Full Envelope Repaint and Waterproofing on a 19-Story Oceanfront Tower

The property

Beach Front Condominium on Singer Island is a boutique oceanfront community of 59 condominiums and 8 townhomes. The condominiums occupy a 19-story oceanfront building; the townhomes sit in an adjacent five-story complex. Every unit has a view of the ocean, the Intracoastal, or both, which is another way of saying every surface on both buildings takes direct salt-air exposure year round.

What we did

The scope covered commercial painting, waterproofing, electrostatic painting, and sealants across both buildings: one team, one mobilization, one schedule.

Coatings. All surfaces on both buildings were covered with Benjamin Moore Aura, a high-performance exterior paint with Color Lock technology and a 10-year waterproof warranty.

Balcony railings. Railings were coated by electrostatic application, which wraps the finish around the full profile of the metal rather than leaving thin, early-failing coverage on the back faces. Railings were sanded with cordless sanders before painting. The prep is what makes the coating last.

Window sealants. Every window perimeter sealant was removed and replaced with Sikaflex 15LM, a polyurethane-based, non-sag elastomeric sealant. On an oceanfront tower, perimeter sealant is the first line of the water barrier; when it goes, the coating system is defending a joint it was never designed to close.

Why it matters

Buildings on the ocean fail from the joints outward. Sequencing the sealant replacement together with the coating and the railing work means the whole envelope is renewed at once, on one set of swing stages, with one point of accountability, instead of three trades returning across three seasons.