Seacoast Cottage Company was started as a family business by brother and sister team Arthur Monahan and Andrea VanBuren.
Natives of Miami, they were most influenced by their years living in the Virgin Islands in the family construction business. The inspiration for their cottage design is the classic proportions of colonial-era Caribbean.
Arthur Monahan
A graduate of Florida State University, Art is a licensed and insured General Contractor. In his 20+ years in the Construction industry, Art has specialized in sensitive coastal areas, and has completed projects in the US Virgin Islands, Antigua, the Dominican Republic, Florida Keys, and coastal Florida.
His construction firm, A.W. Monahan Properties, Inc. has completed both residential and commercial projects throughout Florida.
He currently resides with his wife and two daughters on Fort Myers Beach where he is a member of the town's Marine Resource Task Force. Art is also a licensed boat captain and an active member of the Florida Green Builders Coalition.
Join Art October 9 - 10 for the Sustainable Florida Conference. He will be leading an education session entitled "The Total Home Approach to Sustainable Building". Click here for more information.
Andrea Van Buren
Andrea studied Architecture at the University of Florida, and has worked as an interior designer in Miami. Andrea uses her passion for color and spacial design to influence the architecture of all their Seacoast Cottages.
In 2008, Andrea purchased property in Sanibel for the first Green Showcase home on the island. This exciting project will model the Banyan Cottage, and her latest design, the 500 square foot Ginnip Guest Cottage.
