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Project Profile · Residential Development
Villas of Shoal Creek Mail Kiosk Cover & Bus Stop Cover
Mitchell Metals supplied and installed two structures at Villas of Shoal Creek in Athens, Georgia — a 7' 6" x 22' 2" standard CBU cover delivered turnkey with its cluster box units, and a bus stop cover at the community entrance, both in Bronze on 6x6 extruded aluminum.
Community
Villas of Shoal Creek
Builder
Location
Athens, GA
Structure
Two structures — 6-box mail + bus stop
In short
Mitchell Metals supplied and installed a 7′ 6″ x 22′ 2″ standard CBU mail kiosk cover and a bus stop cover at Villas of Shoal Creek in Athens, Georgia, for Homeside Construction. The mail center was delivered turnkey with six cluster box units; both structures are Bronze on 6×6 extruded aluminum posts and beams.
Overview
Two structures, one mobilisation
Villas of Shoal Creek is a single-family community on Lexington Road in Athens, Georgia, in Clarke County. Mitchell Metals’ customer was Homeside Construction, the contractor holding the site scope; the homes are D.R. Horton’s.
Why both structures went in together
A mail center and a bus stop cover are different products doing different jobs at opposite ends of a community. They are also the same pre-engineered aluminum system in two sizes, which means one order, one delivery, one crew and one visit. Specified separately they would have been two mobilisations and two schedules to coordinate.
The mail center was supplied turnkey: six cluster box units as well as the cover, so the pad, the boxes and the canopy arrived as one scope with one party responsible for them agreeing with each other. The bus stop cover is a cover only — there is nothing underneath it but people.
What a bus stop cover is for
It is the smallest structure Mitchell Metals makes and the one with the most disproportionate effect. A covered stop tells a family touring the community that somebody thought about the school-morning routine as well as the floor plans, and it keeps children dry in a part of Georgia that gets fifty inches of rain a year.
Both frames are extruded aluminum, so nothing rusts. They are 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
Homeside Construction
A Georgia construction company delivering site and amenity scopes for residential developments, including the Villas of Shoal Creek community in Athens.
Madisyn Moody
Our point of contact at Homeside Construction, who held the site scope at Villas of Shoal Creek. Two structures went in on one mobilisation — the mail center supplied turnkey with its cluster box units, and a bus stop cover at the community entrance.
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 Madisyn Moody and the Homeside Construction — Athens team.
Project Specifications
What was installed at Villas of Shoal Creek
| Project name | Villas of Shoal Creek |
|---|---|
| Location | 4555 Lexington Road, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia |
| Contractor | Homeside Construction — Athens |
| Home builder | D.R. Horton |
| Market segment | Residential — single-family development |
| Product | Standard CBU mail kiosk cover with cluster box units |
| Canopy configuration | Standard |
| Mailbox capacity | 6-box |
| Canopy dimensions | 7' 6" x 22' 2" |
| Finish color | Bronze |
| Posts | 6x6 extruded aluminum |
| Beams | 6x6 extruded aluminum |
| Also in this community | Bus stop cover at the entrance |
| Scope of supply | Turnkey — cover and cluster box units |
| Completed | March 2026 |
| Engineering standard | Rated for ASCE 7-16 wind & snow loads |
| Compliance | ADA & IBC compliant; USPS Builders/Developers Guide |
Why these specs were chosen
Two structures, one order. A mail center and a bus stop cover from the same system — one delivery, one crew, one visit instead of two.
Standard configuration. A single-slope roof on one post line. The quiet option, and the right one for a six-box run beside a walk.
Turnkey on the mail center. Boxes and cover from one source, so the pad, the units and the canopy agree with each other by construction.
6×6 posts and beams. Matched across both structures, so the two read as a set rather than as two separate purchases.
Also Installed At This Community
A bus stop cover at the community entrance
Structure 2
Bus Stop Cover
A cantilevered shelter at the community entrance, for children and waiting parents at the school pickup point.
| Product | Bus stop / student shelter cover |
|---|---|
| Canopy configuration | Cantilever |
| Mailbox capacity | Not applicable |
| Finish color | Bronze |
| Posts & beams | 6x6 |
| Scope | Cover only — fabrication and installation |
| Compliance | ADA & IBC compliant |
Shared across every structure here: Bronze finish on 6×6 extruded aluminum posts and beams · rated for ASCE 7-16 wind & snow loads · ADA and IBC compliant · fabricated and installed by Mitchell Metals · Villas of Shoal Creek, Athens, Georgia · Homeside Construction.
Project Gallery
Villas of Shoal Creek, Athens, GA
Questions
Frequently asked questions about this project
Who built the CBU mail kiosk cover at Villas of Shoal Creek in Athens, GA?
Mitchell Metals, LLC of Marietta, Georgia manufactured and installed the 7' 6" x 22' 2" CBU mail kiosk cover at Villas of Shoal Creek. The structure is Bronze on 6x6 extruded aluminum posts and beams.
Who is the builder of the Villas of Shoal Creek community?
Villas of Shoal Creek is a Homeside Construction community in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, built by the Homeside Construction — Athens. A Georgia construction company delivering site and amenity scopes for residential developments, including the Villas of Shoal Creek community in Athens.
What are the specifications of the Villas of Shoal Creek structure?
The structure is a standard CBU mail kiosk cover measuring 7' 6" x 22' 2", finished in Bronze. Posts and beams are 6x6 extruded aluminum. It is rated for ASCE 7-16 wind and snow loads and designed to meet ADA and IBC requirements.
Can one community order a mail cover and a bus stop cover together?
That is the efficient way to do it. Both are built from the same pre-engineered extruded aluminum system in different sizes, so ordering them together means one fabrication run, one delivery and one installation visit rather than two of each. They also match, which is visible to anyone driving through the community.
What does a bus stop cover cost a community in space?
Very little. A bus stop cover is typically the smallest structure on the site — a pad, a single line of posts and a roof reaching over it — and it goes at the entrance or at the pickup point where there is already hard standing. It is the cheapest signal a developer can send that the community was designed for families.
Does Mitchell Metals serve builders in Athens and Clarke County?
Yes. Mitchell Metals is headquartered in Marietta, Georgia and serves home builders, land developers, general contractors, and architects nationally, including Athens and Clarke County, Georgia. Call 470-870-7733 for residential projects.
Planning amenities for your next community?
Send us your site plan. We'll engineer the covers and quote mail centers, pavilions, and everything else as one pre-engineered package.