, said in his 29 years in development, he’s never had a situation like what unfolded last month when his
“Heartbroken. Obviously, there was a lot of blood, sweat and tears over the last three years developing a project that we’re all very, very proud of,” Blais said. “And if you can imagine getting that call late Sunday night, early Monday morning, and reading text messages as your phone’s blowing up on the nightstand and seeing what the words are saying to you in those messages, I thought we were living a nightmare. And then you come down here and see everything.”Blais said he’s doing fine now.
Wood-frame construction, like what was used in RISE Doro, is common in Florida because of its cost. But there are risks “That means something to me and everyone that works within the company,” he said. “And when you put your name on something, you hold yourself accountable, not only to yourself and your team members, but everybody in the community.”