dec-2017

158 159 competition’s scrambling, we’re still doing well.We accomplished all that and BearX isn’t even 100 percent complete yet. The only part that’s complete is The Cove – that’s the pool and day club component; that is only 30 percent of the experience and that didn’t even open up till the end of April. So, this upcoming year is going to be awesome because everybody’s rates and occupancy is going to continue to drop and we are ex- pecting our strongest year yet.We are bet- ting everything we’ve got - One of our core values is to be ‘All In,’ and we’ve done that with personnel, financially and emotionally. To see it pay off has been awesome.” Phillips says that going forward, he wants his company “to go slow, to go fast,” as it considers where and when to expand. “If we do not get it right, we are not going to have anything to replicate,” he says. “So, we are really trying to find those true value points. We’ve been checking out different campuses and relevant markets; College Station is not a large enough market to support multiple locations.We’d like to stay in Texas for the next two years so that we do not introduce any new regulation standards when we are replicating. Our five-year plan is to have three locations and then, exponentially, build to scale after that.” While The Barracks Townhomes continues to be a financial success, Phillips reveals that even though making money was what led him into the business in the first place, THE BARRACKS TOWNHOMES n Tri-Supply www.TriSupplyHomeTeam.com Tri-Supply has been a leader in the home improvement and building industry for over 50 years. Our goal from the beginning has been to provide each individual customer the highest quality of customer service and sat- isfaction during their home building process. At Tri-Supply, we understand the building industry and what it takes to complete a home, efficiently and economically. From start to finish, Tri-Supply will be there until the job is complete, on the customer’s terms. n Kent Moore Cabinets www.kentmoorecabinets.com Established in 1971, Kent Moore Cabinets specializes in custom-designed cabinets for new, single and multi-family construction, remodels, and com- mercial applications. Kent Moore Cabinets are available only in Texas and only through Kent Moore Cabinets; they are not sold through distributors or dealers. PREFERRED VENDORS he’s since discovered that his higher calling is being able to serve and positively influence his college-aged residents. “It’s much deeper than just building houses, making money, and having a successful business,” he explains. “Our mission is to change lives.We put people and service before anything; that’s our North Star. To instill joy and wisdom to as many people as I possibly can - that’s what motivates me now.”