Press Kit - David Weekley Homes

David Weekley Homes currently conducts home building and sales activities in more than 230 communities in 15 markets across the nation. Each city is headed by an area president or division president responsible for selecting preliminary sites in new communities, monitoring lot completion, planning the home-building schedule, obtaining all necessary permits and constructing, selling and closing the sale. Project managers, who work for the division presidents, are responsible for day-to-day sales, as well as construction and warranty operations.
David Weekley Homes is the third-largest, privately owned home builder in America and has closed on more than 55,000 homes in the company’s 32-year history. David Weekley Homes has also been named to Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to work from 2000 to 2007. Over the past 10 years, revenues have grown at an average annual rate of 10.9 percent. Revenues in 2007 exceeded $1.3 billion.

David Weekley Homes - Company Details

David Weekley Homes - Overview of Market Specific Details

Name: David Weekley Homes

Description: David Weekley Homes designs, builds, markets and sells new, single-family detached homes

Number of Employees: 1,221

Management:
David Weekley, Chairman of the Board
John Johnson, CEO

Web Address: www.davidweekleyhomes.com

Company Headquarters:
David Weekley Homes
1111 North Post Oak Road
Houston, TX 77055
(713) 963-0500

Press Contacts/Spokespersons:
Mike Humphrey, Vice President of Operations
Natalie Harris, Vice President of Marketing
Shae Connell, Communications Coordinator
Ryan Poole, Communications Coordinator

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David Weekley Homes - David Weekley Homes currently conducts home building and sales activities in more than 230 communities in 14 markets across the nation. Each city is headed by an area president or division president responsible for selecting preliminary sites in new communities, monitoring lot completion, planning the home-building schedule, obtaining all necessary permits and constructing, selling and closing the sale. Project managers, who work for the division presidents, are responsible for day-to-day sales, as well as construction and warranty operations.
David Weekley Homes is the second-largest, privately owned Home Builder in America and has closed on more than 55,000 homes in the company’s 30+ year history. David Weekley Homes has also been named to Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to work from 2000 to 2007. Over the past 10 years, revenues have grown at an average annual rate of 10.9 percent. Revenues in 2007 exceeded $1.3 billion.

HOUSTON, TX

Founded in Houston in 1976
Building in over 48 communities
Opened 21 new model homes in 2006
Debuted innovative New Home Center offering “one-stop-home-shopping” in 1997
Host to David Weekley Homes Build on Your Lot, which includes 7 satellite offices around the city
Introduced new product line geared to first time homebuyers, the David Weekley Imagination Collection in 2002
Awarded “Builder of the Year” by the Greater Houston Builders Association in 1998
Awarded the Greater Houston Home Builder’s Association top award for merchandising in 2003, the Prism Grand Award
Named Largest Houston-Area Home Builder by the Houston Business Journal since 2002
Built five homes for Habitat for Humanity in 1998 as part of the Jimmy Carter Work Project
Closed 1,968 homes in 2007
Sold 1,664 homes in 2007
Houston Employees: 302
Price Range: $120,000s to over $1 million
Division Headquarters:
David Weekley Homes
14444 NW Freeway
Houston, Texas 77040
713-570-5000

DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX

Expanded to Dallas/Fort Worth in 1985
Building in 51 Dallas/Fort Worth communities
Opened 7 new model homes in 2007
New Home Center for “one-stop-home-shopping” opened in January 2001
Host to David Weekley Homes Build on Your Lot
Awarded the Dallas Home Builder’s Association top award for homebuilding in 2002, the McSam Grand Award in 2003 and the McSam Builder of the Year in 2005
Introduced new product line geared to first time homebuyers, Imagination Homes by David Weekley Homes in 2002
Closed 1081 homes in 2007
Dallas Employees: 287
Price Range: $130s to $700s
Division Headquarters:
David Weekley Homes
3301 North I-35
Carrollton, TX 75007
(972) 323-2601

