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Orlando-based Finfrock Construction, Inc. is operating as devel-
oper, contractor, and architect of the new $30 million waterfront
Hyatt House in Naples, Fla. The hotel will feature 183 suite-style
rooms with a resort-style pool, indoor/outdoor cocktail lounge,
marina, and adjoining parking garage. It is scheduled for open-
ing in early 2016.
Finfrock is applying its recently introduced DualDeck build-
ing system, which integrates mechanical, electrical, and plumb-
ing systems into precast concrete panels with unprecedented
flexibility. Fabricated on a new precast/prestressed line at the
producer's Apoka, Fla., headquarters, the DualDeck suits the
upscale design and luxury amenities of a premium lodging prop-
erty, while significantly reducing on-site disruption and com-
pressing construction schedules.
To accommodate the new line, Finfrock built a 70,000-sq.-ft.
manufacturing facility at its 93-acre campus, just outside Orlan-
do. The building is designed to double in size if expansion is
needed in the future. It contains two 25-ton overhead cranes,
jig tables, three 400-ft. long forms (two top forms, one bottom),
laser projector, custom manufacturing equipment, as well as
offices. The producer is purchasing another piece of equipment
soon to free up a crane, allowing more pours per day, notes Dan-
iel (Dan) J. Finfrock, executive vice president and chief manu-
facturing officer, Finfrock Industries.
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Hospitable Debut
Finfrock breaks in DualDeck system with
$30 million Hyatt House project
Finfrock is manufacturing 192 DualDeck pieces at its Apopka, Fla. facil-
ity for the 183-room Hyatt House Naples, located in Naples, Fla. Erect-
ing is scheduled to be completed by mid-October with the riverfront
hotel slated to open in early 2016.
PHOTO, RENDERING: Finfrock