Sure, It’s Stylish. But This Pool House Was Built to Withstand a Hurricane

The Coral Gable homeowners spent $750,000 to create a storm-proof structure that had multiple uses

A Florida couple relocating to Miami found a home that needed little work, and a backyard they could splurge on. Venjhamin Reyes

After relocating to greater Miami from Chicago in 2018, a Florida couple made only minor adjustments to the interior of the five-bedroom home they purchased for $7.34 million. The backyard pool area of the Coral Gables property, on the other hand, needed work. The existing open-air gazebo, they decided, was nice to look at but wouldn’t get much use in a climate marked by heat, humidity and the threat of storms.

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