The Echelon Resources team worked with the Town of Woodstock and Shenandoah County to redevelop two historically significant buildings in Woodstock – a former school and a former bank. Both buildings are prominent buildings within our downtown and mean a great deal to our community. The renovations were done in a timely manner and the quality of the work was excellent. These projects met a growing need for upscale professional housing in our community and leased up very quickly. The quality downtown housing helps our downtown businesses and contributes to the vitality of our community. We have been thrilled to see these important buildings brought back to life by the Echelon Resources team!

J. McCleary, Mayor

The Echelon Resources team worked with City to redevelop a large important and historic industrial site adjacent to our downtown. The former Golden Peanut site was an 11 acre vacant peanut factory campus that suffered from disinvestment for almost three decades. The Echelon Resources team took on what others would not. Their transformative project, Peanut Crossing, not only cleaned up an eyesore of a site, but brought upscale professional housing which leased up very quickly. This project and this site was a critical renovation project for our Downtown Master Plan, and we are very proud of the results of the Peanut Crossing project.

K. Hughes, Economic Development Director

The Echelon Resources team successfully navigated some passionate opposition to the project, with respect, empathy, and calm composure. They took the time to engage the community in a meaningful way, and welcomed conversations and questions....even new ideas. They then delivered the highest-quality adaptation for the vacant school, to the point that even some of the harshest former critics marveled at the transformation. Ultimately they succeeded in merging the developers’ expertise and vision with the neighborhood’s sense of place...with a wonderful result embraced by the community.

C. Espy, Town Manager

The Echelon Resources team worked with the Town to redevelop 135,000 sf, 3-level old tobacco processing facility that was deteriorating fast. The building would have cost the Town over $1.5 million to tear down, but now instead - because of this redevelopment investment - we have a $7 million first-class mixed-use building on the tax rolls. The neighborhood has been dramatically improved because of this transformation, and the Town is very proud of the results.

T. Raab, Town Manager

The project was an excellent project that saved the Town the significant cost of tearing down our abandoned Water and Electric facilities, and instead turning them into greatly needed apartments for the community as well as creating another greenway connection to our parks system.

C. Hively, Town Manager