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