Redesign on a Dime

A Denver firm turns bargain properties into Boutique Apartments.

12 MIN READ
Grant Barnhill's creative touch brings new life to outdated properties.

Diane Huntress

Grant Barnhill's creative touch brings new life to outdated properties.

Boutique Apartments

  • Founded: 2002
  • Headquarters: Denver
  • Employees: 11
  • 2005 Revenue: $1.2 million
  • Units owned/managed in 2005: 211
  • Units projected for 2006: 500
  • Geographic coverage: Denver
  • Top goal for 2006: Establish a new relationship with a capital partner to expand the Boutique Apartment concept nationwide

Leadership Lessons: Grant Barnhill

  • Age: 41
  • First Job: Pool maintenance man at age 13
  • Best advice someone gave you: Follow your heart in all things.
  • Ideal leader: Ray Anderson, president and founder of Interface, which manufactures environmentally responsible floor coverings
  • Best business decision: Staying focused on the Boutique Apartment brand
  • Greatest challenge: Learning how to balance company profit with personal, community, and global responsibility
  • Hobbies: Skiing, photography, music, and design

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