Hanover Company News & Views

March 29, 2023

Hanover BLVD Place

Houston, TX

Congratulations to Trevor Brown, Assistant Project Manager, for winning Hanover Spotlight for March!

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Brandie Joy

Administrative Assistant - President of Construction

Houston, TX

This week, the Corporate Office welcomed Brandie Joy as she began her position as Administrative Assistant to Thomas Knutson, President of Construction. Brandie joins Hanover with over 20 years of experience in administration and management and most recently served as Executive Virtual Assistant to the managing partner at Trophy Point Investment Group, LLC, and the founder of Chris Hervochon, CPA CVA LLC. Originally from Lafayette, LA, she now resides in Katy, TX, with her husband and youngest daughter, Molly. Next month, Brandie and her husband will celebrate their 21st anniversary. However, their oldest daughter, Lydia, will have to send her love from across the pond because she is attending college in Worcestershire, UK. Brandie enjoys traveling overseas when possible, especially to Dubrovnik, Croatia, but she also loves camping, off-road adventures, and road-tripping!

David Hicks

Leasing Consultant - Hanover River Oaks

Houston, TX

With over a decade of customer service and sales experience, David Hicks became the new Leasing Consultant at Hanover River Oaks. David began his career in the airline industry and climbed to Operations Supervisor and Lead Gate Agent positions. He then continued on to gain experience in sales and account management as an Account Manager at ZipRecruiter, in analytics and operations at Grubhub during the pandemic, and in detailed tracking and documentation as a Nutritional Assistant at Houston Methodist Hospital. David is excited to bring this array of knowledge to his new role in property management at Hanover. As the middle of five children, he enjoys being part of a group and was even part of a dance company in New York that traveled the world to perform. Now, David spends his time swimming, practicing martial arts, journaling, or caring for his four dogs – all husky or husky mixes!

Edgar Rodriguez

Make Ready Tech - Hanover Parkview

Houston, TX

The team at Hanover Parkview was thrilled that Edgar Rodriguez filled the role of Make Ready Tech at the property this week. After college, Edgar became a Tech at Liquis, a facility and data center decommissioning company. Following this position, he worked as an Industrial Painter for Apache Industrial Services and an HVAC Technician at SH Restoration. The valuable skills he acquired in these positions will ensure that every new resident at Hanover Parkview will move into a pristine and refreshed unit. Edgar and his one-year-old daughter live in Pasadena, TX, where he was born and raised. Though he has lived in the same city his whole life, he takes advantage of the nearby Houston area by exploring the city to find new restaurants, businesses, and activities. Also, Edgar hopes to travel somewhere in Europe this year to explore a whole new country and everything it offers!

Peter Lam

Accountant - Property Management

Houston, TX

Peter Lam joined Hanover as a Property Management Accountant last week. This past fall, Peter earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the C. T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston. Before graduation, Peter was a member of the university’s Finance Association and Asian Business Student Association. He engaged in mentorship programs, strengthened his professional skills, and attended volunteering and social events in these programs. Since graduation, as a contracted Staff Tax Accountant at Lin Ye, CPA LLC, he has reviewed client transaction data and reporting documentation to prevent errors and identify discrepancies. Peter stays active after a day in the office by going to the gym, playing tennis, or finding ways to expend the energy of his 10-month-old Australian Shepherd, Miso. In addition, he enjoys traveling to see landscapes and scenery, especially if the adventure ends in California, where he can also visit family!

Virtual Roundtable Recording Available Now!

If you were unable to attend the Virtual Roundtable yesterday or would like to watch it again, the recording is now available HERE.

Towering Accomplishments and Striking Up Some Fun in Atlanta!

The Hanover Construction teams celebrated 1230 West Peachtree’s Top-Out milestone with a full day of fun and surprises! As the teams entered the hoist in the morning, they were surprised to see the commemorative artwork spray painted on the wall above. Bob Dyment (General Superintendent) had secretly arranged for Wesley Moore, a talented graffiti artist, who works for our subcontractor (ASC) to come in the night before and paint a memorable piece of art showcasing the Topping-Out accomplishment. This eye-catching creation brought a smile to everyone’s face and kicked off the luncheon in the Hanover way. Bob’s HR team (Alecia Tabb - Sr HR Generalist, Roxanne Cox - CHRO, and Yvette Gaubert - HR Manager) were quick to jump in front of the hoist wall to capture this epic moment.

Alecia Tabb, Bob Dyment, Roxanne Cox, Yvette Gaubert

More than 400 subcontractors and team members rode to the 22nd floor to sign sheets of drywall that will be installed in the building, select a t-shirt that was custom designed by the team, enjoy a BBQ lunch and pick up a ticket for their chance to win a prize in the raffle. Bob kicked off the raffle by sharing some Fun Facts about the West Peachtree project to help illustrate the significant scope of the team’s work.

Fun Fact 1: Equivalent to 3,978 concrete trucks, the project poured 35,800 yards of concrete. This is 16 miles of trucks if you parked them end-to-end.
Fun Fact 2: The project used 2900 tons of rebar – weighing as much as 386 elephants!
Fun Fact 3: 227 miles of wire is estimated for the job. This is the equivalent of running wire from Atlanta, GA to Charlotte, NC.
Fun Fact 4: 14.2 miles of PVC are on the job. And, the team used enough CPVC to lay it from Atlanta to Lake Lanier – 39.8 miles!
Fun Fact 5: The project used nearly 5 acres of glazing (213,729 SF) and glass (191,821 SF)
Fun Fact 6: It took more than 200,000 manpower work hours to hang 60,000+ sheets of dry wall using 130,000+ studs and over 10,000 buckets of joint compound.
Fun Fact 7: The project used more square footage of tile than 3 football fields (amenity tile- 27,216 SF, unit tile- 136,428 SF, and landscaping tile & stone- 24,761 SF)
But the most important Fun Fact is that this team put their hearts and souls into this project and have the smiles to show for it.

