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But if the mansions are getting built, which they appear to be, the workers must be getting there somehow...

• WarOnPrivacy 3y ago
  > But if the mansions are getting built, which they appear to be, the workers must be getting there somehow... I did geothermal for mansions a long while back and it's mostly specialized contractors bringing in a small crew. It's not a ton of employed people and not locals. Where I've seen high numbers of local employees making good wages are in areas constructing a lot of dense housing, particularly townhomes.
  • brucethemoose2 3y ago
    There is a ton of both around here (south of Tampa)
    • WarOnPrivacy 3y ago
      North of Tampa, there is some dense housing construction but most housing starts are supersized, detached offerings. That cheers up the NIMBYs (a robust homeless community testifies to NIMBY successes). There was heavy apartment building along SR54 until the county commission's moratorium. It was just for that corridor but apartment building died instead of moving north.
• brucethemoose2 3y ago
  It is comical to see construction crews, yard guys and such cram into the tiny key roads to build and keep up the mansions.
• Spooky23 3y ago
  In Hilton Head, SC, the hotel housekeeping and security workers mostly get bussed in from 2 hours or more away. Florida is similar. It gets pretty poor and gritty within 30 minutes of most fancy places.