Zephyrhills, FL, July 25, 2024 – Industry-leading General Contractor, The Douglas Company, is honored to announce the start of construction on The Cottages at Abbott Station, a $20.8 million build-to-rent multifamily community in Zephyrhills, Florida. The project aims to create quality, attainable, market-rate build-to-rent housing for the ‘missing middle’ market. It seeks to serve residents who make too much to qualify for subsidies, but not enough to afford the sky-high cost of housing. This will be the first partnership between Owner Goodwin Knight Florida and The Douglas Company.
This project is unique in that the owner, Goodwin Knight Florida, will be performing all of the sitework and site amenities with their own subcontractors. Starting in November, The Douglas Company will begin their portion of work, coordinating closely with Goodwin Knight’s contractors in order to construct all of the 84 separate cottage structures, 7 garage structures, and clubhouse structure. The project’s placement on multiple different parcels of land presents another logistical hurdle for The Cottages at Abbott Station project team. The parcels are separated by existing single family homes and commercial spaces. With the goal of being a welcomed neighbor through the construction process, The Douglas Company has made preparations for maintaining the proper separation between construction and the existing community.
Designed by Colorado-based architecture firm Design Edge, the project will be comprised of 176 units in 84 residential cottages, 28 garages in 7 garage structures, and a Clubhouse. The classically-styled residential cottages will be a combination of 1 and 2-story buildings. The Clubhouse area will feature quite a few amenities, including a fitness center, a resident entertainment space, a pet bathing station, and an outdoor swimming pool complete with a trellis shade structure. In total, all the buildings will span a massive 139,224 square feet over 11 acres. With a start date in the fourth quarter of this year, the project is expected to wrap up in the second quarter of 2026.
“We’re looking forward to collaborating with Goodwin Knight Florida on this exciting build-to-rent addition to the City of Zephyrhills. We really resonate with their mission of making life better by serving an often-ignored part of the market,” Chief Estimator Kevin Green said.
About The Douglas Company
At The Douglas Company, we are an industry-leading Florida commercial general contractor that has been building high-quality living communities for cost-oriented developers since 1976. With headquarters in Holland, Ohio, and a second office in Orlando, Florida, we serve the Eastern United States with a focus in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Florida. Specializing in affordable and market-rate multifamily developments and the full-range of senior living communities, we pride ourselves on our commitment to consistent results, integrity, and the success of our clients and associates.
As a 100% employee-owned ESOP company since 2021 and a seven-time honoree on the INC. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies, we have provided highly-involved and collaborative preconstruction and construction management services to clients for nearly 50 years. Developed as a result of our comprehensive industry-focused knowledge and experience, our integrated Integri-D Process allows our clients to rest-assured their project is in the right hands. We manage every aspect of the client’s project from up-front cost control, preconstruction services, and construction management through completion and turnover.
For more information on this story or inquiries about The Douglas Company, please contact Don Diedrick, Director of Business Development, at 407-473-3190 or visit our website at www.douglascompany.com.
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