Shea Homes, a division of the J.F. Shea Co., Inc., is America's largest privately owned new home builder. Headquartered in Walnut, California

Walnut, California

Walnut is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 29,172 at the 2010 census and its current mayor is Tom King, a former Detective from the Los Angeles Police Department....

, the company develops new home communities in Arizona

Arizona

Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, Colorado

Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

, Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

, North Carolina

North Carolina

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, South Carolina

South Carolina

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 and Washington. Its communities offer home designs that include condominiums, townhomes, traditional single-family detached homes and luxury residences. In addition, Shea Homes is the developer of Shea Homes Active Lifestyle Communities and Trilogy Resort-Style Communities.

Shea Homes was named America's Best Builder in 2005 by Builder Magazine , 2007 Builder of the Year by Professional Builder

Professional Builder

Professional Builder is a trade publication and web site serving the information needs of the housing and light construction marketplace.Established in 1936, Professional Builder magazine is published monthly with two additional issues in the fall and December...

. and 2011 JD Power and Associates Customer Service Champion.

History

Shea Homes’ parent company, the J. F. Shea Co., was founded in 1881 in Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

 by John F. Shea. In addition to being a new home builder, the J. F. Shea Company's activities include commercial construction, civil engineering, commercial and multi-family property and development and management, construction materials and venture capital

Venture capital

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Divisions and subsidiaries

• Divisions
  • Colorado - Denver
  • Florida - Orlando
  • Nevada - North Las Vegas
  • North Carolina - Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham
  • South Carolina - York, Lancaster
  • Washington - Seattle
  • Arizona - Phoenix, Peoria, Buckeye, Litchfield Park, Maricopa, Chandler, Gilbert, Queen Creek, San Tan Valley
  • California - Sacramento, Central Coast, LA/Ventura County, Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco
• Subsidiaries/Shea Brands
  • Trilogy
  • Shea Mortgage
  • Shea Properties
  • Shea Apartment Communities
  • Venture Capital
  • J.F. Shea Construction Inc.
  • Redding
  • Reed Manufacturing