Contractor breaks ground on five-building apartment complex

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Jacksonville-based general contractor LandSouth Construction has begun construction on Summerhouse Apartments, an apartment community in Lakewood Ranch. 

The five building, five-story complex will be at 11716 18th Place, according to a press release. The developer of Summerhouse is LIV Development. The community is scheduled to be completed in winter 2022, the release adds. 

Project Manager James Williams will lead the LandSouth team for Summerhouse Apartments.

Summerhouse will be a private, gated community with 257 units. Amenities will include a clubhouse, pool and dog fountains. Residents can choose from 10 one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Interiors will have solid wood cabinets, carpet, LVL vinyl plank floors and tile bathrooms. 

"LIV Development is committed to working with integrity while delivering beautifully designed and solidly built communities," says LandSouth President and CEO James Pyle in the statement. "We are thrilled to be working with them to bring Summerhouse to the East Bradenton area."

LandSouth Construction specializes in multifamily, senior living and mixed-use development. The company has completed more than 18,000 units, including apartments, hotels, senior living, student and military housing, condominiums, townhomes and mixed-use.