people were working on site, moving 
through the tight footprint of Lido Island.
“It was pretty busy,” Reeves says. “You’d 
walk in and have to weave your way 
through like it was a Miami nightclub.”
That pace only works with the right 
mindset.
“The time was more important than the 
money,” he says. “We essentially bought a 
schedule.”
There was a reason for that.
“The difference between 14 months and 18 
months is four months. That’s a summer,” 
he adds.
And that mattered.
The finished home reflects those deci-
sions. The outdoor cabana anchors the 
social life of the house. The office is more 
enclosed and personal, offering contrast to 
the openness of the waterfront. The main 
entertaining space, known as “Bobby O’s,” 
opens completely to the pool deck, erasing 
the line between inside and out.
Even the smaller details were considered. 
Custom elements tie back to the client’s life 
in subtle ways. Materials were selected for 
how they would hold up over time, not just 
how they photograph.
“It was the quickest build and one of the 
best homes in my career… because of this 
team,” says Sinclair. “It ran smooth as silk. 
It takes a village.”
That’s really what this comes down to.
The right people.
The right client.
And the ability to keep moving without 
hesitation.
The result is a home that was ready when 
it mattered—just in time for the summer it 
was meant to be lived in. 
95 
BALLIET + WANG LUXURY LIVING 

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