Hall Story
THE EARLY YEARS
Craig Hall grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan and was a prototypical entrepreneur at a young age.
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Everything's Bigger in Texas
In the early 1980s, the company experienced a period of great growth.
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The Savings & Loan Crisis
In 1986, banks and savings & loans were dealing with growing defaults on real estate loans due to overbuilding.
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The Comeback
After surviving the downturn, the company had a platform to begin growing again.
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A Time For Growth
As Kathryn Walt Hall’s ambassadorship in Austria was coming to an end, the two purchased the Sacrache Vineyards in Napa Valley and entered the winemaking business.
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The Great Recession and Second Downturn
Analysts, politicians and newscasters had for many years proclaimed that a downturn due to residential housing financing problems would be short-lived. As the name Great Recession would indicate, it turned out to be anything but.
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Looking Towards a Bright Future
In 2019, HALL Group opened the HALL Arts Hotel, a 168-room boutique hotel adjacent to HALL Arts Residences, a 28-story tower compromised of 48 homes that opened in August 2020. Preliminary plans for phase III of development will include a mixed-use project across the street from HALL Arts Hotel and Residences.
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