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to follow clients into new opportunities. “Our focus initially
was residential, owned properties,” he says. “It was a hot mar-
ket. Since then, we’ve expanded into the healthcare, retail, com-
mercial and education markets. We’re also doing some hotel
work, and we are part of the project management team for the
[New York] World Trade Center as owner representative for the
NY/NJ Port Authority.”
With 290 employees, the company has assembled a staff
from a wide range of backgrounds. “Our people come from 150
different organizations,” he says. “The culture we’ve developed
for our company is what sets us apart and keeps us focused on
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our mission – servicing clients.”
From its inception, Hunter Roberts realized
the need to develop a distinctive corporate
culture. According to Fumosa, “our tag line
‘earn partner satisfaction everyday’ repre-
sents the company’s dedication to servicing
our partners, which we consider not only our
clients but also the designers and subcon-
tractors we work with, as well as our staff
and their families.”
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Hunter Roberts’ 42 employees in the
Philadelphia office continue to look for new
opportunities in the market, Fumosa says. “I
think the residential market has somewhat
flattened, especially from a condo stand-
point,” he notes. “There’s still a lot of new
construction and a lot of product on the
market. Apartment projects seem to be the
next wave of residential building.”
The company has shifted much of its attention to the new
convention center planned for the city. It plans to bid on a por-
tion of the $400 million project, which Fumosa expects to be
broken into two or three segments in the $100 to $150 million
range. In addition, he says, the convention center will bring sig-
nificant hotel work to the city.
“I’ve read reports that suggest 10,000 additional hotel rooms
will be needed in Philadelphia as a result of the new
Convention Center,” he explains. “The larger conventions usual-
ly look for hotels with approximately 1,000 rooms and there
aren’t a lot of those in Philadelphia.” ■