The Core Companies sparks interest in its residential developments by delivering on the expectations of the neighborhood.
By Janice Hoppe-Spiers, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
The Core Companies is a vertically integrated real estate development and construction firm that immerses itself in the communities in which it builds with the goal of enhancing the overall environment. The company maintains that mission by creating vibrant new home communities in San Jose, Calif., that improve its residents’ quality of life.
Founded in 1989 by David Neale, The Core Companies has developed more than 400 single-family homes, townhomes and condominiums, as well as 2,960 apartment units in the South Bay region. Chris Neale joined the team in 1999 as Executive Vice President and oversees all development activities from inception through completion. The Core Companies umbrella encompasses Core Residential, which specializes in market rate multifamily projects, Core Affordable that develops affordable housing and Core Builders, an in-house general contractor.
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Collaborative Construction Management ensures its projects’ success by employing a time-tested formula
with key trade partners and consultants.
By Bianca Herron, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
Collaborative Construction Management (CCM) was founded in 1997 with the idea that successful results are achieved by combining creativity, craft and commerce.
Twenty-one years later, the New York City-based company has earned a reputation in the industry as a pioneer of adaptive reuse. CCM has converted 37 former commercial properties – nearly 8 million square feet – into more than 7,600 residential units.
CCM has completed some of the most complex and large-scale conversion projects ever undertaken in New York City, transforming many iconic landmark buildings into today’s most functional and luxurious environments, according to President Michael Siciliani. “We are the undisputed leader in commercial to residential conversions,” Siciliani says. “We tackle large-scale, unusually challenging logistical puzzles. We understand how to work in and around an existing building, sometimes even while occupied.”
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RL Baxter builds long-term relationships with clients by listening and responding to their needs.
By Jim Harris, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
RL Baxter Building Corp. does much more than its name indicates. “We really see ourselves as a customer service business that just happens to do construction,” says Eric Baxter, vice president of the Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based company. “We believe in providing custom service, listening to our clients’ needs and wants, and executing to their vision.”
Eric Baxter makes himself readily available to clients. “Every client has my cell phone number,” he says. “I’m always available and able to drop anything to go on a work site.
“People enjoy working with us because they know we will do the right thing,” Baxter adds. “We don’t just want to do one job with our clients, we want their next five to 10 jobs.”
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SiliconSage Builders specializes in condo and mixed-use developments that meet the needs of its target demographic in Silicon Valley.
By Janice Hoppe-Spiers, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
SiliconSage Builders became the pioneers for urban infill condominium and mixed-use projects in Silicon Valley after the 2008 recession and today the firm helps alleviate the area’s housing shortage. The company prides itself on developing game-changing properties that are uniquely designed and always innovative.
“Silicon Valley is transitioning from being suburban to urban,” says Sanjeev Acharya, founder, president and CEO. “We saw an opportunity to meet a growing need for urban housing in underutilized downtown areas. We moved quickly to acquire and entitle properties just as Google, Facebook and Apple were expanding their staffs.”
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Cameratta Companies prides itself on going above and beyond to exceed its customers’ expectations.
By Bianca Herron, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
Cameratta Companies is a leading full-service real estate development company with four decades of experience. Since Joe Cameratta built his first home in 1978, the company has developed thousands of acres of raw land, from the Midwest to south Florida, into beautifully designed homes. These have included single- and multifamily, high-rise condominiums and master-planned communities.
The company credits its employees as the key to its success, noting they play a part in every facet of the development process. This includes acquiring land, creating a vision and land plan, acquiring financing, securing county and government approvals, and overseeing infrastructure installation and amenity design.
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Dellbrook | JKS is reviving the Genesis House senior housing development in Boston.
By Jim Harris, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
Dellbrook | JKS wants clients to receive a project exactly the way they envisioned. “We have systems in place that help us track everything we do and ensure we are building the project the owner specified,” Project Superintendent Donal Barry says. “Quality control is a big part of what we do. We make sure we’re putting in what we’re supposed to and that our clients are getting what they paid for.”
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The Lanwin Group celebrates its 40th anniversary, attributing its success to building outside of the box.
By Kat Zeman
Phil Evans is an old-fashioned guy with modern ideas. He believes that a handshake seals the deal and that promises matter. “In our day and age, even when we shake hands, we still need two pounds of paper for contracts,” he says. “But I think if you shake someone’s hand, it’s a deal.”
At the same time, he believes in innovative ideas and isn’t afraid to enter new territory or introduce unique designs when it comes to construction. As founder and managing partner of The Lanwin Group, Evans pushes his company to build outside of the box.
“We are not a cookie-cutter builder,” he says. “We like doing different things, facing challenges and coming up with creative ideas. We always ask ourselves, ‘How can we do it better?’”
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Allen Harrison’s Houston projects avoided the challenges of Hurricane Harvey.
By Alan Dorich
Some might recoil at the challenge of building a project in a floodplain, but Allen Harrison Co. did not hesitate. “Our niche has become building on sites that others have passed up on,” Managing Director Joshua Wood says.
Allen Harrison accepted that challenge to develop two projects in the city of Houston. One is the Citadel Apartments building, which will feature five stories with 293 living units that wrap around a six-story parking garage.
The company also is building South Main, an 11-story apartment building. Seven floors will feature 186 residential units, and the remaining four will house a cast-in-place garage.
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