10 service categories · 100 service pages · Miami-Dade, Broward & Palm Beach
View all servicesGround-up custom homes across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach with the architecture, engineering, permitting and construction held under a single agreement — so the people who draw it are the people who have to build it, and nobody is left pointing at anyone else when a detail meets the site.
Miami-Dade · Broward & Palm Beach Counties
ScrollIn a design-bid-build job the architect hands you a set, you tender it, and the first time anyone tests whether it can actually be built is on site — at your cost. Design-build closes that gap by making one company answerable for the drawings and the result.
Site and survey work, architectural and structural design, product approvals, permitting, foundations, structure, envelope, systems and finishes — sequenced by one licensed general contractor who carries the schedule end to end.
Start your projectIf you already have a lot, or you are buying one, and you would rather hold one contract than referee between a designer and a builder, this is the delivery method built for that.
A South Florida home is designed around wind load, product approval and flood elevation before it is designed around finishes. Those constraints decide the structure, the glazing and often the floor level — so they belong in the first design meeting, not the last.
Which one you choose changes who carries the risk when the drawings meet the site, and how early you can know a real number.
One agreement covering design, engineering, permitting and construction. Pricing develops with the drawings, so the budget is a constraint on the design rather than a discovery after it.
You already have drawings. We review them for constructability, product approval and code before pricing, and flag what will need resolving rather than absorbing it as a change order.
Before you commit to a parcel we look at zoning, setbacks, flood elevation, seawall condition and utilities, so the lot is priced with its constraints visible.
Seawall condition, flood elevation and marine exposure drive the structure and the finish schedule long before anything decorative is chosen.
Double-height spaces and large sliding systems are structural decisions. The opening size sets the header, the header sets the framing, and the framing sets the ceiling.
Demolition, utility disconnects and a fresh survey, then a new structure designed to current code rather than inheriting the old footprint by default.
A design-build home on a South Florida canal lot, photographed through the structural and envelope phases. Fourteen frames were reviewed; nine are shown. Everything described below is visible in the photographs — no cost, address, schedule or product brand is stated.
Read what the photos showSix observations drawn only from the project photography above.
The frames run from bare lot and seawall through structure, glazing and interior drywall. The upper storey cantilevers over the entry, and the water elevation of the ground floor is visibly raised above the surrounding grade.
Described from the photographs. No location, cost or schedule claimed.
The rear elevation is a double-height glazed wall with sliding doors beneath it. An opening that size needs its header, its bearing and its lateral bracing designed with the architecture — not resolved once the walls are already up.
The double-height volume and the stair opening exist because they were designed into the structure. Adding either after the floor system is set is a structural revision, not a finish change.
Window heads align across the elevation and the glazing meets the slab edge cleanly, which means the openings were set out from a single datum during framing rather than adjusted individually at install.
With glazing in and drywall hung, the building is weather-tight and the interior trades can work to a stable environment — the point at which a South Florida build stops being weather-dependent.
Everything an owner chooses sits on the outside. Everything that decides whether the house performs sits behind it. Select a layer to see what it does.
Reinforced concrete block or poured columns and tie beams, engineered for the wind speed at your address. This is what the product approvals for every opening attach to.
Wind load is an address-specific number, not a regional one.
LayerThe drainage plane behind the finish. It is lapped shingle-fashion so any water that gets past the outer surface runs down and out rather than into the wall.
LayerImpact-rated glazing set into prepared openings, anchored to the pattern its approval specifies, and flashed into the weather barrier. The approval is only valid if the installation matches it.
This is the layer inspectors look at hardest, and the one where a substitution can invalidate the whole assembly.
LayerHead, jamb and sill flashing tie every penetration back into the drainage plane. Sealant is the last line, never the first — a wall that relies on caulk to stay dry is a wall with a countdown on it.
LayerThe visible skin. It sheds most water but is not the waterproofing layer, which is why what sits behind it matters more than its colour.
LayerDeck, underlayment and covering, strapped and tied into the structure so the roof and the walls act as one system under uplift. The tie-in detail is what a wind-mitigation inspection actually reads.
