DesignQ Austin is looking a little different lately after a major renovation that involved some important updates to the design centre’s look, as well as some much-needed changes to product offerings.

In March of this year, a group of six Qualico employees took part in Imagine A Way’s sixth annual Shoot for the Stars Sporting Clays Tournament to help raise funds for the organization.

In early 2020 we Pacesetter Homes Austin introduced their newly designed QUAD homes. Exclusive to Austin’s Easton Park community, this innovative new home style reinvents neighbourhood design to better suit today’s modern homeowner lifestyle.

With much success already established in the neighbourhood of East Austin, Qualico US launched a new project called Starlight in the same area in October of 2020.

Qualico is set to complete its final phase of development in the first quarter of 2021, with the construction of The Vineyard, an apartment complex that includes 468 suites across 15 three-storey buildings.

In his 44 years at Qualico, Brian Higgins, Regional Vice-President, Qualico US, has worn many hats and has gained valuable experience by learning everything he could in each of his roles at the company. Brian will be retiring from his role at Qualico at the end of December and will be passing the torch to the Qualico US team he was so instrumental in building.

Austin, TX - Pacesetter Homes Texas will need more room in its trophy case after scooping up several honours at this year’s Marketing and Advertising Excellence (MAX) Awards, presented by the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin. The MAX Awards, which celebrate the achievements and outstanding service of builder, developer, remodeler, and associate members, received nearly 400 submissions this year.

Austin, TX – Kevin Van, President & CEO, is pleased to announce that LaNelle Deardorf, Vice-President, Finance and Banking, Qualico US, has been appointed Regional Vice-President, Qualico US, following the announcement of Brian Higgins’ retirement at the end of 2020. LaNelle’s transition to her new role is effective immediately. LaNelle has been part of a key leadership team that has grown and continuously improved Qualico’s Austin and Dallas operations.

Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth, TX – For the fourth year in a row, Pacesetter Homes Texas has claimed a spot on Builder Magazine’s Top 100, a list that recognizes US homebuilders with the highest number of closings each year. Pacesetter Homes Texas jumped eight spots in 2020 to #90, from #98 in 2019, highlighting it once again as one of the largest 100 homebuilders in the US industry.

Austin, TX – In Austin’s Easton Park community, Pacesetter Homes Austin has introduced a unique product offering seen nowhere else in the city. The appropriately named QUAD homes feature four homes grouped together with a shared driveway – but these differ from the multiple-home designs that people may be used to seeing.

Austin, Texas – Qualico will be bringing a new four-storey, 383-unit apartment building to north-central Austin in the coming year. The Pearl will be located on a 4.96-acre site in the Brentwood neighbourhood, approximately five miles from downtown Austin. The Pearl will feature total rentable space of 275,828 sq. ft. with 48 studio units, 283 one-bedroom units, and 52 two-bedroom units, ranging in size from 452 to 1,254 sq. ft., with the average size being 720 sq. ft.

Austin, TX – What do you do with furniture that’s being retired from use in model homes? If you’re Pacesetter Homes Austin, you hold a garage sale event to raise funds for a local non-profit organization. The family who received the donation has been fostering a sibling group of nine children and was in the process of adopting the children to become a family of 11.