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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.
I learned early in my career how little I know. Though we have built more senior living than anyone I know and have been exposed to very successful senior living developers and operators, they all operate differently. Someone recently said to me, “An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less […]
January 10, 2020
The “Silver Tsunami” of Baby Boomers is not knocking on the door of assisted living communities just yet and still has several years to go before they are. So how are senior living developers going to entice these folks to leave their homes? A recent article in Senior Housing News noted that in a survey […]
December 11, 2019
One thing was clear at the National Investment Center for Senior Housing (NIC) fall conference that was held recently in Chicago. The interest in senior housing continues to grow. With more than 3,300 attendees at NIC, it was a whirlwind of activity meeting with developers, operators, equity providers and lenders, all who are optimistic about […]
October 18, 2019
The Douglas Company has done a lot of work on developing Mid-market senior living prototypes that are cost-effective, functional and durable. Though we have expertise in senior living construction, we are not experts in the operations of these communities. So while we can attack the cost of the physical plan, which is really is only […]
October 4, 2019
HarborChase of Stuart is a $27 million assisted living and memory care community serving Stuart, Florida and the surrounding area. The Douglas Company worked with co-developers Confluent Development and Harbor Retirement Associates and designer Baker Barrios Architects, Inc. to create this stunning two-story 127,798-square-foot community. With 134 units and countless high-end amenities, HarborChase of Stuart brings a […]
October 3, 2019
The Douglas Company, an award-winning Toledo, Ohio based general contractor specializing in senior living, multi-family and mixed-use construction projects, is proud to announce the completion of construction on the new YourLife Memory Care Community, located in Coconut Creek, Florida. YourLife of Coconut Creek is a 61,760 square-foot, two-story memory care community with 84 apartment-style units. […]
September 12, 2019
The Douglas Company, an award-winning Toledo, Ohio based general contractor specializing in senior living, multi-family and mixed-use construction projects, is pleased to announce that construction has begun on HarborChase of Stuart, a 127,798 square-foot assisted living and memory care community in Stuart, Florida. Co-developed and owned by Denver-based Confluent Senior Living, co-developed and operated by […]
July 29, 2019
The Douglas Company, an award-winning Toledo, Ohio based general contractor specializing in senior living, multi-family and mixed-use construction projects, celebrated with the owner, TLC Management, Inc., a recent groundbreaking of their new $33.2 million Blue Heron Health and Rehabilitation Community in Wesley Chapel, Florida. Blue Heron Health and Rehabilitation Community will feature a total of […]
July 9, 2019
With the number of new senior living communities recently opened or currently under construction, there is a growing need to update and refresh existing facilities to help improve their viability in the marketplace. As new senior housing communities, with all of the latest amenities and design trends, are coming online, older facilities need to position […]
June 21, 2019
After several months of hard work and dedication, The Douglas Company is thrilled to officially announce the launch of our new website! We invite you to visit us at douglascompany.com to learn more about our processes, services, culture, and to explore our project portfolio. Our new website coincides with our expanding role as an industry leading General Contractor specializing […]
May 30, 2019
Centre Point Health and Rehabilitation is a resort-style rehabilitation facility located in Tallahassee, Florida. With numerous amenities, ultra modern therapy equipment, and medical support, it’s Tallahassee’s premier rehabilitation center. The Douglas Company handled their 40,860-square-foot addition that included 33 new suites, a state-of-the-art therapy gym and spa, salon, and theater. The expansion of the existing […]
April 20, 2019
The Douglas Company, an award-winning Toledo, Ohio based general contractor specializing in multi-family, senior living, and mixed-use construction projects, has broken ground on Sand Hill Memory Care, a new $10.8 million memory care community in Gainesville, Virginia. The Developer, Dillin LLC, selected M&A Architects of Columbus, Ohio to design the 40,944 square foot single-story community, […]
April 10, 2019
The Douglas Company, an award-winning Toledo, Ohio based general contractor specializing in multi-family, senior living, and mixed-use construction projects, announces the completion of a new senior living community in Sylvania, Ohio. Charter Senior Living at Oak Openings is a 48,882 square-foot community, developed by EBS Sylvania, LLC, delivers a combination of 52 assisted living and […]
March 26, 2019
The Douglas Company, General Contractor, is excited to announce completion on the construction of YourLife Senior Living, a new Memory Care Community located in Stuart, Florida. YourLife Senior Living Memory Care Community is a 60,217 square foot, $12.6 million community constructed in four sections, each with its own theme, ensuring that every neighborhood has an […]
