Two of our Cotleur & Hearing interns, Melissa Espinosa and Alexandra Scharch recently had the opportunity to go behind the scenes at Solana Bay at Avenir, a new luxury residential community by Akel Homes that is actively taking shape in Palm Beach Gardens. They had a chance to see the full scope of work that goes into creating a thoughtfully designed neighborhood from the ground up.
Cotleur & Hearing has played a key role in the development of Solana Bay, working closely with Akel Homes on model home approvals, typical lot landscape design, and a new art feature that will anchor the community’s main entry.
Melissa and Alexandra also heard directly from Alex Akel, President of Akel Homes, who shared insight into the vision behind Solana Bay and the broader Avenir development. His perspective on the homebuilding process, community design, and commitment to quality gave our interns a rare glimpse into the developer’s role in shaping the built environment. For aspiring professionals, this type of exposure is invaluable. We are proud to help cultivate the next generation of landscape architects and planners by giving them meaningful, real-world experiences that connect vision to reality.
