Colorado Builder Fransen Pittman Feels 'Blessed' to Land in Grapevine
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In a move that was six years in the making, Colorado-based General Contractor?Fransen Pittman Construction?finally settled into North Texas. After years of eyeing the lucrative market, the team decided to strike while the iron was hot, launching a new office in a competitive real estate market driven by relocations and new business arrivals here in the metroplex. They knew they wanted to be in Dallas-Fort Worth. What they weren’t expecting was to stumble into the perfect Texas launchpad.?
Office space can be tricky for construction companies. You need enough desks and coworking space for key staff members to use on a day-to-day basis, but most of your talent is going to end up taking meetings or doing work on the road. Thus, building up a base of operations is a balancing act. The best locations make it easy to welcome visitors and take on client meetings across the region, while providing a wealth of resources... but not so many that you end up paying a premium for things your staff in the field will rarely see or use.?
Plenty of homebuyers decided to purchase sight-unseen at the height of the market last year, but opening a new office is a different animal. The process usually requires?a research trip or two.?