Get to KnowA little about Forino….
The Forino Co. L.P. was established in 1975 by Tony Forino. Through the years Berks, Lancaster and Schuylkill County residents have come to know Forino as a High Value and Quality Residential Home Builder. To date, Forino has amassed revenues over $1.53+ Billion by selling over 7,600 residential homes and developing over 95 Communities and counting.
Since 2008, Forino has been in the process of building additional business units within the construction industry to grow from being just residential home builders to an industry-leading Construction Firm. Today, our company is proud to offer additional professional services including Construction Management, Commercial Construction, Property Development, Flatwork and Land Acquisition and Improvement. Our diverse and experienced professional staff can assist our clients in all phases of the development process from conceptual layout and design to plan approval and permitting.
Our goal is to create friendships with a long-lasting relationship. Our team of professional craftsmen, supervisors, and managers are committed to providing our customers with the very best in service, quality, design, and value. We treat every project with both honesty and integrity to ensure our customers are completely satisfied with their experience with Forino. We take great pride in the success of our clients and we are continually looking for the opportunity to add to our growing list of client success stories. Thus, allowing Forino to build confidence by delivering value one client at a time.
Forino Timeline
At the age of 19, Tony Forino began working as a general laborer at his father’s small construction company, Forino & D’Alonzo.
1968
Tony became a Partner at L&A Forino with his father, Luigi and his brother-in-law, Sal. This general contracting company served large developers in Montgomery County and Bucks County, PA.
1972L&A Forino pursued the opportunity to purchase 28 improved lots in Exeter Township, Berks County, PA and ventured into new home construction.
L&A sold 14 homes within the first six months of the project and averaged 35 to 40 new home sales per year over the next several years.
1976Luigi retired from the business and Tony continued his partnership with Sal.
1978
Tony and Sal endured the hardships of the 1981-82 recession. While continuing to build residential homes in Berks County, they maintained general contracting work in Montgomery County and Bucks County.
1982
Tony and Sal mutually agreed to dissolve their partnership and Tony incorporated Forino Developers with his wife, Sandy.
Determined to continue expansion in Berks County, Forino Developers focused on three subdivisions spanning a 15-mile radius, building new homes at varying price points.
Tony and Sandy moved their family to Berks County in December and began operating out of a two-car garage in a model home in Exeter Township.
1983
With average sales of 140 new homes per year, Forino Developers purchased a 20,000 sq. ft. commercial space along Penn Avenue in West Lawn.
Eileen Hauptly joined Tony as Forino Developers’ bookkeeper in March as the company continued to expand.
1986
Forino Developers expanded into neighboring counties in Pennsylvania and built over 325 homes while employing more than 125 full-time employees.
In November, Forino Developers hired Shawn Sweigart as one its in-house framing foremen..
1995
In February, John Smith took the role as Vice President of Forino Developers and worked alongside Tony for several years gaining valuable experience in the construction industry.
1996
Outgrowing another space, Forino Developers built a new commercial office with over 25,000 sq. ft. of office space, including a Design Center and accessory outbuildings.
Forino Developers Inc. changed its name to Forino Co., L.P. to better reflect its diversification in the commercial, multi-family, residential and rental industries.
1999Forino realized the need for further expansion outside of Southeastern Pennsylvania and identified a major growth opportunity in the Hilton Head Island area, South Carolina.
2004
Forino purchased its first parcel in South Carolina; a 200-acre parcel that was a part of an approved master plan and is now known as Hearthstone Lakes. Fran Richards was the first Pennsylvania Supervisor to relocate to South Carolina.
Average sales amounted to more than 360 homes spanning 18 different subdivisions in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
2006The Great Recession forced a major economic slowdown worldwide.
In spite of sales as low as 52 homes, Forino became an industry leading construction company with focus on general contracting and remodeling.
2008
Forino established its Rental Program by moving 53 unsold new construction units out of new home inventory and into its rental portfolio.
2009
As commercial contracting work began to increase, Forino hired Nathan Pletscher as Staff Accountant to assist in this effort.
2010
Forino completed its first large multi-family apartment complex. Shawn became the Project Manager to oversee four additional multi-family projects in Southeastern and Central Pennsylvania over the next several years.
Nathan advanced into a new role as Director of Business Development as Forino identified new business opportunities. Martin Bozalek joined the accounting team as Cost Accountant and Treasurer/Secretary for Forino’s Homeowners Associations.
2013
Forino purchased and renovated a 6,000 sq. ft. office building in Hardeeville, SC, establishing its first office space in one of the 1,200 sq. ft. units.
Lisa (Forino) Hermanovich joined Forino as the Director of Sales in Pennsylvania, bringing 15 years of real estate experience into the fold as the market improved after the recession.
2015
John moved to South Carolina and was the driving force behind increasing the Southern operations with expansion and land acquisition in the Lowcountry.
2018
Expansion in the Lowcountry continued with the procurement of entitled lots and the growth of the commercial division.
Booming operations in South Carolina and Pennsylvania provided opportunity for restructuring Forino’s Management Team: Tony Forino, CEO & Founder; John Smith, President; Lisa (Forino) Hermanovich, Vice President; and Eileen Hauptly, Chief Financial Officer.
2019
Record-low inventory levels coupled with increased demand and favorable financing rates allowed Forino to close out many legacy communities.
With the spike in the real estate market, Nicole (Forino) Donahue returned to the family business to enhance the sales and design team.
2020Forino aggressively expanded into Georgia and purchased a 45-lot subdivision in Chatham County.
2021Martin transferred to the South Carolina office as Forino’s Controller to manage the accounting for all of the South Carolina operations and entities.
2022
Forino built a new state-of-the-art office along Argent Boulevard in Hardeeville, SC.
Forino Co., L.P. is a diversified family company consisting of 21 different related entities across three states. Forino has built more than 7,500 homes, has sold over $1.5 billion in real estate, owns or manages 195 rental properties, and has 14 employees with over 25 years of service.
2023
We look forward to being your trusted adviser and collaborative partner on your next project.
TheForino Story
The Forino Co., L.P. was established in 1975 by Tony Forino. Through the years, Southeastern Pennsylvania and the South Carolina Lowcountry have come to know Forino as a high value and quality residential home builder. To date, Forino has amassed revenues over $1.53 billion by selling over 7,600 residential homes and developing over 95 communities and counting.