The regional default. Mass, wind resistance and pest resistance, with thermal performance coming from what you add to it.
Monolithic and very strong, with formwork cost and schedule implications. Common where spans or cantilevers get ambitious.
Faster to erect and easier to insulate, with more attention needed on strapping, uplift and moisture detailing.
Every window, door and roof product in the envelope needs current approval documentation for this jurisdiction. We confirm those before ordering, because a substitution discovered at inspection costs far more than the same decision made at design.
Requirements are set by the authority having jurisdiction for your municipality and genuinely differ between them. What follows is how the stage runs, not a promise about how long your building department will take.
A ground-up home is the most heavily reviewed thing you can build. Expect at minimum:
Architect, structural engineer, surveyor and the trades all work to one measured set. On a waterfront lot add the agencies with jurisdiction over the seawall and the water line.
Footings, slab, structure, rough plumbing, electrical and mechanical are each inspected while still open. Every sign-off gates the next trade, which is why sequencing protects a schedule far more than labour does.
Requirements, review times and inspection scheduling are set by your jurisdiction and change with workload and scope. Nothing here is a legal opinion or a guaranteed timeline. We tell you which stage is likely to be the long one on your lot before you sign anything.
The interior of the same canal-lot home, at drywall stage. Use the thumbnails, the arrows, arrow keys, or swipe on the image.
We do not publish a price per square foot for new homes, because that number hides every decision that actually sets the cost. These are the twelve factors that decide it.
Elevation, soil, seawall condition and utility access can add a foundation strategy before a single design decision is made.
Cantilevers, long spans and double-height volumes are engineering decisions with direct cost, not stylistic ones.
Impact-rated large-format systems are among the most expensive components in the envelope, and they drive the structure that carries them.
Required finished-floor elevation can mean fill, stem walls or a raised structure.
Roof geometry and plan articulation multiply trades, flashings and inspection points.
Which reviews your scope triggers, and your jurisdiction’s current turnaround.
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing design, plus any automation or generator provision.
Millwork, stone and fixture selections can swing the interior budget more than the structure.
Access, laydown space and neighbour constraints on a tight infill lot.
A change during design is a redraw. The same change during construction is demolition first.
Long programmes carry material and labour movement; long-lead items are locked early.
Driveway, pool, dock and planting are often carved out of the base contract and worth pricing deliberately rather than by default.
After a lot visit you get a written scope priced against drawings — stating what is included, what is not, and where a contingency is likely. Any estimate depends on the lot, the design, the systems and the finish level, and we will tell you which of the twelve factors above is the one driving your number.
Request an estimateFilter by what you are trying to work out. Every answer stays on the page.
It changes who carries the gap between the drawings and the building. In the traditional route you hold two contracts, and when a detail does not work on site the designer and the builder each have a defensible position while you pay for the resolution.
Under design-build both sit inside one agreement, so constructability is tested while it is still cheap to change — on paper.
Because it is the least informative number in construction. Two homes of identical area can differ enormously depending on lot elevation, glazing area, roof geometry and finish level. Quoting a rate before those are known produces a figure that has to be renegotiated later, which helps nobody.
Yes, and it is the cheapest hour in the whole project. Flood elevation, setbacks, lot coverage, seawall condition and utility access can each change what is buildable and what the foundation costs. Those constraints are far better known before closing than after.
It depends entirely on the municipality and the completeness of the submittal, and we will not quote you a number we do not control. What we can control is submitting a complete, coordinated set the first time, because resubmittals are the largest avoidable delay.
Yes. We review an existing set for constructability, code and product approval before pricing it, and tell you what will need resolving. That is more useful than absorbing the issues quietly and returning later with change orders.
It is documentation that a specific product has been tested and approved for use here. Every window, door and roof component in the envelope needs current approval, and the installation has to match the approved anchoring pattern. Verifying it before ordering is the difference between a smooth inspection and a re-order.
Heavily during design and selections, much less during construction. The decisions that move cost and schedule cluster at the start; once the set is permitted and long-lead items are ordered, your job is mostly approvals at defined points.
