies, roofing systems, and certain exterior products need to be locked down with a Miami-Dade NOA at the county level before the city can finish issuing the permit. The City Building Department publishes its full permit checklist publicly, and we use it on every Miami Beach submittal.

South Beach Art Deco Architectural District — 1920s–1940s contributing building facade representative of the historic preservation review envelope

Art Deco Historic District compatibility review. South Beach's Art Deco District is the densest concentration of pre-war Art Deco architecture in the United States. Modifications to contributing buildings — even some interior gut remodels — require coordination with the city's historic preservation review process. Window replacements have to maintain compatible profiles. Storefront and primary-elevation modifications go through additional review. Doing real bathroom remodeling in Miami Beach inside an Art Deco building means knowing where the preservation envelope ends and the unrestricted interior begins, and the contractor needs to draw that line correctly on the first walkthrough.

Miami Beach oceanfront condo tower in the SB 4-D milestone-inspection window — 1980s–2000s tower-wave stock undergoing structural assessment

SB 4-D milestone inspections. After the 2021 Champlain Towers South collapse in neighboring Surfside, Florida passed SB 4-D, which requires milestone structural inspections for all 3+ story condominium buildings within 3 miles of the coast at 25 years and every 10 years thereafter. Miami Beach's tower stock is concentrated in this trigger window — buildings from the 1980s–2000s wave are receiving milestone assessments now. Many condo owners are remodeling alongside or directly after the structural remediation, which means a unit-level remodel often has to coordinate with building-level shoring, slab repair, or envelope work happening on the same calendar. We plan around it on the first visit.

NOA-rated impact glass detail on Miami Beach oceanfront unit — High-Velocity Hurricane Zone product approval with marine-grade hardware

HVHZ envelope and oceanfront salt-air specification. Miami Beach sits inside Miami-Dade's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, which means any window or sliding-door replacement on a tower facade or a single-family exterior must use assemblies with a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) covering HVHZ test protocols. The Florida Building Code 8th Edition sets the test standard, and the City of Miami Beach checks NOA documentation as part of permit review. On oceanfront and bayfront units, salt-air durability is a separate spec layer: marine-grade hardware, closed-grain wood species in cabinetry, powder-coated metals, and anti-corrosion plumbing fixtures are baseline — not upsells. Properties along the eastern beachfront and along the Indian Creek Drive corridor often fall into FEMA flood Zone AE or VE; the substantial improvement rule (50% of structure value triggers full flood-code upgrade) shows up most often on whole-building projects, less often on unit-level interior remodels. We flag the SI math on the first walkthrough so the budget reflects reality before contracts are signed.

PROPERTY TYPES

Property types we work in across Miami Beach.

The Miami Beach housing stock breaks into four operational categories, and the remodel approach differs for each.

Oceanfront and bayfront tower condominiums.

Where the volume sits: Faena District, Continuum and South of Fifth, the 41st Street Mid-Beach corridor, the Collins oceanfront band through North Beach, and the bayside Belle Isle and Venetian developments. A tower unit remodel runs through three layered approval steps: building association architectural review, City of Miami Beach permit application, and trade-specific permits for plumbing, electrical, and HVAC. Freight elevator scheduling, slab penetration restrictions on through-floor plumbing, soundproofing documentation, and quiet-hours work windows all factor into the project plan.

Mid-rise condo and MiMo low-rise.

The Collins corridor and North Beach hold a mix of 1950s–1970s mid-century buildings, many with single-pipe plumbing, original electrical service, and aluminum windows that haven't been changed since construction. Real renovations here usually expand into a full re-pipe, a panel upgrade, and an HVHZ-compliant window replacement bundled with the kitchen and bathroom work — the cost-per-square-foot reality of MiMo unit remodels reflects that envelope catch-up.

Art Deco single-family in South Beach.

The smaller cluster of Art Deco SFH inside the historic district sits under preservation review for any exterior or street-facing modification. Interior gut remodels are usually fine within the preservation envelope as long as the structural envelope and the primary elevations are protected. We coordinate the preservation submittal in parallel with the city permit on every Art Deco project we run.

Private-island estates — Sunset, Star, Hibiscus, Palm, La Gorce, Venetian.

Single-family on guarded private islands. Whole-home renovations and teardown-rebuilds are common. These projects often touch new construction scope, structural review, and FEMA flood-zone considerations simultaneously, and they tend to land in the upper Tier 04 finish band.

OUR PROCESS

How a Miami Beach project runs from first call to final walkthrough.

Every Miami Beach project follows the same six phases.

  1. 1

    DISCOVERY

    Phone or in-person scope review, free quote, no trip fee. Same-day appointment scheduling for most Miami Beach projects (3–5 business days for site visit; same-day where calendars allow).

  2. 2

    DESIGN AND SCOPE LOCK

    Finish selections, drawings, scope-of-work document, signed contract.

  3. 3

    PERMIT AND BOARD PACKAGE

    For Miami Beach condos, the City permit application and the building's architectural change form move in parallel. Board approval letter compiled and submitted alongside the city packet. Where Miami-Dade County product approval is required, we pull that first so the city review can complete without revision cycles. We pull the permits; the homeowner does not chase paper.

  4. 4

    DEMO AND ROUGH-IN

    Protection of common areas (elevator pads, hallway floor protection in condo buildings, preservation-aware protection in Art Deco SFH), demo, mechanical and plumbing rough-in, framing, drywall, structural inspections.

  5. 5

    FINISH AND TRADE-OUT

    Tile, cabinets, countertops, plumbing fixtures, electrical fixtures, paint, hardware. City inspections at each trade phase.

