A group of residents incorporated Surfside in 1935 to keep the town independent of neighboring Miami Beach, and it has stayed a small, low-rise, family-oriented community ever since, with zoning that still limits building heights across its narrow stretch of barrier island. Cottages, small apartment buildings, and condominiums here all share the same exposure to salt air and direct ocean weather, which puts real wear on a building’s exterior and structural systems over time.

Barrier-island construction gets treated as a first principle at Elbaz Construction, not an afterthought — proper waterproofing, corrosion-resistant materials, impact-rated windows and doors, and structural details engineered for wind load. For a Surfside remodel, getting those fundamentals right matters as much as the finishes, and our team manages both under one roof from permitting through completion.