Yes. Construction lending draws against completed stages, so the schedule of values and inspection sequence have to line up with the lender’s draw schedule. We also work with four financing partners — Service Finance, Synchrony, Ygrene and Renew Financial — so you can compare options before you finalise the scope. Terms and eligibility are set by each lender and differ by programme.
The seawall and the water line bring additional agencies and additional condition risk, and marine exposure changes the finish and fastener specification. Flood elevation usually sets the ground-floor level, which then drives the whole vertical design.
Final inspections, a certificate of occupancy, a punch list walked with you, and the permit closed. You should end up with the closed permit, the approval documentation for the envelope products installed, and the warranty paperwork from their manufacturers.
Decisions made late. A selection changed after a long-lead item is ordered, or a design revision after the structure is up, costs several times what the same decision cost during design. The second most common is a lot condition nobody checked before closing.
Yes, and it has to be designed in from the start. The volume, the stair opening and the glazing that encloses it are structural decisions that affect the floor system and the lateral design. Added later, they are a structural revision rather than a finish change.
No questions in that topic yet.
Framing and structural work on an Elbaz design-build project. No music, no voiceover — the part of the job that decides everything you see later.
Site and foundations, then structure, then the envelope closes and the building goes weather-tight. Systems rough in, inspections gate each cover, then finishes. The visible progress is slowest exactly when the important work is happening.
Setting-out against the survey before footings. Reinforcement and embeds before pour. Anchoring patterns against the product approval at every opening. Flashing continuity before the exterior finish covers it.
Finished floor elevation, because it drives everything vertical. Glazing extent, because it drives the structure. Roof geometry, because it drives cost, drainage and the tie-in detailing all at once.
Everything here is either a licence number, a figure Elbaz publishes company-wide, or a description of how we work. No awards, memberships or certifications are listed, because inventing them is the easiest lie in this industry to tell.
Certified building contractor, bonded and insured. Verifiable with the State of Florida.
Across residential and commercial work in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Combined years across the team, in this market and this climate.
Cities served across the three counties.
We file with your building department directly, and we close the permit at handover.
Specified products are checked against their Notice of Acceptance or Florida Product Approval before ordering.
Service Finance, Synchrony, Ygrene and Renew Financial. $0 down and 100% financing available on qualifying PACE work, subject to lender approval. Compare all four.
Design, permitting and construction sit with the same company, so there is no gap between the person who drew it and the person who has to build it — and no one to point at when a detail does not work on site.
A family-run, locally owned business. The same point of contact stays with your project through every stage, and the phone is answered in month nine as well as week one.
Shown verbatim from the connected Google Business Profile — not rewritten, not combined, not re-attributed.
“The team was amazing. Did a fabulous job with the landscaping, roofing and backyard renovation. The best contractors I have worked with! Will definitely use this company in the future.”Derpy Day · Google
Based on 343 Google reviews of Elbaz Construction across all services.
Read all reviews on Google“If you are planning to remodel your kitchen or bathroom or do any other construction project, call Sean from Elbaz Construction . He has a lot of experience and will recommend the best options/ suggestions to your project. He did high quality job !”Kameron Allison · Google
“We had a good time dealing with Asher and the crew, he went over and above all our expectations and made every effort to ensure that the end result was up to their high standards. Thank you !!”Emmett Giffin · Google
“Elbaz Construction provided excellent service and great customer service. also provide the right team to get the job done. Any project or style that’s needed it. Elbaz Construction is the place to call. Thank you!”Jaee Rodriguez · Google
No review schema is emitted on this page. Aggregate ratings marked up on a business’s own service pages are self-serving under Google’s structured-data policy, so the rating above is presented as visible content only.
Project files
One Elbaz new home shown from the street, the pool, and four rooms inside, then three more modern white homes from other jobs.
A new two-story home with black-framed windows, shown from the front staircase and the pool yard, then inside through two kitchens, open living areas and two bedrooms. Oak floors run through the interior.
Notice how the black window frames and steel doors recur from the street view into the living room. One drawing set carried that detail through every space.
