Glenlakes 10-Box Back-to-Back CBU Cover

Project Profile · Residential Development

Glenlakes 10-Box Back-to-Back CBU Cover

Mitchell Metals fabricated and installed a 9' 6" x 20' 2" back-to-back CBU cover in Bronze at Glenlakes, a Lennar community in Foley, Alabama, supplied turnkey with ten cluster box units — on 6x8 extruded aluminum posts specified for Gulf Coast wind speeds.

CBU Canopy
Back-to-Back
9' 6" x 20' 2"
10-Box
Bronze
6x8 Posts & Beams
Foley, AL

Community

Glenlakes

Builder

Lennar

Location

Foley, AL

Structure

10-box back-to-back, 9'6"×20'2" — 6x8 posts

In short

Mitchell Metals supplied and installed a 9′ 6″ x 20′ 2″ back-to-back CBU mail kiosk cover at Glenlakes in Foley, Alabama, for the Lennar Gulf Coast Division. The structure is Bronze on 6×8 extruded aluminum posts, upsized from 6×6 for coastal wind loads, with a 10-box capacity delivered turnkey.

Overview

The same system, two streets over

Glenlakes is a Lennar community on Clarke Ridge Road in Foley, Alabama, in Baldwin County — the second of two Foley communities Mitchell Metals delivered in the same period, with Grasslands nearby and Greenfields up the road in Fairhope.

Three communities, one specification

Greenfields, Grasslands and Glenlakes were built to the same engineering decision and the same finish, in three different sizes and two different configurations. That is what a product line is for. The division specified once; what changed between sites was the box count and the geometry, not the system.

Why the posts are 6×8

Baldwin County sits on the Alabama coast, and the design wind speed there is in a different band from inland Georgia. The response was not a different canopy — it was the same pre-engineered system with the posts stepped up from 6×6 to 6×8. That is the advantage of engineering a product line rather than a one-off: the structure that answers a higher wind load is the structure you already build, in a heavier section.

At twenty feet this is the shortest of the three, holding ten cluster box units in a back-to-back arrangement — two rows spine to spine under one roof. In a single-sided run the same ten boxes would have taken close to thirty-five feet of frontage.

Supplied turnkey at Glenlakes, cover and cluster box units together. The frame is extruded aluminum, so nothing rusts. It is engineered to ASCE 7-16 wind and snow loads and designed to meet ADA and IBC requirements, with cluster box placement following the USPS Builders/Developers Guide.

Project Partners

Who we worked with

Home Builder

Lennar Gulf Coast

One of the largest homebuilders in the United States, founded in 1954 and operating across more than twenty states. The Gulf Coast division builds in the Mobile and Baldwin County markets of coastal Alabama.

Lennar Team

Lisa Strickland

Our point of contact at the Lennar Gulf Coast Division, across three Baldwin County communities delivered in the same period — Glenlakes and Grasslands in Foley, and Greenfields in Fairhope.

Manufacturer & Installer

Mitchell Metals, LLC

Headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, Mitchell Metals engineers and fabricates pre-engineered aluminum canopy systems in-house and delivers CBU mail centers, picnic pavilions, bus stop covers, and amenity covers as complete turnkey packages.

Mitchell Metals values partnerships as much as the products we provide. Our thanks to Lisa Strickland and the Lennar Gulf Coast Division team.

Project Specifications

What was installed at Glenlakes

Glenlakes — as-built specifications
Project name	Glenlakes
Location	9362 Clarke Ridge Road, Foley, Baldwin County, Alabama
Builder	Lennar — Gulf Coast Division
Market segment	Residential — single-family development
Product	Back-to-back CBU mail kiosk cover with cluster box units
Canopy configuration	Back-to-Back
Mailbox capacity	10-box
Canopy dimensions	9' 6" x 20' 2"
Finish color	Bronze
Posts	6x8 extruded aluminum — upsized for Gulf Coast wind speeds
Beams	6x8 extruded aluminum
Scope of supply	Turnkey — cover and cluster box units
Completed	February 2026
Engineering standard	Rated for ASCE 7-16 wind & snow loads
Compliance	ADA & IBC compliant; USPS Builders/Developers Guide

Why these specs were chosen

Back-to-back configuration. Ten boxes in twenty feet instead of thirty-five. Half the frontage out of the streetscape.

6×8 posts, not 6×6. The same Gulf Coast wind decision as Greenfields and Grasslands, applied across all three communities.

9′ 6″ x 20′ 2″. The shortest of the three Lennar Gulf Coast structures, on the same depth as Grasslands.

Turnkey supply. Cover and cluster box units together — one scope, one schedule.

Project Gallery

Glenlakes, Foley, AL

Questions

Frequently asked questions about this project

Who built the CBU mail kiosk cover at Glenlakes in Foley, AL?

Mitchell Metals, LLC of Marietta, Georgia manufactured and installed the 9' 6" x 20' 2" CBU mail kiosk cover at Glenlakes. The structure is Bronze on 6x8 extruded aluminum posts and beams.

Who is the builder of the Glenlakes community?

Glenlakes is a Lennar community in Foley, Baldwin County, Alabama, built by the Lennar Gulf Coast Division. One of the largest homebuilders in the United States, founded in 1954 and operating across more than twenty states. The Gulf Coast division builds in the Mobile and Baldwin County markets of coastal Alabama.

What are the specifications of the Glenlakes structure?

The structure is a back-to-back CBU mail kiosk cover measuring 9' 6" x 20' 2", finished in Bronze. Posts and beams are 6x8 extruded aluminum. It is rated for ASCE 7-16 wind and snow loads and designed to meet ADA and IBC requirements.

Can one builder standardise a mail kiosk across several communities?

That is the usual outcome once a specification works. Lennar's Gulf Coast Division used the same finish, the same 6x8 post section and the same engineering basis across Greenfields in Fairhope, Grasslands in Foley and Glenlakes in Foley. What varied between the three was box count and configuration — cantilever at one, back-to-back at the other two — which is the part that should vary with the site.

What is the difference between cover-only and turnkey supply?

Cover only means Mitchell Metals fabricates and installs the canopy over cluster box units the builder has already provided. Turnkey means the cluster box units are supplied and installed too, so the mail center is one scope from one party. Glenlakes was turnkey; Grasslands and Greenfields were cover only.

Does Mitchell Metals serve builders in Foley and Baldwin County?

Yes. Mitchell Metals is headquartered in Marietta, Georgia and serves home builders, land developers, general contractors, and architects nationally, including Foley and Baldwin County, Alabama. Call 470-870-7733 for residential projects.