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Contact Kass Construction and Development at 954-607-4335 or BuildWith@KassConstruction.com. Our office is at 1610 Coral Ridge Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305. We build custom luxury homes, waterfront estates, and high-end renovations across Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade counties.

Ready to build or renovate in South Florida? Whether you are planning a new custom residence in Fort Lauderdale, renovating a luxury home in Boca Raton, or exploring redevelopment in Broward County, our executive team is prepared to provide strategic guidance and disciplined execution.

New to this? Start with our guide to choosing the right luxury custom home builder in South Florida, or read about the firm and the people who will run your project.

Why Do Clients Choose Kass Construction?

Kass Construction is led by Mitchell P. Kass, a licensed Florida general contractor who is also a practicing attorney. The team has delivered 100+ luxury residences under Mitchell Kass and the firms he has led, with deep experience in waterfront construction, flood-zone compliance, and South Florida permitting.

Licensed Florida General Contractor, CGC1529472
100+ luxury homes and estates delivered
Waterfront construction expertise
Hurricane-rated and flood-zone compliance knowledge
Architect-integrated design-build execution
Disciplined budget and schedule control

Luxury construction demands strategic oversight. We provide clarity before construction begins. More on who we are and how we build, and what clients say in our client stories.

What Happens After You Reach Out?

Your first conversation is a working session, not a sales call. We start with your goals, your property or target area, and your budget range. We then run a feasibility review and recommend a path forward: a ground-up custom build, a whole-home renovation, or owner’s representation.

The feasibility review covers zoning, flood zone and elevation requirements, and the permitting pathway. Those three decide what can be built on a given lot and how long approval takes. See the South Florida permitting process and flood-zone requirements in Broward County.

To make the most of the call it helps to have three things handy: the property address, or the neighborhoods you are considering, your rough timeline expectations, and any plans or inspiration you have collected. None are required; many clients start with nothing but a goal. If you are still weighing options, teardown versus renovation and pre-construction planning are the two guides worth reading first.

To contact Kass Construction directly, use the details below. We are headquartered in East Fort Lauderdale at 1610 Coral Ridge Drive and build throughout Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties. Kass Construction and Development is a Florida State Certified General Contractor, License CGC1529472. Call 954-607-4335 or email BuildWith@KassConstruction.com.

What to Expect When You Contact Kass Construction

Most owners contacting a builder for the first time are not sure what they are supposed to ask. This section sets out what the first weeks look like, what we will need from you, and what you should expect from us, so the conversation starts further along.

The first call. Fifteen to thirty minutes, usually. We want three things: what you are trying to build or change, where, and the budget range you have in mind. None of those need to be precise. The purpose is to establish whether the project and the firm fit each other, and to identify anything about the site that will dominate the rest of the process. If a parcel has an elevation problem or a permitting complication, it is better to know in the first conversation than the fourth.

What helps, but is not required. If you own the property, the survey and any elevation certificate are the two most valuable documents you can send. They determine more about what is buildable than anything else, particularly on waterfront and barrier-island lots. Drawings, inspiration images, a wish list, a prior builder’s estimate: all useful, none necessary. Many clients start with a goal and nothing else.

The feasibility review. Where the fit is right, the next step is a structured look at zoning, elevation, structural condition and budget together rather than one at a time. This is the stage that removes most of a project’s risk, and it is deliberately front loaded. It is far cheaper to discover a constraint during a review than during construction, and it is the difference between a design that gets permitted and one that gets redrawn. See pre-construction planning.

Scope, contract and budget. A number is only meaningful attached to a defined scope. We set out what is included, how allowances are structured, and what happens when something changes, because change-order language written before construction is what protects an owner once it starts. This is also where the engagement model is settled: whether Kass builds, represents, or does both under a single documentation standard.

Permitting. Every municipality in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade runs the Florida Building Code through its own review, and the same drawing set can move at very different speeds two towns apart. Waterfront work adds authorities beyond the building department. We treat approvals as part of the critical path from the beginning rather than as an administrative step after design.

Construction. Field supervision, subcontractor coordination, inspections and quality control against specification. You will know who is running your project and be able to reach them. Communication runs through a project management system so that decisions, approvals and costs are recorded rather than remembered.

After handover. Warranty, punch list and long-term maintenance of the finished house. This is the part of the job most builders stop doing once the final payment clears, and it is why a number of our clients are still in contact years later.

Timelines. A high-end renovation often runs 6 to 12 months. A ground-up custom build often runs 18 to 36 months. Both ranges depend on scope, complexity, approvals and procurement, and coastal or flood review can extend the permitting stage. We would rather give you a wide honest range early than a narrow one that fails. See how long it takes to build a custom luxury home.

Where we work. Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties, from an office in East Fort Lauderdale. Most projects sit in the Intracoastal and barrier-island neighborhoods, including Las Olas Isles, Coral Ridge, Victoria Park, Pompano Beach and Boca Raton. That concentration is deliberate: permitting fluency and subcontractor relationships are local, and they are a large part of what keeps a schedule intact.

Contact Kass Construction: Questions We Hear Most

How soon will someone respond to my inquiry?

Our team responds promptly to discuss next steps. The fastest way to contact Kass Construction is the phone, 954-607-4335, during business hours. The contact form and email both reach the same executive team, so use whichever suits you.

What areas does Kass Construction serve?

We serve Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade counties from an office in East Fort Lauderdale. Most projects sit in the Intracoastal and barrier island neighborhoods, including Las Olas Isles, Coral Ridge, Victoria Park, Pompano Beach, and Boca Raton.

