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Condo remodeling in Tampa is its own discipline. Your unit sits inside a shared building, so the finished space has to respect the board's rules, the City of Tampa permit, and the plumbing and structure the whole building depends on. CMK Construction has spent over two decades doing exactly that, from a single condo bathroom in a Bayshore tower to a full-unit gut in a Harbour Island building. Condo work is one part of our full range of remodeling services across Tampa.
Condo kitchens. Galley and builder-grade kitchens are opened up where the structure allows, with custom cabinetry, quartz or granite counters, and layouts that work with the building's wet walls. See our Tampa kitchen remodeling for the full scope.
Condo bathrooms. Primary and guest baths are reworked within the building's wet walls, with walk-in showers, new tile, and updated fixtures. Explore our Tampa bathroom remodeling options.
Full-unit remodels. When you want the whole condo redone, one accountable team handles the kitchen, the baths, flooring, and finishes together, sequenced around one elevator reservation and one set of board approvals. It is part of our wider condo remodeling practice across Tampa Bay.
From full-unit gut remodels in the Bayshore towers to condo kitchens and baths on Harbour Island, in the Channel District, and in Hyde Park, browse the condo work CMK has completed across Tampa Bay.
We have completed condo remodels throughout Tampa, from the Bayshore Boulevard towers to the new downtown and Channel District high-rises to the low-rise buildings in Hyde Park and Davis Islands. Chances are we have already worked in your building. Here is a look at the areas we serve most frequently.
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There is no single Tampa condo. The waterfront and downtown are stacked with buildings from wildly different decades, and each era was built with different plumbing, different electrical, different board cultures, and a different way of getting materials to your floor. A 1968 tower on Bayshore Boulevard has almost nothing in common with a brand-new high-rise off Water Street except the fact that both are condos. That spread is exactly why so many owners struggle to find a remodeler who fits their building. Condo remodeling in Tampa is really four or five different jobs wearing the same name, and CMK Construction has done all of them.
Here is how the work actually changes as you move from the oldest bayfront towers to the newest ones, and how we adapt the remodel to whichever building you own.
The wall of mid-century towers running down Bayshore Boulevard, buildings like Harbour House at 2401 Bayshore and Monte Carlo Towers, are some of the most sought-after addresses in the city and some of the most demanding to remodel. Behind the drywall, many still carry their original cast-iron or galvanized drain lines and dated aluminum or undersized electrical. That means a real condo remodel in one of these towers usually starts inside the walls: replacing the plumbing and wiring that serves your unit before a single new cabinet or tile goes in. Skip that step, and you have a beautiful kitchen sitting on top of a fifty-year-old drain that will fail. We open a small area first, see what is actually there, and build the scope around it. The boards in these older buildings tend to be long-established and detail-oriented, so the alteration packet and certificate of insurance matter as much as the craftsmanship.
Move to Harbour Island and the mid-rise and high-rise buildings that filled in downtown through the 1990s and 2000s, buildings like Parkcrest on Harbour Island, and the systems get more modern but the layouts start to feel dated. These units were built with copper or PEX-era plumbing and grounded electrical, so the work shifts away from replacing infrastructure and toward reconfiguring space: taking down a non-structural wall to open a closed kitchen to the living room, replacing builder-grade cabinets and counters, and modernizing both baths. The building rules are stricter about elevator reservations and work hours than an older low-rise, and many have an on-site management office that signs off on the contractor before mobilization. That is routine for us.
The newest towers, the glass high-rises of the Channel District and the Water Street district, plus newer Bayshore addresses such as Parkside of One Bayshore, The Bellamy, 345 Bayshore, and Aquatica on Bayshore, along with the Towers of Channelside, come with modern systems already in place. Here the remodel is almost entirely about finishes and layout: stripping out the developer package, installing custom cabinetry and stone, and tailoring the unit to how you actually live. The constraints are logistical rather than structural. These buildings run tight, formal construction rules, single freight elevators shared by hundreds of units, strict noise windows, and impact glass and the building envelope that you design around rather than alter. We size slabs and cabinet runs to the elevator cab before ordering and sequence the whole job around the building's calendar.
