Looking ahead, the most significant project currently in planning is a 34-unit mid-range apartment complex on South Church Street, adjacent to the oil depot.The site is personally meaningful—located where Thompson’s family home once stood—and the vision includes two-bedroom oceanfront condos and a proposed “sea pool” concept created by allowing ocean water to fill a protected inlet. Planning approvals are still underway, and Thompson notes permissions will determine what is ultimately possible. A PRACTICAL VIEW OF SUSTAINABILITY AND EFFICIENCY Sustainability is part of the conversation, but Thompson approaches it through a pragmatic lens: efficiency matters, but it must remain compatible with affordability. The company aims to make buildings as efficient as possible “without going to the extreme,” and Thompson is blunt about what he sees in buyer behavior: many people support environmental initiatives in theory, but become less enthusiastic when the cost is directly on their balance sheet. For example, high-efficiency ceiling systems may not be required by code and can add high cost; in Thompson’s experience, few buyers choose those upgrades when they are optional and fully priced. Where Thompson Quality Homes does lean in consistently is in infrastructure that can be implemented cost-effectively. The company often installs sewage treatment plants, even when not strictly required—an efficiency and environmentallydriven decision that aligns with long-term asset performance. 23 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 13, ISSUE 02 THOMPSON QUALITY HOMES
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