The luxury builder replaces aging houses in established neighborhoods with new homes at a guaranteed price and construction deadline. Its real test is making that promise repeatable, one difficult lot at a time.

The Propolis founder found his edge in Miami's overlooked 5,000-square-foot lots. His playbook is compact, furnished and operationally demanding - a small-building answer to a very large housing problem.
The eight-person Miami operator did not invent roommates. It made the arrangement feel less like a compromise - then built the economics around the parking spaces it never had to pour.