In 1958, my father, Bernard Hankin, created our company on the principle
of building the highest possible quality of housing that was both
affordable and attractive. In the last 50 years we have provided residents
of Pennsylvania and New Jersey with more than 7,000 homes along with
shopping centers, apartments, and corporate centers. Some of our
residential projects including Clocktower Woods, Claremont Village, Evian,
Chaddwell, and
Severgn, and our
corporate parks in Morgantown
and Spring Valley
represent achievement of the company’s goals and principles.
It is clear that our ideas of housing and the workplace, our shopping needs, and our overall sense of community are changing. We have learned that suburban sprawl is consuming our open space and that lengthy commutes have taken the place of our free time. Concepts of a new form of development have emerged, which encourage the placement of homes, shopping, recreation and business together in such a way that they compliment rather than disturb each other.
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The Hankin Group selectively chooses natural and beautiful sites in order to create communities that minimize the need for and the appearance of the automobile, and maximize a lifestyle based on ‘walkability.’ Sidewalks, jogging paths and greenways connect and integrate the home, the market, and the workplace. This type of community is holistic and complete. There is room for all tastes, sizes, budgets and lifestyles.
EagleviewSM is the home of our company and is an example of
this community of the future. As it evolves from its original form as a
corporate center, it is planned as a complete, master-planned community,
with a variety of residential, recreational, retail and civic uses. These
components are unified by a town square replete with artwork, fountains,
and space for gathering of people for holidays and special events.
All of this is within an evening stroll of 825 residential units and
within a lunch hour walk for ultimately 15,000 people working in office
buildings tucked away on intimate wooded sites, dramatic hillside
locations, or along the landscaped boulevards.
As new concepts for creating better communities are proven successful in EagleviewSM, they are recreated and improved for other locations, including our latest community, WeatherstoneSM. We believe that future growth and development can be achieved in partnership with local government and that the existing natural beauty can be preserved. Here at the Hankin Group, we are excited about the future and are well prepared for our part in building it.
Robert Hankin
President and Chief Executive Officer
