16C — February 18 - March 17, 2022 — Owners, Developers & Managers — M id A tlantic Real Estate Journal
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FirstService expands role for regional leader
Union adds 30 years of expertise Precis Engineering & Arcus DesignGroup announcemerger
to deliver the same high level of construction services, and now every HAWK has a vested interest in our success.” “This strategic restructur - ing affords GREYHAWK a singular leadership presence in the industry along with a motivated and enthusiastic group of employee owners,” said Boland. “Ron has been a proven leader within our com - pany and for our clients. We look forward to his evolution as president.” A Certified Construction Manager (CCM), Kerins has 30+ years of experience rep - resenting owners as a con - struction consultant in the areas of project and program management, value engineer - ing, contract administration, cost control, scheduling, and construction claims. He joined GREYHAWK in 2007 and was promoted to principal in 2016. Kerins has served on the ConstructionManagement As - sociation of America (CMAA) national board, as CMAA Mid-Atlantic Region chapter president, as president of the Temple University College of Engineering Alumni Board, and on the Temple University Board of Visitors and general Alumni Board. MAREJ FirstService Residential in 2012, he spent several years working with lifestyle commu - nities in Arizona and Texas. He holds his ARM, CMCA, AMS and PCAMdesignations and an MBA from St. Joseph’s Univer - sity in Philadelphia. Homeowners that choose to buy in lifestyle communities are looking for a particular lifestyle that offers extensive amenities, the ability to engage with their fellow residents and an overall elevated living expe - rience. They are usually 55 and better or multigenerational. “I am excited for the op - portunity to be working with our communities throughout the Carolinas,” said Snowden, vice president, lifestyle, First - Service Residential. “The company has pioneered the lifestyle product line and truly understands the needs of lifestyle communities. I look forward to contributing to the organization’s continued growth and success.” “Timwill play an integral role in serving the boards we man - age in the market,” said Dennis Abbott , president, Carolinas, FirstService Residential. MAREJ
CHARLOTTE, NC — FirstService Residential has promoted Timothy
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Snowden , A R M , C M C A , AMS, PCAM, former ly a regional di - rector in its Philadelphia H i g h - R i s e d i v i s i o n .
internal process architecture services. Since 1987, Arcus has built a portfolio of repeat client work and amassed numerous design awards for projects in the commercial, biotechnology, and custom residential mar - kets. The two companies have partnered on award-winning work for clients including Ei - sai, Dow Chemical, and DSM Biomedical. The merger brings the total staff to 120. Arcus partners Carl Hold- en, AIA, LEED AP; Jeffrey Balch, AIA, LEED AP; Paul Salvaggio, AIA, LEED AP; and Kyle Litzke, AIA, LEED AP , have become principals at the combined firm. They join six Precis principals, includ - ing Precis founding principal Robert Dick, PE , who re - mains president and CEO. “Precis’ ability to provide complete facility design has been our goal since we started the business 17 years ago,” said Dick. “The merger with Arcus adds 30 years of archi - tecture, interior design, and planning expertise to our suite of engineering and process ar -
chitecture services. Our clients will immediately benefit from our expanded, full-service ca - pabilities, diverse design expe - rience, and depth of resources, including visualization tools to help owners imagine the future of their spaces.” Both Precis and Arcus em - phasize a service-driven ap - proach with engaged principal leadership on every assign - ment. As past project partners, the two companies’ culture, shared attention to detail, and ability to collaborate ef - fectively have already been proven. “By joining with Precis, Arcus can ensure the conti - nuity of design and culture, from architecture and plan - ning through engineering and operations,” said Holden. “Together, we remain com - mitted to providing creative design and service with a per - sonalized, detail-oriented, and budget-responsive approach. More importantly, the merger will shape our projects with enhanced levels of innovation and collaboration.” MAREJ
MB L E R , P A | CARY, NC — Precis Engineering, Inc .,
an engineer - i n g f i r m h e a d q u a r - tered in Am - bler, PA an - nounced its merger with Arcus De- sign Group , an architec -
Timothy Snowden
