I envy you a bit. Living in an urban residential area i'm just now getting to the end of 2.5 years of poorly managed construction by the private landlord next to my own home. I got to the point of initiating legal action before they decided to cash out their investment and sell the property to a charitable foundation, who have been far easier to deal with.

I do feel you on the problems, but the idea of the construction job being complete in only a 9 month timeframe sounds like a luxury.