Gaven Constructions

Kitchen, Bathroom & Home Remodeling, Plantation FL — Single-Family, Estate & Plantation Acres

Real general contractor work in Plantation. We handle full kitchen remodels, full bathroom remodels, whole-home renovations, new construction, and additions across mature single-family communities, Hawk's Landing estate homes, the Jacaranda corridor, and Plantation Acres. Free quote, no trip fee, same-day appointment scheduling available. Kitchen remodeling in Plantation FL is one of our most-requested projects at the city level.

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WHY PLANTATION HOMEOWNERS CHOOSE GAVEN

Why Plantation homeowners choose Gaven for their remodel.

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500+ Projects Since 2015

Eleven years building across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach. Permit history publicly verifiable on BuildZoom and the City of Plantation Citizen Access portal.

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

WHAT PLANTATION HOMEOWNERS SAY

What our Plantation clients say.

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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

What we do, and what we don't.

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

  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, $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
  • Any single-trade handyman scope

If you want a contractor in Plantation who can handle a full project from demo through final inspection, we're built for that. If you want a faucet swap, we're not the right fit — and we'll say so on the phone before anyone drives out.

BUILDING IN PLANTATION

What makes a remodel here different.

Plantation FL named-community single-family home streetscape — Plantation Park / Plantation Gardens

Plantation incorporated in 1953. City population is around 100,700 across roughly twenty named neighborhoods. Dominant housing stock runs 1960s through 1980s: Plantation Park's 1950s build forms the historic core, 1980s–1990s Jacaranda Lakes fills the middle band, and 2000s–2010s Hawk's Landing sits at the upper end. That mature stock is renovation-ripe — original laminate counters and builder oak cabinetry, primary baths with original tub-shower combos, mechanicals at end of useful life.

City of Plantation Building Department exterior signage at 400 NW 73rd Avenue

Permit jurisdiction. Plantation runs its own Department of Building Safety. Permits do not route through Broward County BORA. Submissions go through the city's Citizen Access Portal and reference the Florida Building Code 8th Edition. Building Department phone (954) 797-2765; office at 400 NW 73rd Avenue. The City's permit services page publishes the full submittal checklist. Walk-through permits run Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:00 to 10:00 AM on minor work requiring one or two department reviews.

HOA / Architectural Review decoupled from permit issuance. This is the workflow detail that matters most on named-community projects. As of 05/08/2023, the City publishes that "COA/HOA/POA approval will not be a condition to apply or obtain issuance of a Building permit." The city permit and the named-community Architectural Review Board submittal now run on independent tracks. We still coordinate the ARB packet on covered-property work in Jacaranda Country Club, Hawk's Landing, and Jacaranda Lakes, but the city permit no longer waits for the ARB letter.

Neighborhoods we work in across Plantation. Plantation Park is the historic core — 1950s build west of Florida's Turnpike, south of Broward Boulevard, Ranch and Mediterranean Revival styles dominant. The bathroom remodeler plantation gardens homeowners hire typically also serves Plantation Park because the eras and scope shape are similar. Plantation Gardens sits northeast of Jacaranda with about 6,800 residents. Plantation Isles, primarily without HOA, gives owners more flexibility on exterior decisions. Jacaranda Country Club fills the central spine between Pine Island Road and Nob Hill Road around two championship golf courses, with Mediterranean and Ranch homes often above 3,000 square feet. Jacaranda Lakes (1980s–1990s) runs a network of lakes and canals with a low HOA. Hawk's Landing is the gated estate community — about 550 homes from 3,000 to 9,000 square feet, mostly 2000s–2010s build.

Plantation Acres and the P.A.I.D. overlay. The western tract carries a distinct 1+ acre rural-residential character separate from the rest of the city. Properties in Plantation Acres fall under the Plantation Acres Improvement District (P.A.I.D.), a separately incorporated drainage and improvement district that reviews permit applications and applies its approved stamp before the City finalizes. Most kitchen and bathroom interior scope doesn't trigger P.A.I.D. review. Whole-home work, additions, accessory structures, and drainage scope does. We pull the District review at the front of the application timeline so it doesn't surprise the schedule.

HVHZ envelope work and FEMA flood-zone considerations. Plantation sits inside the Broward High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. Any window or sliding-door replacement on a Plantation Park, Jacaranda, or Hawk's Landing exterior must use assemblies with a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) covering HVHZ test protocols. Most of Plantation sits in FEMA Zone X, with AE pockets along the interior canal network. On 1960s–1970s mature stock, whole-home gut scopes can trigger the FEMA substantial improvement rule: if remodel cost crosses 50% of the structure's pre-improvement value, the entire structure has to be brought to current flood code. Most kitchen-and-bath-only scope falls well below that threshold; whole-home work on a $400K mature property crosses it more easily than buyers expect. We flag the math on the first walkthrough.

