Our roots in homebuilding date back to 1848, when James Laing, John's father, built his first home in the English countryside. After becoming one of Great Britain's most respected builders, John Laing Homes entered the United States market in 1984. WL Homes LLC was formed in April 1998 when John Laing Homes merged with Watt Homes, becoming one of nation's largest homebuilders.
Soon after, a deciding moment determined the future path of John Laing Homes. When faced with the option to become a publicly traded company, we chose to remain private. As our reputation for delivering the best new home experience grew, so did the company. In 2006, we partnered with Dubai-based Emaar Properties, one of the world's largest global real estate development companies.
Now, as one of the largest privately held homebuilders in the U.S. backed by the strength of a world-leading company, we possess both the resources and the flexibility to respond to the particular needs of our customers, our markets and our industry with greater agility and insight than our more institutional counterparts.
Today, WL Homes LLC operates 13 divisions in California, Colorado, Arizona and Texas under the name John Laing Homes. We consistently earn top industry rankings in architectural design, construction excellence, customer care, and, most importantly, overall homebuyer satisfaction.
Headquarters:
895 Dove Street, Suite 200, Newport Beach, CA 92660
T (949) 265-2400 / F (949) 265-2500, Contact Us www.johnlainghomes.com
Divisions:
Arizona
Phoenix
Northern California
Central Valley
Sacramento
San Francisco Bay Area
Southern California
Inland Empire
Luxury
Urban
Los Angeles/Ventura
San Diego
South Coast (Orange County)
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Denver
Texas
Houston
Corporate Team:
Headquarters
H. Lawrence (Larry) Webb / Chief Executive Officer
Wayne Stelmar / Chief Financial Officer
Rich Rodriguez / Senior Vice President of Operations & Process
Dick Bryan / Senior Vice President of Customer Care
Patrick Higgins / Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Bill Frey / Vice President of Customer Care
Division Presidents
Tom DeLuca — Central Valley (California)
Ron Covington — Colorado Springs (Colorado)
Tim Jones — Inland Empire
Tom Redwitz — Luxury (Southern California)
Phil Simmons — Urban (Southern California)
Bill Rattazzi — Los Angeles/Ventura
Kevin Carson — Sacramento
Roger Menard — San Francisco Bay Area Regional President
Steve Kabel — South Coast (Orange County) & San Diego
Rich Staky — Denver
David Walls — Phoenix
Jim Lemming — Houston
Market:
First-time buyers to luxury buyers
Closings:
2,269 sales closed (FY 2006)
Revenues:
$1.6 billion (FY 2006)
Contact:
Marcus Ginnaty, Porter Novelli
T (949) 583-2616 / F (949) 583-2601