Build Smart LLC

What this record tells you

Build Smart LLC holds Florida licence CBC1257349, a CBC classification which authorises work as a certified/registered building or residential contractor. A "C" prefix means the licence is certified — valid anywhere in Florida.

This licence was first issued in 2009, which makes it a long-held licence for the trade in this area. Roughly 26% of the 1,611 active home building & remodeling licences based in the Fort Myers & Cape Coral area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2019. That is 17 years of continuous licensure.

Build Smart LLC is one of 505 active home building & remodeling licences registered to an address in Fort Myers, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against.

The licence is recorded as expiring on 08/31/2026. Florida licences renew on a fixed cycle, and a licence that is not renewed moves to delinquent status — which is why the expiry date matters if you are planning work close to that date. Confirm the current status on the state portal before signing a contract.

Before you hire Build Smart LLC

• Re-check licence CBC1257349 on the DBPR portal — status can change any day.
• Ask for a current certificate of liability insurance and workers' compensation, issued to you directly by their insurer.
• Confirm the name on your contract matches Build Smart LLC or its qualifying agent, Philip Destaven.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other home building & remodeling contractors in Fort Myers & Cape Coral.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.