Modern Home Builders Issue 133 | Page 96

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With 50 years of industry expertise , Intracorp continues to revitalize neighborhoods throughout North America and beyond . The company has a long legacy in the construction and building development markets , as President of the Southern California division , Brad Perozzi , begins : “ Intracorp is a privately owned company . We have our headquarters in Vancouver , British Columbia , and we also operate from several other offices across Seattle , Washington , Newport Beach , California , and Austin , Texas . The business has been running for almost 50 years now , and in that time the owner , Joe Houssian , has been successful in a number of different industries . Within the same group of companies , we have had Intrawest , which is a recreational development and resort business . Then , of course there ’ s Intracorp , which is the residential building development business . “ In the last five decades the company has established itself across North America , covering multiple states and regions . We ’ ve done a great job of capturing our market share , in part because we are smaller , but nimbler than most public companies .”

Collegial culture
The small but mighty California division of Intracorp is emblematic of the company ’ s broader culture . As Brad discusses : “ I ’ ve been running the Southern California division of Intracorp for about seven or eight years . Our success largely comes down to hiring and retaining the right
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