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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.
The Douglas Company, General Contractor, has announced it has completed the construction of the Beach House Assisted Living and Memory Care community at Wiregrass Ranch in Wesley Chapel, Florida. Beach House Assisted Living and Memory Care is a 96,000 sq. ft. assisted living and memory care community just outside of Tampa in Wesley Chapel, Florida. […]
August 7, 2018
The Douglas Company, General Contractor, is proud to announce the completion of construction of Peregrine’ Landing at Onondaga Hill, a Memory Care Community located in the beautiful residential area in Onondaga Hill of Syracuse, New York. The new $7.5 million memory care community is owned by Peregrine Senior Living / Onondaga Senior Real Estate, LLC […]
July 27, 2018
The Douglas Company, General Contractor, is pleased to announce the completion of construction on The Tower on the Maumee luxury apartments, located on the Maumee River in the downtown area of Toledo, Ohio. This $21.7 million project was the redevelopment of the top 11 floors of a 30-story office tower. With construction complete in March […]
July 13, 2018
The Douglas Company, General Contractor, announces the completion of the new Primrose Memory Care Community in Lancaster, Ohio. The $5 million memory care community, owned by Primrose Retirement Communities, was thoughtfully designed for memory care residents facing the early stages of Alzheimer’s and dementia. Primrose Memory Care Community, designed by WAI Continuum, includes high-end architectural […]
May 31, 2018
The Douglas Company, General Contractor, is pleased to announce the promotions of Connor Casper and Landon Kessler to the position of Project Manager. In their new positions, Connor and Landon will directly manage projects from early development through project completion and will be responsible for overall cost, schedule and budget evaluation, as well as, all […]
May 29, 2018
EY has announced Peter Douglas, President of The Douglas Company, has been named a finalist for the Michigan and Northwest Ohio 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Honorees are recognized for innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities, and are chosen by a panel of independent judges. This is the program’s […]
May 17, 2018
The Douglas Company, General Contractor, announces construction on Charter Senior Living at Oak Openings, a new senior living community in Sylvania, Ohio. The 48,882-square-foot facility, developed by EBS Sylvania, LLC, will deliver a combination of 52 assisted-living and memory-care suites for residents. With the anticipated completion in November 2018, the $8.6 million project was designed […]
April 4, 2018
The Douglas Company, General Contractor, is pleased to announce construction is underway at Carnegie Management & Development Corporation’s newest Department of Veterans Affairs facility in Rochester, New York, with expected completion in Spring 2019. Designed by architects, DLR Group and Westlake Reed Leskosky, the 92,174-SF, the one-story outpatient clinic will support the nearly 70,000 veterans […]
March 26, 2018
The Douglas Company, General Contractor, announced a number of internal promotions that will advance the company’s strategic position within the market. Through hard work, dedication and demonstration of The Douglas Company Core Values the following individual promotions have been announced: Brian McCarthy from Vice President of Construction to Executive Vice President of Midwest Construction Operations, […]
January 24, 2018
Right before the Christmas holiday, the associates of The Douglas Company donated a heaping 1,860 pounds of non-perishable food and cleaning items to The Family House of Toledo. The Douglas Company initiated a food drive challenge amongst the departments for the campaign, “It has been known to get rather competitive around here and the challenge […]
December 21, 2017
There seems to be a misconception in the marketplace that lenders require a GMP/Cost-Plus form of contract. The reality is that, while a lender requires a guaranteed maximum price, this can be accomplished with a Lump Sum contract, which provides additional benefits and lower costs to the owner/developer. Both contract formats allow for the use […]
December 6, 2017
The Douglas Company, General Contractor, kicked off construction of the Beach House at Wiregrass Ranch. The $14.65 million assisted living and memory care community, owned by developer Prevarian Senior Living will be the first of its kind in Wesley Chapel, Florida. The Beach House at Wiregrass Ranch will be a 93,360 square foot community for […]
May 30, 2017
The Douglas Company, General Contractor, announces the completion of All American of Warwick, a 58,000 square-foot, new assisted living, and memory care community located in Warwick, Rhode Island. This $11.7 million project marks the sixth completed project by The Douglas Company for owner and developer, Kaplan Development Group. The 58 unit, All American Assisted Living […]
April 20, 2017
The Douglas Company, General Contractor, is excited to announce the construction of a new Clarity Pointe Memory Care Community, located in Tallahassee, Florida. This new community will offer specialized care for seniors with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia and memory loss. This $11.2 million memory care community, owned by Olson Land Partners, will feature […]
March 20, 2017
The Douglas Company, General Contractor, announces, Peregrine’s Landing Memory Care Community is now under construction, with expected completion in November 2017. This $7.1 million memory care community, owned by Peregrine Companies, LLC, will feature 64 units offering specialized care for residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. The new memory care community, designed […]
February 27, 2017
Development is risky. There is market risk, pricing risk, weather risk, governmental risk factors and perhaps most importantly, development partner risks from team members. Probably the first two decisions to be made by a developer are a selection of site and selecting who your service partners will be-architect with engineers and general contractor. The starting […]
