In the mid 1960s, Douglas King began working in the construction industry while attending business classes at Northeastern University. By the time he was 21 he had started the company which is named for him and had begun work on a variety of projects. In 1969 he graduated from Northeastern University. Since then Doug King has had great success developing real estate in the South Shore area. Doug has also found time to give back to the community with his many charitable contributions to a variety of organizations.