About Van Auken Development
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Paul Van Auken's experience goes back to working summers during high school in the late 1960's as a carpenter framing houses for a large Tidewater Area developer.  Based on his grass roots level experience, his pursuit of a degree in Architecture, and a passion for designing contemporary homes, he established his own firm focused on contemporary custom homes, site development, as well as restaurant, hotel and residential remodeling in the resort town of Virginia Beach where he grew up.

Since its inception, Van Auken Development has expanded to include investor group LLC's that acquire and develop property throughout the seven cities comprising the Tidewater Area as well as the Eastern Shore of Virginia.  Van Auken Development is considered unique in that it provides a complete service to include a design division, a construction division, and an asset management division.

In April of 2006 Paul Van Auken created the Design Division, which has proven to be self sustaining and a vital asset to the company. In January of 2008 DeAndre Coke took over the Design Division. The Design Division expanded in November of 2009 when Heidi Laderberg joined to form an interior design portion of the Design Division.

Van Auken Development pursues building projects that are affordable for first time home buyers with some amenities that you find in larger more luxurious homes. Van Auken Development brings together modern ideas from builder trade shows, communities in other areas of the country, such as California, the deep south and intercity living, to provide a fresh and unique living environment for its clients.

We look forward to you viewing our list of current projects. We would love to hear your feedback on our various projects and some the amenities we have on display.

Over the years, Van Auken Development and it's principals have:

• Led the negotiation and purchase of over 1500 acres of land
• Developed over 270,000 square feet of commercial property
• Instrumented in the design and construction of more than 3000 private residences
• Managed the Millwork and Carpet contract for Norfolk International Airport
• Participated in the addition of the Lake Gaston pipe line project for Norfolk Water Treatment Plant
• Collaborated on critical infrastructure efforts for the Craney Island fuel depot project for the federal government
• Participated in McAuthur Mall project in down town Norfolk
• Remodeled five major hotels in Virginia Beach
• Designed/built removable structures for large display in stores
• Provided consultation services on the construction of the Colony Inn Hotel on the Virginia Beach Ocean Front
• Primary contractor and lead design agent in the construction of local area hair salons  "Shear Bliss" on the corner of Shore Dr. and Great Neck Rd in Virginia Beach and "Salon Eve" on First Colonial Road in Hilltop Shopping Center in Virginia Beach.
• Is the primary design consultant and builder of Zero's Subs & The Jewish Mother Restaurants franchise outlets