Patience and persistence in finding funding for a large apartment development near the University of North Carolina Charlotte is paying off for the project’s developer. Tampa-based Phillips Development & Realty broke ground in September 2011 on the $28 million Phillips Mallard Creek class A+ apartment community at 655 West Mallard Creek Church Road in Charlotte.
Once the mayor of the entire city of Atlanta, Sam Massell is now focusing on one booming section of the city. As president of the Buckhead Coalition, he is charged with helping to guide the development of this southern sub-city that the coalition describes as a “bustling business center . . . [with] serene and stable neighborhoods.”
The partnership between Western Builders of Amarillo and Sears Methodist Retirement Systems Inc. epitomizes the benefits contractors and project owners enjoy when they maintain long-term relationships. The pair, which have worked together on retirement communities throughout Texas for more than 10 years, came together to enhance the end-result of the Meadow Lake Retirement Community in Tyler, Texas.
Beginning in 2003, residents of Eagan, Minn., fought against a local developer’s plan to build approximately 480 homes on 121 acres, with 30 acres of open space, on the former site of a golf course. This disagreement continued until 2010, when city officials settled out of court and allowed the construction of a variety of homes on the space.
According to Joe Hall Roofing President Brett Hall, success in the roofing business has a lot to do with being in the right place at the right time – even if no one else would consider it to be that way. “What makes smaller companies into bigger companies is hailstorms, and massive hailstorms,” Hall says.
With its newest development located on the north property line of Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla., Epoch Properties Inc. is working to ensure the theme park’s employees and other community members see the value in Landmark at Universal. The property is in an area with A+ rated schools, is close to transportation and is within walking distance of many entertainment options, but that is just a start of what it has to offer. Epoch Properties is working to ensure Landmark at Universal reflects the quality, service and commitment to detail that the developer has become known for.
Reliable Builders Inc. (RBI) was established in 1977 by Jong K. Kim, CEO and president, to rebuild residential homes in Guam after the island was ravaged by Super Typhoon Pamela in 1976. Beginning with one backhoe, one truck and two employees, the firm completed nearly 65 homes within its first seven years in operation.
With a development firm as its sister company, Ambling Construction Co. has the right experience to serve other developers, Senior Vice President Gary Davila says. “We understand developers’ needs and their financial stresses,” he says. “We adapt our schedules and our billings to make them successful.”
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