Shea Homes is a privately owned company and is currently the largest private home builder in the United States*. The company is a subsidiary of J. F. Shea Company Inc., which also owns: Shea Properties, Shea Ventures, J.F. Shea Construction, Redding, Reed Manufacturing, Shea Mortgage and Blue Star.
The J.F. Shea Company has worked on projects as vast and diverse as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Hoover Dam, the Portland Sea Wall project, and the Washington D. C. subway system.
Shea Homes was established in the 1960′s with a focus on building the finest crafted homes and communities in America. In the 80′s, Shea Homes opened an Arizona division and began building master planned communities throughout California. In the 90′s, Shea Homes expanded into the active-adult market, and began operations in Colorado and Charlotte, North Carolina.
Today, Shea Homes builds single-family homes, condominiums, townhomes, active-adult homes and luxury estates with new homes starting from the $90s; some luxury estates exceed $1 million. Shea operates nine divisions in seven states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Washington, and has delivered more than 73,000 homes.
Shea’s active adult brand, Trilogy Homes, is recognized as a leader in customer satisfaction. Recently, Trilogy Homes ranked highest nationally in customer satisfaction in active adult communities for the second straight year. Trilogy communities are located in Washington, California, Arizona and Florida and present mature adults with active lifestyle opportunities from the low $200s.
Every Trilogy Home is a Shea Superiology home consisting of “More green features. More home for the money. And a lot more from life”.
Over the years, Shea has earned Professional Builder’s “Builder of the Year” award (’07) and several Shea divisions have received the J.D. Power & Associates “Highest in Customer Satisfaction” award. In addition, in ’05, Shea Homes was named one of “America’s Best Builders” by the National Association of Homebuilders.
In October 2008, Shea Homes became the first national home builder to include solar power systems as an included option on Shea Green certified homes in their Victoria Gardens community located in Deland, Florida. They teamed up with BP Solar to offer solar panels, at no extra cost, to residential owners, saying that it could reduce energy costs by up to 60%.
Shea Homes prides themselves on their commitment to four core values: honesty and integrity; respect for the individual; teamwork; and competitive spirit. For more information about Shea Homes, visit them online at www.SheaHomes.com.
Quick Facts about Shea Homes
- President and CEO: Bert Selva
- Private Home Builder
- 2008 Home closings: 3,225
- 2008 Revenue: $1.4 billion
*Habitat for Humanity was ranked #1, but the organization’s focus is on providing low-income families with housing opportunities and does not offer housing opportunities to everyone.
See Also:
J.F. Shea Co. Inc
J.F Shea Company Timeline
Trilogy Homes
Top 10 Private Home Builders in 2008
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