From the Highlands-新闻 Sun
金·穆迪
9月tember 10, 2022
SEBRING — 6686体育集团官网 will soon be getting some much needed apartments. The Spanish Moss ECO Apartments officials broke ground on the new project in Spring Lake on Duane Palmer Boulevard on Aug. 26.
According to owner and general contractor Brad Kortbein, the property will consist of four buildings when all is said and done. The apartments will consist of one bedroom, one-and-a-half baths; two bedrooms, one-and-a-half baths, 还有两间卧室, 两个浴室. The kitchens will have granite counter tops, and washer and dryers are included.
The apartment complex will be pet friendly. Garages will be available and are not included in the rent. Rent will start at $1,900, Kortbein said.
“That’s what we broke ground for was a single 52-unit building right now,科特因说. “But it’s part of a four-building, 208-unit development; there will be a total of four of these buildings that we’re going to build.”
The first phase should take about a year, so hopefully it will be completed by 2023年8月. They plan on starting a new building very six to eight months. At that rate, it will take “just under three years” to complete the project.
As the name implies, the apartments are what make them more ecologically friendly.
“What we have done is we’ve got several special components,科特因说. “The first is called a structural insulated panel made by a company in Fort Lauderdale. They’re used primarily in the islands in the Bahamas, because they’re made of a magnesium oxide inside and outside surface, and that makes them very, 非常耐用. These are a stay-in-place kind of a thing during a storm event.”
Kortbein said the panels are able to withstand and are certified up to 200 miles per hour winds. The roof will carry 29,000 square feet of solar panels capable of producing 70-80% for total usage.
He also said they are very well insulated, which helps cut down on the electricity bill. Speaking of the electricity bill, it is included in the rent as well as water utilities and high speed fiber optic internet.
“That’s the other thing we do, is not only are we creating all of our power onsite with our solar on the roof, but we’re reducing the demand of the load on the system by putting in these these other products,科特因说. “The exterior finish is a stucco-type finish that’s based on cork. The cork product is special because it reflects more of the energy from the sun than any other natural product does.”
The exterior walls reduce the heat that transfers into the building. Each unit will have mini split air conditioning. The units will be energy efficient.
Kortbein has been working with the county, school board and hospitals, which have “been clamoring for years that they can’t attract people” to work in the county because of housing deficiencies. He said they may even have “master leases” with some of those organizations so they have housing ready for employees.
Kortbein is working on a partnership at 赛百灵 International Golf Resort that “we will pay for a social membership at the resort, so that our people have access to that.”
If a golf membership is desired, the renter would pay for that separately.