Wine, Wine, Wine

Overheard a conversation in our office earlier this week between our CEO (a known wine lover) and a co-worker about wine on Easter. Both enjoyed wine over the weekend while spending time with family and friends. Any excuse to sit back and enjoy this gorgeous time of year, sounds like a good time to me! (more…)......

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We mentioned that Robert Freed, SummerHill's President and CEO, would be speaking at ULI South Bay Housing Forum.  Now, we're even more excited to share video from the event!  Did you attend?  What do you think is next for homebuilding in the Bay Area?......

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[caption id="attachment_1796" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Our construction team hard at work at The Enclave at Waverly Park in Mountain View."][/caption] As a company, we have experienced a lot of change in the past 3 years.  Last weekend marked the start of the next era of SummerHill with  the  opening of The Encla...

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What is a blog?

Yesterday, I was reminded that not everyone is familiar with what exactly a blog is. First, it is public, meaning that everyone can read it. Second, it is meant to provide thoughtful perspectives, tips, updates, etc.  I am not a fan of blogs that simply post content from articles written by other people, while I see value in posting links to various arti...

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As many of you are aware, I like to drink wine. Because I like to drink wine, I decided that I needed to have lots of wine available to satisfy my wine drinking habit. Yes indeed, I needed to have lots of red wine, lots of white wine, a little of the bubbly and even some rose colored stuff. This thirst for wine (no pun intended) has in turn resulted in my accumulat...

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Robert Freed, SummerHill's CEO, will be participating in the ULI South Bay Housing Forum on March 11th. Other leaders of the housing industry also on the panel include: Chris Apostolopoulos of KB Homes, Phil Mader of Blackrock, and Mark Kroll of Regis Homes/Sares Regis. The panel will be discussing the future of for sale housing in the Bay Area.  This event w...

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Just ask the residents at SummerHill's latest sustainable living community - Satake Estates in Mountain View.     Each home at the environmentally friendly Satake Estates showcases a beautiful Rain Garden in the front yard.   This  is just one of the many features used to achieve the Build it Green's GreenPoint Rating...

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It’s been a little over four years since the passing of San José resident and Cambrian Park “go-getter” Carolyn Norris, but her legacy continues to live on with the grand opening of the Carolyn Norris Park, dedicated in her honor. Join the celebration at the parks official grand opening on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 4:30 p.m.  Attendees wil...

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SummerHill is pleased to announce our partnership with Passport Unlimited Corporate.  This program offers exclusive access, special rewards, and benefits at top Bay Area businesses, including SummerHill Homes. Passport Unlimited Corporate is a part of the employee perks programs at companies such as Intel, Oracle, Yahoo, HP, Genentech, AMD, Apple, Microsoft,...

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This year we are grateful for many, many things, including: - New members of the SummerHill family: our new homeowners at Merimont, Park Station, Parkwood, Redwood Gate, Rosewood, Satake Estates, Talavera and Village Square; new babies of SummerHill team members; and new members of the SummerHill team. (more…)......

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