Elbaz Construction project photo · 8 photos
A collection of three modern white two-story homes from several Elbaz jobs. Two show the street side with palms, pavers and glass or black-railed balconies. The third shows a blue-tile pool and floor-to-ceiling sliding glass at the rear.
Look at the rear elevation: large sliding glass faces the pool. Openings that size are designed around wind-load ratings and product approvals, not chosen last.
Collection: photos from several Elbaz Construction jobs · 3 photos
In motion
Two drone passes over one finished home, showing how the pool yard, stairs and rear elevation sit together.
Typical shares
Design-build puts design, engineering and construction in one schedule. These are typical shares and a typical sequence.
Typical shares only; design scope, lot work and finish level move them.
Design and permitting run longer than most owners expect, and finishes depend on your decisions.
Behind the drawings
What the design set turns into on site.
Design-build keeps one team across every phase: concept, engineering, permit, site, shell, envelope, finishes and the certificate of occupancy. Fewer handoffs mean fewer gaps.
Drawings set the finished floor from base flood elevation. Fill, drainage and the stem wall are designed together so the house does not end up below grade.
Rebar in filled block cells and a tie beam form the load path. The structural engineer draws it in the same set the architect uses.
Scope planner
Four choices change the trades, permits and weeks on site. Pick what fits your idea today.
More questions
What changes when design and construction share one contract.
Ask us directlyPricing firms up in stages as drawings do. A concept budget comes first, then updated numbers as engineering, product selections and site conditions are fixed. Once the permit set and selections are complete, the contract reflects them, with allowances called out clearly. We never present a single early number as final when the lot, flood elevation or glazing choices are still open.
That is set in the design agreement before work begins. Typically the design phase is its own paid scope, and you receive the drawings for it, subject to the designer's copyright terms and the engineer's seal. We would rather you understand this at the start than discover it when a decision point arrives.
We keep one drawing set and one issue log. The surveyor's elevations feed the architect, the engineer's loads feed the foundation and block design, and product approvals are checked against the opening schedule. When one consultant changes something, the others see it the same week, not after the permit comment letter.
You can, but design it in now if you can. Pools need setbacks, equipment space, barrier requirements and electrical and gas capacity that are cheaper to plan for before the slab and utilities go in. Adding later often means reopening pavers, trenching and a second permit. We will price it as an option so you can decide.
A project manager runs the schedule and subcontractors, and a site supervisor is present most days. You will get progress photos, a short update on decisions due and an agenda before each site walk. Inspections are scheduled by us, and failed items are corrected and documented before the next trade starts.
Impact-rated glazing is made to order, and each opening must match a product approval for the zone, including Notice of Acceptance in HVHZ counties. Shop drawings, engineering review and glass production come before delivery. We order early from the permit set so windows are on site when the block shell is ready for them.
Buried debris, soft soils, a higher water table or a utility in the wrong place can all turn up. We investigate before pricing where we can, and the contract states how unforeseen conditions are documented and priced. You see the evidence and the proposed fix before any change is made, never an unexplained line afterward.
We give you a selection calendar tied to the construction one: tile, plumbing fixtures, cabinets, stone and lighting each get a decision date. Missing a date can delay an order and then an installer. Showroom visits and sample boards are arranged early, and each approved choice is signed off in writing.
Proudly serving homeowners across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach
104 municipalities across three counties — and we hold the licence to build in all of them. Not sure about your address? Ask us.
Where to go next, depending on which part you are pinning down.
What a ground-up submittal carries, which reviews it triggers, and why the completeness of the first submission decides your start date.
Tell us the address or the parcel number and roughly what you are picturing. If you have a survey, a plat or an architect’s set already, attach it — it makes the first conversation far more useful.
If the lot has a problem, or the design should change before it is priced, or the project would be better phased, we will say so on the first call.
Sun–Fri 7am–7pm · Saturday closed. Licensed, bonded and insured · CBC1265280.
Your details are with the Elbaz Construction team and we will come back to you, usually the same or next working day. If it is urgent, call (754) 236-0675.
Elevation, setbacks, seawall and product approvals decide what your home can be long before anyone chooses a finish. Start with a conversation — no obligation, and no brochure.