Everyone was thrilled to win gift cards, tools, custom hardhats, toolboxes, camping equipment, Yeti coolers and even big screen televisions!

Later that night, the Construction, Property Management and Corporate team members came together to strike up some fun at The Painted Duck in Atlanta. This unique form of bowling uses a “duckpin” ball which is about half the size of a regular bowling ball and has no finger holes, so you must roll the ball with the palm of your hand. Duckpins are shorter and lighter, making it much more difficult to get a strike. The HR department used animal-themed socks to assign employees to their teams, and all were excited to let the good times roll! Jim McMichael (VP) led the event by adorning his duck hat and as you see in the video below, he wasn’t afraid to spread his wings and fly! (Click icon to play)

The competition required bowlers to participate in three different and individually challenging events for three frames. Requiring bowlers to throw the ball with their non-dominant hand, backward and ‘granny-style’ helped level the playing field. Here we see Chase Le Blanc - Director of Landscape Architecture, Dustin Sheridan - Superintendent, West Peachtree, and Bob Dyment – General Superintendent all demonstrating their perfect form.

But it was Drew Hardin, Property Manager for Alexan on 8th, who started the competition with his first strike and never looked back! Through his laser focus and target precision, Drew took first place in the men’s division with 83 points. Honorable mention goes to Drew’s co-worker and our second-place winner, Abdallah Alsanoussi - Assistant Maintenance Supervisor at Alexan on 8th, with a solid 81 score. Clearly, the Alexan on 8th has been training all year for this event.

In the women’s division, it was a Corporate team member who flew in from Houston to dominate the night. Cecilia Nguyen, Senior Interior Design Associate, scored 61 and wasn’t afraid to plant a heartfelt kiss on her teammate, Kristen Gates, Director of Pre-Development, in an exuberant moment of joy! Cecilia promised to give Kristen some pointers since she was the event’s most-challenged bowler, scoring a meager 29 points. Cecilia will start Kristen’s training regimen when they both get back to Houston.

Drew Hardin (Men's Division Winner), Jason Lister, Jim MacMichael, Cecilia Nguyen (Women's Division Winner), andRoxanne Cox

Cecilia Nguyen and Kristen Gates

The top TEAM of the night was the Easy Split Squids, which included Sal Salcedo, Assistant Superintendent - West Peachtree, Jim MacMichael - VP, Cecilia Nguyen – Senior Interior Design Associate, and Abdallah Alsanoussi – Assistant Maintenance Supervisor, Alexan on 8th. Every SQUID on this team put up great numbers and helped earn themselves the gold medal.

Drew Hardin was thrilled to win the 5-O’Strike Somewhere raffle prize package, and Miguel Jimenez, Carpenter - Edgewood, was the lucky winner of the Let the Good Times Roll package!

Front Row Winners: Easy Split Squids - Sal Salcedo, Cecilia Nguyen, Abdallah Alsanoussi, and Jim MacMichael

Back Row Photo Bombers: Bob Dyment and Dustin Sheridan

The event ended with Jason Lister - VP, awarding milestone packages to the West Peachtree team, thanking them for their dedication and hard work in reaching the Top-Out milestone. Thanks to everyone for making it a great celebratory night!

1230 West Peachtree Team

Carlos Mosquera (Assistant Superintendent), Miguel Jimenez (Carpenter), Sal Salcedo (Assistant Superintendent), Bob Dyment (General Superintendent), Jason Lister (VP), Dustin Sheridan (Superintendent), Stephan Olivier (Project Manager), and Chris Clanton (Assistant Superintendent)

CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL THE EVENT PHOTOS

Jake Descenna (Sr. Project Engineer) and Trevor Brown (Assistant Project Manager)

Hanover Construction Teaches CSU Students

Yesterday, Trevor Brown (Assistant Project Manager) and Jake DeScenna (Senior Project Engineer) were invited to Colorado State University's CON 267 class to give an Intro to RFIs (Requests for Information) presentation to construction students before they head out on their summer internships. RFIs are the way construction personnel ask questions of the design team for various different scenarios in the field or about discrepancies in the contract documents.

Throughout multiple sessions of the pre-internship class, over 120 students learned how to write RFIs from our Hanover professionals. Trevor and Jake gave the students real-world breakdowns of what to expect during an internship and provided multiple examples of how to identify, compile, submit, and distribute RFIs. They finished by handing out drawings and sketches that contained a simple discrepancy. The students then had to identify the issue and draft their own RFI. Fantastic work, Trevor and Jake!

Welcome to the World, Brielle!

On March 22, Brielle McCubrey was born to Kyle McCubrey (Assistant Superintendent) and his wife at 5:30 a.m. on the dot! Brielle is an early riser and at 19.2 inches and 6 lbs 15 oz. mom and dad think she is perfect in every way!

Congratulations to the entire McCubrey family!

We are currently looking for talented individuals who share our values of high ethical standards and hard work. Do you know someone who could be the perfect fit for one of these positions?

Asset Management

Real Estate Analyst - Houston, TX

Development

Interior Design Associate - Houston, TX

Property Management

Assistant Maintenance Supervisor - Hanover Diridon - San Jose, CA

Assistant Maintenance Supervisors - Boston Area

*NEW* Lead Concierge - Hanover Autry Park - Houston, TX

Leasing Consultant - Alexan on 8th - Atlanta GA

Leasing Consultant - Hanover Hollywood - Los Angeles, CA

Leasing Consultant - Hanover Northgate - Oakland, CA

*NEW* Leasing Consultant - Hanover Post Oak - Houston, TX