The buyer's-market case for remodeling before selling. Plantation's median home value sits around $488K, down roughly 4.4% year-over-year, and 82.4% of sales close below list price. Homes go to pending in 37 to 51 days. In that market shape, the kitchen and primary bath are the negotiating ground — a renovated kitchen removes the buyer's first discount lever and helps sellers defend list price. A mid-range kitchen remodel around $45K on a $488K home recovers cost plus a resale premium, particularly on mature stock where the original kitchen is the first thing buyers price-down. Florida Realtors' 2026 home projects analysis ranks projects by resale recovery; kitchen and primary bath lead. The rental market is also active — single-family rentals leasing in 24 days at $3,200/month — so the logic applies to landlords too.

WHO WE BUILD FOR

Property types we work in across Plantation.

Plantation FL property types overview — single-family, gated estate, and Plantation Acres rural-residential

The Plantation housing stock breaks into three operational categories, and the remodel approach differs for each.

Mature suburban single-family.

This is the bulk of Plantation's housing: Plantation Park's 1950s build, Plantation Gardens, Plantation Isles, Jacaranda Lakes, and the Jacaranda corridor. The kitchen remodeler plantation park homeowners hire on these properties is rebuilding around original 1950s–1980s layouts — galley or small U-shape kitchens that benefit from removing a non-bearing dining wall, replacing builder oak with shaker or transitional cabinetry, quartz or large-format porcelain counters, and recessed LED in place of the original drop-ceiling fluorescents. Primary-bath rebuilds typically gut the original tub-shower combo for a frameless walk-in shower, large-format porcelain tile, floating dual vanity. Townhome and mid-rise scope along Broward Boulevard and Sunrise Boulevard folds in here.

Gated estate communities.

Hawk's Landing and the higher end of Jacaranda Country Club run a different scope shape: 3,000 to 9,000 square-foot estate homes built 2000s–2010s, reaching the renovation cycle where original Tier 02 finishes get upgraded to Tier 03 or Tier 04. Kitchen scope commonly includes integrated panel-front refrigeration, Wolf or Miele cooking, and book-matched stone slab features. Primary-bath rebuilds run toward Tier 04: freestanding tubs, floor-mounted matte-black tub fillers, floating dual vanity with under-cabinet LED, full Schluter-Kerdi waterproofing under tile. ARB approval is still part of the workflow on covered-property work — decoupled from the city permit per the 2023 policy, but still required by the association on exterior or color-affecting scope.

Plantation Acres rural-residential.

The western tract preserves a distinctly different character: 1+ acre lots, A-1 or similar rural-residential zoning that permits equestrian and agricultural-residential uses, accessory structures common, and the Plantation Acres Improvement District (P.A.I.D.) overlay on permits. Most Plantation Acres kitchen and bathroom interior scope follows the same workflow as the rest of the city. Where P.A.I.D. enters the picture is on additions, accessory structures, drainage modifications, and any exterior scope that touches the District's review areas. We pull the District review at the front of the application timeline.

SERVICES

Service bands in Plantation.

01

Full kitchen remodel(core specialty)

Completed kitchen remodel with white shaker cabinetry, a center island with pendant lighting, and stainless steel appliances

Kitchen remodels in Plantation concentrate in two scope shapes: mature single-family rebuilds on the 1960s–1980s stock (the volume base) and Hawk's Landing / Jacaranda Country Club estate upgrades. On the single-family side, the work usually involves taking down a non-bearing wall between kitchen and dining, replacing the full cabinet run with custom or semi-custom shaker boxes, quartz or large-format slab counters, and an island that doubles as informal dining. The kitchen remodeler plantation park and kitchen remodeler plantation gardens owners hire on these properties needs to understand the original layout constraints — slab penetrations for re-piped plumbing, electrical upgrades from 100-amp to 200-amp panels, and soffit and bulkhead removal that opens the ceiling line. On Hawk's Landing and Jacaranda Country Club estates, the work shifts toward panel-front integrated refrigeration, Wolf or Miele cooking, and book-matched stone slab features. A kitchen remodeler plantation isles homeowner hires has more scope flexibility because most Plantation Isles properties have no HOA constraints.

