January 2023
New Year, New Teammates!
We are excited to welcome new teammates Mike McIntyre, our new Director of Business Development, and Mike Simonds, our new Pre-Construction Manager, to the team this year.
Mike McIntyre has over twenty years of experience in Sales and Operations. With previous experience at Grand Rapids Building Services, Mike brings an abundance of relationships and networking experience to AVB. As the new director of business development, Mike will assist COO, Greg Dobson, President, Andrew Schipper, and the commercial leadership team with a variety of client relationship-building and new opportunity pursuits.
Mike Simonds has over ten years of experience in pre-construction management. With previous project management experience at CSM Group and Mall City Mechanical, Mike brings an abundance of budgeting, scheduling, and market analysis experience to AVB. As the new pre-construction manager, Mike will assist our Director of Estimating, Mohanad, and our commercial project managers with a variety of pre-construction activities, including budget creation, schedule creation, and value analysis.
New Year, New Open Houses!
Please join us for some open houses this year at Walden Woods and the Enclave! View two of our popular floorplans - also available to build in our other condo communities, Whisper Rock and Angels Crossing.
Where: The Enclave & Walden Woods West
Kalamazoo, 49006
When: Sunday, 1/8 & 1/15 - Noon to 3 p.m.
New Year, New Progress!
Progress at 400 Rose Phase 2
The second phase of 400 Rose is looking gorgeous: both the exterior and interior! With plans to start moving residence into their new home in February, this project is wrapping up quickly!
Progress at WMU Stadium Club
The updates to Western Michigan Universities John Gill Press Box, now the Stadium Club, are taking shape. From the new patio and sunken living room to the feature horseshoe bar, this is a fun project to keep an eye on!
Progress at Tall Timbers
Foundations are going in at Tall Timbers, a new four-story apartment unit with underground parking at Greeenspire in Portage, MI! Lots of progress updates are still to come on this exciting housing project!
Progress at Consumers Credit Union
Woods Lake
The new Consumers Credit Union branch and retail center at Woods Lake in Kalamazoo, MI is starting to take shape with a brick and masonry exterior and the iconic blue Consumers Credit Union logo!
New Year, New Floorplans!
At the end of 2022, we launched seven brand-new condominium floorplans! Three in our popular Village Series (named after local lakes) and four in our luxury Designer Series (named after coniferous trees). Based on client feedback, market research, and aesthetic design preference, these seven new floorplans are ready to launch our residential team into a successful year! Even better, each of these new floorplans not only can be built in all of our condominium communities but can be built on your own land as stand-alone, completely customizable, single-family homes!
Reach out to our marketing coordinator to get all the details about working with us to build your dream home in one of our new floorplans!
New Year, Same Award-Winning Company!
We are excited to be named a Best and Brightest Company to Work for in the Nation® for the fifth consecutive year. This year, the National Association for Business Resources has honored 450 winning Best and Brightest Companies from across the country from a pool of 3,500 nominations.
“These 2022 winning organizations have stood out during unpredictable times and have proven they are an employer of choice. They continue to keep the needs of their employees first and provide perks that include development, well-being, work-life balance, rewards, and recognition. In addition, these winning companies offer a fantastic work culture and workplace environment that attracts and retains superior employees”, said Jennifer Kluge, President and CEO of NABR and The Best and Brightest Program.
Our talent-based team has been curated using a thorough selection and evaluation process based on our five core values: Be Client Focused, Be a Team Player, Do the Right Thing, Have a Positive Attitude, and Be Proud of What You Do. Our core values lead our daily approach to business.
“We are all driven by our core value to ‘Be a Team Player’ and ‘Have a Positive Attitude’; rallying together to make sure work projects continue to be a success and to check-in, motivate, and support each other as friends”, said Greg Dobson, Principal and Chief Operating Officer of AVB.
At AVB, there is genuine comradery amongst the team. We continue to interact with each other, as friends, helpers, and collaborators; across all three divisions (commercial construction, residential construction, and development). It is our positive, friendly, team culture that we believe makes AVB a Best and Brightest Company to Work For.