Developer | Marketing Firm | Architects | Land Planning / Landscape Architecture | Site Engineering / Environmental Consultant | Interior Design

The Development Team

Developer
Starwood Tiverton LLC

Starwood Tiverton LLC is a joint venture between one of Starwood Capital Group's Opportunity Funds and New England Property Holdings, LLC.

Starwood Capital Group

Starwood is a privately-held investment management firm specializing in real estate and real estate related investments on behalf of select private and institutional investor partners.

Since its inception in 1991, Starwood has been one of the nation's most active and successful real estate investment firms, having raised more than $3.5 billion of private and institutional capital for transactions representing over $7.0 billion worth of real estate and related assets.

Starwood's highly diversified real estate portfolio includes residential land development, multifamily, hotel, office, retail, mixed use industrial properties. Since its inception, Starwood has completed more than 250 real estate related transactions with an average investment size of approximately $25 million. One of Starwood's most significant investments is Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, the largest hotel company in the world.

New England Property Holdings, LLC

New England Property Holdings, LLC is the development manager for Starwood Tiverton, LLC.

The company is led by Andrew L. Ross (Principal) and Arthur F. Casey (Principal, Director of Development). Both Ross and Casey have been actively involved in real estate development, construction, financing and management for more than 25 years. During the past two years alone, they have been responsible for the planning and permitting of several hundred million dollars of real estate development in New England.

Marketing Firm
Carlson Communications

Carlson Communications is a national award-winning marketing communications firm that is nationally recognized for their expertise in residential real estate marketing and sales. Located in Northborough, Massachusetts. Carlson Communications specializes in marketing active adult communities in New England and represents a variety of national and regional residential builders and developers.

Architects
Bloodgood Sharp Buster Architects & Planners

BSB is a national, award-winning architectural design firm whose client list represents a "Who's Who" of builders and developers throughout the United States. Known for their innovative designs and state-of-the-art technology and energy-efficiency, BSB designs have graced some of the most successful residential communities in the country.

Architect of Record
Stone Bridge Associates, LLC

In the summer of 2004 Stone Bridge Associates, LLC was founded with the goal of bringing better customer service to its Clients. Stone Bridge Associates, LLC perceives design as being subjective to the participants' tastes and as such measure its success based upon the client satisfaction. By providing comprehensive planning, design (schematic and development), documentation and construction administration services Stone Bridge Associates, LLC responds to the specific needs of each Client. Led by its Principal, Michael S. Zmich, AIA, NCARB, Stone Bridge Associates, LLC continues to achieve its goal of providing exemplary architectural and customer service.

Land Planning / Landscape Architecture
Brown Sardina

Brown Sardina is a professional planning, urban design and landscape architectural practice, offering capabilities for solving contemporary environmental and development issues. For more than 20 years, its principals have designed innovative and workable
environments in a wide range of urban, suburban and regional projects throughout the United States and overseas.

Site Engineering / Environmental Consultant
ESS Group, Inc.

ESS Group, Inc. is proud to be part of the Starwood Tiverton, LLC team. ESS is the lead civil/site engineer and environmental permitting consultant chosen by Starwood Tiverton, LLC to plan, design, and permit this complex waterfront and land development project on Mount Hope Bay. ESS responsibilities include project management and technical team coordination, civil engineering and site design services, state-of-the-art storm water management systems, and regulatory and environmental permitting on the local, state, and federal levels.

Site Engineering / Environmental Consultant
ESS Group, Inc.

This project has received approvals from:

- Coastal Resource Management Council (CRMC)

- Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM)

- Rhode Island Department of Transportation

- US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

- The Town of Tiverton Planning Board

During construction, ESS will continue to provide engineering support. ESS will also prepare civil/site design and construction documents for additional phases of the project

Interior Designer
Reece Tormos, Rhode Island Design Center

An award-winning member of the Rhode Island Design Center's Interior Design Studio, Reece Tormos offers complete interior design services for the design and furnishing of high-end residential and commercial interiors. With nearly 200 residential interior design projects to her credit, as well as a diverse portfolio of corporate and commercial interiors, Reece enjoys working with her clients to help them transform their dreams of a beautiful home into a reality. Reece is widely recognized for her vision of excellence in design, ensuring that each client's home is a true reflectionof their unique lifestyle. As the featured designer at the Villages on Mt. Hope Bay, Reece's work can be viewed in many of the model homes and in the new community center.