Most Plantation mature single-family kitchens land in Tier 02 or Tier 03 ($35K–$120K); most Hawk's Landing estate kitchens land in Tier 03 or Tier 04 ($70K–$200K+). See the full kitchen remodeling scope and tier ladder and the kitchen remodel cost breakdown for Miami for tier-by-tier specifics. Kitchen remodeling plantation fl projects we run typically book the site visit within 3 to 5 business days.

02

Full bathroom remodel(core specialty)

Completed bathroom remodel with a floating wood vanity and a frameless glass walk-in shower

Bathroom is the densest part of Plantation's keyword universe, and it reflects the mature-stock renovation reality. The scope shape on a Plantation Park or Plantation Gardens single-family typically rebuilds the original 1960s–1970s bathroom: tear out the tub-shower combo, install a frameless glass walk-in shower with linear drain, replace the original single vanity with a floating double vanity and under-cabinet LED, large-format porcelain wall and floor tile, and an exhaust fan sized to room volume and ducted to exterior. Undersized exhaust fans are the single most common bathroom regret we see on rework jobs in older Plantation stock. The bathroom remodeler plantation park clients hire on these properties — and the bathroom remodeler plantation isles owners hire on the no-HOA tract — should be registered with the City of Plantation Department of Building Safety and pulling permits on every project. Cosmetic work that skips permits is not work we take on.

Most Plantation mature single-family bathrooms land in Tier 02 ($15K–$30K) for guest baths and Tier 03 ($30K–$60K) for primary baths. Hawk's Landing 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.

03

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

Whole-home gut renovations in Plantation are most common on Plantation Park 1950s mature stock approaching end of useful life on mechanicals, Hawk's Landing estate refreshes after a 15–20 year ownership cycle, and Jacaranda Lakes expansions. Pricing across South Florida runs $150–$400/sqft for whole-home gut work, $200K–$1.5M+ total, with most projects landing $400K–$800K. On the mature 1960s–1970s stock, the FEMA substantial improvement math gets serious — a $300K renovation on a $450K Plantation Park property crosses the SI threshold and triggers full code-current upgrade. See full home renovation scope and pricing.

04

New construction

Plantation's buildable lot supply concentrates inside Plantation Acres (large-lot ground-up builds on the rural-residential overlay), the rare Plantation Park teardown-rebuild, and Hawk's Landing teardown work where original Tier 02 builds are replaced with Tier 04 custom homes. We handle ground-up residential construction across Broward, including teardown-rebuilds where the original structure is past useful repair. See our new construction scope for foundation, structural, envelope, and finish phasing.

05

Home additions

Jacaranda Lakes, Plantation Park, and Plantation Isles single-family homes occasionally add a primary suite, a second story over a garage, or a family-room expansion. Plantation Acres properties add accessory structures (workshops, in-law cottages) under the P.A.I.D. overlay. New square footage on an existing structure runs through the engineered-foundation, separate-permit-class workflow, which is different from interior remodels. See home additions scope and pricing for permit class and structural specifics.

OUR PROCESS

How a project runs from first call to final walkthrough.

Every 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 Plantation projects (3–5 business days for site visit; same-day where calendars allow).

  2. 2

    DESIGN AND SCOPE LOCK

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

  3. 3

    PERMIT AND ARB PACKAGE

    City of Plantation permit application moves on its own track per the 2023 decoupling policy. On covered-property work in Jacaranda Country Club, Hawk's Landing, Jacaranda Lakes, or other association-governed communities, the ARB submittal moves in parallel. Plantation Acres projects pick up the P.A.I.D. District review here.

  4. 4

    DEMO AND ROUGH-IN

    Protection of work areas, 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 in and near Plantation.

Completed kitchen remodel with white shaker cabinetry, a center island with pendant lighting, and stainless steel appliances

Plantation Park 1960s single-family kitchen and primary-bath rework.

Original galley kitchen with builder oak cabinetry and laminate counters demolished and rebuilt as an open-plan kitchen and breakfast room: shaker cabinetry in a warm-painted finish, quartz counters, large-format porcelain floor tile continued through to the family-room threshold, recessed LED replacing the original fluorescent drop-ceiling. Primary bath gutted in parallel — frameless glass walk-in shower with linear drain replacing the original tub-shower combo, large-format porcelain wall tile, floating double vanity with under-cabinet LED. Project ran 11 weeks from demo to final walkthrough. Original 100-amp electrical service upgraded to 200-amp during rough-in to handle the new induction range. Illustrative — composite of typical Plantation Park mature-stock scope.

Jacaranda Lakes whole-home renovation — open-plan rebuild, impact glazing, hardwood refinish

Jacaranda Lakes whole-home, 3,200 sqft.

