JV Partners Win $750M Military Housing Pact

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EL PASO-In an ongoing federal initiative to upgrade military housing, a joint venture with Texas and California ties has secured a $750-million contract to rehab and develop single-family and multifamily units at three US Air Force bases. The deal includes leasing 433 acres from the USAF for 50 years.

Developing as BLB Family Housing LLC, Hunt Building Corp. of El Paso and Pinnacle AMS Development Co. LLC of Irvine, CA won the contract for Barksdale AFB in northwest Louisiana, Langley AFB in Virginia and Bolling AFB in Washington, DC. The seven-year construction schedule calls for renovations to begin July 1 on 362 historically significant homes. In addition, there will be 3,189 new housing units built as duplexes and quad-plexes for Air Force families. Under the contract, the JV also will take over maintenance and operation of existing and future housing developments.