Arcadia Homes Inc.

ARCADI A HOMES INC . gratifying part of our job is watching clients getting choked up when they’re talking about how much they enjoyed their experience and how much they are going to miss seeing some of us on a daily basis. Of course we reassure them that we are still there for them even after the build, but that is the most memorable and gratifying part of what we do.” Arcadia Homes is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and has about 20 employees, but also works with architectural firms and a whole host of trades subcontractors. The company was founded in 1994 by Michael Salamone and Robbie Bowers with a mission to create luxury homes, the right way. They constructed high end luxury homes with the best quality materials and the best tradespeople in the industry. Schumacher says, “It obviously took a whole lot of hard work and a lot of integrity and character. They built a very, very solid reputation and an incredible company over the course of two decades.” Seven years ago when Schumacher came on board, he and AJ Foard (current Vice President and Managing Partner who has spent 15 years with the company) began to take on more of a leadership role. That hard work paid off when they both became co-owners in 2018 along with Salamone and Bowers. The two manage the day-to-day operations and love every minute of it. Arcadia completes an average of 12 to 15 new luxury home builds a year, along with a few exclusive renovation projects, which brings their total annual projects to about 20. Most of their work is focused in the Greater Charlotte area with projects from Weddington to Lake Norman and all points in between. Much of that work is in new subdivisions, but some are closer to the center of Charlotte, including tear downs, which Arcadia has no issue handling from start to finish. Schumacher believes a lot of the company’s success is due to their devotion and passion to building timeless works of art that are