David Gilley, owner of Red Star Luxury Homes, smiling in a tan cap and blue gingham shirt
David Gilley · Owner, Red Star Luxury Homes
Meet David

I'm David Gilley. I'm on every job.

I own Red Star Luxury Homes, and I'm the contractor and the technician on every property we take on. When you hire Red Star, you get me: on site, tools in hand, from the first walkthrough to the final look.

My story

Twenty-six years of houses.

I've been remodeling houses for 26 years. That's a long time to learn what holds up, what doesn't, and what a homeowner actually notices when the work is done right.

I started with my hands in the mortar. For 8 years I laid masonry as a member of the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers union, and that trade still shapes how I work: square, level, and built to last.

I spent 2 years in Gainesville while attending the University of Florida's Rinker School of Construction Management. It gave me a way of looking at a project from the ground up, not just one trade at a time.

For more than 20 years I've also been flipping real estate. Buying, fixing and selling houses teaches you fast what adds value to a property and what's just noise, and I bring that same eye to your home.

Local roots

Winter Park is home.

I've worked in Winter Park, Florida for 18 years. I know these streets, these lakes and these homes, from the older houses under the oaks to the big estates on the water, and I know what Central Florida sun, rain and humidity do to an exterior.

I also spent 6 years in Clearwater Beach, where homes live with salt air and coastal weather every day.

How I work

Hands-on, start to finish.

I don't run jobs from a truck across town. I'm the one walking your property, planning the work, and doing it. If there's a question, you ask me. If something needs to be fixed, I fix it.

That's the whole idea behind Red Star: one person you can trust, who cares how your home looks when we're done, because my name is on it.

See me on the job

Let's talk

Let's walk your property together.

Tell me about your home and I'll come out for a free consultation. Or just call or text me at 407-429-1918.