RHINO DEVELOPMENT
Who We Are
In today’s environment – we require clarity, accuracy, and concise communication with our contractors and vendors. When there are too many different lines of communication, or “cooks in the kitchen”, we often find ourselves playing telephone where accurate information gets lost, and expectations are not met.
Rhino Development is here to eliminate the middleman. We are a solutions-based construction company focused on facilitating a direct line of communication and expectations with our contractors, to maximize returns and financial benefits. We provide a clear plan and specification details to our contractors and transparent cost data to our investment partners all while allowing contractors, suppliers, and investors to communicate directly with the owner for a more streamlined development process. This approach allows us to commit to a long-term relationship and simplify our partnership based on mutual success.
In 1998, Richard Duffy entered the land development business – Richard began at a family development company before spending time on the capital and homebuilder sides of the business. From then until present day, Richard has been involved with the development of more than 2,000 lots.
At Rhino Development, in conjunction with Watermark Companies, we want lenders and contractors to understand our focus is commitment to cost, transparency, timelines, and maximum efficiency, while meeting and exceeding expectations for our internal & external customers.
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The pursuit to champion everything we do.
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The unchanging demeanor to achieve sustained excellence.
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Our standard is exactness, accuracy in every detail.
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The relentlessness to do whatever it takes to get the job done and done well.
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We will protect the team. We will protect the cause. We will safeguard capital partner money like it is our very own.
Core Values
Our Projects
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Mills Creek
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Canvas at Inver Grove Heights
Watermark has a rich history of self performance
Watermark started by self-executing hundreds of scattered site rehabs and new builds for institutional investors. As Watermark continued to grow, two ground-up multi-family projects and two single-family build-to-rent neighborhoods were successfully self-performed.
Our Team
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John brings 18+ years of homebuilding experience across multiple markets and multiple disciplines and has led operations on a total of 1,500 lots with Watermark, all while managing a team responsible for 14 communities with an average of 150 homes per community. Our Watermark development team manages all aspects of horizontal and vertical construction through third party partners, while overseeing expenditures, cash flow, and payroll for all construction operations.
Before joining Watermark, John climbed the professional ladder at one of the largest national home builder companies as a Senior Builder, to Project Manager, and Division President, while being in the construction of thousands of homes in multiple markets.