Beacon Management's newest project opened today! Rankin King Farm was dedicated at a wonderful reception this afternoon.
I am very proud of my client and friend, George Carr, CEO of Beacon Management. George has a 30+ year career in real estate with particular emphasis in the areas of managing, developing and financing low and moderate income apartment communities. Utilizing a wide range of financing techniques, he has developed over $125 million of affordable rental housing.
These communities include conventional housing, mixed income and tax credit properties, substantially rehabilitated historic and non-historic properties and other affordable housing communities developed and assisted under a variety of city, state, and federal programs.
George has developed several properties with significant historical roots in the communities in which they are located. Rankin King Farm is one of them. He preserved the original house on the property and turned it into a community center for the residents. It's just beautiful and so exciting to see the new residents' pride in where they live.
The Harris Partners helped position this new property and sourced items that were given to residents and guests at the opening. For a rendering of this new property, see our News and Events Image Gallery.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Neil's Healing Heart
Those of you who know me or visit my website know about my support for the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. In fact, it is my passion.
Over the years, I have gotten to know, and have become very close to so many wonderful people there - patients, nurses, volunteers, physicians - to say they are a remarkable lot would be an understatement.
One physician I am so very proud to call my dear friend is Dr. Neil Spector. Neil and I are the same age, and we graduated from college the same year - he from UNC and me from Duke. So I always like to tease him about that. He's good at giving it back to me as well!
We have known for some time that Neil's heart has been weak as a result of an illness many years ago. His condition has been especially weakening for the past several months. Well, I got a phone call from a mutual friend on Monday afternoon, telling me that Neil had just completed heart transplant surgery! I had no idea he was in such dire circumstances, and to be honest, was kind of glad I wasn't privy to the events of last weekend leading up to this decision!
The great news is that Neil is doing wonderfully well! He was out of Intensive Care within 48 hours, and is walking about 2 miles each day around the halls! A true miracle! I have a feeling that he will be impossible to reign in once he's out of the hospital and back at work!
We are all so grateful for his return to good health and are thinking so much about the selfless decision his donor's family made that has allowed us to have Neil healthy again. God bless them.
Over the years, I have gotten to know, and have become very close to so many wonderful people there - patients, nurses, volunteers, physicians - to say they are a remarkable lot would be an understatement.
One physician I am so very proud to call my dear friend is Dr. Neil Spector. Neil and I are the same age, and we graduated from college the same year - he from UNC and me from Duke. So I always like to tease him about that. He's good at giving it back to me as well!
We have known for some time that Neil's heart has been weak as a result of an illness many years ago. His condition has been especially weakening for the past several months. Well, I got a phone call from a mutual friend on Monday afternoon, telling me that Neil had just completed heart transplant surgery! I had no idea he was in such dire circumstances, and to be honest, was kind of glad I wasn't privy to the events of last weekend leading up to this decision!
The great news is that Neil is doing wonderfully well! He was out of Intensive Care within 48 hours, and is walking about 2 miles each day around the halls! A true miracle! I have a feeling that he will be impossible to reign in once he's out of the hospital and back at work!
We are all so grateful for his return to good health and are thinking so much about the selfless decision his donor's family made that has allowed us to have Neil healthy again. God bless them.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Chicago in July!
We just got back from three wonderful days in Chicago, where we filmed the interviews for the ICFA's Lifetime Achievement Awards.
As I mentioned in previous post, this has become a project that we all look forward to every year. We have met so many amazing people, and this year was no exception. We reviewed the footage last week and editing all of these great interviews down to two 5-minute tribute videos is going to be challenge! There is so much to work with!
Thees videos will be shown in Chicago on September 23 at Union Station as a part of the ICFA's 50th Annual Apollo Awards. Last year (2008) was the first year we had produced these videos, and the morning after the presentation, a reporter came up to me and asked if my company had produced the videos shown the previous evening. When I replied that, yes, we had, he said "On a scale of one to ten, last year's (2007) videos were a 4. This year, they were a 12!" We obviously were so proud and felt just great!
We're looking forward to participating again this year!
As I mentioned in previous post, this has become a project that we all look forward to every year. We have met so many amazing people, and this year was no exception. We reviewed the footage last week and editing all of these great interviews down to two 5-minute tribute videos is going to be challenge! There is so much to work with!
Thees videos will be shown in Chicago on September 23 at Union Station as a part of the ICFA's 50th Annual Apollo Awards. Last year (2008) was the first year we had produced these videos, and the morning after the presentation, a reporter came up to me and asked if my company had produced the videos shown the previous evening. When I replied that, yes, we had, he said "On a scale of one to ten, last year's (2007) videos were a 4. This year, they were a 12!" We obviously were so proud and felt just great!
