The Practice — GDR Development
BUILT LIKE HISOWN FAMILY WOULD live there.
That's the standard, and it isn't a slogan. For more than twenty-eight years Gus Renny has shaped South Florida real estate with intention, integrity, and thoughtful design — and every GDR residence is built to it.
The developer, where the work is.
The lineage
CENTURY HOTEL TO el cid.
Miami — where the record began
Gus Renny isn't just a developer — he's a recognized name in South Florida prestige real estate, with a record that runs from the restoration of Miami's historic Century Hotel to some of the most coveted homes in Southern Florida.
GDR Development brings that record to a limited collection of residences: decades of experience across acquisition, construction, development, and renovation, applied one house at a time — honoring architectural character while elevating the way modern homes live.
The Districts — Historic Preservation
WE BUILD WHEREHISTORY IS protected.
GDR builds in and around West Palm Beach's designated historic districts. That isn't a constraint we tolerate — it's the reason these streets are worth building on. Original massing, period character, and neighborhood scale lead every plan we draw.
National Register, 1995 · 281 historic buildings
El Cid
Born of the 1920s boom on the old pineapple fields — block after block of Mediterranean Revival and Mission homes facing the Intracoastal. The protected scale is the whole point.
West Palm Beach
City district 1993 · National Register 2000
Flamingo Park
Platted in 1921 on the highest coastal ridge between downtown and Miami — 501 contributing Mission, Mediterranean Revival, and Frame Vernacular structures still standing.
West Palm Beach
National Register, 2011 · significance 1922–1945
Prospect & Southland Park
A neighborhood gridded after Brooklyn's Prospect Park, with its own waterfront park along Washington Road. Quiet streets that never lost their plan.
West Palm Beach
Preservation-minded planning isn't paperwork to us. It's why a GDR rebuild looks like it always belonged — and why the street's value holds after we leave. The district is the client, too.
How We Work — Four Principles
THE WAY A HOUSEEARNS ITS street.
01
Respect for character
Defining architectural elements stay. Systems and finishes don't. Every decision honors the home's roots and the integrity of the street around it.
02
Structure first
Foundations reinforced, circulation and natural light improved, the whole frame made stronger. A house should feel grounded before it feels beautiful.
03
Design with purpose
Rooms redrawn for how people actually live — efficient layouts, honest flow, no wasted space. Materials picked for comfort and decades of use.
04
The developer on site
Gus stays personally involved in every phase, backed by a loyal team — never rotating crews. One standard, held from demolition to delivery.
04 — The Bench
THE COMPANYWE keep.
Every rebuild is a collaboration between the developer and specialists who have spent careers on South Florida houses. These are the three.
Interior Design
Seneca Moss Reynolds
SMR Consulting
The rooms — materials, light, and the calm that reads as expensive restraint.
West Palm Beach
