Pelican Bay, designed to belong.
Pelican Bay is a gulf-front community built around mature canopies, private beach access, and a rhythm of high-rise estates, single-family homes, and walled garden courtyards. It is not a blank slate. Designing here is a conversation with the architecture, the canopies, and the salt air.
What working in Pelican Bay teaches you.
Pelican Bay sits between the beach and Vanderbilt Beach — close enough to the gulf that salt exposure shapes every plant decision, mature enough that the live oaks and royal palms are non-negotiable design partners. Properties here are also tightly governed by community design review, which most homeowners only learn about the hard way.
Our work here is shaped by all of that. Plant palettes chosen for salt tolerance. Hardscape detail that survives mineral-heavy soil. Lighting that respects sea turtle nesting protocols on the gulf side. Designs that move through review on the first submission.
What we design in Pelican Bay.
Beachfront landscapes
Salt-tolerant plant palettes, native dune-system integration, lighting compliant with sea turtle protocols. Designs that read luxe without fighting the coast.
Walled courtyards
Many Pelican Bay properties have private interior gardens that the street never sees. We treat these as the soul of the project — fountains, intimate planting, hand-laid stone.
Pool & spa integration
Pools designed to read against the gulf or the courtyard wall, depending on the property orientation. Saltwater-system options for ocean clients.
Mature canopy preservation
Live oaks, royal palms, and gumbo limbos protected through construction with root-zone barriers and arborist consultation. The canopy is the most valuable thing on the property.
Community design review navigation
We have worked through Pelican Bay's review process repeatedly. Submittal drawings, revisions, hearings — we know what the board expects.
Common questions.
Do you work with the Pelican Bay design review board?
Yes, repeatedly. We prepare submittals in the format the board expects and we navigate revisions on the homeowner's behalf.
Can you handle beachfront salt exposure in plant selection?
Yes. We specify salt-tolerant species and design plant placement for prevailing wind and salt exposure. Native dune integration when the property opens to the beach.
Are you familiar with sea turtle lighting requirements?
Yes. All gulf-facing exterior lighting is specified for turtle compliance — wavelength, intensity, and shielding all considered from the start.
What does a Pelican Bay project typically take?
From first site walk to final installation, typically ten to eighteen months on a full estate project. Design review adds time.
“Pelican Bay lives between the mangroves and the gulf. The best outdoor rooms here feel like they were always part of that landscape.”
Eleven consecutive Best of Houzz awards · 2020 HGTV People's Choice Award, Cape Coral
Bring the property to us.
If your home is in Pelican Bay — or anywhere on the gulf side of Naples — we would be glad to begin a conversation. Rob personally reviews every inquiry.
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