JACKSONVILLE-BASED LANDSOUTH
CONSTRUCTION AWARDED one of largest HUD-SPONSORED projects IN FLORIDA
JACKSONVILLE,
Florida
– LandSouth Construction, a Jacksonville-based general contractor specializing
in multi-family construction, announces it has been awarded the contract to be
the general contractor at Village at SecretLake, a 432-unit luxury apartment
community located four miles west of Disney World’s main entrance in Osceola County, Fla.
With costs totaling $56 million, Village at SecretLake is currently one of the largest U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Program Section 221 (d) (4) contracts
in the state of Florida.
“We are honored to have
been selected as the general contractor for Village at SecretLake
and look forward to creating a first-class community with Village Partners, the
developer of the project,” said James Pyle, president and CEO of LandSouth
Construction. “We have plans to start construction this month and complete the job
by November 2010.”
HUD Program Section 221
(d) (4) is for multi-family rental apartments and consists of loans that
combine construction and permanent financing for apartments. The program is for
new construction or major rehab projects and contains no rent restrictions,
meaning it can be used for market rate or rent restricted properties.
When complete, Village
at SecretLake will contain 432 luxury apartment
units in 12 four-story elevator buildings with parking for 864 cars as well as
a resort-style community clubhouse. Additional amenities will include an
Olympic-sized pool, spa, putting green, fitness center and tot lot. One-, two-,
and three-bedroom apartments will be available ranging in size from 738 square
feet to 1,241 square feet.
Village at SecretLake
is situated on approximately 30 acres on the new Route 429 Expressway and U.S.
Route 192. Surrounded by Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the community is located 15
miles southwest of downtown Orlando
and four miles west of Disney
World Drive main entrance.
About LandSouth Construction
LandSouth
Construction is the Southeast’s premier general contractor specializing in
multi-family construction. Founded in 1998, LandSouth Construction has
completed more than 6,000 multi-family units in the Southeast. The company
builds all product types including apartments, hotels, senior living, student
and military housing, condominiums and townhomes. James Pyle, co-founder of
LandSouth Construction, has built the company’s success and reputation by
constructing projects of the highest quality, aesthetic relevance and enduring
value for its clients. The company transforms ideas into first-class
communities by providing superior construction management services while
building long-term relationships.
LandSouth
Construction is headquartered in Jacksonville,
Fla. More information about
the
company is available online at www.landsouth.com or by calling (904) 273-6004.
Artwork:
1.) LandSouth
Construction announces it has been awarded the contract to be the general
contractor at Village at SecretLake, a 432-unit luxury apartment community located
four miles west of Disney World’s main entrance in Osceola County, Fla.
