Setting the Standard for the Development of Single-Family Rentals
For more than 30 years, Hunt Companies has developed, built, owned, and operated high-quality single-family rental housing communities. Avanta Residential is a Hunt company formed to specialize in the next wave of single-family rental housing. Drawing on Hunt’s extensive real estate background and more than $8.5 billion in completed developments, Avanta is positioned to set the standard for the industry by creating single-family rental neighborhoods.
Our mission is simple: Creating neighborhoods that deliver long-term results to our investors, our partners, and our residents.
Our Experience
Hunt is the 3rd largest owner of single-family rentals in the country.
Our Team
Meet the Avanta Team
Avanta Residential is comprised of an experienced team of architects, finance experts, construction managers, developers, asset managers, qualified investment managers, and property managers — we only hire the best. Our team has participated in more than $8.5 billion in residential developments for Hunt alone, and with the backing of Hunt and institutional partners, we have the team in place to deliver quality neighborhoods.
James Dobbie
Jim Dobbie’s approach to creating a widely accepted institutional asset by developing single-family rental neighborhoods has spawned the Avanta philosophy – one that serves both investors and neighborhoods through foresight, planning, and attention to detail. Jim serves as President of Avanta, is an Executive Vice President for Hunt, and has more than 21 years of experience in commercial and multifamily real estate operating companies, partnerships, and development. Since joining Hunt in 2007, he has been responsible for more than $1.5 billion in transactions and development projects. Mr. Dobbie directs multiple housing development platforms and projects for the company’s national development platform. In addition, Mr. Dobbie was a senior executive for Hunt’s investment advisor and a member of its investment committee.
Peter Spier
Peter Spier serves as a Managing Director of Avanta Residential, a Hunt Company, with a primary emphasis on investment and development strategy, deal-sourcing, and capital markets activities. His professional background includes more than 20 years of experience in the development, operation, and financing of multiple types of real estate, with deep knowledge of office, medical-office, and multifamily assets.
Mr. Spier’s responsibilities at Hunt include asset management of a national portfolio of 2,700 affordable housing units, development of a high-rise office building, and multiple market-rate multifamily projects.
Terence Johnson
Terence Johnson, Director of Development at Hunt, has more than 22 years of design and project management experience in multiple real estate sectors, and is especially skilled at providing design while reducing overall construction and maintenance costs. Mr. Johnson’s responsibilities with Hunt include renovation and new construction activities with a focus on architectural design, project management, tenant coordination, site selection analysis, leasehold review, building and construction standards development, capital budget review and preparation, contract administration, and legal reviews.
Our Philosophy
The Hunt philosophy is built on the cornerstone of decades-tested experience and a solid commitment to develop neighborhoods that deliver results over the long term. From concept to completion, these neighborhoods are designed to balance the long-term needs of the neighborhood itself, the community it sits within, the residents, and the investors. To achieve this balance, Avanta Residential employs a deep pool of talented professionals. Architects, finance experts, construction managers, developers, asset managers, and qualified investment and property managers all work in concert with an aim to deliver great neighborhoods and great results to our investors.
