Sunny Isles Beach, Miami-Dade County
Demolition in Sunny Isles Beach
Sunny Isles Beach once had more than 30 themed motels along Collins Avenue, the Motel Row of the 1950s and 1960s, and most came down for the high-rise condominiums of the early-2000s boom. The barrier island has the ocean to the east and the Intracoastal to the west.
Incorporated in 1997, the city moved its permits online in 2024, and most of its 1950s and 1960s motels have since given way to condominium towers. A demolition on a lot between towers is a logistics problem first, with occupied buildings next door and little room to stage equipment.
The Coastal Construction Control Line applies to oceanfront lots here, and Florida DEP permits work that alters, excavates or constructs seaward of it. Ask DEP whether your demolition needs one. A 2024 state law also limits local power to block demolition of qualifying coastal buildings partly seaward of the line, with single-family homes excluded.
The ground is shallow limestone with a water table that responds quickly to rain and tide. Removing deep foundations or a below-grade garage on the island can mean water in the cut, and Romco self-performs dewatering, Support of Excavation and deep foundations, including in tidal ground.
Sources: Wikipedia: Sunny Isles Beach, Florida · City of Sunny Isles Beach · Rule 62B-26.012, Dade County CCCL · Florida Senate: SB 1526 (2024) · Sea turtle nesting season in Miami-Dade · USGS: Biscayne aquifer
Who issues the permit in Sunny Isles Beach
City of Sunny Isles Beach Building Department
Permits have been filed online since 2024. Oceanfront lots may also need a DEP permit for work seaward of the CCCL.
See the official pageThis is general information, not legal advice. If you hire Romco, we apply for the permit as contractor of record. Miami-Dade demolition permit guide
What we quote in Sunny Isles Beach
Other work we quote
- Interior demolitionCondo units, offices and retail space taken back to the shell, in the right order.Interior demolition in Miami-Dade →
- Selective demolitionRemove one part of a building and keep the rest standing and in service.Selective demolition in Miami-Dade →
- Commercial demolitionWhole commercial buildings down to grade, with DERM and the permit file in order.Commercial demolition in Miami-Dade →
- House demolitionA full teardown of a single-family home, from permit to a graded lot.House demolition in Miami-Dade →
- Structural demolitionUnsafe or failed structures taken down under an engineer's plan and the county's order.Structural demolition in Miami-Dade →
- Concrete removalSlabs, driveways, footings and hardscape broken out, hauled and graded.Concrete removal in Miami-Dade →
- Pool removalIn-ground pools filled in or removed, with groundwater and backfill planned.Pool removal in Miami-Dade →
- Mobile home demolitionManufactured and mobile homes taken down and hauled, additions and pads included.Mobile home demolition in Miami-Dade →
- Storm damage demolitionHurricane- and flood-damaged structures taken down or opened up for repair.Storm damage demolition in Miami-Dade →
- Site clearingLots cleared of structures, slabs, debris and brush, with tree permits in order.Site clearing in Miami-Dade →
- Asbestos coordinationLicensed asbestos survey, abatement and the DERM notice, arranged in order.Asbestos coordination in Miami-Dade →
- Accessory structure demolitionDetached garages, sheds, carports, screen rooms and guest houses removed.Accessory structure demolition in Miami-Dade →
- Something else?Your job is not listed? We still quote it. Call and walk us through it.Call (305) 760-9827 →
From first call to final
The order a Miami-Dade job follows
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. A garden shed and a mid-rise run through the same steps.
Call or send the request
Give us the address, photos or plans if you have them, and a plain account of what goes and what remains.
Site visit
We check how the building is framed, where the services enter, how trucks and machines get in, and what stands on either side.
Scope and quote in writing
You get a written scope listing removals, protections and haul-off, with any item that hangs on the asbestos survey called out.
Survey, notice and permit
A licensed asbestos survey, the DERM notice where it applies, the utility disconnects, then the permit from the city or the county.
Take-down and hauling
Work runs in the agreed sequence. Loads go to permitted facilities, and we keep the tickets.
Final and closeout
The inspector signs off the permit. You are left with a clean lot, or the shell you asked us to keep.
Questions
Demolition in Sunny Isles Beach
Is there a season when beachfront demolition in Sunny Isles Beach carries extra conditions?
Sea turtle nesting season in Miami-Dade runs April 1 to October 31, and work near the beach in that window can carry lighting and other conditions. Ask the city and DEP what applies to your lot before setting the start date.
How much will my demolition cost?
We quote each job after seeing it, in person or through photos and plans when they show enough. The figure moves with the construction type, the floor area and height, the asbestos survey result, the utilities to be cut off, how machines reach the work, what stands next door, what must be kept, and how far the loads travel. A 1950s concrete block house and a 1990s frame addition can sit on the same street and quote very differently, which is why we publish no rates.
Why does Miami-Dade want an asbestos survey even for a house?
The county's own demolition requirements call for an asbestos survey on every demolition project, which is stricter than the federal rule for some small homes. A notice of demolition also goes to DERM, the county's environmental resources office, no later than ten working days ahead of the start date. The building permit is a different document and cannot stand in for it. We arrange a licensed survey, and a licensed abatement firm removes anything the work would disturb. Romco coordinates both and is not an abatement contractor.
How long does it take to get from first call to a cleared site?
We will not guess before the facts are known. The answer depends on the plan review queue at your city or the county, how fast the utilities issue their disconnect letters, what the survey turns up and the notice period that follows, any historic or condo board approval, and how big the building is and what it is built from. When we know those, you get a sequence that names what each step waits on.
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Tell us what is coming down. We will put a quote on it.
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. A single interior partition or a complete building gets the same thing: a written scope and a quote.