Case Studies Real Estate Development

When Dominic Piestrak began gathering builders for a high-end luxury community development in Clarence, New York, a small suburb outside Buffalo, his efforts raised a few eyebrows. It was the late ‘80s, “and everyone told me you’ll never sell them,” the real estate developer recalls. “At that time, Buffalo was a blue-collar town, centered around […]

When Christopher Porto describes his ideal Oakland, California, he envisions a city almost devoid of cars. But that’s not all he envisions. Through his real estate development company, Smart Growth, he imagines developing the area into tightknit communities that are closer to transit corridors, reducing the need for cars and increasing a sense of place; […]

Working one on one with its clients to ensure it is meeting their needs, Savannah Developers has become a leading premier general contracting and land development company. Headquartered in Addison, Texas, Savannah demonstrates its capabilities by taking opportunities created by the revitalization of neighborhoods in urban and infill areas. Savannah and its partners are best […]

For more than 25 years Vince Scott has been shaping the future of housing across Northern Nevada and California. As both a real estate developer and broker with Sierra Sotheby’s International Realty, Scott has closed out transactions in the multifamily, commercial, hotel and resort markets totaling over $800 million. Doing business under the name Scott […]

Pensacola, Florida, has always been a city rich in history and culture, but more recently major developments have begun to attract new businesses, more jobs and drawn new residents with the transformation of Pensacola’s downtown area. The city is now home to world-class dining, a waterfront Double-A baseball stadium, a downtown community park, new office […]

Based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, SeamonWhiteside (SW+) is a full service land design and development firm offering civil engineering and landscape architecture expertise. Specializing in surveying, land planning, civil engineering, landscape architecture, urban design, development management services, permit coordination services and construction administration, SeamonWhiteside serves clients throughout the Southeast, although its real niche is […]

For more than 20 years, Spicewood Communities has been a streamlined, cohesive team with integrity, enthusiasm and vision. These core values translate into a strong commitment to produce quality, creative communities. Located in Austin, Texas, Spicewood primarily serves central Texas. Spicewood has become a household name as a land, multifamily and mixed-use development company that holds itself accountable to high standards, while remaining conscious and […]

Headquartered in Spring, Texas, Stratton Development & Construction LLC is a full-service design-build general contractor that works primarily in the greater Houston area. Over the last 10 years, the business has completed numerous projects in the commercial and industrial sectors. In addition to providing general contracting services for retail, office, manufacturing, laboratory and hospitality facilities, […]

March 2015 marks 42 years in business for Stephenson General Contractors (SGC), based in Smithfield, North Carolina. The family-owned company has been serving clients throughout Johnston County and beyond since 1973, building many first-of-a-kind design-build projects including townhomes, a signature charter school and several cutting edge medical facilities. “We are a commercial, industrial and office […]

Southern Development Homes is a diverse homebuilder and developer based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The company was established in 1999 by Frank Ballif. Ballif still owns and operates the company as president and leads the operation’s sales division. He built his first home while attending the University of Virginia, funding his first venture with a loan […]