10/01/2026
On Alafia Phase 5, the 28,000 SF ground-up shell, we made a few calls unrelated to the current construction budget because they weren't needed now.
We planned roof access for future maintenance, not just code minimums. We recommended leaving the slab on grade out in select areas, so future tenant improvements wouldn't require re-cutting concrete the owner had already paid for. And we pushed to leave the RTU curbs and reinforcement in place, rather than removing them, so future rooftop equipment wouldn't mean new roof pe*******ons — and new ways for a roof to fail. These were improvements we recommended to the design, and the owner accepted.
None of that shows up on a punch list. It shows up years later, when the owner isn't paying for problems we could see coming.
That's the difference between building to spec and building like you're going to own it.
If you own land in Tampa Bay and are planning a commercial shell, let's talk!