Apartment Building Construction for SWFL Developers
Ground-up multifamily construction — garden apartments, small mid-rise, mixed-use residential. CBC-licensed GC with documented apartment-building experience.
Apartment construction is the same unit built 16-200 times — and that repetition is leverage
Multifamily construction rewards GCs who treat unit production as a process, not as 60 individual remodels. Set up one mockup unit, perfect the sequencing, then roll the same crew through floor after floor at predictable throughput. Mockup approval, production rhythm, and FF&E logistics drive schedule on multifamily — not vertical construction. We’ve built Garden Apartments in South Miami (16 and 32-unit complexes, $1.6M design-build) and worked on the 32-unit Levine apartment complex referenced by Gregory Levine of Quality Inn South. Multifamily production is part of the bio.
Apartment construction scope
- Pre-construction: budget, schedule, value engineering
- Sitework: clearing, utilities, parking, stormwater management
- Foundation and structural shell (wood-frame or concrete)
- Building envelope: roof, exterior walls, windows, doors
- MEP rough-in across all units, coordinated with central systems
- Unit buildout: mockup unit first, then production rollout
- Common areas: corridors, mailboxes, leasing, fitness, pool
- Life-safety systems: fire alarm, sprinkler, smoke control
- Permits, inspections, CO, and turnover to property management
How we build a multifamily project
- 01
Pre-construction
Plans, budget, schedule, delivery model — developer and architect aligned before mobilization.
- 02
Sitework and shell
Sitework, foundation, structural frame — delivered on the developer’s lease-up schedule.
- 03
Mockup unit
One unit built first; owner, architect, and property manager sign off before production.
- 04
Production rollout
Units produced floor-by-floor or building-by-building, common areas in parallel.
- 05
Phased CO
Units returned for occupancy as they finish — supports phased lease-up.
Why multifamily developers hire us
Documented apartment building experience
Production-mindset construction
CBC 1258403 — Florida CBC
Apartment construction — common questions
What size projects do you take?
Garden apartments and small mid-rise (typically up to 100 units). Larger projects we evaluate case-by-case — partnership or joint-venture structures are possible.
Wood-frame or concrete construction?
Both, depending on project economics, height, and code requirements. Most low-rise multifamily in SWFL is wood-frame with podium deck where height triggers it; mid-rise often goes concrete-frame.
Can you phase CO so we can start leasing before the whole building finishes?
Yes — phased CO is standard for multifamily. Buildings turned over in sequence let the property manager start lease-up while the next building is still under construction.
What about prevailing wage or Davis-Bacon projects?
We can run on prevailing-wage projects. Reporting and certification add overhead — scoped up front in the bid.
How do you handle FF&E for furnished units (like corporate housing)?
Furniture procurement is typically owner-managed; we coordinate delivery and install around our finish schedule. Owner-furnished, contractor-installed is the common model.
Multifamily project on the drawing board? Bring us in early.
Pre-con review with you and your architect; budget and schedule within two weeks.