Tag Archives: residential development

Townhomes- Is a one car garage enough?

I remember when- It was about 7 years ago and we had just finished a very successful 75-unit townhouse project in Palm Beach Gardens. It was an unusual product because the homes were 30 feet wide allowing for a two-car garage and plenty of floor planning variety. Basically, I was spoiled with all two carContinue reading “Townhomes- Is a one car garage enough?”

A Disappointing year in Construction- where do we go from here.

All things considered residential building and construction had great sales numbers, but not much to be proud of otherwise. Construction was not fun this year! With great sales in a contradictory time everyone should be happy – right? Not so fast, construction was NO fun this year and the year before as well. I’m sureContinue reading “A Disappointing year in Construction- where do we go from here.”

Lakes are key to getting the biggest bang for your drainage buck. You have to do anyway

Drainage requirements generally dictate some type of wet retention. Not everyone wants dry retention. Wet retention, what is it? Wet retention comes in the form of lakes and wetlands. The requirement for wetlands over a lake generally occurs when you are reconfiguring an existing wetland where it makes sense on your site plan. If youContinue reading “Lakes are key to getting the biggest bang for your drainage buck. You have to do anyway”

Two minus four equals two. Hail to the duplex and Villa Diamante

Being flexible with your product. Every now and then a good piece of property comes along that needs a little imagination. Such was the case with a project we designed in Jupiter on a little over 3 acres of land. The layout was originally platted as odd ball sized single family lots on Old JupiterContinue reading “Two minus four equals two. Hail to the duplex and Villa Diamante”

Top myths about real estate debunked Part 1 of 3

To some real estate is a mystery. There are many myths that surround real estate involvement but, you should not be intimidated. Here are some we will debunk: 1. It takes a lot of money to get into real estate 2. It will take too much of my time 3. It is difficult to understand.Continue reading “Top myths about real estate debunked Part 1 of 3”

Being Optimistic as we come out of these strange times

Traits of Optimism in leadership- an important trait as we return to normalcy is Optimism For the building industry our optimism is not the return of buyers, they are already here in great numbers, but it is the return of an orderly supply chain and more people filling the employment rolls. Our business actually expandedContinue reading “Being Optimistic as we come out of these strange times”