Haul in 4 feet of fill dirt, scrape the land clear of the jungle of trees and get busy laying foundations. But Tom Scaglione saw something bigger, well, taller actually. And so was born the idea for Scaglione's 44-lot subdivision he calls the Treehouses at Mohr Loop. We want it to appear that these houses grew into the hammock. Homeowners will also realize a savings because the houses will not require flood insurance.
Rocky Creek is right there and goes right to the bay.
And there's a tidal relief creek that flows through the center of the property. Scaglione said building elevated homes would normally be impossible on a site like the one at Mohr Loop because of the inability to truck in the large, preformed roof trusses used in construction. But thanks to United Florida Construction's vice president, Sam Bliven, they have that problem knocked, too. In 1989, Bliven began drawing up plans for a mobile truss machine that would allow builders to fabricate the massive trusses on site. We feel like it's a very worthwhile project for the area.