Coconut Grove · Land & New Construction
$7,525,000
30 Samana Drive
Site acquired at $2,400,000 — represented the buyer on the land, then on the completed residence.
Land Acquisition · New Construction · Coconut Grove
In new construction, the value is behind the walls.
We are the Coconut Grove new-construction specialists at the Riley Smith Group at Compass — representing buyers, investors, and owners across ground-up homes, land for building, and finished residences coming to market. One of us comes from the build, the other from the contract, and we know which projects are real before they are public.
Two sides of the same house.
Victor Billskoog has worked both ends of a new-construction project — finding the land, and selling the finished house. He grew up inside Miami's luxury residential trade, designing, fabricating, and installing high-end kitchens, closets, and custom interiors through his family's business, Scandinavian Design House, so he reads a set of plans the way most people read a floor plan: he knows what a detail costs, how long it takes, and whether it will actually be built the way it was drawn.
Tayreen Nelson came to real estate after more than two decades in law — probate and real estate — and is a founding member of Law Grads of Compass. She represents you as your agent, and that training changes what she notices in a contract: the deposit structure, the completion and punch-list language, the survey and title issues that tend to surface late. She raises them early, while there is still room to negotiate.
Together, inside the Riley Smith Group at Compass, that is an unusual pairing to find on one deal: one of us has built the thing, the other has spent two decades in the documents behind it. A buyer gets someone who can walk a job site and someone who reads the contract with a trained eye. A developer gets a team that can position a project without waiting to be told what it is.
Victor Billskoog
Land Acquisition & New Construction
Victor's path into real estate ran through the trade itself. Working alongside his father and sister at Scandinavian Design House, he spent years in the design, construction, and installation of high-end kitchens, closets, and custom interiors across Miami's luxury homes — building a foundation in both craftsmanship and client relationships.
Before that, he spent more than three years caddying on the PGA Tour for Erik Compton, working over 95 events and five major championships, including the 2015 Masters and a second-place finish at the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. He graduated from Barry University with a degree in Sports Management and a minor in Business Marketing, where he was part of two national championship golf teams under coach Jimmy Stobs.
His experience runs the full length of a project. He has represented buyers on the land acquisition and then carried the same site through to the sale of the completed residence — on record twice in Coconut Grove, at 30 Samana Drive and at 1701 Micanopy Avenue. Knowing what a lot will carry before anyone breaks ground is a different skill from listing the house once it stands, and it is uncommon to find both in one agent.
Born and raised in Miami to a Swedish family, he is fluent in Swedish and brings the work ethic of a tour caddie with the eye of someone who has installed the millwork himself.
- Land acquisition through sale of the completed residence
- High-end kitchens, closets & custom interiors — Scandinavian Design House
- Design, construction & installation across Miami luxury residential
- PGA Tour caddie — 95+ events, five majors
- Barry University · Sports Management, Business Marketing minor
- Bilingual — English & Swedish
- Born and raised in Miami, Florida
Tayreen Nelson
Contract & Transaction
Tayreen is a Florida residential real estate advisor with the Riley Smith Group at Compass and a former practicing attorney, bringing more than two decades of legal training to residential transactions across Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Pinecrest, and South Miami.
A graduate of Florida State University and St. Thomas University School of Law, her background in probate and real estate law shapes how she reads a contract — anticipating issues early, protecting client leverage, and coordinating with lenders, title professionals, inspectors, and legal counsel when a deal requires it. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and a founding member of Law Grads of Compass.
She is also a former professional athlete. As a defensive back for the Florida Stingrays, she played in the Women's Professional Football League National Championship and before that played on Florida State University's nationally ranked Women's Rugby Team. Reading a play before it develops is a useful habit to carry into a contract.
A Miami native, she represents buyers and sellers across the Grove and the Gables with an emphasis on preparation over enthusiasm. Her residential practice outside the partnership — listings and resales — is at tayreennelson.com.
- Former practicing attorney — probate & real estate law
- Florida State University · St. Thomas University School of Law, J.D.
- Founding member, Law Grads of Compass
- Bilingual — English & Spanish
- Miami native
We don't build it. We know everyone who does.
It starts with what you are actually trying to do — live in it, hold it as an investment, or build on it. From there, a new-construction project runs on a bigger cast than a resale, and what we bring is the roster: the architects, builders, arborists, lenders and attorneys who actually do this work in the Grove, and the vocabulary to talk to all of them. Victor speaks to the design and construction side; Tayreen works with the surveyor, the title company and your closing attorney.
Here is who is involved, and what each of them does.
Architect & designer
Draws the residence and carries the design intent through construction and finish selections.
General contractor
Builds it — holding the schedule, the trades, and the cost of every detail on the drawings.
Surveyor
Establishes boundaries, setbacks and elevation, and issues the certificates lenders and insurers rely on.
Tree survey & arborist
Identifies every tree on the lot and which are protected. Under the Grove's canopy, removing or relocating a specimen takes a permit — and what stays often shapes where the house can sit.
Municipality
Issues permits, runs inspections, and grants the certificate of occupancy.
Lender & appraiser
Finances the project and values the finished residence.
Title & closing attorney
Clears title, handles lien releases, and closes the transaction.
Insurance
Places the policy, using wind mitigation and elevation data from the survey.
Inspector
Independent eyes on the work at the stages that matter most.
Your professionals stay yours. We work alongside your own attorney, accountant and advisors — we do not replace them, we do not provide legal or tax advice, and we do not manage construction. Where you need someone you do not already have, we can tell you who is worth your time.
Four ways clients work with us.
