Jake Palmer, Senior Project Manager and Associate Vice President, has been promoted to Vice President for Accelerated Development. Jake joined the firm in 2012 as a design intern and has steadily increased his level of responsibility and position within the company through the years. He is an essential part of our development team and provides a steady and stable component to each of our client’s projects. Jake has a deep level of professional experience which spans the fields of architecture, construction, and real estate development. As a Senior Project Manager Jake is responsible for managing the details of several new developments in various southwest states. “Jake brings to each of our projects a high level of detail, professionalism and competency. Jake and the rest [...]

Robert Coleman, City of Midwest City Director of Economic Development; Mayor Matt Dukes, City of Midwest City; Midwest City Chamber of Commerce President, Shane Willard; State Senator Brenda Stanley; Trey Eakin, Executive Vice-President, Accelerated Development; Vice-Mayor Pat Byrne, City of Midwest City; Ward 1 City Councilwoman Susan Eads, City of Midwest City; Assistant City Manager Vaughn Sullivan, City of Midwest City; Accelerated Development Services, in partnership with California Gold Development Corp., kicked off the construction of the project by holding a Groundbreaking Ceremony for Center Marketplace, located at the southeast corner of 15th Street and Warren Drive in Midwest City Oklahoma. When complete, Center Marketplace will have a 14,000+/- square foot multi-tenant shops building as well as a separate out-parcel building fronting [...]

Accelerated Development Services is pleased to announce that Dave Lambert has been hired as the Vice President of Construction Management for the company. A 25 year veteran in the construction arena, Dave’s experience includes commercial and multi-family experience for projects totaling over $205 MM. “As our project base has grown, Dave will be critical to providing superior oversight to each of our projects starting prior to our site acquisition through the project close-out,” said Trey Eakin, Executive Vice President of Accelerated Development Services, a division of Velocity Retail Group. Dave has a diverse background spanning over two decades in Arizona with commercial projects that encompass ground up as well as redevelopment projects. He is well versed in all aspects of construction and construction management [...]

Accelerated Development Services is pleased to announce the promotion of Trey Eakin to Executive Vice President effective immediately. A 33 year veteran in the retail development arena, Trey’s experience includes acquisitions, oversight, strategic analysis, project management, and lease-up of retail and mixed-use projects totaling over $1 billion in value. “Since joining the firm over three years ago, Trey has been instrumental in helping to enhance the ability for our retailers to open stores in areas where premium sites are scarce,” said Dave Cheatham, President of Accelerated Development Services, a division of Velocity Retail Group. “By working in partnership with retailers, we are able to provide superior site options and greater speed in getting their stores open across the Western U.S.,” he added. Trey has been [...]

At the 2019 Best of NAIOP Awards ceremony, Wadsworth Development Group in partnership with Accelerated Development Services were winners of the Retail Project of the Year. The event honors the year’s most successful projects, companies, and individuals within the commercial real estate industry. The team won for the Crossing at Sahuarita, a grocery-anchored shopping center of 104,444 square feet located in Sahuarita, Arizona. This is the first grocery-anchored center to be built in Sahuarita in the last decade. The team put together an impressive line-up of national tenants with Sprouts Farmers Market as the anchor, and PetSmart, TJ Maxx and Beall’s Outlet occupying junior anchor positions, and Starbuck’s and Chipotle occupying pad buildings. “The economic development department for the town was extremely helpful and [...]

Accelerated Development Services is pleased to announce the promotion of Jake Palmer to Associate Vice President. Jake started his career with Accelerated Development Services in 2012 and has steadily grown in his role and contributions to the company. His current focus is to manage our development process for specific properties and tenants. As a Project Manager, he coordinates the actions and budgets for various consultants and contractors to bring the project to completion. "Jake is a great asset to our company and to our clients. His attention to detail and thoroughness is an integral part of our entire development process," said Trey Eakin, Senior Vice President of Accelerated Development Services. Accelerated Development Services is an affiliate company of Velocity Retail Group and continues its interest [...]

Wadsworth Development Group in a joint venture partnership with Accelerated Development Services attended a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony on August 3rd for Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona. The 23,975 square foot store is located at the southeast corner of Ray Road and Rural Road in Chandler, Arizona. Approximately 200 shoppers were in line prior to doors opening at 9 am to be the first to shop at the 91st Goodwill store to open in Arizona. The Wadsworth Accelerated team transformed and redeveloped the former Fry’s Grocery Store into the location for Goodwill. Tim O’Neal, President and Chief Executive Office for Goodwill, Dave Cheatham, President of Accelerated Development Services, and Craig Esslinger, Senior Project Manager of Wadsworth Development cut the ribbon to [...]