The Synergy Group team is comprised of five principal owners, Keith Christopherson, Brenda Christopherson, Andy Christopherson, Brian Flahavan and Greg Windisch, who bring strong business, development, real estate, and legal expertise to the Group. The Synergy Group at their newest development, Sky Vistas, across Highway 12 from Skyhawk, where the Christophersons built 512 homes in the 1990s (from left to right: Andy Christopherson, Greg Windisch, Brian Flahavan, Keith Christopherson and Brenda Christopherson).
Keith Christopherson began his career in Real Estate and Construction in the 1970s, as an apprentice carpenter. In 1979, he co-founded Christopherson Construction, which evolved into Christopherson Homes several years later. Keith was inducted into the California Builders Hall of Fame in 2006 and has been extremely active in the communities where the company operates. He frequently participates in trade, educational and charitable work, as well as organizations that provide housing for low income families. Keith is also a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War. Brenda Christopherson formally started in the real estate/construction/building profession in the early 80s and was the cofounder of Christopherson Homes, Christopherson Realty and Artisan Signature Properties. Her position and history with these companies gives her an extraordinary insight in the purchasing of raw land, as well as the development, design, marketing and selling of residential real estate. With over 30 years of real estate experience, she has received hundreds of awards, including the JD Powers award for Best in Customer Satisfaction. In 2006, Brenda was inducted into the California Builders Hall of Fame, and is one of a just a handful of women to receive this distinction. Andy Christopherson has an extensive background in construction and development over the past 20 years. He has been responsible for areas of purchasing and building new home communities, both attached and detached product, from entry level to high end product. He also has an extensive background in the general construction and remodeling, where he has overseen the renovation and resale division of Synergy Homes for the last 6 years. Brian Flahavan is a civil litigation attorney in Sonoma County and legal counsel for the Synergy Group. A graduate of Santa Clara University and the University of San Francisco School of Law. In 2002, he opened Flahavan Law Offices, a litigation firm, with offices in Santa Rosa, Los Angeles and Westlake Village. Greg Windisch has lived in Sonoma County for 25 years, where he worked in the wine industry before co-founding Trilogy Glass & Packaging. After serving as its President for 10 years, Greg sold Trilogy to a global packaging firm in 2011. Having truly enjoyed the process of building a successful business enterprise, Greg is looking forward to utilizing his business knowledge to build the Synergy Group brand.
ABOUT US Synergy Communities is unique in that we bring extensive experience and local knowledge from land acquisition through the entitlement and building process. This skillset creates value for its investors, while delivering award winning residential communities. Synergy Group and the Christopherson family bring extensive experience to the table. Including: -New home building and major remodeling expertise -Entitlement work/approval process -Site work, land planning and architectural design -Construction marketing and sales of 5,500 new homes in 55 New Home Communities in Northern California -100 resale homes -Hundreds of industry awards over the course of 30 years and 9 different counties in Northern California At Synergy Group, we strive to provide all of our communities with professional design and contracting services. Our strong commitment to quality and prompt service to our customers is what sets us apart from our competitors. We listen to the market and translate the vision into reality, while using cost-cutting measures in labor and material purchases.
OUR COMMUNITIES The new community development division currently holds five new home developments in the North Bay. The first two communities coming to market are in Santa Rosa. The first community, Sky Vista, across from Skyhawk in Rincon Valley, consists of new single story and two story homes available in the fall of 2015 The second community, Fountaingrove Vista, has western city light views with single and two story homes on large private lots.
We have successfully completed nearly 100 entry level to high-end, custom transformations over the past six years! The local real estate communities, as well as home buyers, recognize and respect the design, specifications, and thought that goes into creating a gorgeous transformation or remodel. This extra effort has transformed Synergy Group into a recognized and respected brand within the North Bay real estate community!
For more information on investing and financial oppurtunites, please contact Keith Christopherson at 707 477-4000 or keith@synergygroup.net