Jim Harmon has more than 30 years’ experience in real estate development and residential construction including land acquisition and entitlement. Throughout this career, he has overseen more than 10,000 residential lots and homes, and more than 300,000 square feet of commercial space, for a combined value in excess of $1 billion.
Jim began his career as a carpenter in 1977, and soon after made the natural transition to home building and land development. After working for several established home-building and development companies in Colorado and California, Jim recognized the need in Denver’s challenging real estate market for quality, affordable housing. In 1998 Jim founded Amber Homes, Inc., which operated in metro-Denver. In January 2008, when the residential construction market was in decline across the country, Jim & Mark formed Community Preservation & Management, LLC to provide development, construction & maintenance services for existing residential communities.
Prior to forming Amber Homes, Jim had the following experience:
1996-1998 VP of Operations for PrideMark Development Company
1993-1996 Manager for Land Development Group, AVP Lowe Enterprises of Colorado
1990-1992 Vice President of the Baldwin Company, Los Angeles County Division
1986 – 1990 Project Manager for Raznick and Sons, Woodland Hills, CA
1982-1986 US Home Corporation in Denver, CO and Riverside, CA
Jim obtained his bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Colorado. In addition to being a leader in Denver’s homebuilding industry, Jim also has contributed both time and financial support to various charitable organizations in the Denver area.
