Category: News
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Fieldstone at Chester Springs – October 2023 Update
After a summer full of hard work from our incredible team, partners, and subcontractors, big changes were made at VantagePoint Retirement Living’s Fieldstone at Chester Springs! Horst Construction’s Project Manager Zach Weil and VantagePoint’s Marketing Director, Kate Sammler take us for a quick tour inside. Not only will you see the project’s progress, but we…
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Building for the Future of Multifamily: Key Considerations
With shifting demographics, economic fluctuations, and a renewed focus on intentional and sustainable living, developers face new hurdles that challenge them to be more strategic than ever. At Horst Construction, we’re at the forefront of this evolution, ensuring our clients stay ahead of the curve. Here are some key considerations for multifamily development that will…
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Cheat Sheet for Optimizing Construction Budgets: 8 Tips from the Pros
Staying on a budget without cutting corners in quality is a common concern for many clients. In today’s economic climate, it’s more important than ever to ensure you’re doing the most you can with the resources you have. For well over a century, the team at Horst Construction has been helping our clients do just…
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From Vision to Reality: Transforming Your Dreams Into a Tangible Building
Whether renovating, building new, or adding onto an existing space, every building project starts with a vision. The vision for your project is crafted by your organization’s needs and wants, and promises a better environment to live, work, learn, or worship. However, sometimes this vision can get muddied up in the minutia of the project.…
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Oakhurst Cottage: Optimizing A Timeless Mount Gretna Hideaway
Nestled among the towering trees, mountain laurels, and rhododendron, Oakhurst Cottage welcomes visitors with a bright wrap-around porch and a dormer window rising from a hip-style roof. 19th-century details abound throughout this quaint two-story home, from original windows and doors to the finishes inside. In 2020, the Schroeders purchased this property, located right in…
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Maximizing Space Efficiency in Multifamily Construction Projects
As a developer in the highly competitive multi-family housing market, optimizing your return on investment isn’t as easy as it once was. Minimizing your net-to-gross ratio within a building becomes crucial. Every square foot that doesn’t generate revenue represents a missed opportunity. In this blog, we explore creative ideas and strategies for improving area and…
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Fieldstone at Chester Springs – June 2023 Update
For this month’s project update video at VantagePoint Retirement Living’s Fieldstone at Chester Springs, we had a lunch celebration to gather the entire team, including the subcontractors, client, design team, and those involved in the financing of the project. Join us for a quick, behind-the-scenes update into how the project is progressing with Horst Construction’s…
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How Design-Build Minimizes Risks & Burdens for Our Clients
The design-build project delivery method has become the option of choice for most construction projects in recent years. In addition to consistently delivering projects more quickly and for less money compared to methods like design-bid-build[i], the approach also has two major benefits for project owners: it reduces their risk and burden. In this blog, we’ll…
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Fieldstone at Chester Springs – April 2023 Update
The building’s footprint is now clearly established and the steel is starting to be erected at VantagePoint Retirement Living’s Fieldstone at Chester Springs! Join us for a behind-the-scenes look into the construction work as our team creates this new senior living community. Project Manager Zach Weil is joined by VantagePoint’s Marketing Director, Kate Sammler for…
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Building a New Church? Here’s Where to Start.
Whether you’re building a new church or renovating an existing space, embarking on any type of facility improvement for your worship space can be a stressful process. With so many decisions to make, interests to serve, and tasks to complete, it’s difficult to know where and how to begin. But with the right approach, you…