Do I need plans or a property before I call?

No. Many clients start with nothing but a goal. If you already have an address, a timeline, or drawings, bring them, because they make the first call more productive. If you do not, we can talk through target neighborhoods, what is realistic in them, and what a site is likely to allow before you spend anything on design.

Can Kass Construction work with my architect?

Yes. We coordinate with your architect from pre-construction through handover, and architect-integrated execution is how most of our projects run. If you have not selected an architect yet, we can introduce you to firms whose work suits the site and the brief. See how builders and architects collaborate on a luxury custom home.

Do you take on renovations, or only new builds?

Both. High-end renovation is a core service alongside ground-up custom homes. We also offer owner’s representation, either as a standalone engagement or as an integrated engagement where one accountable party carries both roles under a single documentation standard. See whole-home luxury renovation.

How long will my project take?

A high-end renovation often runs 6 to 12 months. A ground-up custom build often runs 18 to 36 months. The range depends on scope, complexity, approvals, and procurement. See how long it takes to build a custom luxury home in South Florida.

What does the feasibility review actually cover?

Zoning and setbacks, flood zone and required finished floor elevation, the structural condition of anything existing, the likely permitting path, and a budget model tested against all four. It is the step that tells you whether what you are imagining can be built on that specific parcel.

On waterfront property it also covers seawall condition and, where a dock or any work touching submerged land is involved, which authorities beyond the building department will need to review it. Those reviews run in sequence rather than in parallel, so identifying them early is the difference between a schedule that holds and one that slips a season. See the South Florida permitting process.

How is a project priced?

Against drawings, not against a wish. Early conversations use ranges based on comparable work; a real number follows a defined scope, an allowance structure and a contract that says what is included. Pricing offered before scope is defined is a guess presented as a figure.

The mechanism that protects a budget is the contract, not site-stage cost cutting. Scope definition, allowance levels and change-order language decide whether the number you sign resembles the number you pay. Our guides to construction contracts and where cost overruns come from set out what to examine before signing anything.

What engagement models are available?

Kass can build the project directly, act as owner’s representative alongside another builder, or take an integrated engagement where a single accountable party carries both roles under one documentation standard. Which one suits you depends on how much of your own time you want the project to consume.

Owners who travel, hold demanding roles, or live outside Florida during construction tend toward the integrated model, because it collapses the number of people who have to be chased. See owner’s representation for luxury homes.

Is my inquiry treated confidentially?

Yes. Many of our clients require discretion as a condition of working with anyone, and project details, addresses and ownership are not discussed outside the engagement. The portfolio on this site shows work we have permission to show.

I am buying a property. Can you look at it before I close?

Yes, and this is one of the most useful moments to involve us. A pre-purchase assessment covers what the parcel allows, what the existing structure is worth keeping, and what a realistic renovation or rebuild budget looks like, before the price is committed rather than after.

For a teardown candidate the question is usually whether the existing structure has value at all once elevation and code compliance are accounted for. Teardown versus renovation explains how that comparison is normally run.

What if I am not ready to start for a year?

That is a good time to talk. Site feasibility, design coordination and permitting all happen before construction, and owners who use that lead time well typically start on site with fewer unknowns and a budget that has already been stress tested.

Do you work with owners who live outside Florida?

Regularly. A significant share of our clients are not in South Florida for most of the build, including international owners. That changes how a project is run rather than whether it can be: reporting, documented approvals and scheduled site updates replace the walk-through a local owner would do informally.

It also raises the value of a single accountable party, because a remote owner cannot easily arbitrate between a builder, an architect and a consultant who disagree. See what international buyers should know about building in Florida.

What is the smallest project you take on?

There is no fixed floor, but our work is concentrated in whole-home renovations, structural reconfigurations and ground-up construction rather than single-room remodels. If a project is outside what we do well, we will say so on the first call rather than after a proposal.

Can you help before I have chosen a piece of land?

Yes, and it is often the most valuable point to involve a builder. Two parcels on the same street can carry very different elevation requirements, setbacks and approval paths, and those differences change what your budget actually buys long before design begins.

A short assessment of two or three candidate sites usually costs a fraction of what it saves. On waterfront lots the condition of the seawall and the status of any dock are frequently the deciding factors, and neither is obvious from a listing. See waterfront home construction in South Florida.

How do you handle changes once construction has started?

Through the change-order process written into the contract before construction started. Each change is scoped, priced against the drawings and approved in writing before it is executed, so cost and schedule effects are visible at the point of decision rather than at the end.

Owners change their minds; that is normal on a custom home. What causes damage is an undocumented change, because it becomes an argument months later when nobody can reconstruct what was agreed.

What happens if something goes wrong after I move in?

You call us, and it is handled through warranty and our construction maintenance team rather than passed back to a subcontractor you have never met. Post-construction care is a standing part of the engagement, not a courtesy.

Do you provide references from past clients?

Yes. Once a project is a realistic fit we will put you in touch with owners whose builds resemble yours in type, location and scale, so the conversation is useful rather than generic. Written accounts are also collected in our client stories.

When you speak to a past client, the questions worth asking are about the middle of the project rather than the end: how change orders were handled, how quickly problems surfaced, and whether the schedule communicated at month three resembled what happened at month twelve.

What is the single best thing I can do before calling?

Decide your honest budget range and be willing to say it. Everything else can be worked out together, but a project designed without a real number attached is the most reliable way to lose months redrawing something that was never buildable at that price.