Two-story single-family on the canal: kitchen open-concept rebuild taking the wall down between kitchen and breakfast room, primary bath gut, secondary bath refresh, full interior repaint, hardwood refinish on the lower level, replacement of original aluminum sliders with NOA-stamped impact glazing across the rear elevation. Project ran 5 months end-to-end. The Jacaranda Lakes HOA design-review submittal moved in parallel with the City permit application per the 2023 decoupling policy. Illustrative — composite of typical Jacaranda Lakes whole-home scope.

See the full project portfolio for additional Plantation, Davie, and Fort Lauderdale work.

BEFORE YOU CALL

Frequently asked questions.

  • Do you charge for the consultation or site visit?

    No. Free quote, no trip fee on every Plantation consultation. We come to your property in Plantation Park, Plantation Gardens, Plantation Isles, Jacaranda, Hawk's Landing, or Plantation Acres, walk the scope with you, ask the questions that drive accurate pricing, and follow up with a written estimate. There is no obligation and no pressure.

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

    Most Plantation projects get a site visit scheduled within 3–5 business days. Same-day appointments are sometimes available depending on calendar. This refers to the appointment, not the remodel itself. The remodel runs weeks to months depending on scope.

  • What does your warranty cover?

    Every Plantation project comes with a written labor warranty, 1–2 years depending on scope, spelled out in the contract before signing. The warranty document is part of the final walkthrough handoff. We don't make you ask for it.

  • How do I verify your license and permit history before signing?

    Florida CGC license GCG1524886 is verifiable at MyFloridaLicense.com. Search by license number and the active status, board, and expiration date come up. Permit history is public on BuildZoom and on the City of Plantation Citizen Access portal. We invite verification before signing. That's how a real general contractor relationship starts.

  • How long does a permit take in Plantation?

    A standard interior remodel permit in Plantation typically takes 3 to 6 weeks through the City of Plantation Department of Building Safety. The city acknowledges submittal through the Citizen Access Portal and runs plan review against the Florida Building Code 8th Edition. Walk-through permits run Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on minor work requiring one or two department reviews. Whole-home work, additions, and any scope crossing structural or P.A.I.D. district review runs longer because each additional review restarts part of the timeline. We pull the bathroom remodel plantation fl and kitchen remodeling plantation fl permits on every project — owner-builder permitting is not how we run a job.

  • What is the P.A.I.D. district and do I need their approval?

    The P.A.I.D. district (Plantation Acres Improvement District) is a separately incorporated drainage and improvement district covering Plantation's western tract. Plantation Acres properties require P.A.I.D. review and approved stamps on permit applications, in addition to the standard City of Plantation permit. Most kitchen and bathroom interior scope does not trigger P.A.I.D. review. Whole-home work, additions, accessory structures, and any drainage or significant exterior modification on Plantation Acres lots does. We pull the District review at the front of the application timeline so it doesn't surprise the schedule. If your property is outside the Plantation Acres tract, P.A.I.D. does not apply.

  • Does my Hawk's Landing or Jacaranda Country Club project still need ARB approval?

    Yes, on covered-property work. As of May 8, 2023, the City of Plantation no longer requires association approval as a condition of building permit issuance — the city permit and the ARB submittal run on independent tracks. But the association's covenants still require ARB approval on covered scope (exterior changes, paint colors, landscape, finishes visible from the street, additions). We coordinate the ARB packet on every covered-property project in Hawk's Landing, Jacaranda Country Club, Jacaranda Lakes, and the other governed communities. The two tracks move in parallel and we manage both.

  • Does Plantation require impact-rated windows under HVHZ?

    Yes. Plantation is inside the Broward 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 mature Plantation Park or Jacaranda stock where original aluminum sliders or single-pane glazing is being replaced, the impact-rated upgrade is required. We check NOA documentation on every window or door order before delivery.

  • What if my Plantation property is in a flood zone?

    Most of Plantation sits in FEMA Zone X, with AE pockets along the interior canal network. Plantation properties in Zone AE can trigger flood-code review on substantial improvement projects: where remodel cost exceeds 50% of the structure's pre-improvement value, the FEMA SI rule kicks in and the structure has to be brought to current flood code. On the 1960s–1970s mature single-family stock that dominates Plantation Park and the older Jacaranda corridor, this math gets serious faster than buyers expect — a $300K whole-home gut on a $450K property crosses the threshold. Most kitchen-and-bath-only scope falls well below it. We run the SI math on the first walkthrough so the budget reflects reality before contracts are signed.

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