Glass Scratch Repair at The Residences at The St. Regis Longboat Key
The Residences at The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort opened in 2024 as the first branded residential community and ultra-luxury five-star resort on the Gulf of Mexico — 69 gulf-front condominiums across three six-story buildings on 18 acres of Longboat Key beachfront, developed by Unicorp National Developments on the legendary site of the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort. Floor plans run from 1,553 to 5,895 square feet across 18 configurations, every one of them featuring floor-to-ceiling glass walls, private elevator access with keyless entry, and oversized terraces opening directly to the Gulf. This was an $800 million investment — the largest single real estate development on Longboat Key in more than 50 years.
Glass Restoration Inc. restores scratched glass on site at The St. Regis Longboat Key Residences — showers, sliders, floor-to-ceiling Gulf-facing glass, and terrace panels — without the disruption, the lead time, or the cost of a full replacement. We are the glass restoration specialists. At a property designed to be the first Forbes Five Star resort on Florida's west coast, clouded or scratched glass is not an acceptable condition. One call resolves it, on site, to optical clarity.
Scratches, Hard Water, and Mineral Deposits — All Restored On Site
Gulf-facing floor-to-ceiling glass at The St. Regis takes the full force of the coastal environment simultaneously from every direction — salt air, Gulf spray, and the hard mineral water feeding every pool, spa, and irrigation system on an 18-acre beachfront property. Construction scratches and cleaning damage compound the issue. Glass Restoration Inc. restores both in the same visit — scratch removal and mineral deposit polishing, on site, without replacing a single panel.
A glass elevator floor at an $11M South Tampa waterfront estate — restored on site to optical clarity without replacement. The same artisan standard we bring to every gulf-front residence at The St. Regis Longboat Key. (0:48)
Floor-to-Ceiling Gulf Glass Has No Simple Replacement
Every residence at The St. Regis Longboat Key features floor-to-ceiling glass walls designed to frame unobstructed Gulf of Mexico views. Sourcing a matched replacement panel for glass at this specification — custom dimensions, impact-rated, optically clear to the standard a five-star branded residence demands — takes months and costs a multiple of what restoration costs. We restore the existing glass on site, often in a single visit, without touching the frame, breaking the seal, or removing the panel.
The Colony's Legacy, the Gulf's Reality
The St. Regis was built on the site of the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort, one of Longboat Key's most storied addresses for more than 50 years. The Gulf Coast environment that made the Colony legendary is the same environment that works on glass year-round — salt air etching west-facing panels at the molecular level, mineral deposits building on every surface that faces the water. We restore that glass to the standard the St. Regis brand demands.
A $7,500 impact slider in a Sarasota luxury community was scratched and quoted for full replacement — Glass Restoration Inc. restored it for $300. At a St. Regis specification, the cost difference is even more dramatic. (0:13)
Every Community We Serve
The Residences at The St. Regis Longboat Key · St. Regis Longboat Key Resort · Longboat Key · The Colony Beach Site · Gulf of Mexico Drive · Longboat Key Club · L'Ambiance · Aria · Sanctuary · Sarasota · Lido Key · Bird Key · Siesta Key
Recognized by the Industry
Glass Restoration Inc. has been listed in the Glass Magazine Sourcebook for three consecutive years, holds ASTM C1036 compliance, and has been interviewed for published articles in several other nationally published trade magazines such as US Glass and AGRR magazine.
Hard Water and Mineral Deposits, Polished Away
Longboat Key's salt air, Gulf spray, and the mineral content in every beachfront irrigation and pool system leave a film on glass that builds slowly and never wipes clean with standard cleaners. At The St. Regis, where the standard is five-star in every detail, clouded glass is not a condition that waits. Glass Restoration Inc. polishes mineral deposits away on site, restoring true optical clarity to gulf-facing glass without replacing the panel.
H2 — A Neighbor, Not a Franchise
Glass Restoration Inc. is headquartered in Sarasota County, minutes from the south end of Longboat Key — not dispatched from a call center in another part of the state. Barry, Stanton, and Skyeler got their start right here on the Gulf Coast, building custom homes under Barbas Building and Designs, a design-build company. The glass scratch repair skill Barry developed solving his own job sites' problems in 2005 became its own company in 2009, once other builders started asking for the same fix. We are proud to call this coast home. When you call a local family business, you're not getting a technician who'll be gone by next season — you're getting a neighbor who has a reputation to protect in this community, because it's our community too.