Construction Today - September 2011 - (Page 40) Residential | AQUILINI DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION INC. Reaching Out »Aquilini is nearing completionin on its Richards Living project Vancouver, which is the firm’s first affordable housing project. AQUILINI DEVELOPMENT’S ENTRY INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAS KEPT IT STRONG. BY ALAN DORICH F or David Negrin, the chance to serve new customers keeps the construction and development industries fresh. “That’s really what’s kept me alive,” he says. “You have to look for new markets.” Negrin is the president of Aquilini Development and Construction Inc., a Vancouver-based firm that specializes in developing and building multiresidential communities and mixed-use projects in British Columbia and Western Canada. Founder Luigi Aquilini started the company in 1956. Since then, the firm has built millions of square feet of properties. “In the last year and a half, we sold approximately 480 units,” Negrin says. “We’re averaging about 225 units a year.” Taking the Opportunity A longtime veteran of the construction and development industries, Negrin joined Aquilini Development in 2007. Previously, he spent 20 years as the senior vice president of Concord Pacific Group Inc., a developer of master-planned communities. “I’ve been involved in 12 million square feet of residential and commercial construction in the last 20 years,” he says. When Negrin left Concord in 2007, he planned to retire. But when he was approached by Aquilini Development to take his current role, he changed his mind. “I met the family and I liked the way they run their business,” he recalls. For instance, Negrin explains, the Aquilini family has given the firm the freedom to look at new markets and branch out. Three years ago, the company moved into affordable housing when Vancouver had an expensive market. “Young families couldn’t afford to buy [expensive homes],” he says. “We made a change in our philosophy that it was time to move into affordable housing.” Under his leadership, the company also started building smaller, more compact homes. “It has been very successful for us,” Negrin says, noting that the company strives to remain “very progressive.” Aquilini Development and Construction Inc. www.aquilini.com • Headquarters: Vancouver • Employees: 150 • Specialties: Multiresidential communities and mixed-used developments “In the last year and a half, we sold approximately 480 units.” –David Negrin, president East & West Alum Craft Ltd. East & West Alum Craft Ltd. wishes to congratulate Aquilini Development. The development looks fantastic. It was very gratifying to be the supplier of the balcony railings and sun-shades. As a leading manufacturer of aluminum railings and systems since the mid1960s, our tradition of manufacturing high-end quality products is teamed up with our innovative processes to meet the needs of today’s market place. We look forward to future partnerships opportunities. 40 CONSTRUCTIONTODAYMONTHLY.COM SEPTEMBER 2011 http://www.CONSTRUCTIONTODAYMONTHLY.COM Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Construction Today - September 2011 Construction Today - September 2011 Contents Alternative Energy Best Practices Incentive Programs Marketing Strategies Residential DSLD Homes AvalonBay Communities Inc. Aquilini Development and Construction Inc. Pratt and Associates LLC Wermers General Contractors – Civita Coastal Construction – Camillus House Institutional Beauchamp Construction Co. Inc. – Scott-Carver HOPE VI, Phase 2 Ratcliff Construction Company – Crossroads Church The Walsh Group – NOAA Pacific Regional Headquarters KenMor Electric L.P. – Alkek Hospital Expansion Mouw Associates – Bethesda West W.E. O’Neil Construction Co. – Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center Charles Perry Partners Inc. – North Florida Regional Medical Center Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Center Skanska USA Building – University of North Carolina Hospital, Hillsborough U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Fort Stewart, Ga. Commercial Global Gaming Solutions LLC – Remington Park Scaparotti Construction Group Sirina Fire Protection Corp. WELBRO – Hyatt Regency New Orleans Advanced Real Estate Services TSI Kenny Construction Co./Obayashi – OARS project Reid & Associates Design Builders Industrial Samsung Austin Semiconductor Long International Inc. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Parkson Corp. Trion Civil Balfour Beatty Construction – Hays County Government Center Bouygues Civil Works Florida – Port of Miami Tunnel Walsh Austin Joint Venture – Tom Bradley International Terminal, Los Angeles International Airport Integrated Facilities Solutions Inc. – NorthShore University HealthSystem, Skokie Hospital Guam International Airport Authority Walton Construction – Village de Jardin John Sealy Hospital P. Agnes Inc. – Lankenau Medical Center Canada Best Buy Canada Ltd. Nova-Con Projects Ltd. The LaCaille Group EllisDon – Atlantic Region George Brown College – New Waterfront Campus Fortis Properties Corp. 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