Perla Student Housing — Structural Elevated Concrete Project in Tallahassee, FL

Project Summary – Structural Elevated Concrete for Student Housing

Perla is a structural elevated student housing project located in Tallahassee, Florida. Jamison Construction’s concrete scope supported a 180,000-square-foot building across three levels, requiring substantial concrete volume, reinforcement coordination, post-tension cable installation, column construction, and structural cast-in-place wall work.

This project reflects Jamison Construction’s experience delivering commercial concrete services for large-scale multifamily, student housing, commercial, and structural concrete projects across Florida and the greater Southeast.

Concrete Scope of Work

Jamison Construction’s scope on the Perla student housing project included structural concrete work supporting a three-level elevated building system. The project required substantial concrete volume, conventional reinforcement, post-tension cable coordination, column construction, and cast-in-place wall work across multiple levels.

Key scope elements included:

• Structural elevated concrete construction
• Concrete placement across a 180,000 SF, three-level building
• 7,813 CY of concrete
• 331 tons of conventional rebar
• 114,300 pounds of post-tension cables
• 282 columns over two levels
• 562 LF of structural cast-in-place walls over two levels
• Coordination for a large-scale student housing / multifamily project

Why This Project Matters

Perla is a strong example of Jamison Construction’s ability to support complex student housing and multifamily construction with large-scale structural concrete services.

The project required substantial concrete volume, multi-level column and wall work, post-tension cable coordination, and reinforcement planning across a 180,000-square-foot building.

For general contractors, developers, and owners, projects like Perla show how Jamison Construction supports complex concrete scopes with the field coordination and execution needed to keep commercial construction moving. View more featured commercial concrete projects completed by Jamison Construction.