BIA/LAV Holds Installation & Awards Event
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 10:44AM The Los Angeles/Ventura Chapter of the Building Industry Association of Southern California will hold its annual installation event on Thursday, November 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. in Los Angeles.
The event this year will honor incoming Chapter President Aleks Baharlo and the 2013 Board of Directors. Baharlo is president of KFG Investment Company, a development company with holdings in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. Barholo will be installed as Chapter President by Michael Keston, a past BIALAV president. Keston is the founder of Larwin Company and KFG Investment Co, as well as Chair of the USC Keston Institute.
The event also recognizes the contributions of the outgoing Board of Directors and 2012 Chapter President Jonathan Lonner, who worked tirelessly this year to keep the Chapter’s advocacy programs running smoothly during the longest downturn in housing construction in more than a half-century. Lonner is principal with Burns & Bouchard, a Los Angeles-based boutique land-use and government affairs firm specializing in creative solutions to today’s complex development issues.
Also being recognized are the Chapter’s Builder of the Year, California Home Builders, and the Associate of the Year, Champion Windows.
California Home Builders is a Los Angeles-based company that specializes in developing and building residential communities, multifamily projects and luxury custom homes. Since our establishment in 1994, CHB has built hundreds of homes and multi-family units in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. This year, California Home Builders completed the first community in the City of Los Angeles with a solar electric generating systems as a standard feature. This 57 home community was build and sold in a mere 9 months. California Home Builders maintains and active and diverse portfolio of projects, completing 2 condominium projects in the past year, with 3 more in the works while also working on 3 additional single family home projects and an apartment complex.
Sponsors and supporters of the event include California Home Buidlers, Cheryl & Haim Saban, Standard Pacific Homes, Williams Homes and Zillow.
The cost is $125 for an individual and $225 for a couple, and sponsorship opportunities are still available. The registration form is available at www.bialav.org. For more information, e-mail Katy Williams at kwilliams@bialav.org or leave her a message at (661) 257-5046, ext. 2.