The Della

Alys Beach, Florida

Client: EBSCO Gulf Coast Development, Inc.

The Della is a four-story, mixed-used retail and residential condominium building anchoring the town center of Alys Beach. The design draws from turn-of-the-century seaside resorts in Bermuda, Brighton, and Venice. The building features a deep ground floor arcade and upper-level porches that overlook the town’s amphitheater and Gulf of Mexico beyond. Towards the rear of the buildings, massing steps down from four stories to two- and three-story courtyards to transition from the Town Center to the village to the north. The Della’s ground floor provides about 9,500 square feet of retail space and its 20 residential condominiums are a mix of two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 1,400 to 2,300 square feet.