Premier Residence - Why Not Consider a Waterfront New Build?

WEDNESDAY PREMIER RESIDENCE SERIES

Many people dream about building a custom home at least once in their lifetime.

Most never do — not because they lack the means, but because the process feels opaque, time-consuming, and impossible to manage from a distance. What if it did not have to be?

Next Design & Build is a St. Petersburg-based firm I have been watching for a while. Darren Brinkley, the founder, has been building custom homes in this market for nearly twenty years — he designed and built the first LEED-certified home in Florida and has been recognized as a Sunshine Ambassador to the City of St. Petersburg. His team brings over 60 years of combined local construction expertise to every project.

While NDB has built some of the most striking waterfront homes in St. Petersburg, their portfolio runs equally deep in traditional and contemporary designs — Old Northeast craftsman homes, urban infill, downtown townhomes, and everything in between. The style is yours. The process is theirs.

That process is what sets them apart. From the first design conversation through permitting, construction, and final handover, there is one team and one relationship. No juggling architects, contractors, and suppliers separately. A secure online client portal gives you live access to budgets, construction schedules, daily site photos, and change orders — so a buyer in New York, Boston, or Chicago can follow every milestone in real time without being on site.

The numbers are straightforward. Waterfront lots in St. Petersburg's established neighborhoods start around $1,000,000. From there, NDB builds from $2,000,000 and up — with the scope, materials, and finishes entirely shaped by you.

St. Petersburg's waterfront is at an inflection point. A generation of older homes is being replaced, and the buyers making those decisions have a choice: renovate what exists, or build something that belongs to the next thirty years.

I work exclusively as a buyer's representative. Part of that work is knowing who the best builders in this market are. Darren Brinkley and his team are worth knowing. If this is a conversation worth having, send me a message. I am happy to make an introduction.

Special thanks to Darren Brinkley, Next Design & Build, for sharing their work.

Jon Kelly | The Tenpenny Collection | St. Petersburg, Florida
Real Estate Sales Associate | Exclusive Buyer Representation