Service Area · Collier County
Design-Build construction in Naples, FL.
Architecture, engineering, and construction under one contract, serving Naples and all of Collier County from our Bonita Springs office just up the road.
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Naples is its own kind of build.
Few markets in Florida are as demanding as Naples. Coastal flood zones, high-velocity wind exposure, design review in Old Naples, and Collier County permitting all sit on top of one of the state’s most finish-sensitive client bases. The details have to be right, and right the first time.
Fort handles all of it under one roof. Civil engineering, structural engineering, architectural design, and construction work as one team on one contract, so the flood elevation, the wind calcs, the drawings, and the build are reconciled before anything goes to permit instead of after. That integration is why our projects move faster through Collier County review and hold their budget once they’re there.
Most firms claim Design-Build. In a market like Naples, you can tell the difference.
What we build in Naples
Commercial and residential.
Commercial construction
Medical and dental offices along the US-41 and Pine Ridge Road corridors, retail, professional offices, and build-outs for Naples’ growing healthcare and service sectors, all designed and engineered in-house.
Commercial construction →Custom homes & renovations
High-end custom homes and coastal renovations in Old Naples, Port Royal, Aqualane Shores, Pine Ridge Estates, and Pelican Bay, engineered for the flood and wind realities of building near the Gulf.
Residential construction →Building in Naples
What this market actually requires.
Collier County & City of Naples permitting
Pre-application meetings, plan-set submittal, and review cycles across both the county and the city, handled in-house from day one of design rather than bolted on at the end.
Old Naples design review
We manage the submittal and approval process for projects inside Naples’ historic and architectural review districts, where the look of the building is part of the permit.
Coastal flood & elevation
FEMA AE and VE flood zones, base flood elevation analysis, breakaway construction, and the substantial-improvement rule that governs what you can do to an existing coastal structure.
High-velocity wind engineering
Wind Exposure C and D design and structural detailing for building this close to the Gulf, engineered and stamped by our in-house Professional Engineer.
Selected work
Recent projects in Naples.
Common questions
Building in Naples
Do you build in Old Naples’ design-review district?
Yes. We handle the design-review submittal and approval as part of the project, so the architectural review and the building permit move together instead of one stalling the other.
Can you handle Collier County’s coastal flood and elevation requirements?
Yes. Our in-house P.E. handles FEMA flood-zone analysis, base flood elevation, and the substantial-improvement rules that apply to coastal renovations, before design is finalized rather than after a permit gets kicked back.
Do you build custom homes in Port Royal, Pine Ridge, or Pelican Bay?
Yes. High-end custom homes and whole-home coastal renovations across Naples’ established neighborhoods are a core part of what we do here.
Do you do commercial work in Naples, or just homes?
Both. Naples is a strong commercial market for us (medical, dental, retail, and office) alongside custom residential.
How long does permitting take in Naples?
It depends on scope and jurisdiction. Because our engineering and permitting are in-house and involved from day one, our projects tend to move through Collier County review faster than ones where the engineer and contractor are separate firms. We’ll give you a realistic timeline after the first conversation.
Building in Naples? Let’s talk.
Tell us about the project. A Professional Engineer reviews every estimate, and every Fort proposal includes a Maximum Cost Guarantee.
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