Since its founding in 1986, the primary mission of ContraVest, has been to develop upscale multi-family residential communities. Complimentary to its development activities, ContraVest also handles apartment construction and management, both for its own properties and for other developers. From years of experience, the principals of ContraVest have learned that the disciplines of development, construction and management are synergistic, in that success in one area demands understanding of the other two areas. This integrated operation accounts in large part for the steady growth of ContraVest in all three areas, and the number of third-party construction projects and management contracts the company handles each year.