Bathroom Remodeling in Coral Gables, FL

Coral Gables is the City Beautiful for a reason. Mediterranean Revival homes from the 1920s and 1930s. Banyan-lined streets off Granada Boulevard. The Biltmore tower visible from half the neighborhood. A bathroom remodel here is not about following a trend. It is about honoring a building that has stood for nearly a century. We work in homes near the Biltmore, along Coral Way, and in the historic district near Miracle Mile. These houses have plaster walls, original Cuban tile, cast iron tubs that weigh 400 pounds, and bathrooms that were never meant to handle a modern walk-in shower. We design around the architecture. Encaustic cement tile patterns in period palettes. Honed Carrara or Calacatta marble. Hand-thrown ceramic in soft cream and ochre. Solid brass fixtures from Waterworks or Newport Brass. No big-box shortcuts. Coral Gables permits are serious. Even with HB 803 loosening some cosmetic work statewide, the City still requires permits for bathroom remodels touching plumbing, structure, or anything visible from the right-of-way. Properties in the historic district trigger Board of Architects review for window changes and exterior elements. We have run that process dozens of times and know which projects clear quickly and which need more documentation. Most clients here are second or third owners doing their forever home. The bathroom should match that. We take the time the home deserves. Details are everything. Grout color. Hardware finish. Reveal lines. That is the Gables standard.