South Florida Business Journal

July 14, 2022

BUILDING BURDEN Rising construction costs weigh down profits

Rising construction costs are creating challenges for developers seeking to build workforce, affordable housing in South Florida. According to Raul Rodriguez, managing member of CREI Holdings, building and maintaining workforce, affordable housing is becoming increasingly difficult, and developers will need more public assistance to make attainable housing a reality. READ MORE
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August 4, 2021

Affordable and Workforce Housing Apartments Break Ground in Sweetwater

A 244-unit affordable and workforce housing complex for seniors broke ground in Sweetwater. CRE Holdings LLC, managed by Raul F. Rodriguez of local developer Consolidated Real Estate Investments, is building the project on the 5.1-acre site at 400 N.W. 112th Ave. and 11239 N.W. Fourth St. The educational and office buildings there will be demolished to make way for the project. A day care operating at this location closed around the time the Covid-19 pandemic started in 2020. READ MORE
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