Project transforms '70s-era office building into luxury apartments

Walking up 15 stories can take some time. That’s why McShane Construction Co., when working on a recent transformation of a 15-story former office building in Clearwater into luxury apartments, had a strategy to make it more efficient.

“Just the simple travel time of walking up 15 flights of stairs can take you 15 minutes going up and 15 minutes going down,” says McShane Construction Co. Senior Project Manager Derek Lewis. “In the grand scheme of a day, you can lose an hour just traveling between floors.”