Not every Tampa condo is a tower. Hyde Park and Davis Islands hold pockets of older, low-rise condominium buildings with real character, smaller associations, and their own quirks. The systems can be as old as the Bayshore towers, but the buildings are more forgiving on logistics, and the design goal is usually to update the unit without erasing what makes the building worth living in. We match cabinetry and finishes to the era of the building, update the plumbing and electrical inside the unit, and keep the character intact.
Across all of them, the constant is us. One licensed team that knows how to read what is behind the walls of a fifty-year-old Bayshore tower and how to satisfy the formal construction rules of a brand-new Water Street high-rise. That range is what a Tampa condo remodel actually requires, and it is what most contractors cannot offer.
A condo remodel has to clear three tracks at once: your board, the City of Tampa, and Florida's building-safety rules. CMK runs all three so the job starts clean and passes on the first look.
Any condo remodel involving plumbing, electrical, or structural work is permitted through the City of Tampa building department. We prepare the drawings, pull the permit, and schedule every inspection under our State Certified General Contractor license, CGC 1516665, with in-house licensed plumbing (CFC 1430533) and Registered Electrical Contractor ER 13016498. You never visit the permit counter.
Almost every building requires the board or its architectural committee to approve the work before it begins. That packet typically includes the scope, drawings, a contractor license and insurance certificate, and a signed alteration agreement. Approval lead time runs from a couple of weeks to a couple of months depending on how often the board meets. We assemble the packet and work with your building manager so it is complete the first time, instead of bouncing back for a missing document.
Since the 2022 condo-safety law, buildings three stories and taller face milestone structural inspections and a Structural Integrity Reserve Study, or SIRS, on a set schedule. When one of these is underway it can affect building access, assessments, and timing. We ask about it up front so your remodel is sequenced around any inspection or reserve work the association has scheduled, rather than colliding with it.
Most buildings require a reserved freight or padded elevator for deliveries and demolition, plus a certificate of insurance naming the association as additional insured before anyone starts. Some also hold a refundable damage deposit. We handle the COI and the elevator booking with management as part of mobilizing the job.
Downtown and high-rise buildings assign tight loading zones and set the hours crews can run noisy work, and many restrict deliveries and debris removal to specific windows. With no on-site dumpster allowed at most towers, debris leaves through the service elevator on the schedule the building sets. We build all of this into the project calendar before demo day so the job never stalls at the loading dock.
The building's plumbing stacks and risers are shared and generally fixed, and cutting new penetrations through a post-tensioned or reinforced concrete slab is restricted or prohibited without engineering and board sign-off. That is why a condo kitchen or bath is designed to work with the existing wet walls and drain locations rather than moving them freely. Where a change is truly needed, we bring in the engineering and approvals the building requires before any work touches the structure.
Almost every Tampa condo association sets a minimum sound rating for hard-surface flooring, written into the rules as STC (sound carried through the structure) and IIC (impact sound, like footsteps overhead) numbers. Many buildings require an STC and IIC of 50 or higher, and some Gulf-front and high-rise buildings hold the upper floors to a stricter standard. In practice that means tile, wood-look plank, or stone cannot be set straight onto the slab: the floor needs a rated acoustic underlayment, and sometimes a floating assembly, so the owner below does not hear every step. CMK builds the floor assembly to your building's exact requirement, keeps the product cut sheets that document the rating, and submits them with the board packet so your flooring is approved up front rather than flagged after it is installed.
Tampa condo owners have choices. Here's why thousands of Tampa Bay families have chosen CMK, and why they refer us to their neighbors in the building.
Lifetime-warranted waterproofing membrane installed under every tile we lay. No paint-on membranes, no skipped steps. Built to last 30+ years in Florida's humidity and salt air.
Named People's Choice Best of the Best every year from 2020 through 2025. Voted on by the Tampa Bay community, not a panel of judges.
After your project begins, you select every tile, vanity, fixture, and finish in person at a CMK Design Studio. Nothing is ordered until you approve it.
You get a dedicated, named project manager who visits your home and will communicate with you directly.
Licensed plumbing and Registered Electrical Contractor ER 13016498. Our plumbers and electricians are on every CMK bathroom remodel, start to finish.