We're looking forward to participating again this year!
Friday, June 5, 2009
Lifetime Achievement Awards for ICFA
We've been working with the International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) for a little over a year now. They are wonderful clients and have so many interesting projects.
ICFA is a trade association that represents manufacturers and retailer of outdoor furniture. What a great industry! And with more people staying home and traveling less, we find that they are investing more in their homes and furnishings.
Last year, we produced and filmed two videos that honored the Lifetime Achievement Award recipients at the Casual Industry's annual dinner in September in Chicago. We were so pleased with the results and were excited to be asked to produce and film the videos for this year's recipients. We traveled to Hickory and High Point earlier this week to begin filming, and we'll finish up in Chicago next month.
We have met such wonderful people through this organization and are looking to this year's awards!
ICFA is a trade association that represents manufacturers and retailer of outdoor furniture. What a great industry! And with more people staying home and traveling less, we find that they are investing more in their homes and furnishings.
Last year, we produced and filmed two videos that honored the Lifetime Achievement Award recipients at the Casual Industry's annual dinner in September in Chicago. We were so pleased with the results and were excited to be asked to produce and film the videos for this year's recipients. We traveled to Hickory and High Point earlier this week to begin filming, and we'll finish up in Chicago next month.
We have met such wonderful people through this organization and are looking to this year's awards!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Concrete Express
I was approached in December by a long-time friend who was starting a business and asked for my help. His concept is new to this market and very interesting.
The company is named Concrete Express, and specializes in delivering small loads of concrete to sites that larger trucks would not be able to access. The mixer is small, and the truck is very maneuverable.
We created their corporate identity (see Image Gallery: News and Events gallery on our website) and developed a launch plan for them. They are experiencing great success already! Read more about them at http://www.concreteexp.com/.
The company is named Concrete Express, and specializes in delivering small loads of concrete to sites that larger trucks would not be able to access. The mixer is small, and the truck is very maneuverable.
We created their corporate identity (see Image Gallery: News and Events gallery on our website) and developed a launch plan for them. They are experiencing great success already! Read more about them at http://www.concreteexp.com/.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
A New Real Estate Broker
Today, I sat for my NC Real Estate exam and passed!
As I've said before, I'm glad I did this, and am also glad to be finished!
This will allow me to not only market my NAIPT clients' business more effectively, but will also allow me to be involved with some interesting projects with which I would not have been able to be involved had I not gotten my licence. That's exciting!
As I've said before, I'm glad I did this, and am also glad to be finished!
This will allow me to not only market my NAIPT clients' business more effectively, but will also allow me to be involved with some interesting projects with which I would not have been able to be involved had I not gotten my licence. That's exciting!
Friday, March 27, 2009
An Incredible Day
This has truly been one of the most incredible days of my life.
Today was my last meeting as Chair of the Citizen's Advisory Committee (CAC) at the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. I've been chair for 4 years, as was my dad in the late 1980's and early 1990's.
This group is the oldest volunteer board at the Cancer enter. We're the grassroots arm of the Cancer Center, and our mission is to be ambassadors for Duke and raise awareness of the wonderful things happening at Duke in the fight against cancer.
I was honored by the things that were said about me and my contributions to Duke at this meeting. It truly has been my honor and privilege to have been associated with this incredible group of people. And I will continue to stay on as a member of the CAC in the years to come!
They gave me a beautiful Duke Medicine chair with an engraved plaque on the back that I have in my study. It will be one of my treasures.
We've made such great progress in our quest to find effective therapies that will make the fear of a cancer diagnosis a thing of the past. It's awe-inspiring to hear of the research being done and care being given by these physicians at Duke. Read more at http://cancer.duke.edu.
Today was my last meeting as Chair of the Citizen's Advisory Committee (CAC) at the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. I've been chair for 4 years, as was my dad in the late 1980's and early 1990's.
This group is the oldest volunteer board at the Cancer enter. We're the grassroots arm of the Cancer Center, and our mission is to be ambassadors for Duke and raise awareness of the wonderful things happening at Duke in the fight against cancer.
I was honored by the things that were said about me and my contributions to Duke at this meeting. It truly has been my honor and privilege to have been associated with this incredible group of people. And I will continue to stay on as a member of the CAC in the years to come!
They gave me a beautiful Duke Medicine chair with an engraved plaque on the back that I have in my study. It will be one of my treasures.
We've made such great progress in our quest to find effective therapies that will make the fear of a cancer diagnosis a thing of the past. It's awe-inspiring to hear of the research being done and care being given by these physicians at Duke. Read more at http://cancer.duke.edu.
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