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Home of our portfolio, press releases, and employee blogs
Here, you’ll find a library of blog posts dedicated to different aspects of the commercial construction industry -- news and updates, upcoming trends, and past projects built by us at The Douglas Company.
Last week I was sitting in a presentation with an experienced developer for a project we will be starting soon. This same developer is currently building a facility in Columbus, Ohio, with an institutional contractor, which is not going well. Over and over, he said, “how much of a pleasure it is to be working […]
March 4, 2020
After years of attending the NIC and ASHA conferences, I feel a need to shout out about the construction costs that one of our competitors supply to them for senior living. Frankly, I don’t know how anyone could make the numbers work for a project with the costs that they promote. First of all, construction […]
February 27, 2020
There was a recent article in Senior Housing News that discussed the rising development costs in senior housing being to the tune of a 6.4% increase last year according to a report created by CBRE. During the same period, which was 2019, the average number of units per project decreased to 106 from 128. As […]
February 19, 2020
Introducing the award-winning John Arthur Flats, Cincinnati’s First LGBTQ+ Retirement Community The Douglas Company is proud to have served as the general contractor for John Arthur Flats, Cincinnati’s first LGBTQ+ affirming affordable senior housing community. Completed in November 2022, this pioneering development offers 57 studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments tailored for residents aged 55 and […]
February 19, 2020
The Douglas Company, general contractor, is pleased to announce the completion of construction at the Carnegie Management & Development Corporation’s newest Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Rochester, New York. Designed by architects, DLR Group, the 93,000 square foot, one-story outpatient clinic will serve over 13,000 veterans and their families in the Greater […]
