Window Cleaning at Trieste at Bay Colony. Inside glass. Balcony sliders.

Trieste was completed by WCI in 2002 at 8787 Bay Colony Drive and is often described as the newest high-rise in Pelican Bay. The 20-story tower holds 106 residences with three or four bedrooms, and local condo guides list living areas from roughly 3,800 up to about 4,860 square feet; a 14th-floor home of about 3,415 square feet sold in February 2026. Homes of that size usually have long runs of floor-to-ceiling glass, several sliders and sometimes more than one lanai, and many have Gulf views.

Size changes the job

A four-bedroom Trieste residence can have twice the glass of a typical two-bedroom beach condo. Living, dining and family rooms, the primary suite and each guest suite may all have their own wall of windows, and doors open to the lanai from several rooms. Larger homes may call for a two-person crew. We agree a room order with you in advance and move furniture and drapes only as far as needed, putting each piece back where it stood. Expect the written price to reflect the full count of doors and panes rather than the number of bedrooms alone.

Twenty-four years of Gulf air

Trieste’s original windows and doors have been in place since about 2002 unless an owner has replaced them. At this age, spotting on west-facing glass can have built up in layers, especially on panes that are hard to reach behind furniture or planters. Most of it still comes off with patient hand work and the right cleaner. On the first visit we start with a test area so you can see the result, and if any pane shows true etching or a failed seal, we tell you so you can raise it with the association or a glazier.

Rooms that are easy to overlook

Trieste homeowners share a two-story salon, a library, a billiards room and a theater with tiered seating in the common areas, so many residences use their own extra rooms for offices, gyms or guest quarters. Those rooms tend to have the windows that are cleaned least often. We list each room in the quote and confirm on arrival which ones you want included, including smaller bath or laundry windows that are easy to forget.

Sun angle and timing

West-facing Gulf glass gets full sun from early afternoon until sunset, and cleaning a hot pane in direct light makes the solution dry before it can be squeegeed off, which leaves streaks. In a large Trieste home we start on the Gulf side in the morning and move to the inland rooms as the sun comes around, so every pane is cleaned while it is cool.

Two leases a year

Like its Bay Colony neighbors, Trieste allows two leases a year with a 90-day minimum. Owners who rent for the season often want the glass cleaned just before the tenant arrives and again after they leave, and we coordinate access directly with the property manager when you are not in town.

Pets and the lower glass

Trieste allows one small dog or two cats. Pets leave nose prints and paw marks on the lower part of sliders and on lanai railing glass, often at exactly the height where the afternoon light makes them most visible. We give the bottom third of each door extra attention and make sure no residue is left that a curious pet might lick.

Where our work ends

Our crew cleans every pane reachable from inside the residence and from your lanai, both faces of the lanai doors, any glass railing panels, and the frames, tracks and sills. The outside of fixed glass on a 20-story tower is cleaned from ropes or a suspended stage, which is arranged by the Trieste association with its own contractor.

Bay Colony access

Bay Colony is a gated community, so we ask you or your manager to add our crew to the gate list for the visit. We send our certificate of insurance to the Trieste building office ahead of time and follow its rules on contractor hours, elevators and parking. Seasonal owners can arrange entry through the front desk or a home watch service.

Keeping it clear

Wipe and dry door handles and lower glass every week or two in season, keep furniture a few inches from the glass, and vacuum slider tracks after windy days so sand does not wear the rollers. If a large slider starts to feel heavy, tell us; a clean track often solves it.