1 Resident
Per private, furnished suite
Custom Workforce Housing • Southern Ohio
A Complete Housing Program Built Around Your Workforce.
Shawnee Development offers scalable, professionally managed housing programs for contractors, subcontractors, and employers supporting major construction and industrial projects in Southern Ohio.
Our model combines private furnished accommodations with centralized property operations and optional transportation, meals, laundry, cleaning, and resident services—giving companies one organized housing solution instead of a scattered collection of hotels and individual rentals.
2 Private Suites
Per container-based housing unit
Custom Capacity
Sized around verified workforce demand
Flexible Services
Core housing with optional additions
The Housing Challenge
The workforce can arrive faster than housing can be built.
Southern Ohio’s supply of hotels, apartments, and rental homes is limited. When multiple construction and industrial projects ramp up at the same time, incoming workers can quickly absorb what is available.
The result can be longer commutes, rising lodging costs, inconsistent accommodations, and additional pressure on housing needed by local residents.
Shawnee Development’s model creates purpose-built workforce capacity near major project areas instead of relying entirely on the region’s existing housing supply.
Scattered Accommodations
Workers placed across numerous hotels and rentals can create transportation, billing, communication, and scheduling challenges.
Limited Local Supply
Major workforce increases can quickly outpace the number of suitable rooms and rental properties available nearby.
Longer Commutes
Housing located far from the jobsite increases travel time and can complicate attendance, shift changes, and workforce reliability.
Housing planned as part of the workforce strategy.
Shawnee Development works directly with companies to define the required capacity, location, occupancy period, shift schedule, transportation needs, and resident-service package. The result is a custom housing program designed around the contractor’s actual workforce requirement—not a generic lodging arrangement.
Private Accommodations
Every resident receives a separate, lockable suite with a private bed, bathroom, entrance, furnishings, and personal living space.
Central Coordination
Housing operations, maintenance, company communication, and selected resident services are coordinated through one organized program.
Scalable Capacity
Housing capacity can be planned around documented workforce demand and adjusted to the requirements of the project and site.
The Core Product
Privacy where it matters most.
Each standard housing unit is created from a 40-foot container divided into two fully independent, single-occupancy suites.
Two workers may occupy the overall housing unit, but they do not share a bedroom, bed, bathroom, entrance, or interior living space. Each resident receives a private place to rest, prepare for work, and decompress after a demanding shift.
Occupancy
Two residents per housing unit, with one resident in each private suite
Privacy
Separate lockable suite and individual exterior entrance
Sleeping
One comfortable bed per resident
Bathroom
Private full bathroom with shower
Kitchenette
Compact private food-preparation area with sink, microwave, cabinetry, and refrigerator
Furnishings
Bed, recliner, work desk, chair, wardrobe or storage, and wall-mounted television
Comfort
Individual mini-split heating and cooling
Technology
Utilities and Wi-Fi included in the core housing package
Materials
Durable flooring, cleanable surfaces, and practical finishes selected for long-term workforce use
Final dimensions, finishes, equipment, and code classifications are established through architectural design, engineering, site requirements, and applicable approvals.
Arrive ready to live—not search for a room.
The private suite is designed so a traveling worker can arrive with personal belongings and settle into a clean, furnished, professionally maintained space. Unlike a shared bunkhouse or double-occupancy hotel room, the resident has a private bathroom and living space. The suite provides room to sleep, organize belongings, prepare simple food, communicate with family, or complete personal work without sharing the space with another resident.
Rest
A private, climate-controlled sleeping space after demanding shifts.
Routine
An individual bathroom and kitchenette that support everyday independence.
Connection
Wi-Fi and a dedicated desk for communication, planning, and personal use.
Consistency
A standardized furnished environment supported by professional maintenance.
Included with the Housing
The essentials are already coordinated.
The core housing package provides the accommodations and operating support required for a consistent resident experience. Optional services can then be added at the company level.
Private furnished single-occupancy suite
Private full bathroom
Private exterior entrance
Compact private kitchenette
Bed, recliner, desk, chair, television, and storage
Individual heating and cooling
Utilities
Wi-Fi
Professional property management
Routine site and unit maintenance
Controlled site access
Exterior and common-area lighting
Parking and shuttle-loading areas
Central contractor communication
Defined resident and property procedures
Customize the Service Package
Add the services your workforce needs.
Contractors can add selected resident services to the housing agreement based on workforce schedules, project demands, and company preferences. Services are selected and coordinated at the company level rather than requiring every employee to make separate arrangements.
