Macroeconomic instability can disrupt private housing production through interacting financial, procurement, labour and demand-side mechanisms, yet project-level evidence from rapidly urbanising African cities remains limited. This study examines how economic shocks were experienced during the development of Palm Height Estate 5 in Lugbe, Abuja, and identifies the strategies used to sustain project delivery. A bounded mixed-method case-study design was employed, combining a structured questionnaire survey of construction stakeholders with key- informant interviews, site observation and project documentation. Of 124 questionnaires distributed, 122 were returned and 120 valid responses were retained, giving a 96.8% usable response rate. Descriptive analysis used means and Relative Importance Index (RII), while qualitative evidence was used to interpret the quantitative patterns. Rising fuel and energy costs (mean=4.18; RII=0.837), exchange-rate fluctuations (4.14; 0.828) and high inflation (4.11; 0.823) were the leading manifestations of economic stress. Project cash-flow problems were the most severe financial/operational challenge (4.22; 0.843). The strongest reported delivery effect was extension of completion time (4.24; 0.847), while increased construction defects was the highest-ranked quality consequence (3.78; 0.757). Bulk purchasing (4.01; 0.802) and phased implementation (4.00; 0.800) were the most widely adopted coping strategies. Public–private partnerships (3.80; 0.760) ranked highest among proposed resilience measures. The findings indicate a cascading pathway in which macroeconomic shocks constrain project liquidity, disrupt procurement and labour, and place pressure on schedule and quality. The study contributes project-level evidence from Abuja and identifies resilience measures that can reduce exposure to future economic shocks.