Harkins Development Corporation was founded in 1974 by C. William ("Bill") Harkins, a Florida and Colorado Licensed Professional Civil Engineer, a Class A General Contractor, and a commercially focused real estate broker. An active civic and business leader in Central Florida, Bill is a member of the Seminole County/Lake Mary Chamber of Commerce, a past president and 30+ year member of Longwood Rotary Club, and a member of the Commercial Builder's Council of the Mid-Florida Home Builder's Association. Most recently, Bill was an organizing director of United Heritage Bank and a benefactor of Easter Seals Camp Challenge.

Over the past thirty years, Harkins Development Corporation has evolved from a premier custom home building operation into a highly regarded commercial general contracting firm whose specialty has become the design/build delivery system. A multiple winner of the coveted Central Florida Parade of Homes Award (the most recent one in 2007), Harkins Development Corporation has likewise earned a stellar reputation among Orlando's business professionals, having constructed numerous buildings for medical, surgical, dental, and veterinary specialties as well as for a host of various general businesses including retail centers.

Recent years have seen the completion of three new veterinary clinics, three new out-patient surgical facilities following all AHCA requirements, two drive-in bank buildings, and approximately 60 one and two story general use office buildings and "flex-space" office/warehouse facilities. Our award-winning Live/Work townhouses in Orlando's Baldwin Park, which offer owners a unique range of possibilities as residences, offices, and rental property.

In addition, the Harkins team relishes the challenge of building "face-lifts," converting older structures to a more current architectural style and revamping their interiors to improve both function and aesthetics. In every case, owners have been able to increase lease rates, resulting in increased financial performance of their investments.

Our firm's ever-increasing referral and repeat client list includes both out of state and local firms whose primary requirements are trust and confidence in a developer's ability to provide them with a comprehensive, unified development and construction package that is efficient, cost effective, and delivered on time.