AUSTIN, TX

Expanded to Austin in 1986
Building in 14 communities, plus Build on Your Lot
Opened 6 new model homes in 2007
Ranked highest in customer satisfaction with new home builders in the Austin market according to the J.D. Power and Associates’ 2003 and 2006 New Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Study^SM
New Home Center for “one-stop-home-shopping” opened in January 2002
Host to David Weekley Homes Build on Your Lot
Expanded Build on Your Lot program to San Antonio and surrounding areas in 2003
Introduced new product line geared to first time homebuyers, David Weekley Homes Imagination Collection in 2003
Awarded “Builder of the Year” by the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin at the 2003 Austin Max Awards
Created a Central Texas Build on Your Lot Division in 2003
Build on Your Lot San Antonio Model Center opened in March 2004 featuring two model homes and a design center
Closed 305 homes in 2005 – BOYL closed 95 homes in 2007
Austin Employees: 126
Price Range: $150s to $500s+
Division Headquarters:
David Weekley Homes
9000 Waterford Centre Blvd.
Austin , TX 78758
(512) 821-8800

SAN ANTONIO, TX

Expanded to San Antonio in 1992
Building in six communities and Build On Your Lot
Introduced new product line geared to first time homebuyers, the David Weekley Imagination Collection in 2003
Garnered eight “Best” awards at the 2006 San Antonio Summit Awards for homebuilding excellence
Build on Your Lot San Antonio Model Center opened in March 2004 featuring two model homes and a design center
Closed 164 homes in 2006
San Antonio Employees: 48
Price Range: $180,000’s to $500,000’s
Division Headquarters:
David Weekley Homes
930 Proton, Suite 106
San Antonio , TX 78258
(210) 424-0431

DENVER, CO

Expanded to Denver in 1993
Building in four communities
Sold 42 homes in 2007
Garnered two Silver and one Gold award in the 2001 Denver Bar awards for homebuilding excellence
Awarded six awards including “Best Kitchen” in the “1999 Parade of Homes” at Lowry
Denver Employees: 12
Price Range: $300s to $700s
Division Headquarters:
David Weekley Homes
4380 S. Syracuse St. #500
Denver, CO 80237
(303) 850-9801

ORLANDO, FL

Expanded to Orlando in 1994
Building in nine communities and two Build On Your Lot communities in Palm Coast
Opened four new models in 2007
Built a home for Habitat for Humanity
Closed 140 homes in 2007
Orlando Employees: 57
Price Range: From the $150s
Completed first David Weekley Homes development: Lake Heiniger
Entered Palm Coast market in 2005 which hosts the David Weekley Homes Build On Your Lot Program
Have one Build On Your Lot model in Palm Coast
Division Headquarters:
David Weekley Homes
225 S. Westmonte Drive, Suite 3300
Altamonte Springs , FL 32714
(407) 865-9992

RALEIGH, NC

Expanded to Raleigh in 1995
Building in 10 communities
Awarded four Marketing Awards in the 2004 Major Achievements in Marketing Excellence awards
Awarded Gold Award in 2006
Sold 177 homes in 2006
Raleigh Employees: 39
Price Range: $170,000’s to $500,000’s
Division Headquarters:
David Weekley Homes
15401 Weston Parkway Suite 175
Cary NC 27513
(919) 460-8781

CHARLOTTE, NC

Expanded to Charlotte in 1996
Building in nine communities
Opened two new model homes in 2007
Closed 149 homes in 2007
Earned four awards in the 2006 Charlotte MAME awards
Building in the prestigious community of Christenbury located in Concord
Exclusive builder in the Lake Norman community of Westmoreland and the Mint Hill community of Telfair
Building in Vermillion, the first Low Impact Design community in Huntersville
Charlotte Employees: 49
Price Range: low $220,000s to high $600,000s
Division Headquarters:
David Weekley Homes
11430 North Community House Road Suite 275
Charlotte , NC 28277
(704) 972-4200

