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JW Properties is a highly focused real estate developer and investment company with a powerful hybrid of services. They provide full-capability land development and site selection services combined with an in-house commercial real estate brokerage arm. The company has an impeccable reputation with best-in-class international retailers. Their services range from ranging from site selection to […]

Creating Better Communities Together: The DAI and FOCUS Partnership In the dynamic real estate development world, few companies establish themselves as pioneering forces. With over three decades of experience developing master-planned communities and commercial projects along the Wasatch Front, DAI is one such trailblazer. Founded in 1991, DAI has shaped over 10,000 acres of safe, […]

Simplifying Design and Construction: Mint Architecture and FOCUS Collaborate for Success Founded in 2020, Mint Architecture is a full-service architecture and interior design firm. In conjunction with their partner company, Mint Construction, the Mint Companies offer a unique approach that enables them to seamlessly integrate the design and construction phases, resulting in a more efficient […]

With offices in Salt Lake City, Utah and Phoenix, Arizona, The Boyer Company is one of the largest and most reputable development firms in the western states. Since 1972, The Boyer Company has developed a wide range of projects. Property types include commercial, office, retail, residential, industrial, medical, and government. The Boyer Company is trusted […]

A real estate investment and development firm, Coldwater Capital got its start in 2016. Building on their entrepreneurial successes, the owners pursued funding startups and quickly found a niche. Rather than paying with quarters for a car wash, Coldwater Capital saw the benefit of a mobile payment service. They developed the Coinless app and now […]

Urban Alfandre got its start in 2015 with the acquisition and development of an adaptive reuse project in Alexandra, Virginia. With ties to Utah, founding principals Stephen and James Alfandre looked to the Ballpark neighborhood in Salt Lake City for their next project. Since then, the brothers have spent their time navigating Salt Lake City’s […]

LGI Homes was founded in 2003 in Conroe, Texas. The company built, sold, and closed its first community — the 337-home Summerset Estates — in approximately two years.   LGI Homes became a publicly traded company in 2013, which allowed the company to expand geographically. Today, the homebuilder operates in 20 states and is the tenth […]

While the name ICO Companies may be unfamiliar to some, its sister company Ivory Homes, is not. The locally-owned and operated company has been ranked as Utah’s largest homebuilder for 34 years. The ICO Companies are a group of businesses focused on commercial and multi-family real estate. ICO (short for Ivory Commercial) focuses on mixed-use […]

FOCUS Engineering & Surveying has many important partners, but Hadco Construction has a special spot on the list. Since 1989, Hadco has been one of Utah’s most experienced, respected, well-equipped heavy civil excavation and site development contractors. Although Hadco was initially rooted in agriculture and irrigation, they have been successfully serving the construction industry for […]

Where “Wow!” Comes Standard Since 2011, JCraft Homes has been designing and building custom homes all across the Wasatch Front. They have successfully completed over 300 custom builds in Utah—many of which were built in collaboration with FOCUS Engineering. If you ask Josh Thorne, founding partner of JCraft Homes, he’ll tell you, “the building industry […]