Pool Construction, Renovation & Restoration in South Florida
Academia builds and repairs pools on both sides of the market — the private residential pool, and the regulated public pool serving a condominium, cooperative, or apartment community. Certified Pool/Spa Contractor CPC1461672, holding the Commercial Pool/Spa Contractor qualification, alongside our general contracting, plumbing, and electrical licenses in-house.
Academia Development Corp is a Florida Certified Pool/Spa Contractor (CPC1461672) holding the Commercial Pool/Spa Contractor special qualification, and a Florida Certified General Contractor (CGC1528882). The Department of Business and Professional Regulation describes the scope of this license as follows: “This contractor can build or repair any swimming pool or spa, both public and private. This contractor’s scope of work includes the installation and repair of equipment, work on interior finishes, the installation of package pool heaters, the installation of perimeter and filter piping, and the construction of equipment rooms or housing for pool/spa equipment.” The same license covers both public and private pools — which is why one contractor can serve a homeowner and a condominium board.
Those two jobs are not regulated the same way. Under Florida Statutes § 514.011, a “public swimming pool” includes pools operated by or serving “the cooperative living-type projects of five or more living units, such as apartments, boardinghouses, hotels, mobile home parks, motels, recreational vehicle parks, and townhouses” — and the statute states that list “includes, but is not limited to” those examples. The Florida Department of Health “enforces rules for sanitation and safety standards for public pools in Chapter 64E-9, Florida Administrative Code, through the issuance of operating permits and inspections.” A community pool therefore carries an operating-permit and inspection obligation a backyard pool does not. Confirm how the rules apply to your specific property with your local county health department.
One practical limit worth stating plainly: the pool license by itself does not authorize direct connections to water or sewer lines. Academia holds a Certified Plumbing Contractor license (CFC1432695) and a Certified Electrical Contractor license (EC13013134) separately — so pool work that reaches into plumbing, equipment power, structural repair, or deck waterproofing stays with one accountable licensed party instead of splitting across three companies.
Licenses verifiable at MyFloridaLicense.com · Updated August 2026
Two markets, one license stack.
Condo, HOA & community pools
Public pools serving associations, apartment communities, and hospitality — resurfacing, structural and shell repair, deck restoration and waterproofing, equipment rooms, perimeter and filter piping, and heater installation. Scoped against the operating-permit and inspection regime these pools fall under.
Private pools & spas
New construction, full renovation, resurfacing and interior finishes, equipment replacement and automation, heater installation, and leak or structural repair for single-family and luxury residential — including pools that sit inside a larger renovation we are already building.
Deck, structure & capital planning
Pool decks are waterproofing and structural work. Spalling, delamination, and deck-to-shell detailing are the same scope as our restoration and waterproofing practice, and pool systems routinely appear as a capital component in reserve planning.
Pools across South Florida.
We build, renovate, and repair pools throughout Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties — coastal salt-air exposure, aging association pools, and new residential construction alike.
Miami · Miami Beach · Coral Gables · Aventura · Sunny Isles Beach · Bal Harbour · Surfside · Key Biscayne · Doral · Fort Lauderdale · Hollywood · Pembroke Pines · Pompano Beach · Boca Raton · Delray Beach · West Palm Beach
Pools, answered.
Is our condominium pool a “public pool” under Florida law?
Very likely, and it changes what the job involves. Florida Statutes § 514.011 defines a public swimming pool to include pools operated by or serving “the cooperative living-type projects of five or more living units, such as apartments, boardinghouses, hotels, mobile home parks, motels, recreational vehicle parks, and townhouses,” and the statute expressly says that list “includes, but is not limited to” those examples. The Florida Department of Health regulates public pools under Chapter 64E-9, Florida Administrative Code, through operating permits and inspections. Because the classification drives permitting, confirm your specific property with your county health department before scoping work.
Do you do both commercial and residential pools?
Yes, and it is the same license. DBPR describes the Certified Pool/Spa Contractor scope as covering “any swimming pool or spa, both public and private.” Academia holds that license (CPC1461672) with the Commercial Pool/Spa Contractor qualification, so an association pool and a private residential pool are both in scope for the same contractor.
What does the pool license not cover?
Per DBPR, the pool license does not authorize direct connections to water or sewer lines. Academia holds a Certified Plumbing Contractor license (CFC1432695) separately, so that work is still handled in-house rather than subcontracted to another company. DBPR also notes that water treatment and cleaning which does not require installing, constructing, replacing, or modifying equipment does not require a license at all.
Our pool deck is spalling. Is that a pool job or a structural job?
Usually both, which is exactly where projects get split between contractors and stall. Deck delamination, spalling, and deck-to-shell waterproofing are structural and waterproofing scopes; the shell, finishes, and equipment are pool scope. Academia holds the general contracting license alongside the pool license, so the assessment covers the whole condition rather than stopping at the coping.
Can pool work be folded into a larger building project?
Yes, and for associations that is usually the cheaper path. If the building is already under a restoration, recertification, or reserve-driven capital program, pool and deck work can be scoped, permitted, and phased alongside it under one contractor rather than mobilizing a separate trade later. Send us the scope you already have and we will tell you where it overlaps.
Need a pool built, renovated, or repaired?
Send us the property, the pool’s age, and any inspection or engineer report you have. We will come back with scope, permitting path, and budget — and respond within one business day.
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