"History has proven that if you wait until you're busy to fix inefficient or ineffective management, it will never get fixed." Philip Simmons
Philip Simmons and The Simmons Group professionals form one of the most efficient and experienced development teams in the industry. Simmons has served as President of the Urban Division of John Laing Homes, the second largest private homebuilder in the country, as well as Development Officer for Archstone-Smith, AvalonBay Communities, and Watt Industries. David Gaulton, who also serves as President of the highly regarded firm of Pacific Development Services, heads up The Simmons Group's construction management operations. Gaulton brings a depth of project management excellence to the team that is rarely seen in the development industry.
Established in 1992, The Simmons Group mission is to increase client productivity and profitability by offering cost-effective senior development management services best applied through a trusted outsourced relationship. We believe that by enabling our clients to outsource top level project management, they are able to realize a competitive market advantage that insulates them from cyclical market downturns.
Reduced in-house staffing requirements translates into enhanced project returns.
Metro Intelligence offers a wide range of advisory services on all land uses in order to provide its clients with the expertise they need to make critical business decisions regarding corporate strategy, product planning, appropriate pricing or leasing levels, achievable absorption rates and reduced risk.
The Metro Intelligence team has experience with virtually all land use and product types, having completed site-specific and regional assignments throughout the U.S. and Mexico. They also provide expertise to local building industry associations as well as serving as a highly respected source of critical industry data for a broad spectrum of general and building industry-related media. Visit Metro Intelligence at www.metrointel.com.
Patrick S. Duffy, founder of Metro Intelligence, is a regular columnist for Builder & Developer magazine and has published articles for the Los Angeles Times and numerous other publications. Patrick Duffy also authors the Housing Chronicles blog. Launched in November 2007, the blog has quickly become a daily read for building industry insiders and others with millions of headline views, is now being syndicated to the websites for general media such as Reuters and Fox Business News, and regularly appears on websites maintained by CNN, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and the Chicago Sun-Times. The Housing Chronicles blog has recently joined the new Forbes.com Business & Finance Blog Network.