Wisian At Work

Rethink. Renew. Redevelop.

We are committed to actively anticipate the future and take part in shaping it.  

We are determined to see beyond the obvious and engage our peers.

Idleness makes us sick at our stomachs.  

We were bored in January...and we decided to try for something that had been staring us in the face for some time and we didn't have time to consider it.  We were idle (for our standards)-- in January. 

We are pleased to announce the demolition of the old Carmike Five Movie Theatre and redevelopment of the property at 2600 West Broadway in Ardmore.  Five Kids Development, a partnership of Joel and Amy Wisian and Lance and Beth Windel, is compelled to take part in shaping the future of the landscape of the largest thoroughfare into our city...  So our five kids can make memories (no kissing) there too! Lance and Beth, who you may know:),  are wonderful, honest, hardworking people and have recently completed a 46 home affordable housing project to help our community. They. Don't. Mess. Around. Either.

It was fun while it lasted, though wasn't it? That movie theatre was where I saw my first movie E.T., where I had my first kiss, and where many others had many dates, memories, and after-movie garlic sticks at Pizza Hut and Mazzio's.  I bet we could tell stories all week about "the movies." We've had fun talking about all that "goings on" recently.

We donated and sold all we could last week, we're ripping the interior out this week, and next week, the building is coming down and filling up a hole so more redevelopment can happen. "Waste not, want not" we hear is the theme for this decade and is also good for penny pinchers too!

Enough about Dirty Jobs, let's talk about Nordstrom and Cafe Express and Taco Diner, shall we? We have real inquiries already and are rolling out a huge marketing campaign for our site and Ardmore next week. We are evaluating the opportunities and will decide in the next little bit what we are going to do. Let us know (realistically:) what you want right there next to the best gas station and the coolest creek in town! 

 We want to hear from you! Where would you spend your cold cash? 

Send your requests to jawisian@gmail.com or reply to this post and

we will give you $1,000 if we get 'em here! 

home sweet home!

The Hayes have the keys to their new home! Congratulations and thank you Mr. and Mrs. Hayes! We hope you enjoy your new home to its fullest!

We are happy to donate another $100 to charity:water as well and $100 to the Ardmore City Schools (Charles Evans Elementary Field Trip Fund)

Elgin, Oklahoma...

The model home in progress! 1310 Saddlerock Drive. 1885 square feet.

1409 Limestone Way.  1882 square feet with a courtyard garage.  

1422 Limestone Way.  1996 square feet. click here to see these new floorplans!

We loved our jobs as Water/Gatorade Servers at the A2A Marathon!  

And lastly, we're excited about the revitalization of downtown America. Here's a great article about Tulsa, Oklahoma!

sold & good riddance to a hotel

We are excited to say that we sold the speculation house at 4713 Lakeshore Drive in Hickory Ridge to a well-deserving family and started construction on a custom home in Hickory Ridge for a man and his family who has been living in transition in a hotel in Ardmore for 1.5 years! 

Click here to see the floor plan for this four bedroom, 1,832 sq. ft.  home!

This home is ready for a great family! 

Click here to see this 1,616 sq. ft.  floor plan for the Cunningham family...

 

the oklahoma tour

Last week was BUSY! Welcome Spring.  Joel poured four slabs in Ardmore and Elgin, started the framing, and met with customers who are ready to build.  Amy has been to Dallas twice making new tile and carpet selections, finishing up the speculation house at 4713 Lakeshore, and working on getting all our new plans and information on the website.  So, it's Sunday morning and Joel is meeting with customers, and we're still ticking...

He, however,  made time for a very special Daddy Daughter Dance!

hayes home is coming right along!

What a glorious week! 

charity: water campaign "Home Sweet Water"

Over Christmas, we became fascinated and captivated by charity: water, a worldwide organization that brings clean water to developing nations. One billion people struggle to get water every day that is likely to make them sick. We just started a campaign to raise $5,000 to get water to a village! That’s all it takes and that’s why we are believers…charity: water has it figured out and all we have to do is trust. The equipment is ready to dig or rehab the well, pump, or treatment facility, the manpower is trained, and private funders underwrite every single operational expense.

The Wisian Family will donate $100 for every home we build in 2011 to “Home Sweet Water,” the campaign that is going to give our children a tangible and spiritual experience in saving lives we may never meet.  We can watch the charity: water progress and see the village via Google Maps and see photos of the results.  Our kids can understand that… and we just may go visit the village if they have anything to do with it!

If you'd like to see the campaign and become involved with the grass roots efforts that has become a worldwide phenomenon, click below!

"Home Sweet Water" charity:  water campaign

hope we get to do some of this tomorrow! 

 

Color Quiz, two homes are getting color!

 

The Hayes Home at 3208 Stone Creek Drive looks like it grew up with the trees! At Reunion Homes we believe in windows, windows, windows! Not everyone loves them as much as we do, but in this home, we got away with it and it's a good thing because that magnificent pond on the way to that famous golf course is the view! Mrs. Hayes is selecting her paint this week (we help round out the daunting decisions if customers request) and the transformation from this phase to the "painted" phase is everyone's favorite part of construction.

 

A2A Marathon-a humbling event

We are serving as "team captain" for Ardmore Young Professionals Water/Aid Station at the A2A Marathon on March 20th.  The race is a fundraiser for our new Cancer Center-and our town has had its fair share of cancer.  The next best thing to running a marathon (we're guessing) is cheering on and passing out water to the runners! The experience is unforgettable, inspiring, and fulfilling...and we see why the sport of marathoning is addicting!  If you'd like to help, please sign up, make a sign, and show up!

Hayes home ready for brick.

Congratulations to Jim and Lisa Hayes on the progress of their new home located in Stone Creek Estates. 3208 Stone Creek Drive.

Joel Wisian
580.222.5222

Ready for sheetrock!

Interior of Jim and Lisa Hayes' home!

Joel Wisian
580.222.5222