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The Home Builders Association of Virginia is engaged in a bold advance to reclaim industry vitality and attract a new generation of builders, under the leadership of 2012-2013 President Robert “Brian” Mullins of Quality Homes Inc. of Virginia. Mullins points to HBAV’s greatest strength, its legislative adeptness, which it ceaselessly exerts to achieve desired results. It is through legislation that HBAV members reap the most benefits, he says. “HBAV has fought long and hard, mostly through the work of the HBAV Legislative Committee and staff,” says Mullins, 2007 president of the Peninsula Housing & Builders Association and long-time member of Tidewater Builders Association, who has served on the HBAV Legislative Committee since the early 1990s. He notes the benefit of the Dillon’s Rule in Virginia, which gives the Commonwealth legislative authority over localities. “It makes it easier for builders to zero in on problems on the local front,” he says. This has been central to HBAV’s position on issues, such as its stance against payment of proffers to localities prior to issuance of the certificate of occupancy. (See story on p. 18.) Mullins also was instrumental in HBAV’s hard-won battle against a mandate for expensive fire sprinklers in new single-family homes. As a member of the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Virginia Fire Services Board, both gubernatorial appointments in 2004, he helped identify practical and cost-effective code changes designed to increase fire safety in the home. He approaches his legislative interactions from an apolitical perspective. “We are a cross-cut organization, representing democrats and republicans, as well as independents. It’s not my opinion so much as what the association as a whole wants.” Mullins also demonstrated his leadership skill as HBAV second vice president and Membership Committee chair from January 2010-June 2011. During this term, he led the recruitment of more than 700 new members, accounting for 8 HBaV annual RepoRt 2012 Brian Mullins leads charge for renewed shelter industry vitality By Heidi Ketler Brian and Teresa Mullins relax on the balcony before the 2013 installation of officers’ gala at the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront hotel. nearly one-sixth of HBAV’s membership base in June 2011. As a result of that success, HBAV named Mullins the 2010/2011 Builder of the Year. renewing industry confidence While legislative action will remain at HBAV’s core, Mullins is determined to re-energize the Virginia home building industry and push for bank regulatory reform. “By taking a confident, offensive position, rather than a defensive one, we will energize a new generation of builders. The Virginia home building industry needs to reclaim its positive attitude to help attract new people to this profession,” he says. In the past, he notes, new home construction and sales had a mutually beneficial working relationship with banking. While the importance of the shelter and real estate industries to the economy hasn’t changed, the support of bank regulators has. Lending practices have become disproportionately austere, compared to other portfolios, says Mullins. “There has been a particular resistance from bank regulators to support land acquisition and development loans.” entrepreneurial spirit A Hampton Roads native who grew up in the Thoroughgood neighborhood of Virginia Beach, he says his parents, Bob and Pat Mullins, instilled a healthy work ethic in him. “I’ve worked most of my life, and I’ve always enjoyed it.” He created his first company, Wallpaper Design, in 1982. For more than 10 years, he installed wallpaper in commercial and residential buildings. He then sold the company and earned his Class B and Class A contractors’ licenses, under the mentorships of John and Elaine Thompson, the husband-and-wife owners of Jande Construction, and Glen Cameron, another respected builder. Mullins recalls the first home he built on spec in 1986 in Chesapeake’s
Brandermill. “At the time, new homes were selling for less than $100,000 and were an average of 2,200 feet.” It was during those early years that he established a lifelong friendship with J. Randy Forbes. Then a young attorney, Forbes now represents Virginia’s Fourth District, which includes the city of Suffolk and Isle of Wight County, as congressman. Quality counts Like the Thompsons, Mullins and his wife, Teresa, dedicated their lives and livelihoods to Suffolk and Isle of Wight County. In 1986, the Mullinses founded the real estate development company Quality Homes Inc. In 2003, they began developing their sixth subdivision, Governor’s Pointe. Today, the premier residential community offers destination shopping at