A home in Avila,
built for Tampa's premier estate address
Avila is Tampa’s most exclusive gated community, a guarded enclave of custom estates set around a Jack Nicklaus golf course in north Tampa. Trinity builds the way Avila expects: the home modeled in full before ground breaks, the budget laid out in the open, and a builder on site every day.
What it takes to
build well in Avila
Avila is a 900-acre guarded community of stately custom estates in north Tampa, built around a private Jack Nicklaus golf course and held to a high standard by an architectural review process and by neighbors who expect it. Homes here are large, considered, and meant to last.
Building an estate at this scale is its own discipline. The coordination across trades, the long arc from design to completion, and the architectural review all reward planning over improvisation. That is the work Trinity does before the work: we model the home in BIM and SketchUp before buyout so conflicts surface on a screen, and we keep full-time supervision on site so the sequence holds and the standard never slips.
The standard
we build to
A record of building at this level
Trinity builds at the level Avila expects. Half Light House, pictured, was named Best in Show at the 2024 SEBC Aurora Awards, the top honor across every custom home entered. Trinity’s work has also earned Gold at the 2025 NAHB Best in American Living Awards and Builder of the Year from the region’s AIA chapter. It is the same discipline we bring to an Avila estate: open books, the home modeled months ahead of the field, and a builder on your site every day.
The same standard,
set from the start
Every Avila home Trinity builds runs on the same disciplines. Open-book budgeting, so you see where your money goes and the contingency is a visible line, not a surprise. BIM-driven framing standards the trades build against. Full-time on-site supervision, not a project manager checking in between other jobs. It is the part of building that does not photograph, and it is the part that protects the home you can see.
The architects and designers
we build alongside
The best Avila estates come from talented professionals collaborating without ego. Trinity builds alongside the architect and interior designer our clients already trust, protecting the design intent and bringing the construction expertise that makes it real. If you are early in the process, we can point you to architects whose work fits the community.
Recognition
Trinity’s work is recognized by the region’s architects and at the national level:
Builder of the Year, 2025 AIA Gulf Coast Chapter
Best in Show, 2024 SEBC Aurora Awards
Eleven honors at the 2024 SEBC Aurora Awards
Gold and two Silver Awards, 2025 NAHB Best in American Living Awards, International Builders’ Show
Home of the Year, SRQ Magazine (Platinum)
Gold, Best Local Home Builder, 2025 Best of SRQ
Questions buyers in Avila ask
Does Trinity build in Avila?
Yes. Trinity builds custom estates in Avila and across the Tampa Bay area, to the standard the community expects.
How much does it cost to build a custom home in Avila?
It depends on the site, the size, and the level of finish, which is exactly why Trinity budgets in the open from the first conversation, so you see where every dollar sits at every point in the build.
What makes building in Avila different?
Avila is a guarded, golf-course community with an architectural review process and large estate lots, so the scale and the coordination ask for more planning up front. That is exactly where Trinity’s modeling and full-time supervision earn their keep.
Will you work with our architect?
Yes. Trinity builds alongside your architect and interior designer, protecting the design intent while bringing construction expertise that improves execution, durability, and performance.
Planning a home
in Avila?
Tell us about your project and your site. We will be straight with you about what it will take to build it well, and whether we are the right team for it. No pressure and no smoke.