Snowden is now vice presi - dent of the company’s large- scale lifestyle communities in North and South Carolina. “This announcement is an - other advancement in our strategy to expand and serve our growing portfolio in the Carolinas,” said Michael Men - dillo, president, FirstService Residential. “Tim’s industry knowledge, years of experi - ence and commitment to the FirstService Residential cul - ture have made him the ideal candidate for this position.” Snowden brings his 20 years of industry knowledge, insight gained working closely with boards on education and train - ing, and strategic planning to his new role. Before joining
Robert Dick
ture, interiors, and planning firm based in Malvern, PA. Arcus will provide architec - tural services under the Precis umbrella with headquarters in Ambler and offices in Mal - vern, PA, and Cary, NC. The merger establishes Precis as a comprehensive architec - ture and engineering practice serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, higher education, industrial, commercial, and residential markets. Founded in 2005, Precis Engineering has experienced steady growth and expansion of its engineering capabilities, including the 2021 addition of
GREYHAWK restructures, forms ESOP& names Kerins, Jr., president
JLArchitects hires Ebersole as dir. of business development
said firm managing partner and CEO, Chris Finlay . “As a fully integrated real estate company, investing across multiple regions of the country, leading technology solutions are critical to advancing and managing the growth of our business strategies.” Prior to joining Middleburg, Heath led technology efforts for American Natural, a communi - ty-centered convenience firm. American Natural focuses on bringing better everyday eating and fueling to the communities it serves. In this role, Heath focused on successful integra - tion of technology and the busi - ness, directing investment in, and adoption of, systems and infrastructure that benefited both business operations and the customer experience. These efforts spanned across the real-property lifecycle – from ness development. Ebersole will be responsible for the de - velopment and execution of the business development program for the nationally licensed com - mercial architecture firm based in West Chester, PA. Ebersole is a registered professional engineer in multiple states and has successfully led business
site selection, through develop - ment and construction, and into day-to-day operations. Beyond his technology role, Heath was instrumental in the early-stage formation, strategy, and ex - ecution at American Natural, working from day one alongside the founder & CEO. Earlier in his career, Flow - ers focused on other real asset development opportunities, working both as an in-house landman and in various tech - nology roles for publicly traded energy development businesses including BrighamExploration Company, Chesapeake Energy, and Devon Energy. Flowers earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA fromThe University of Oklahoma, where he earned degrees in both Management Information Systems and En - ergy Management. MAREJ development and marketing efforts for various AEC firms for more than 30 years. "Glenn brings a broad spec - trum of experience within the AEC industry that will make a meaningful contribution to JL Architects' strategic growth plan." John Lister , AIA, founding principal. MAREJ
W E S T CHESTER, PA — JL Ar- chitects an- nounced that Glenn Eb- ersole has j o i ned t he firm as direc - tor of busi - overa l l re - sponsibility for technolo - gy operations and strate - gies for the company. His primary re - sponsibilities include plan -
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — GREYHAWK has restruc - tured from a Limited Liabil -
ity Corpora - t ion (LLC) wi th three p r i n c i p a l partners to form GREY - H A W K Holding Cor - poration in order to ef -
Glenn Ebersole
Middleburg Communities welcomes Heath Flowers as CTO
Ronald Kerins, Jr.
VIENNA, VA — Middle- burg Communities welcomes Heath Flowers as CTO, with
fect an Employee Stock Own - ership Plan (ESOP) in which every employee holds a stake in the company. Former Prin - cipal/financial manager, Ron- ald C. Kerins, Jr., CCM, LEED AP , has been named President. former principal Charles F. Boland, PE , has been named chairman of the board. Former principal/op - erations manager, Charles J. Caramanna, PE, BCxP, CCP, LEED AP , has been named corporate secretary. “GREYHAWK leadership saw restructuring into an ESOP as the best option to allow for increased owner - ship among all of our em - ployees, while ensuring that our succession planning can take place from within the organization,” said Kerins. “GREYHAWK will continue
Heath Flowers
ning, implementing, managing, and constant improvement across the technology opera - tions of the company. “Middleburg has long em - braced a tech-forward approach to the real estate investment business and we are excited to have a seasoned technol - ogy leader join us to architect more robust integrated solu - tions to improve our operating performance and efficiency,”
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