Segment: Developers and investors
The Soil Test That Redesigned the Foundation
A soil boring test nobody required found the ground too soft for the original plan — the foundation redesign that followed, and the two-month supply problem it created along the way.
A Floating-Stair Home in South Tampa
Portfolio A Floating-Stair Home in South Tampa A modern spec home built around a cantilevered steel-and-wood staircase, a glass wine wall visible from three different rooms, and a hybrid masonry-and-wood-frame structure engineered for 150 mph wind. Four bedrooms, plus a…
A Short-Term Rental in Indian Rocks Beach
Portfolio A Short-Term Rental in Indian Rocks Beach A three-story coastal home built for short-term rental, steps from the Gulf — elevated on masonry columns and concrete piles, with cantilevered decks on both ends and a full waterproofed rooftop deck…
A Short-Term Rental in Treasure Island
Portfolio A Short-Term Rental in Treasure Island A three-story elevated home built specifically for short-term rental use — a private ground-level pool and spa distinct from the rooftop deck, and Gulf views from the top. Engineered for 150 mph wind…
A Finished Home in Belleair Beach
Portfolio A finished home in Belleair Beach Coastal-contemporary construction on a narrow, high-traffic Belleair Beach lot — engineered for 150 mph wind on a lot split between two flood zones. This is the same house documented in the case study…
The Beam That Would Have Failed
A wall came out during design and left a beam unable to carry the load above it — caught before the pour, then a call back six months later for a problem nobody saw coming.
A New Duplex in Historic St. Petersburg
Portfolio A new duplex in Historic St. Petersburg Two mirror-image units on a standard inland lot, separated by a full 2-hour fire-rated CMU party wall — no flood zone requirement here, engineered instead for St. Petersburg’s 148 mph wind standard.…
A Twin Duplex on 2nd Street, Madeira Beach
Portfolio A twin duplex on 2nd Street, Madeira Beach Two mirror-image units sharing a two-hour fire-rated demising wall, each on an elevated pile foundation — Design Flood Elevation 13.00′ NAVD88, engineered for 150 mph wind at Exposure D. A continuous…
A Waterfront Build on Gulf Blvd, Treasure Island
Portfolio A waterfront build on Gulf Blvd, Treasure Island 4,233 square feet under air, held entirely on an elevated pile foundation — the living floor sits at +17′-6″ NAVD88, well above both the 10-foot base flood elevation and the 12-foot…
A French-Style Manor in South Tampa
Portfolio A French-style manor in South Tampa 3,344 square feet under air, built with 8″ CMU load-bearing walls on the ground floor and wood framing above, engineered for 145 mph wind in a wind-borne debris region. Flood Zone X —…