Scheduled Shuttle Transportation
Company-selected shuttle windows can support dependable transportation between the housing site and jobsite, including coordinated shift changes.
Dinner or Meal Service
A scheduled evening meal program can provide residents with a convenient dinner option after work.
Wash, Dry and Fold Laundry
Industrial laundry service can collect, wash, dry, fold, and return residents’ clothing on an established schedule.
Room-Cleaning Service
Scheduled cleaning can be added to help maintain private suites and create a consistent housing standard.
Expanded Resident Amenities
Depending on the site and agreement, optional amenities may include resident lounges, recreation areas, covered outdoor gathering spaces, and additional common facilities.
Optional services, schedules, pricing, and availability are established in the custom company proposal and final housing agreement.
A professionally operated housing environment.
The housing campus is planned around workforce movement, resident comfort, property operations, and efficient travel to the project area.
Site layout and capacity vary by location, but the operating concept remains consistent: organized accommodations, maintained grounds, clear traffic flow, controlled access, and centralized resident support.
Controlled entry and defined resident access
Well-lit internal roads and walkways
Resident and staff parking
Shuttle staging and loading
Property-management and maintenance areas
Landscaped common spaces
Covered outdoor seating
Resident-services or recreation facilities
Waste-management and service areas
Emergency and service-vehicle access
Scalable single-level or stacked configurations where appropriate
Potential locations are evaluated for practical travel time to the applicable project site.
Built for the Company as Well as the Worker
Housing support—not another problem to manage.
Reserved Capacity
Housing capacity is planned around the company’s documented workforce requirement and anticipated arrival schedule.
Centralized Billing
A company-level agreement replaces numerous individual lodging arrangements and disconnected payment processes.
Consistent Standards
Workers receive a more uniform accommodation and service experience than scattered hotels and rentals can typically provide.
Transportation Coordination
Optional shuttle service can be structured around jobsite location, shift schedules, and expected resident volume.
Workforce Stability
Reliable accommodations can support recruitment, attendance, retention, and the overall resident experience during temporary assignments.
Local Housing Protection
Purpose-built workforce capacity reduces dependence on the limited homes and apartments needed by existing residents.
A housing proposal built around your requirement.
Shawnee Development does not publish a one-size-fits-all rate or fixed capacity because every workforce requirement is different.
Capacity, pricing, agreement term, location, transportation, and optional services are developed around the contractor’s actual project information.
Pricing and commercial terms are provided privately following an initial workforce-housing consultation.
What Determines the Proposal
- Number of residents requiring housing
- Project and jobsite location
- Anticipated resident arrival schedule
- Expected housing duration
- Work shifts and transportation windows
- Core unit and furnishing requirements
- Selected optional services
- Parking and vehicle assumptions
- Site and infrastructure requirements
- Delivery and operating schedule
- Company credit and agreement structure
From workforce forecast to operating housing.
1
Define the Requirement
The contractor provides preliminary workforce size, project location, shifts, arrival schedule, housing duration, and requested services.
2
Build the Housing Program
Shawnee Development develops the proposed capacity, unit configuration, site approach, service package, transportation plan, and operating structure.
3
Present the Custom Proposal
The company receives a private proposal outlining accommodations, optional services, responsibilities, pricing, commercial terms, and the development schedule.
4
Execute the Housing Agreement
The parties finalize reserved capacity, agreement term, payment structure, service selections, responsibilities, and required credit support.
5
Develop and Operate
Following executed agreements, financing, site control, final design, and required approvals, the housing program moves through construction, delivery, resident preparation, and ongoing operation.
Early information creates a better housing plan.
Final worker counts do not need to be available before the first conversation. Preliminary forecasts help evaluate capacity, potential locations, infrastructure, transportation, and project timing.
- Company and project name
- Project or jobsite location
- Estimated number of residents
- Preliminary arrival and departure dates
- Expected housing duration
- Shift schedule
- Transportation requirements
- Core housing requirements
- Optional services of interest
- Parking assumptions
- Company decision-makers and contracting contacts
Frequently Asked Questions
Start the Housing Conversation
Planning for a traveling workforce?
Tell us what your project may require. Shawnee Development will use the information to begin evaluating capacity, location, services, transportation, and timing for a private custom proposal.
Your project has a workforce plan. It should have a housing plan too.
Start the conversation early enough to develop the right capacity, site, operating structure, and resident-service package.