John Bohnen has been appointed chief operating officer of RSI Communities LLC, an affiliate of RSI Holding LLC. Bohnen will focus on growing the company's Texas operations and play a key role in expanding the national footprint of RSI Communities. Along with acquiring land for its own developments, RSI is partnering with developers and will build homes for first-time and move-up home buyers, as well as single-family home rental communities. The company's unique approach to homebuilding offers high-quality, energy-efficient homes tailored to Millennials and Empty-Nesters who are looking to buy their first home or downsize. The company plans to have 25 to 30 communities in Central Texas by the end of 2017 and enter the Houston and Dallas markets within the next year or two.
"John Bohnen brings a unique, and hard to find, combination of strength in leadership and experience in homebuilding to the company," said Todd Palmaer, chief executive officer of RSI Communities. "We welcome his proven success in land acquisition, particularly in Dallas, San Antonio and Austin, where he impressively grew a homebuilding division to be one of the highest performing and most profitable in the country." Bohnen previously served in leadership positions at Cal Atlantic Homes, Standard Pacific Homes, KB Homes and the United States Army. Most recently, he was the Austin Division President for Cal Atlantic Homes and prior to that he was the Division President for Standard Pacific Homes. Read More