Maria Luisa Castellanos
Why should you buy & remodel a house & consider using your IRA to do it?
This blog post is about why a person should buy and remodel in this environment and consider using his IRA.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
- Aug 1
- 4 min
How do I plan a house near the ocean? What are the issues?
This article is about planning for a house near the ocean, by Maria Luisa Castellanos, United Architects, an architectural firm in Miami.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
- Jul 25
- 3 min
3 Things that you need to know for planning your future home addition
3 Issues to look into before embarking on adding an addition to your home in Miami.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
- Jun 17
- 3 min
Are you tired of looking at old houses and thinking of building from scratch?
This is an article about buying land for building a new house. It details what to look for in a residential site, what things to check.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
- May 17
- 3 min
Do you really want to get your plans permitted by the City of Miami quickly?
This article is about how to get your City of Miami plans get through the city quickly for a new building.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
- Nov 14, 2021
- 2 min
Granny Flats – should we build them?
The Miami 21 Zoning Code for the City of Miami allows what it calls “Granny Flats” in certain areas, specifically T3-L.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
- Mar 22, 2021
- 5 min
So you got your permit. Now what? The 6 Phases of Construction
So you got your permit for your building, what happens now? This outline of the phases is for a small building in Coral Gables or Miami
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
- Feb 20, 2021
- 2 min
So you want to build a new house. Do you know how to pick a site for it?
This article discussed 5 issues to consider when buying a site for a new home.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
- Jan 27, 2021
- 1 min
Do we want tourists to see this – the entrance to Downtown Miami Government Center and Metrorail?
The approach to the downtown Government Center Metrorail and Metromover Station looks like this as we approach from the east. It is the...
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
- Jan 19, 2021
- 2 min
Adaptive Reuse - Will This Become a Trend in Miami
After the pandemic is over, what will happen to all the commercial office space available in Downtown Miami and other areas. Will people...
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
- Jun 22, 2019
- 1 min
How about adding to the front of your apartment building?
... there was a project where the architect took an old apartment building with no balconies and added an entire terrace in front of the old
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
- May 28, 2019
- 2 min
Will online shopping kill brick-and-mortar stores?
A lot has been said about online shopping vs. shopping at brick and mortar stores. Many people think that physical stores are on their way
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
- Apr 13, 2019
- 2 min
Flood Zones - Why You Need to Know if the Building or House You Are Buying is in a Flood Zone
If you are buying a building or house in a flood zone, later, it may be difficult or next to impossible to add to it or remodel it.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
- Mar 1, 2018
- 3 min
Want to buy that condo - really?
Condo remodeling is not easy, not as easy as remodeling a single-family house. There are certain things you need to consider.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
- Dec 28, 2017
- 3 min
Planning a house for today and for future sale
Many people ask me what they should do with their houses when they are redesigning them. Some plan their remodeling and/or addition as thou
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
- Dec 8, 2017
- 2 min
If you live in Unincorporated Miami-Dade, can you turn your single-family property into a duplex?
Yesterday, Public Housing and Community Development along with Miami-Dade County's Planning Department unveiled the regulations on their
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
- Nov 30, 2017
- 3 min
Where would we go if we had a revolution?
We should start generating a consciousness for urban spaces. Miami needs them. We should lobby for them. Why should we have to go to shoppin
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
- Oct 11, 2017
- 2 min
What does 'good bones" mean and what makes a good floor plan?
To me, “Good bones” means a house with a working floor plan, solid structure, and windows. In other words, it may need to be remodeled or u
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
- Oct 2, 2017
- 2 min
Time is right for investing in the Florida Keys
I went to visit a friend in the Keys this weekend, and while I was there, decided to drive around and see how much damage Hurricane Irma had
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
- Jul 13, 2017
- 3 min
Principles of Good Planning from the Miami 21 Zoning Code
Maybe you want to know why Miami 21, the zoning code for the City of Miami, is such a different code from all the other municipal codes in S
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