TAMPA, FL

Expanded to Tampa in 1996
Building in nine communities
Opened two new model homes in 2007
Expanded Tampa Design Center in Fall of 2007
Ranked highest in Customer Satisfaction with new home builders in the Tampa Bay market according to the J.D. Power and Associates’ 2002 New Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Study^SM
Set a company record for “Would Recommend” Customer Satisfaction at 97 percent
Location for “Today Show Builds a House” program
Closed 145 homes in 2007
Tampa Employees: 50
Price Range: $210s to $800s+
Division Headquarters:
David Weekley Homes
4505 Woodland Corporate Blvd., Suite 200
Tampa , FL 33614
(813) 249-1285

CHARLESTON, SC

Expanded to Charleston in 1997
Building in seven communities
Earned 1 “Best” Prism Award 2007
Won 1 Gold and 2 Silver in Charleston New Homes Tour
Closed 57 homes in 2007
Charleston Employees: 22
Price Range: $200s to low $600s
Division Headquarters:
David Weekley Homes
498 Wando Park Blvd., Suite 650
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
(843) 654-5555

JACKSONVILLE, FL

Expanded to Jacksonville in 1998
Building in five communities
Opening two new models in 2008
Maintains one of the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the company
Closed 60 homes in 2007
Jacksonville Employees: 16
Price Range: From the $300s
2007 Parade of Homes Winnners: Gold – $562,000 - $600,000 for the Molvena at St. Johns Forest, Silver – $650,000 - $720,000 for the Woodvine at Eagle Landing
Division Headquarters:
David Weekley Homes
7406 Fullerton Road Ste. 204
Jacksonville, FL 32256
(904) 363-7626

ATLANTA, GA

Entered the Atlanta market in 1999 after acquiring certain assets of Atlanta-based Macauley Homes, division of Macauley Family of Companies
Expanded presence in 2004 with the acquisition of VisionBuilt Homes, a private Home Builder based in Atlanta
Building in 13 communities
Closed 159 homes in 2007
Opened 6 new models in 2007
Opened first townhome product in 2007
Introduced new product line geared to first-time homebuyers, Imagination Homes by David Weekley in 2003Now host to David Weekley's Build on Your Lot
Earned 3 Gold Awards and 1 Silver Award for product excellence in the 2000 Professionalism Awards; 5 Gold Awards and 1 Silver Award in 2001; 2 Gold Awards and 2 Silver Awards in 2002; 4 Silver Awards in 2003; 4 Silver Awards in 2004; 3 Gold and 2 Silver in 2005; won 4 Gold and 2 Silver in 2006; won 3 Golds Awards in 2007
Atlanta Employees: 61
Price Range: High $170s to $550s+
Division Headquarters:
David Weekley Homes
4835 Kimball Bridge Road, Suite 201
Alpharetta, GA 30022
(770) 569-5565

PANAMA CITY, FL

Opened for sales in March 2006
Sold first homes in March 2006
Will open three new models in 2007
Closed first homes in October 2006 and 11 total in 2006
New Design center to open in second quarter 2007
Moved to new division office in 2006
Panama City Employees: 16
Price Range: From $280,000’s
Division Headquarters:
David Weekley Homes
12234 Panama City Beach Parkway Suite D
Panama City Beach, FL 32407
(850) 236-3468

HILTON HEAD/BLUFFTON, SC

Entered Bluffton in 2006
Building in two communities plus Build On Your Lot in Hilton Head
Bluffton Employees: 5
Closed 3 Homes in 2007
Earned 5 Lighthouse awards in 2007 for Best Bath, Best Kitchen and Bath, Best Feature (Best use of Space), and Best Overall
Price Range: high $300s to mid $700s
Division Headquarters:
David Weekley Homes
69 Hampton Lake Drive
Bluffton, SC 29910
(843) 757-7030

PHOENIX, AZ

Entered Phoenix 2006
Building in 1 community
Phoenix Employees: 6
Price Range: high $300s to high $500s
Division Headquarters:
David Weekley Homes
1753 E Broadway Road Suite 101 # 503
Tempe, AZ 85282
(602) 267-0004