Custom homes in Key Largo, built by a contractor who lives here.
Key Largo is where Summerland is based. Mercedes lives on the island and works on lots scattered across Sunset Point, Rock Harbor, Ocean Shores, Garden Cove, Andros Road, and Ocean Isle Estates — neighborhoods Mercedes can drive to without leaving home. Bay-side and ocean-side carry different flood and wind requirements; the lots an outsider can't tell apart, we know block by block.
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Area Highlights
Sunset Point · Rock Harbor · Ocean Shores · Garden Cove · Andros Road · Ocean Isle Estates · Mile Marker 100 to 107
Local Building Insight
Base Flood Elevation can shift by more than a foot between blocks here, especially between bay-side and ocean-side neighborhoods. On 62 Andros Road, the architect's drawings stopped at code-minimum elevation; Mercedes saw that lifting the home by one and a half feet would clear the flood zone — and turned 299 square feet of unusable ground floor into more than 1,200 square feet of finished living space.
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If you want a contractor who truly looks out for your best interests, you need to hire Summerland Builders. My original enclosed downstairs was only about 800 sq ft, and the rest was just a covered open space facing the pool. Mercedes, who is both a dear friend of mine and a general contractor in Key Largo, gave me excellent advice that transformed my property in the ground floor. She knew the building department was about to change the flood elevation requirements to 10 feet, and warned me that once the new rules passed, I wouldn't be able to get a permit for the ground floor ever again.
Following her guidance, we enclosed the rest of the downstairs with a gorgeous wall of glass windows facing the pool. Thanks to her, my enclosed space jumped to 2,800 sq ft before the code changes took effect. The space is absolutely beautiful, and it massively increased the overall value of my home. I highly recommend Mercedes and her team to anyone looking to build or renovate!
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