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Dave Coughenour describes himself as a “projects kind of guy.” His current project: Putting the finishing touches on a 106- unit apartment building , the latest addition to an upscale housing development perched on a hilltop overlooking U.S. Route 60 between Huntington and Barboursville. Beginning in 2008, in the midst of one of the nation's worst housing markets ever, Royal Oaks at Pea Ridge has taken shape in stages. First, Coughenour and his partners — Dave Tarter and Pat Hootch — built 16 apartment units. They followed that with 48 more units and then another 32. Now, a new three-story building will double the total available units to 202. Nearly all the apartments are leased, including those still being finished up, Coughenour said. And he and his partners are readying plans for more construction on the nearly 14-acre site. “This is an excellent market for apartments,” Coughenour said. Born in Tennessee, Coughenour and his family moved to Huntington when he was high-school a...