  6. 6

    FINAL WALKTHROUGH AND WARRANTY HANDOFF

    Punch list, owner sign-off, written 1–2 year labor warranty document handed over with the lien releases.

See our full project process.

COMPANION SERVICES

Companion services.

RECENT WORK

Recent work near Miami Beach.

Mid-Beach oceanfront tower primary bath — frameless glass shower, freestanding tub, floating double-vanity, book-matched stone slab wet wall

Oceanfront primary bath rebuild — Mid-Beach tower (illustrative).

A Mid-Beach oceanfront unit primary bath was taken to studs and slab, waterproofed with Schluter-Kerdi, and rebuilt with frameless glass shower, freestanding tub, floating double-vanity with under-cabinet LED, and full-height book-matched stone slab on the wet wall. Marine-grade hardware throughout. A real bathroom remodel Miami Beach FL project of this tier coordinates city permit, board approval, and freight schedule from one project plan. Illustrative — composite of typical Mid-Beach oceanfront primary bath scope.

South Beach Art Deco historic-district single-family whole-home — preservation-compatible kitchen and bathroom rebuilds with NOA-stamped rear-elevation impact glazing

Art Deco single-family whole-home — South Beach historic district (illustrative).

A 1930s contributing Art Deco SFH inside the historic district was gut-renovated within the preservation envelope: full re-pipe, panel upgrade, NOA-stamped impact glazing on rear elevations (front elevation maintained per preservation review), kitchen rebuild with period-compatible scale, and three full bathroom rebuilds. A kitchen remodel Miami Beach FL project of this scope runs preservation submittal and city permit in parallel. Illustrative — composite of typical South Beach Art Deco SFH whole-home scope.

For more illustrative project narratives across Miami-Dade, see our project portfolio.

SISTER CITIES

Sister cities in Miami-Dade we serve.

If your project sits outside Miami Beach, these are the Miami-Dade cities we work in most often.

  • Aventura — north-corridor coastal high-rise condo market
  • Surfside — north oceanfront, post–Champlain Towers SB 4-D market
  • North Miami Beach — inland west of Miami Beach, single-family + condo
  • Hialeah — dense single-family inland, Spanish-language market
  • Hallandale Beach — Broward border, oceanfront tower corridor

Or browse the full Miami-Dade County hub for our complete city coverage.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

  • Do you charge for a quote or trip fee in Miami Beach?

    No. Free quote, no trip fee anywhere in Miami Beach or across Miami-Dade. We come look at the project, ask the right questions, and write a real estimate. If the scope does not fit what we do (full kitchen, full bathroom, condo gut, whole-home, addition, new construction), we will tell you on the phone before anyone drives out.

  • How fast can you come out for a Miami Beach site visit?

    Most Miami Beach site visits are scheduled within 3–5 business days. Same-day appointments are available where the calendar allows — call (786) 397-8380 to check. Note: this is appointment scheduling, not the remodel itself. Real Miami Beach remodels run weeks to months depending on scope.

  • Do you offer a warranty on Miami Beach projects?

    Yes. Every Gaven Constructions project carries a written 1–2 year labor warranty, spelled out in the contract before signing. Manufacturer warranties on cabinets, fixtures, and appliances pass through to the homeowner.

  • How do I verify your contractor license?

    License Florida CGC GCG1524886. Verify at MyFloridaLicense.com. We also publish permit history on BuildZoom (37+ verified permits) and project reviews on Google (60+ five-star reviews). All three are checkable independently before you sign anything.

  • How long does a permit take in Miami Beach?

    Each plan review cycle in Miami Beach runs about 7 business days, and most renovation permits clear in 2–3 cycles, putting the typical timeline at 3–6 weeks from submission to issuance for an interior remodel. Where Miami-Dade County product approval is required (impact glazing, certain envelope assemblies), that runs in parallel and sometimes ahead of the city review. A Miami Beach general contractor familiar with the Civic Access portal and the city's submittal checklist will move faster than one learning the system on your project.

  • Does my Art Deco building need historic compatibility review?

    If the building is a contributing structure inside the Art Deco Architectural District, yes — exterior modifications and certain interior changes go through historic preservation review. The extent of review depends on whether the work touches primary elevations, original windows or storefront, and structural envelope. Interior gut remodels that stay inside the preservation envelope are usually fine, but the scope-versus-envelope line has to be drawn correctly on the first walkthrough. We coordinate the preservation submittal in parallel with the city permit on every Art Deco project.

  • Does Miami Beach require impact-rated windows under HVHZ?

    Yes. Miami Beach is inside the Miami-Dade High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, which means any window or exterior-door replacement must use assemblies carrying a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) covering HVHZ test protocols. The City verifies NOA documentation as part of permit review. On condo towers and inside the Art Deco Historic District, the building's declaration or the preservation review may also specify approved profiles or compatible glazing types. We check both before ordering.

  • How does SB 4-D milestone inspection affect my Miami Beach condo remodel?

    Florida's SB 4-D requires structural milestone inspections for 3+ story condo buildings within 3 miles of the coast at 25 years and every 10 years thereafter. Most Miami Beach towers are inside this trigger window. If your building is in active milestone assessment or remediation, your unit remodel may need to coordinate with structural shoring, slab repair, or envelope work happening on the building level. We confirm the building's current milestone status on the first walkthrough and adjust the project plan accordingly.

  • What about salt-air spec on oceanfront units?

    Marine-grade cabinet hardware, closed-grain wood species, powder-coated metals, anti-corrosion plumbing fixtures, and porcelain or stone tile over moisture-resistant backer board are baseline on oceanfront and bayfront Miami Beach units — not upsells. Standard chrome and standard particleboard cabinetry will not survive the salt-air exposure. We spec to coastal durability from the first material selection.

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