01
Buying to live in it
You are buying a set of drawings and a promise. We walk the site with you at each stage, translate the finish schedule into what you will actually live with, and negotiate the terms that matter in a contract — deposit structure, completion language, allowance and change-order treatment, warranty, and what happens if the date slips.
02
Buying as an investment
Not every new build holds its value. We price it against what has actually closed nearby, flag the finishes and floor plans that date fastest, and are straight with you about what a given street will support.
03
Land to build on
We find lots — including ones not widely shopped — and put the right people on them early: a surveyor for the boundaries and protected trees, an architect for what zoning and setbacks allow, an engineer for elevation. Once that comes back, we read what it means for value — what the block supports once the house is finished — and we represent you through the purchase.
04
Selling a completed home
Finished a build, or bought one and ready to move on? A new-construction sale is not a resale listing. It is priced, photographed, and told differently — and the buyer pool is smaller, sharper, and largely reachable before the property is ever public.
What we are working on now.
Coming Soon
Wave House
66 Samana Drive · Coconut Grove
5 BD · 7 BA · 4,747 SF · 0.22 Acres
Ground-up new construction entering its final stages — a folded, cantilevered roofline over full-height glass, a floating stair against full-height stone, and a wood soffit carrying through to the pool deck. A private First Look is being scheduled ahead of the open market.
View the project & RSVP →
Currently Listed
Oak House
1701 Micanopy Avenue · Coconut Grove
6 BD · 6 BA · 1 Half · 12,615 SF Lot · $8,900,000
Completed new construction on a lot Victor represented at acquisition — the full arc of a project, from buying the land to bringing the finished residence to market. Built in 2026 by the same team behind Wave House: Urbane Capital with Billskog Construction. Italian Pedini millwork, Sub-Zero appliances, heated saline pool and summer kitchen.
View the residence & finishes →
In Progress
North Coconut Grove
New Construction
Anticipated · Winter 2026
More new-construction residences are under way in the Grove and coming through winter 2026. Addresses and details are released as each project nears completion.
Contact us for details →Selected new construction closings.
New-construction transactions in Coconut Grove represented by Victor Billskoog with the Riley Smith Group at Compass — several from raw land through to the finished residence.
Coconut Grove · New Construction
$4,215,000
2245 Secoffee Terrace
Ground-up new-construction build.
Coconut Grove · New Construction
$3,100,000
2255 Secoffee Terrace
Ground-up new-construction build.
Coconut Grove · Land Acquisition
$2,975,000
1701 Micanopy Avenue
The lot behind the new-construction residence now on the market at $8.9M.
What people ask us.
Who handles luxury new construction in Coconut Grove and Miami?
Billskoog & Nelson is a partnership of licensed real estate sales associates within the Riley Smith Group at Compass. Victor Billskoog works the land and construction side — he came out of Miami’s luxury residential trade and has represented buyers on land acquisitions and then on the finished residences built there. Tayreen Nelson works the contract and transaction side, after more than two decades in law. We represent buyers, investors and owners on land, ground-up construction and completed new-construction homes.
Can you help an investor find land or a development site?
Yes. We look for lots across Coconut Grove and greater Miami, including sites that are not widely shopped, and we bring the right people in early — a surveyor for boundaries, setbacks and protected trees, an architect for what zoning allows, an engineer for elevation. Once that comes back we read what it means for value: what the block will support once a house is finished on it. Then we represent you through the purchase.
Do you represent buyers on homes still under construction?
Yes, and it is different from a resale. You are buying drawings and a schedule. We walk the site with you at each stage, translate the finish schedule into what you will actually live with, and negotiate the terms that matter in a contract — deposit structure, completion and punch-list language, allowances and change orders, warranty, and what happens if the date slips.
What should someone look into before buying a lot in Coconut Grove?
Four things surface most often. The survey, for boundaries and setbacks. The trees, because protected specimens are common under the Grove canopy and removing or relocating one takes a permit. The flood elevation, which drives how high the house has to sit and what it costs to insure. And zoning, which sets what can be built at all. Any of them can change what a lot is worth, and all of them are cheaper to learn before closing than after.
How do you work out what a lot will support?
We start from what is buildable once the survey, zoning and elevation come back, then price the finished house against what has actually closed nearby — not against asking prices. A lot is worth what the residence on it will sell for, less what it takes to get there.
Do you work with architects, builders and other professionals?
We work alongside them. We are real estate advisors — your own attorney, accountant and advisors stay yours. What we bring is the roster and the vocabulary: the architects, contractors, arborists, surveyors, lenders and title professionals who do this work here, and the ability to talk to all of them. Where you need someone you do not already have, we can tell you who is worth your time.
Can you help me sell a home I built?
Yes. A new-construction sale is not a resale listing — it is priced, photographed and described differently, and the buyer pool is smaller, sharper, and largely reachable before the property is public. We have taken Coconut Grove projects from raw land through to the closing table, so we can position what was actually built rather than waiting to be told what it is.
Building, not buying?
For developers & builders
Site sourcing, reading what a lot will carry, and taking a finished project to market — including two Coconut Grove projects carried from raw land to the closing table.
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Tell us where you are.
Buying to live in, buying to hold, looking for land, or ready to sell something you have built — tell us the situation and we will tell you what we would do next. No drip campaign, no automated listing alerts.
Or reach either of us directly.
Billskoog & Nelson is a partnership of licensed real estate sales associates within the Riley Smith Group at Compass; it is not a separate brokerage, construction company, or development entity. Scandinavian Design House, Billskog Construction, and any architects, contractors, or developers referenced are independent businesses; references to them describe professional background and project teams only and do not imply a joint venture, common ownership, or responsibility for one another's work. Project descriptions, renderings, and anticipated completion dates are subject to change and are not guaranteed.