Every CMK project is covered for one full year on all workmanship and materials. If something isn't right, we make it right. No arguments, no extra charge.
Real reviews from Tampa condo remodel clients in the Bayshore towers, on Harbour Island, in the Channel District, and in Hyde Park and Davis Islands.
"Our unit is in an older tower on Bayshore Boulevard and the original galvanized plumbing behind the kitchen wall was on its last legs. CMK replaced the lines and wiring inside the unit, then built a new kitchen with a quartz island. Their project manager reserved the freight elevator, filed the board packet, and pulled the City of Tampa permit. We never had to deal with the building office once."
"Full-unit remodel of our Harbour Island condo at Parkcrest. CMK removed a non-structural wall to open the kitchen to the living room, redid both baths, and handled the association approval and certificate of insurance. The corridor and elevator were protected every day and the crew left the shared spaces spotless."
"New high-rise in the Channel District, and we wanted the builder finishes gone. Custom cabinets, a waterfall quartz island, and a redone primary bath. Everything was sized to the service elevator before it was ordered, and the whole job was scheduled around the building's work-hour rules. On time and on budget."
"Our Hyde Park condo is in one of the older low-rise buildings and the kitchen had never been updated. CMK designed cabinetry that fits the character of the building, updated the plumbing and electrical inside the unit, and worked around the board's rules the whole way. It finally looks like it belongs."
"Davis Islands condo, complete kitchen and guest bath. CMK designed the layout around the building's wet walls and drain locations instead of trying to move them, which kept the whole project on schedule. The new island and open feel completely changed how we use the place."
"Downtown Tampa high-rise near Water Street. We wanted a kitchen that works for entertaining without touching the impact glass or the view. CMK planned everything around the existing openings, reserved the elevator, and gave us daily updates from the project manager. The schedule they promised is the schedule they kept."
Estimates are where good and bad contractors look the most alike. These are the questions that separate them, worth asking any Tampa company before signing a contract, not just CMK, and doubly important when the work happens inside a shared building.
Why it matters: Unlicensed contractors can void your homeowner's insurance and leave you personally liable for code violations.
Good answer: A state-issued CGC license number printed on every estimate, plus general liability and workers' comp on file. CMK is CGC 1516665 with Registered Electrical Contractor ER 13016498.
Why it matters: Homeowner-pulled permits make you personally liable for code compliance, not the contractor.
Good answer: The contractor pulls every City of Tampa permit, handles board architectural-review paperwork where it applies, and schedules every inspection at no extra charge.
Why it matters: An older Bayshore tower and a new Water Street high-rise are two different jobs. A contractor who only knows one will learn the other on your schedule.
Good answer: Direct experience with your building's era, from replacing plumbing and wiring in a mid-century tower to working within the formal construction rules of a new high-rise.
Why it matters: Without a named project manager, you'll spend the build chasing updates from a salesperson who's already moved on to the next deal.
Good answer: A named PM, a real person you can call, who visits the job multiple times per week and communicates daily.
Why it matters: "We stand behind our work" is not a warranty. Get it in writing before you sign.
Good answer: A written, named warranty that covers both workmanship and materials for at least one year. CMK's Peace of Mind Warranty does both.
Why it matters: Catalog-only selections lead to surprises on install day. Tile and stone look completely different under real lighting.
Good answer: A real, walkable showroom where you handle cabinet doors, countertop slabs, tile samples, and fixtures before anything is ordered. The 4,000 sq ft CMK Design Studio on W. Hillsborough Ave is open to active clients.
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Book your free, no-obligation estimate. We learn your goals, scope, and budget for your remodel.
We come to your home, measure the space precisely, and verify every structural detail before anything is ordered.
Walk our 4,000 sq ft CMK Design Studio and select every cabinet, countertop, tile, vanity, and fixture in person.
Sit down with your designer to finalize the layout, materials, finishes, and a timeline built around your home.
We pull every required permit, then assign the dedicated project manager who owns your build start to finish.
Construction begins, with daily communication through to your final walkthrough and a one-year Peace of Mind Warranty.
Answers to the questions Tampa condo owners ask us most often about board approvals, City of Tampa permits, older-tower systems, building logistics, and timeline.
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