Andy Chandler began his land development and homebuilding career in Atlanta in 1982. He has a broad spectrum of core development disciplines that support his keen site acquisition capabilities.
During a four year tenure at the Georgia division of Beazer Homes, Andy served as vice president of land acquisition and development and led an initiative to increase the company’s lot position from 60 to over 2000. His success in this area facilitated the company’s growth of home sales in Atlanta from 150 to over 600+ annually. While at Beazer, Andy met and developed a business relationship with Jim Parker.
In 2003 Parker and Chandler left Beazer Homes and simultaneously founded the site development company, Parker Chandler Development (PCD) and Parker Chandler Homes (PCH). In 2006, after a very strong run, PCH, and PCD were sold to a publicly traded company at a very high return for all of its capital investment partners.
In 1996 the national home builder, Engle Homes with an annual volume of 3,500 units, entered the Atlanta market and hired Andy to manage all land acquisition and development activities.
Prior to Engle, in 1990, Andy joined Brown Realty Advisors, involved in their apartment marketing and sales effort and at the same time founded Walton Land Company specializing in developing pad sites for builders.
In 1983, Mr. Chandler joined Bovis Brunning Homes (BBH) and served as acquisition and development director. At that time BBH had annual home sales of 500+ and Andy had the responsibility for all land acquisitions, development, and joint venture negotiations.
After attending the University of Georgia, Mr. Chandler began his real estate career with Coldwell Banker in 1980. He trained for and developed a skill selling land to developers and lots to builders.
Andy is married and has 3 daughters and 2 sons and his family is active in water and adventure sports.
Andre J. van Rensburg was born in South Africa and has been living in the United States since 1999. He is a US citizen. He holds a law degree and a post - graduate qualification in Real Estate Development.
Mr. van Rensburg entered the real estate profession full time in 1985. He became the CEO and majority shareholder in Steer Commercial Realty (Pty) Ltd. - a Cape Town based company which was formed in 1879 – the oldest privately owned real estate Company in South Africa. In that period Steer & Co. operated approximately 35 offices throughout the Western Cape Region and approximately 472 real estate associates. Mr. van Rensburg is the President of Prudential Commercial Real Estate based out of Jacksonville servicing the Jacksonville MSA and surrounding areas. Mr. van Rensburg has been a court appointed appraiser since 1992. He taught commercial real estate practices to aspiring new commercial real estate practitioners at the Cape Town Institute of Estate Agents in the period 1993 – 1998. He was a founding member of the Timeshare Institute of South Africa, a member of The South African Property Owners Association.
Andre J. van Rensburg specializes exclusively in commercial real estate and has worked in various parts of the world including South Africa, the UK and the USA. He was the president for the Commercial Board of Realtors of Saint Augustine and Saint John's County Board of Realtors and was the Chair for the Education Committee for Florida Commercial Alliance. He is also the President for the North Florida Chapter of CCIM. He holds various designations including the prestigious Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation, Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) designation, Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designation. He is Paul Harris Fellow and a member of the Sunrise Rotary Club.
Mr. van Rensburg has taught various real estate courses and delivered presentations about various aspects of commercial real estate including hospitality industry. Mr. van Rensburg is an instructor for the CCIM Institute and Realtor’s Land Institute. He has been awarded the 2009 Instructor Excellence Award by The Realtor’s Land Institute and 2009 Rising Star Instructor’s Award by The CCIM Institute.
Mike Maschmeyer, Senior VP is an award-winning real estate professional, with over 25 years of success in the syndication, development and marketing of residential real estate projects. He has a widely diversified expertise in residential real estate investment, construction and development. Mike has developed, syndicated and marketed more than $250 Million of residential and multi-use properties in the southeastern and southwestern United States. Mr. Maschmeyer, as a consultant, has acquired and developed real estate properties for municipal and public agencies and has structured investment partnerships with various Wall Street investment banking firms.
As Managing Partner of the Milestone Group, Inc. and LIFE General Contractors, Mr. Maschmeyer has developed over 1,000 residential lots and constructed more than $150 million of new homes. As former senior vice president of acquisitions for Sequoyah Equities and the Realty Research Corporation, Mr. Maschmeyer has a proven depth of experience in the analytics of residential and commercial real estate and evaluation of the physical integrity and completeness of constructed assets. He provides the essential expertise to evaluate, take control and manage the successful completion of residential communities and new development projects.
Mr. Maschmeyer is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, BSCM, Masters degree in Finance, MBA in Real Estate and Urban Development. He is a certified and licensed General Contractor and CCIM member.
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