General Contractor in Pinellas Park, FL
Central Builders Group is based in Pinellas Park and builds across central Pinellas County, from additions and ADUs to roofing and renovations. Permits for homes inside city limits go through Pinellas Park’s own building department, and we handle that process start to finish.
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Building Contractor
CBC1266673
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Roofing Contractor
CCC1337484
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Location
Based in Pinellas Park
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Google Rating
4.8 out of 5
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Contracts
Fixed-price
We’re Based in Pinellas Park
Our shop is on 44th Street North, in the middle of Pinellas Park. That puts most homes in the city a short drive away. When you call about a project here, we can usually come see it the same week instead of fitting it around a drive from Tampa or across the bridge.
Pinellas Park is home base, and our work reaches well past the city line. From here we build in St. Petersburg, Largo, Seminole, Clearwater, and out to the beaches. Being central means none of those jobs is a long drive for us.
What’s Different Here
Building in Pinellas Park Is Not Building on the Coast
Most building advice in this area is about the beaches: storm surge, seawalls, and pilings. In Pinellas Park, flooding comes from heavy rain and slow drainage, and that changes the work.
Inland Flooding, Not Storm Surge
If your home floods here, the water usually comes from a summer storm the drainage system can’t move fast enough. Risk here follows the Cross Bayou Canal and the Joe’s Creek drainage basin, and the common zones are AE, AH, and X. AH means shallow ponding, which is a different design problem than the coastal AE and VE zones at the beaches.
Look up your flood zone →Drainage Is Its Own Jurisdiction Here
Many contractors who work across the area don’t know that Pinellas Park has its own water management district. Created in 1976, it runs five drainage basins across parts of the city and unincorporated county, so a project that touches drainage can involve a third agency. New subdivisions also need retention and Southwest Florida Water Management District sign-off during permitting.
The CRS Class 5 Discount
As of October 1, 2026, Pinellas Park is a FEMA Community Rating System Class 5 community, raising the flood insurance discount for eligible high-risk properties from 20% to 25%. Planning and Development Services Director Erica Lindquist said the rating reflects years of city work on flood resiliency. Insurance is part of what a house costs to own, so count it before you budget a project. Planning an addition on a flood-zone lot? Elevation comes first.
How FEMA’s CRS discount works →Not sure what zone your house is in? Call (813) 421-3640 and we’ll look it up with you.
Permits Go Through the City, Not the County
Most contractors in this metro default to the county portal or St. Petersburg’s. Pinellas Park runs its own building department, with its own submittal rules and its own review queue.
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The city runs its own building department.
Homes inside city limits are permitted here, not by the county.
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Most permits issue within 10 business days.
Once the submittal is complete, and we make sure it is.
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We prepare three full plan sets.
Owner, contractor, and designer named on the cover, flood zone on the site plan.
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Product approvals and energy calcs go in with it.
Florida product approval numbers and Energy Code calculations are part of every submittal.
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Permits expire after 180 days without an inspection.
We schedule inspections, so yours won’t lapse.
What We Build on Pinellas Park Homes
Most Pinellas Park homes are 1960s to 1980s concrete block, and each of these projects starts with that construction.
Room and Primary Suite Additions
Adding a room to a block home means tying new walls into old masonry without weakening it. On the standard inland lots here, setbacks and lot coverage decide how much room you have to build out.
Home Additions →ADUs and Garage Conversions
An ADU can house a parent, an adult child, or a rental where the city’s rules allow it, without anyone giving up privacy. On a typical lot here, the choice usually comes down to converting the garage or building a detached unit out back.
ADU Builder →Roof Replacement on Low-Slope Roofs
Many homes here have flat or low-slope roofs, which shed water with a continuous membrane instead of overlapping shingles. Those roofs need different materials, slope details, and drainage than the pitched shingle roofs common further south.
Roofing →Whole-Home Renovation
Renovation reworks the square footage you already have, and in a 60-year-old block home that often means replacing aging plumbing once the walls and floors are open. It’s the right call when the layout works but the systems don’t. If the goal is more space instead, that’s a home addition.
Not sure which of these your project is? Tell us what you’re thinking and we’ll tell you straight.
The Homes We Work On Here
Most of Pinellas Park was built between the 1960s and the 1980s, and its roughly 25,470 housing units lean heavily toward single-family homes and duplexes in concrete block. That construction holds up well, but it shapes every project: block walls take different methods to open, low-slope roofs need their own details, and original plumbing is often near the end of its life. We plan for all three before we price anything.
The city’s neighborhoods run from the Mainlands and Bent Tree to Forest Square and the 49th Street corridor. In the Mainlands and along the Cross Bayou Canal, standing water can sit for hours or days after a heavy summer storm, so drainage gets checked early on any job there.
For about half the year, the city’s population swells with seasonal residents. If your home sits empty part of the year, we plan the work around your calendar.
Do I pull permits through Pinellas Park or Pinellas County?
If the property is inside Pinellas Park city limits, permits go through the City of Pinellas Park, not the county. The city runs its own building department with its own submittal rules. A contractor who files in the wrong place loses time before review even starts, so we confirm the jurisdiction from the address first.
How long does a permit take in Pinellas Park?
Most permits are reviewed and issued within about 10 business days once the submittal is complete. Complete means three full plan sets, the flood zone marked on the site plan, product approval numbers, and Florida Energy Code calculations. Delays almost always come from submittals that are missing something, which is why we check every package before it goes in.
Is my Pinellas Park home in a flood zone?
Possibly. AE, AH, and X zones are all common in Pinellas Park, and risk follows the drainage, especially near the Cross Bayou Canal and the Joe’s Creek basin. You can check your address through Pinellas County’s flood information, or call us and we’ll look it up with you before any design work starts.
Does the 50% rule apply to homes in Pinellas Park?
Yes, in the AE and AH zones. If an addition or renovation costs more than 50% of the structure’s market value, the whole home must meet current flood standards, including elevation. The rule matches the one at the beaches, but flooding here is ponding, not waves, so the design answer differs. We run those numbers before design so the 50% line is never a surprise.
Can I build an ADU in Pinellas Park?
It depends on your zoning, but in many cases, yes. Pinellas Park allows accessory dwelling units in eligible residential districts, subject to setbacks, lot coverage, and the city’s other standards. Garage conversions follow the same zoning rules and need a building permit like any other living space. Once we confirm what your lot allows, our ADU builder page covers design options and cost.
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Tell us about the project, and we’ll tell you what it actually takes to build it.
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