Case Studies Real Estate Development

Few west coast building companies have the privilege of selecting only projects they want to build. SRM Development LLC (SRM), based in Spokane, Wash., and founded in 1999, selects only projects that fit its strategic investment goals. “Because we are investing our own capital in every project we build, we are very selective in the […]

ADD Inc. (ADD) – named for architecture, design and development – is a Boston- and Miami-based planning, architecture, interior design and branding firm constantly diversifying and evolving its design practice due to the pace of change in the real estate business. Founded in 1971, ADD’s core business was the design of speculative suburban office buildings […]

Ovation Development Corporation (ODC) has been in business since 1997. Founded by the owners of a large homebuilder, ODC has since grown into a major general contractor for the multifamily market in southern Nevada. ODC’s sister company, Ovation Property Management Corporation (OPM), takes over when the developments are complete and currently manages 18 communities – […]

In 1981, only five years into his career, Shalom Baranes departed the architecture firm he worked for in Washington, D.C., to found Shalom Baranes Associates (SBA). SBA, with an office in the historic Georgetown neighborhood, has since been integral in shaping the urban landscape of the nation’s capital. Over the last three decades, the firm […]

For nearly 25 years, brothers Kal and Kam Takhar have made an extraordinary team. The pair joined forces in 1989, founding Crown Development Inc. (Crowne). While neither had experience in the field, Kal and Kam were ready to tackle the challenge head on – and with a clean slate. Kal, holder of a California real […]

After 35 years in business, Lee Kennedy Company Inc. (LKC) is well-known for its diverse portfolio of work spanning every major industry sector in New England. As an established construction manager based in metropolitan Boston, LKC is large enough to have broad capabilities, with 150 employees and more than $300 million in annual volume, but […]

While most 67-year-olds are well into enjoying retirement, Daryl Williams, founder and president of D&D Construction Services of Orlando Inc. (DDCS), is still hard at work. “My father works every day,” shares Darand Williams, vice president of DDCS. “My mother, Joanna Williams, is our secretary and treasurer and she still works every day too.” Apparently, […]

George Skestos founded Homewood Corporation (Homewood) in 1963 as small local builder in central Ohio. Still based in Columbus today, the company has grown steadily for 50 years. It is evident that the company has made a name for itself, as Homewood has constructed approximately 4,000 homes since opening its doors. Jim Lipnos, now president […]

Terry Neal and Olin Slabaugh founded Summit Construction Corporation (SCC) in 1981 as a track construction contractor, providing services to clients in the Mid-Atlantic States. The company found success throughout the ’80s and ’90s; however, the team shifted into a new market around the beginning of the new millennium. Robert Kinser, president of SCC, operates […]

In 1962 the father and son team of Eugene Lebowitz and Edward J. Lewis, as well as son-in-law Mark E. Mason founded Don-Mark Realty, a growing real estate brokerage and development firm in Pittsburgh, Pa. The business soon grew to become Oxford Development Company (Oxford), Pennsylvania’s largest, privately owned full-service real estate company. Today, Shawn […]