Custom Home Build

Sabor De Sal
Residence

St. Augustine, FL  ·  St. Johns County
03
St. Augustine, FL
Project Type
Custom Home Build
Location
St. Augustine, FL
Scope
Ground-Up Coastal Construction
Project Value
Custom New Build
Status
Complete · Permitted
Delivery
Design-Build · In-House
Custom Home Build · St. Augustine, FL

Taste of salt.
A home built
for the coast.

Sabor de Sal — a name that means ‘taste of salt’ — tells you everything about where this home was built and how it was designed to live. Sited in the St. Augustine area, this custom home was designed from the beginning to connect with its coastal environment rather than fight it. Orientation, ventilation, material selections, and outdoor connection were all part of the design conversation before a floor plan was ever drawn.

Coastal construction in Northeast Florida comes with specific requirements that don’t apply inland — flood zone compliance, coastal construction setback lines, wind load engineering, and moisture-resistant material specifications. Brightstar’s 30+ years of building in this region mean these aren’t learning experiences on your project. They’re part of the standard process.

“Coastal homes require a builder who understands what Florida asks of a structure. Thirty years of building here teaches you things no classroom can.”​

The result is a home that earns its name. Every room has a relationship with the Florida light and air that surrounds it — designed deliberately, not incidentally. Sabor De Sal demonstrates what’s possible when a builder with deep regional knowledge designs and constructs a home from a single creative and technical vision.

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What Brightstar
delivered.

Every item below was designed, permitted, and built by the same in-house Brightstar team. No outside architects. No handoffs. One point of contact from first meeting through final inspection.
Coastal site evaluation and CCCL / flood zone assessment
In-house architectural design optimized for coastal orientation
Florida DEP compliance and St. Johns County permitting
Wind-load engineered structural framing system
Moisture-resistant exterior finishes and impact windows
Elevated foundation design for flood zone compliance
Full interior finishes with coastal-appropriate material palette
Outdoor living space integration
Certificate of occupancy and final inspection
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Sabor De Sal
Residence
St. Augustine, FL

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