Old Naples, Collier County
Demolition in Old Naples
In the City of Naples, a demolition permit for a contributing building on the historic district map cannot be issued until 180 days after the completed application is accepted. In Old Naples, that single line can decide whether a project is worth starting.
Whether a given house counts as contributing is something city staff determine, and the answer sets the whole timeline. A house on the map carries the long wait. A house off it follows the ordinary fourteen-day notice and thirty-day permit window.
Older houses here are mostly wood-frame, and many sit low in a flood zone close to Naples Bay or the Gulf. That combination is why owners ask us about elevation before demolition: a rebuilt house follows current flood standards, and an elevation certificate drives the design. We recommend asking the building department which standards apply to your lot before you commit to a plan.
Because the clock is long, the useful work happens early. We help assemble the survey, the owner affidavit and the neighbor letters so that the application is complete when it is filed, since the 180 days are counted from the date it is accepted as complete.
Permit office for Old Naples
City of Naples Building Department, with city staff for the Naples Historic District Map
The city's demolition application states the 180-day rule for contributing buildings identified on the Naples Historic District Map. Ask staff to confirm whether your building is classed as contributing before you set a schedule.
See the official pageWhat follows is general information, not legal advice. Hire Romco and we file the permit ourselves, as contractor of record. Collier permit overview
What we quote in Old Naples
Demolition work we quote in this area
- Interior demolitionCondo and office strip-outs, and flood-damaged rooms cut back to the studs.Interior demolition in Collier →
- Selective demolitionTake out a lanai, addition or wall and leave the rest of the building standing.Selective demolition in Collier →
- Commercial demolitionStrip centers, offices, warehouses and apartment buildings, planned from the survey on.Commercial demolition in Collier →
- House demolitionRanch houses, canal homes and rural homes on septic, taken down after the file is complete.House demolition in Collier →
- Structural demolitionConcrete frames, elevated slabs, piles and foundations near water, in engineered order.Structural demolition in Collier →
- Concrete removalDriveways, slabs, patios and decks broken out, separated and hauled for recycling.Concrete removal in Collier →
- Pool removalPartial or full pool removal, with the cage, the water and the fill planned together.Pool removal in Collier →
- Mobile home demolitionTrailers and mobile homes cleared from park and private lots, utilities shut off first.Mobile home demolition in Collier →
- Storm damage demolitionSurge-flooded and storm-damaged buildings, made safe and removed with records kept.Storm damage demolition in Collier →
- Site clearingOpen up a lot once the vegetation, wetland and wildlife checks are done.Site clearing in Collier →
- Asbestos coordinationTesting, state filing and licensed removal sequenced ahead of the machines.Asbestos coordination in Collier →
- Accessory structure demolitionLanais, cages, docks, sheds and garages taken off a lot without harming the house.Accessory structure demolition in Collier →
- Something else?If your job is not shown here, ring us and describe it. Every type and size gets a quote.Call (239) 510-4206 →
Start to finish
Six stages in a fixed order
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. These stages apply whether the job is a small shed or a large building.
Send the address and the scope
Ring us or use the quote form, and attach photos or drawings if you have them. Give the area, what has to go and what has to stay.
We walk the site
We visit the lot and look at the building, the utility connections, septic or sewer, the flood zone, how machines and trucks will get in, and the neighbors.
Written scope and quote
A written quote lists what comes out, what is shielded, and what leaves by truck. Anything that depends on a survey is marked.
Surveys, permit and disconnects
Required asbestos testing, utility shutoffs and septic abandonment happen here, and the permit goes to the office that covers your parcel.
Demolition and haul-off
The crew follows the agreed order of work. Debris is taken to permitted facilities, and load records are kept.
Final inspection
The permit is closed by the building department after its last inspection, leaving a clear lot or the shell you requested.
Questions
Demolition in Old Naples
Does every old house in Old Naples face the 180-day wait?
No. The wait applies to contributing buildings identified on the city's historic district map. Staff decide whether a building is on it, so ask the city before you count the months.
What goes into the cost of a demolition?
A quote comes after we visit the property, or after we review photos and drawings that show enough. The price follows the building's materials and height, the asbestos survey, utility and septic work, how machines reach the lot, what stays, and where the debris goes. We do not publish prices, because two lots that look alike seldom cost alike.
What is done about asbestos before a demolition?
Testing comes first, by an independent licensed consultant, since the federal asbestos rule wants a thorough inspection ahead of a regulated demolition. Naples and Marco Island both say a survey is filed with the state environmental agency where asbestos is present. When material is found that the job would disturb, a licensed abatement firm takes it out. We schedule the two visits but never perform abatement.
How long until work can begin?
That cannot be answered honestly before the facts are in. The start moves with permit review at your office, notice periods like the fourteen days Naples gives neighbors, historic review, utility and septic paperwork, asbestos findings and the weather. We hand you the order of work, with each dependency named, once those are known.
Other Collier cities: Naples · Marco Island · Everglades City · Chokoloskee · Goodland · Isles of Capri · Immokalee · Golden Gate Estates · Bayshore and Gateway Triangle · Naples Park · Vanderbilt Beach · Ave Maria
Any type, any size, anywhere in Collier County
Name the place and the job, and we will put a price on it.
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. A single wall or a full building: either way you get a written scope and a quote.