🏆 Nautilus Homes vs. Homes By Strong: Sarasota’s Luxury Builder or Addition Specialist?
If you’ve started searching for the best home addition contractor in Sarasota, you’ve likely come across two very different names: Nautilus Homes and Homes By Strong. Both are respected, but their services — and their prices — are worlds apart.
Here’s why more Sarasota-area homeowners are choosing Homes By Strong when it comes to building smart, seamless, value-boosting home additions.
Nautilus Homes: Custom Home Building with a Luxury Price Tag
Nautilus Homes is known for their bespoke, architect-driven luxury residences. Their projects often start with a vacant lot or teardown and include full architectural design, structural engineering, and million-dollar finishes. This makes them an excellent choice if you’re building a waterfront estate on Bird Key, Siesta Key, or Lido Shores from the ground up.
However, when it comes to home additions, Nautilus may not be the ideal fit:
Additions are not their primary business
Long timelines due to high-end design and engineering processes
Significant costs due to custom architecture and premium finishes
Less focus on matching existing home structure or code-related complexity
If you're not looking to spend $500,000+ or rebuild half your home, you may want a builder focused specifically on home additions — not whole-home new builds.
Homes By Strong: Sarasota’s Dedicated Addition Contractor
Unlike Nautilus, Homes By Strong focuses only on home additions — that’s our specialty. From second-story expansions to luxury in-law suites, garage conversions, and lanai enclosures, we provide Sarasota-area homeowners with:
✅ Precision-built additions that match your home’s style
✅ Full compliance with Sarasota zoning, FEMA, and HOA requirements
✅ Cost-efficient design-build process
✅ Fast permitting and construction timelines
✅ Clear, transparent pricing — no luxury upsells you don’t need
We know how to get your project approved and built faster, cleaner, and without disrupting the style and structure of your existing home.
Our Most Popular Additions in Sarasota
🛏 Primary Suite Expansions — Add a spa bathroom, walk-in closet, and private patio
🏡 Detached Guest Houses + ADUs — Perfect for aging parents, guests, or rental income
🧱 Second-Story Additions — Grow your space without sacrificing your lot
☀️ Lanai Conversions + Sunrooms — Climate-controlled space for year-round enjoyment
🚗 Garage Conversions — Build a gym, studio, office, or teen lounge — without expanding your footprint
Each project is designed to blend in with Sarasota’s most desirable neighborhoods — from Gulf Gate to Palmer Ranch to The Oaks and Southside Village.
Why Smart Homeowners Choose Homes By Strong Over Nautilus
If you're building a custom luxury estate, Nautilus Homes is a high-end option. But if you want a strategic, cost-effective addition that’s on time, on budget, and built to last — Homes By Strong is the name Sarasota trusts.
We don’t build mansions — we build space that works
We don’t over-design — we deliver what you need
We don’t treat additions as side projects — we live for them
📞 Planning a home addition in Sarasota? Call (941) 914-5949 or visit www.HomesByStrongSarasota.com to schedule your free consultation today.
