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Tom Classen comes from a family of builders for several generations. He served his apprenticeship working for his father’s home building business. Later, at the age of 21, he became a superintendent on a 210 room hotel project in Austin, Texas. After completion, and relocating to Dallas, Classen started his own construction company in residential and commercial building. He also worked extensively with the golf country clubs & clientele, doing major renovations to the various club properties. Classen created a reputation and relationships with several of the golf club property developers.
In 1998, he was recruited to Desert Mountain Properties in Scottsdale, Arizona. Desert Mountain is a highly acclaimed, 8000+ acre private golf course community. He soon became VP of Development and oversaw the design and construction of 3 world-class clubhouses, 4 residential subdivisions and associated infrastructure, and over 60 multi-million dollar homes. Classen was also a member of the Desert Mountain Architectural Design & Review Committee, serving as the developer’s representative, serving a total of fourteen years with Desert Mountain before returning to Texas. Horseshoe Bay Resort recruited Classen to manage the construction and development efforts at the Resort and Summit Rock. Classen later had the opportunity to join the Westway Custom Builders Team and in July of 2013 purchased the Company from Mr. Rowan, founder of Westway Custom Builders. Westway Custom Builders is a leading custom home builder in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. |