St. Lucie West, St. Lucie County
Demolition in St. Lucie West
St. Lucie West is a planned district of Port St. Lucie, laid out after Core Communities bought the land in the early 1990s. The plan called for about 14,000 homes on 7 square miles, and business districts were added later. Its houses and its commercial buildings are both permitted by the city.
The district sits outside the original platted city. One landmark predates the plan: the Mets' spring training ballpark, now Clover Park, broke ground in December 1986 and opened on March 5, 1988, as Thomas J. White Stadium, with about 7,160 seats. Core Communities later added the business districts, credited with about 7,000 jobs.
That mix means a request in St. Lucie West can be a retail or office interior, a standalone commercial building, or a house. On a commercial building, the asbestos question deserves early attention. The city asks for an owner-initialled Asbestos Notification Statement, and Florida DEP expects notice at least 10 working days before any demolition. We arrange a licensed survey by an independent consultant, and any removal goes to a licensed abatement firm.
For a full demolition, the city wants written confirmation from FPL and its Utilities Department that service is off, and a recorded Notice of Commencement on work of 5,000 dollars or more. Where a business keeps operating next door, we sequence those disconnects so its own service is not interrupted.
Sources: Port St. Lucie: St. Lucie West and Core Communities · Clover Park history · City of Port St. Lucie: Growth and Development · Florida DEP: asbestos and demolition notification · Florida DEP: Southeast District counties
Permit office for St. Lucie West
City of Port St. Lucie Building Department
St. Lucie West is inside the city. The demolition checklist lists the FPL and Utilities Department letters, the asbestos statement and the NOC threshold.
Read the official sourceThis summary is not legal advice. When Romco takes the job, we sign the permit application as the responsible contractor. St. Lucie guide to demolition permits
What we quote in St. Lucie West
More demolition we quote
- Interior demolitionStrip a suite or a house to the studs while the shell and its live systems stay intact.Interior demolition in St. Lucie →
- Selective demolitionTake out an addition, a wing or a bay and keep the building that remains in service.Selective demolition in St. Lucie →
- Commercial demolitionRetail, office and industrial buildings taken down, with approvals run in the right order.Commercial demolition in St. Lucie →
- House demolitionA full teardown of a single-family house, from utility letters to a graded lot.House demolition in St. Lucie →
- Structural demolitionFrames, walls and floors taken down in order, including buildings under unsafe orders.Structural demolition in St. Lucie →
- Concrete removalSlabs, driveways, footings and foundations broken out, hauled and recycled.Concrete removal in St. Lucie →
- Pool removalBreak out the top and backfill, or lift the whole shell, with the drainage handled.Pool removal in St. Lucie →
- Mobile home demolitionSingle and double wides removed with chassis, tie-downs, add-ons and debris cleared.Mobile home demolition in St. Lucie →
- Storm damage demolitionHurricane, tornado and flood damage taken down with the record your insurer needs.Storm damage demolition in St. Lucie →
- Site clearingLots cleared of old structures, slabs and debris, with protected trees left in place.Site clearing in St. Lucie →
- Asbestos coordinationLicensed survey, FDEP notice and licensed abatement scheduled before demolition.Asbestos coordination in St. Lucie →
- Accessory structure demolitionSheds, detached garages, carports and screen enclosures removed under permit.Accessory structure demolition in St. Lucie →
- Something else?If your job is missing from the list, call anyway. We price odd jobs too.Call (772) 310-3298 →
Start to finish
How a St. Lucie job moves
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. A backyard shed follows the same order as a commercial building.
Reach out
Call or fill in the form. Mention whether the place has a septic tank; it adds a step before the permit.
We look at the property
We come out and trace the services: the FPL drop, the water line, and the septic tank or sewer tap. Then we look at the truck route in and at what sits next door.
A written scope and quote
Each line of the scope says come down, stay, or leave on a truck. Items waiting on the survey result are flagged so nothing is assumed.
Survey, notice, letters, permit
A licensed asbestos survey, the state demolition notice, the utility letters, then the permit from the city, town or county.
Demolition and hauling
The crew works through the scope in order. C&D debris goes to a permitted site such as the county facility on Glades Cut-Off Road, and every ticket is filed.
Final inspection
Last comes the final inspection from the city, town or county. After that the lot is bare and graded, or the shell you wanted kept is still standing.
Questions
Demolition in St. Lucie West
What does a commercial demolition in St. Lucie West need before work starts?
A city demolition permit with the checklist items, including the utility letters and the owner's Asbestos Notification Statement, plus a recorded Notice of Commencement at 5,000 dollars or more. Separately, Florida DEP's Southeast District expects its demolition notice ten or more working days before the work, whatever the asbestos survey shows. The city permit does not cover that state notice.
What will my demolition cost in St. Lucie?
Two houses on the same Port St. Lucie street can quote quite differently, so we post no rates. The price is set after a visit, or from photos and plans that show enough, and it follows the materials, the footprint and height, the asbestos survey, the service disconnects, any septic tank to abandon, how equipment gets in, what sits next door, what stays, and how far the debris travels.
Do I need an asbestos survey if I think there is no asbestos?
The state's position is that every demolition needs a written notice, even when no asbestos is found, and the notice has to be filed at least ten working days before demolition begins. St. Lucie notices go to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Southeast District. A building permit does not take its place. Fort Pierce also asks for an asbestos report on older homes and commercial buildings. Romco books a licensed survey and brings in a licensed abatement firm for any material found, since we hold no abatement license ourselves.
How long does the whole process take?
We give no estimate until the paperwork picture is clear. The ten-working-day state notice is fixed. Review time at the city, town or county, the utility letters, the survey result, any Fort Pierce historic board review and septic abandonment are not, and size and construction count too. When each is known, you get the steps in order and what each one is waiting for.
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Every type and size, all over St. Lucie County
Tell us what has to come down, and we will quote it.
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. A kitchen wall in Tradition and a strip center on US 1 are quoted the same way: on paper, line by line.