In Memoriam: George T. Heery

In Memoriam: George T. Heery

We celebrate the life of George Thomas Heery, Sr., a cofounder of Brookwood Group and Heery International – and an influential architect, author and mentor to many people around the world. George passed away peacefully at his home in Atlanta on January 21, 2021, surrounded by family including the true love of his life, Maude Elizabeth Wood (“Betty”) Heery, to whom he was married for more than 70 years. He was 93.

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Jefferson Union Project Wins Gold Nugget Award

Jefferson Union Project Wins Gold Nugget Award

Jefferson Union High School District’s Faculty and Staff Housing Project, developed in collaboration with strategic partner Brookwood Advisors, earned the Judges Special Award of Excellence at the 2020 PCBC Gold Nugget Award ceremony. The innovative 122-unit workforce housing development in Daly City, California, broke ground Q1, 2020 and provides affordable housing for the District’s employees.

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Historic Groundbreaking for Faculty & Staff Housing

Jefferson Union High School District made history on February 5, 2020 with the groundbreaking for a 4-story development featuring 122 apartments to be offered at below market rents to faculty and staff. The school district is the first in the nation to use bond financing as a solution to the challenges the Jefferson Union High School District has faced in recruiting and retaining faculty and staff, due to the high costs of housing in the region.

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