Village Shoppes, a retail center modeled after Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg and dining at Vintage Tavern. “I love Duke of Gloucester Street. I spent many months drawing up the plans,” Mullins says of Governor’s Pointe, a design that reflects the region’s prominent Colonial influence. The Vintage Tavern (w w w.vintagetavernvirginia.com), which the Mullinses continue to operate, appeals to their culinary interests. Brian Mullins first pursued his restaurant interest in 1981, when he opened Diamond Jim Brady’s in Virginia Beach. Teresa Mullins, also a lifelong Hampton Roads resident, worked at local restaurants to put herself through Old Dominion University. Married for more than 27 years, the Brian Mullins’ parents, Bob and Pat Mullins, enjoy the installation festivities in Virginia Beach where their son was installed as president of HBAV. two also have a second restaurant, River Stone Chophouse (www.riverstonechophouse.com) in Suffolk’s Harbour View community. The first-class dining facility accommodates corporate and private functions, with a fully equipped, state- of-the-art board room and three separate banquet rooms. With a nod toward Frank Lloyd Wright, both establishments flaunt impressive arts and crafts features. They also showcase sustainable construction materials, such as rubberized roofs, concrete siding and cultured stone. Brian Mullins says he seeks out land tracts that few know about. Most of them have had to be rezoned. Backed by research and experience, he doesn’t let obstacles deter him. “If I can’t do it one way, then I’ll figure out another way to get the project started.” He cites wisdom taught to him by his father, “‘You’re too poor to buy cheap.’ I buy the best I can the first time around, and then I don’t have to pay as much in the long run.” personal pursuits Those who know Brian and Teresa Mullins are familiar with their long-time devotion to K-9 New Life, a national rescue organization, and their numerous adopted canine friends. Eleven headstones mark the final resting places of earlier rescues, most of who reached ripe-old ages of 14 and above, says Mullins. “Teresa and I are well trained,” he quips. Mutual passions include travel and wine collecting. Brian Mullins also enjoys cruising on his Harley Davidson and bow hunting. If not for the occasional NASCAR race, one gets the sense there is no idle time in his world. HBAV (Heidi Ketler is a free-lance writer living in Roanoke.) hBAv pAst stAte presidents 2012 C. Richard Bogese Jr. HBA of Southside 2010-11 Michael Newsome Tidewater BA 2009 E. Rand Sompayrac Fredericksburg Area BA 2008 Henry H. Stephens Peninsula H&BA 2007 C. Richard Napier HBA of Richmond 2006 Anthony M. Clatterbuck Piedmont VA BIA 2005 Jeffrey W. Ainslie Tidewater BA 2004 John D. Stokely Jr. Northern VA BIA 2003 Clement “Kim” Tingley HBA of Richmond 2002 Ginger A. Slavic Blue Ridge HBA 2001 Mak Koebig Shenahdoah Valley BA 2000 Benjamin H. Graham Northern VA BIA 1999 Preston O. Stallings Blue Ridge HBA 1998 Robert J. Flynn Roanoke Regional HBA 1997 Roy B. Amason HBA of Richmond 1996 L. Randolph Williams Northern VA BIA 1995 Vincent A. Napolitano Tidewater BA 1994 R. Bruce Cunningham New River Valley BA 1993 Lewis C. Jamison Roanoke Regional HBA 1992 Douglas L. Talbot Tidewater BA 1991 Jules L. Elliott Fredericksburg Area BA 1990 F. Gary Garczynski Northern VA BIA 1989 Michael J. Bogese Jr. HBA of Southside VA 1988 *John B. Meredith Augusta HBA 1987 Jared S. Scripture Shenandoah County 1986 Richard J. November HBA of Richmond 1985 *David A. Howard Tidewater BA 1984 Herbert L. Aman III Northern VA BIA 1983 Randolph R. Rinehart Blue Ridge HBA 1982 I. Roland Specter HBA of Southside VA 1981 Lamar M. Jolly Peninsula H&BA 1980 Ted S. Schlossman Tidewater BA 1979 Neal A. Barnes HBA of Southside VA 1978 *Herman F. Blake Jr. HBA of Richmond 1977 Edward R. Carr Northern VA BIA 1976 Henry R. Steigleder Fredericksburg Area BA 1975 *James M. Couch Jr. HBA of Central VA 1974 *Woodrow W. Sirois Peninsula H&BA 1973 *Lee A. Gifford Tidewater BA 1972 *Michael J. Bogese Sr. HBA of Southside VA 1971 Maury L. Strauss Roanoke Regional HBA 1970 S. Daley Craig Blue Ridge HBA 1969 Donald J. Cleckley Peninsula H&BA 1968 Thomas A. Cary Northern VA BIA 1967 Frederick J. Napolitano Sr. Tidewater BA 1966 *Glen T. Hastings Jr. HBA of Southside VA 1965 Frank Radford Roanoke Regional HBA 1964 *Paul R. Bickford Hampton 1963 *L. Clarke Jones Jr. HBA of Richmond 1962 Stanley Waranch Tidewater BA 1961 Marshall Johnson HBA of Southside VA 1960 *Elbert H. Waldron Roanoke Regional HBA 1959 *William E. Witt Virginia Beach 1958 *John P. Yancey Newport News 1956-57 *Ernest E. Mayo HBA of Richmond * Deceased HBaV annual RepoRt 2012 9
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