Golba Group Construction & Development Inc.

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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE GOLBA GROUP, THEIR FAMILY VALUES, BUSINESSES AND BELIEFS

HISTORY AND BUSINESS FORMATION –

Jim and Nancy Golba first met in high school in South Bend, Indiana, in 1959.   They continued as high school sweethearts until their marriage in 1961.  Married ever since, they now have three grown sons and 10 grandchildren.   Each son also has three children and all sons have been married to their original spouse.  The entire family, including all of the grandchildren are devoted Christians and are either actively involved in the church or lead church functions and Bible Study Groups.  

Jim and Nancy’s oldest and youngest sons are both involved with them in their businesses which are headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and Marina del Rey, California.  Their third son with his family is located in Granbury, Texas, just outside of Fort Worth.  Both sons in the Phoenix area are business owners and partners with Jim and Nancy.   They have many businesses which include Century 21 franchises, residential and commercial property management, a fully furnished vacation home rental business, a commercial and residential maintenance company, an investment firm and a construction and development company.  As an added member of the "Golba Group", Jim and Nancy's granddaughter has also joined one of the organizations.  Although they are extremely family oriented, it is constantly pointed out to all employees that it is dedication, ethics, morals and capabilities that will move personnel forward in the Golba Group - not your last name 

Jim and Nancy Golba were also owners of two previous construction companies and a major foreclosure operation with principal places of operation in Tarrant County, Texas during the time period of 1981 through 1990.  These companies were Big Star Enterprises, Inc., Big Star Builders, Inc., and Tetraland, Inc.

Big Star Enterprises, Inc. worked exclusively with investor partners through Limited Partnerships developing residential and commercial sites for multi-family and small strip shopping centers in the Fort Worth area.   Big Star Enterprises also acted as General Contractor on the commercial and multi-family projects completing a number of commercial projects in the fast growing area of North Fort Worth as well as completing many “in fill” multi-family structures located between Fort Worth and Dallas.  Mr. Golba functioned primarily as Managing General Partner for at least five individual Partnerships as well as functioning as President of Big Star Enterprises.  

Big Star Builders Inc. had established alliances with several Franchising companies such as Blimpies, Subway, Flowerama and many others building shopping center end caps and free standing buildings for their respective businesses.  At the same time, Big Star Builders became heavily involved in completing Tenant Improvements and finish-out work in restaurant and large malls in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.  The company also completed considerable work for the City of Fort Worth renovating and constructing additional office and cafeteria space.   In 1987, Big Star Builders added an approximately 11,000 sq. ft. cafeteria on an upper floor to the City of Fort Worth Municipal Building.   

Tetraland, Inc., was formed at the same time as the Big Star Companies to take advantage of a high number of foreclosures occurring in Texas during this time period.  Tetraland, with Mr. Golba as President along with three other principals, became the largest Foreclosure operation in Tarrant County during the mid 1980 timeframe.  Tetraland’s primary focus was to purchase distressed commercial and residential properties to either renovate and sell or to renovate and hold contingent upon each particular circumstance. 

The three companies of Big Star Enterprises, Inc., Big Star Builders, Inc. and Tetraland, Inc. were all dissolved in the late 1980’s as a result of the investor fallout from the Tax Reform Act of ’86, the  general collapse of the Savings and Loan Institutions as well as the general overall real estate downturn in the Southwestern part of the United States at that time.  

Following a move to Arizona in 1990, Jim, Nancy and Scott Golba all received their Arizona Real Estate Licenses and set up operation in the residential property management and leasing business with a Century 21 Brokerage in the Phoenix East Valley.   In 1997, the three individuals with Scott’s wife, Amy Golba, also a Realtor, formed their own company named The Golba Group Realty with corporate offices in Gilbert, Arizona.   The Golba Group’s primary activity, then as well as now, consists of commercial and residential sales, full property management, leasing, accounting and maintenance.  

At the same time in order to take advantage of  the many properties managed by the Golba Group, they formed an independent maintenance arm called Landmark Maintenance Services, Inc., also owned, in part, by Ken Golba, Jim and Nancy’s oldest son.   Landmark consists of fulltime and part time employees with primary responsibility to perform all facets of maintenance on The Golba Group properties, Century 21 properties as well as several other property management entities.  

With the vast majority of Golba Group Realty customers being real estate investors, the principals of the Golba Group had been approached many times by these and other investors searching for additional investments with higher cap rates and enhanced returns.  As a result, it was determined that due to the explosive growth occurring in the Phoenix area at that time, now was the time for the Golba Group to move back into the development and construction business, similar to their operations in Texas.   

In August of 2003, The Golba Group Construction and Development Company was formed with the intent of structuring partnerships with the Golba Group’s current customer and personal base which consisted of over 300 investors.   Currently, the Golba Group owns commercial acreage between Phoenix and Tucson which is being geared for eventual shopping center development. 

Throughout the last dozen years or so, as a result of their heavy real estate oriented business base, the Golba Group has established personal relationships with many high quality investors and investment groups with the ability to comfortably fund projects such as major residential and commercial developments.  

Having experienced two previous downturns in this country’s financial cycle, it has been decided to take advantage of the many upcoming opportunities with forthcoming rebounding real estate values.   Accordingly, the Golba Group has relocated a portion of their development efforts and resources to Malibu, California, where residential land and home prices have also suffered with the rest of the nation.  The Golba Group is currently partnered with a local Malibu builder/developer to structure an investor base to acquire premier Malibu land parcels with striking ocean and canyon views for subdividing and future development.