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James Davis's Bio
James Davis has been a licensed building contractor since August 1974. His imtial construction experience in doing large-scale interiors and cabinetry was for Los Angeles designers and decorators. At that time he had a cabinet shop and fabricated custom equipment consoles for recording studios. During the mid to late 70's, he built ten custom homes for the architectural firm of Buff & Hensman, including the personal homes of both Conrad Buff & Don Hensman each of which won A_I.A. awards. In 1979 he went into partnership With Peter Ford, forming Blackoak Development Company which operated under Jim's license. He was solely responsible for the management and construction of custom homes in the Los Angeles area for ten years. In March 1989, Jim Davis formed his own business, Davis Development Group, and continues to provide high quality construction With newer methods of project management and cost control. He has worked closely With architects, designers, and structural engineers, including Frank O. Gehry & Associates, Brian Murphy of BAM, Robert Earl & Associates; KAA Design Group, Frank Penino, Barbara Barry and Buckley Brown Jim enjoys working with architects and designers during the design phase in an effort to maintain the project budget by exploring alternate details and construction methods. Jim's primary business is in the high-end residential field but has built several complex commercial projects including an office building in Venice, CA with subterranean parking. This particular project presented the additional challenge of de-watering the entire site. When the project was completed the water table was allowed to return to its orginal level, four feet above the basement floor. Jim takes pride in the fact that he maintains lasting relationships with his clients, and has on many occasions built second and/or third homes over a twenty-year period. He takes on the challenge of balancing the various factors of the project: (budget, material selection and time schedule) to create an environment where his crew and subcontractors can do their best work Jim is a native Califonian. He has lived in Studio City for 20 years with his wife, Diane and their two sons, Casey and Jamie. He plays soccer every week He loves to play guitar, paint, listen to jazz and travel