2018 Company Highlights:
2018 has been an amazing year full of positive change and celebration. Our new branding and website unrolled without a hitch in May. If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out and see our client’s gorgeous homes and luxury commercial spaces.
In October, we all came together to celebrate the company’s 40th anniversary at the Palm Beach Cultural Council. Nothing could have better exemplified our new tag line, “Where Building is Art,” than our beautiful project photos on display.
Woolems Luxury Home Builders founders James and Eleanor Woolems also displayed their personal sculptures and paintings in their first art exhibition—which was highlighted in the Palm Beach Daily News!
2018 Project Highlights:
There were so many great residential and commercial projects completed in 2018. Here are a few of our favorites:
Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa – Phase 1
This was a renovation of 40,000± square feet of Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, which comprised the ballrooms and meeting rooms, the business center, restrooms and the catering kitchen. The extensive renovation also included converting the main corridors from carpet to marble flooring; installing custom wall coverings and silver leaf ceiling accents; repairs and refurbishments to crystal ballroom chandeliers; modernizing meeting spaces with digital directories and information boards; installing a specialty custom-made antique glass mirror mosaic feature wall; and installing new ceiling panels.
The kitchen renovation included a new ergonomic and resilient flooring system; specialty acoustic ceiling panels; LED rectangular lighting; updating fire sprinkler heads and life safety devices; a new framing and moisture-resistant gypsum wall board; and new stainless steel wall paneling throughout the entire space. The project was completed in an aggressive six-week time frame while the hotel remained open. Read more about this project in this post!
The Surf Club | Surfside, Florida – Residential Condominium Build Out
This new construction condominium build-out has four bedrooms, four bathrooms, an exercise area, and a custom free-standing, self-supporting, stainless-steel-and-glass wine room which includes self-contained temperature control, as well as an inside/outside, custom-built, 12-foot wooden tasting table.
The project consisted of a new ceiling layout, new wall configuration with trimless lights and air diffuser slots, trimless doors, custom millwork wall paneling including a wood-wrapped round column, metal and stone ledges for sculptural art displays, custom light fixtures, chandeliers, and more. Other installations included new custom casework and closet systems, new stone and tile work, smart glass shower enclosures. In addition to the various installations, there was a significant HVAC relocation, as well as extensive electrical and home automation work.
SAOTA Designed Contemporary Residence in Golden Beach, Florida
This new construction two-story custom-built residence totals 9,581± total square feet and comprises five bedrooms, six bathrooms, and two powder rooms; as well as a two-car garage, elevator, gym, office, pool and spa.
Among its other features are exposed architectural concrete elements; limestone exterior cladding elements; ornamental metalwork and exposed Ipe wood decks. The outdoor living space features a dock, exterior BBQ area and second-floor outdoor garden with fireplace, home automation (A/V, HVAC and lighting control), large-panel glass windows and open-corner sliding glass doors. There is custom millwork & cabinetry throughout the residence.
What’s to Come in 2019
We are so excited to go into the New Year with a fresh face and new projects starting!
We have been known for over 40 years as a Palm Beach luxury home builder, but we also have a large commercial portfolio, which includes clubhouses, restaurants, hotels, office build-outs and more. With new commercial and residential project starts spanning from Key Largo, Golden Beach, Miami, Palm Beach, Boca Raton and Jupiter, we are feeling energized and grateful!
We wish you much success in 2019 and look forward to sharing our progress with you throughout the year.
Woolems in the Community – 2018:
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” Winston S. Churchill
Boys & Girls Club Palm Beach County
Boys & Girls Club Martin County
Habitat for Humanity – Women Build – Palm Beach A1A
