Following the development's commitment to quality in design and construction, O.P. Woodcock, founder and president of the O.P. Woodcock Company, was engaged as the general contractor for the project. The Woodcock firm was the oldest contracting firm in the state and was responsible for projects such as The Florida National Bank Building, the Church of the Immaculate Conception, the concrete portion of the Old Gator Bowl, the Marine Hospital in Key West, the Coquina Hotel at Ormond Beach, the Lyceum and Convent at St. Augustine and others. Woodcock was also active in civic affairs such as the Chamber of Commerce, and the Boy Scouts.