Palm Beach (the Town), Palm Beach County
Commercial painting in Palm Beach (the Town)
On the island, a new color on a commercial building is not a staff formality. The Town's review matrix sends a change of color on commercial and landmarked buildings to the commission chair, who decides whether staff, the Architectural Commission or the Landmarks Preservation Commission hears it. Condo buildings also need the association's letter.
The Town's Administrative Review Guide lists what a color change must include: current color photographs, the proposed swatches with brand and color name, and a color drawing or rendering of the new scheme. Under Sec. 18-175, no permit issues for work subject to architectural review until it is approved. Landmarked properties go to the Landmarks Preservation Commission instead of ARCOM.
Worth Avenue has its own design guidelines, which ask that building colors "emphasize light and muted colors", with strong hues and dark colors kept to accents. The same document credits Addison Mizner with textured stucco walls painted in pastels to soften the tropical glare. For a shop or gallery front there, the color drawing is built around that guidance.
Island buildings sit between the ocean and the Lake Worth Lagoon, so salt reaches almost every elevation. Work also runs against a busy winter season and close neighbors. We plan staging, parking and hours with the property manager after the approval is in hand, not before.
Sources: Town of Palm Beach: ARCOM project designation matrix (adopted 7/13/2022) · Town of Palm Beach: Worth Avenue Design Guidelines · Town of Palm Beach: Landmarks Preservation manual · Town of Palm Beach: Planning, Zoning and Development Review
Who reviews the work in Palm Beach (the Town)
Town of Palm Beach, Planning, Zoning and Building (ARCOM and Landmarks Preservation Commission)
A change in paint color on commercial buildings and landmarks goes to Commission Chair Review, which delegates it to staff or to the commission. Condo buildings need an association approval letter.
Primary sourceThis is general information, not legal advice. Whether a paint job needs a permit or a color approval depends on the property and the work, and we check with the local office first. Palm Beach commercial painting rules
What we quote in Palm Beach (the Town)
Commercial painting we quote here
- Interior commercial paintingOffice floors, lobbies, corridors and clubhouses, repainted while people still use them.Interior commercial painting in Palm Beach →
- Exterior commercial paintingStucco, block and metal exteriors, repaired and coated for coastal sun and summer rain.Exterior commercial painting in Palm Beach →
- High-rise and condo exterior repaintsOceanfront and Intracoastal condo towers, painted by swing stage with residents at home.High-rise and condo exterior repaints in Palm Beach →
- Warehouse and industrial paintingTilt-wall warehouses, flex bays and metal buildings, painted around trucks and shifts.Warehouse and industrial painting in Palm Beach →
- Parking garage painting and coatingsGarage walls, columns, ceilings, stair towers and striping, done a level at a time.Parking garage painting and coatings in Palm Beach →
- Airport and transportation paintingQuoted with badges and night shifts: terminals, hangars and airfield support buildings.Airport and transportation painting in Palm Beach →
- Office, retail and tenant improvement paintingBuild-outs, turnovers and storefronts, painted to the lease date and the landlord's rules.Office, retail and tenant improvement painting in Palm Beach →
- HOA and multifamily repaintsTownhome, villa and garden-apartment communities, one building at a time with notices.HOA and multifamily repaints in Palm Beach →
- Hotel and hospitality paintingHotels, resorts and clubs, painted around guests, events and the winter season.Hotel and hospitality painting in Palm Beach →
- Healthcare and school building paintingMedical offices, clinics and school buildings, painted after hours or between terms.Healthcare and school building painting in Palm Beach →
- Elastomeric and waterproofing coatingsStretchy, high-build wall coatings for stucco and block that takes wind-driven rain.Elastomeric and waterproofing coatings in Palm Beach →
- Pressure washing and surface prepWashing, crack repair and priming that decide how long the next coat lasts.Pressure washing and surface prep in Palm Beach →
- Something else?If your building type is not listed, Romco still quotes it. Call and describe it.Call (561) 273-9189 →
How a job runs
The order of work, start to turnover
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. That order holds whether the job is one storefront or a full tower.
Tell us about the building
Phone us or use the form. Say what needs painting, who will be inside, and send photos or drawings if you have them.
Site visit
We check each surface, how the walls and rails can be reached, and what below them needs protection.
Scope and written quote
You get the prep, coating system, access method and phasing in writing, plus the approvals the work depends on.
Approvals cleared
Board or color sign-off, any permit the related repairs need, and badges or gate access are lined up first.
Prep, prime and finish
Washing, repairs, primer and finish coats go on in the agreed order, with people and cars below kept clear of overhead work.
Walk-through and closeout
Together we inspect the finished surfaces, clear the open items and leave you a written list of every coating applied.
Questions
Commercial painting in Palm Beach (the Town)
How long before work can a color change on a Palm Beach storefront be approved?
We cannot give a fixed time. It depends on whether the chair delegates the request to staff or sends it to the Architectural Commission or the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and on the meeting calendar. We file the photos, swatches and color drawing as early as possible.
What does it cost to paint a commercial building?
There is no rate sheet. The quote comes from a visit, or from photos and drawings when they show enough, and it turns on the condition of each surface, the repairs found after washing, the coating system, how every wall is reached, who stays inside and which approvals come first. Two Palm Beach County buildings of the same size can need very different work.
Is lead paint a concern on an older building?
It can be. The federal government banned lead paint for homes in 1978, so older coats may still hold it. EPA's RRP rule reaches paid jobs that disturb old paint in housing of that age and in places young children use regularly, a day care in an older plaza for example. Those jobs go to an EPA-certified firm using lead-safe practices, so we ask the building's age and tenants first.
How long will the work take?
We set a sequence after the site visit, not before. It turns on what the walls look like once washed, how much repair they need, rain, how each face is reached, whether a board must vote on colors, and which hours the building lets us work. Once those are known, you get the order of work with each dependency named.
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Palm Beach County commercial painting, any building
Tell us what needs paint, and Romco will scope it and send a quote.
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. A single storefront or a forty-unit building: each job gets a written scope.