Our Company

The Bennett Group partners, Fred Bennett and Ann Marie Rowlett

Integrity

We do what we say we will do. We believe in being “as good as our word.” In development, consulting, construction management, and any area of a project that we touch… we strive for excellence. And you have our word on it.

Innovation

We are always looking for a better way. In an industry where cost and value are critical, we believe that the process of problem solving is a cornerstone of what we should do for our clients and partners. We will work hard to make the experience a win-win for everyone involved. It’s a better way of doing business and it’s our way.

Inspiration

We are inspired to do good. Building communities is more than just providing shelter, it’s creating a home. It is our focus and purpose to bring affordable housing solutions to communities around the country, and by doing that we impact each community for the better. We bring people home… and that’s a good thing.

Investment

We invest in people. The heartbeat of our mission is people. Developing happy, healthy, sustainable communities that are an investment in people is our passion and purpose as an organization. People are at the center of everything we do.

We Are Award-Winning

Excellence is at our core.

2017 Auburn Chamber of Commerce Eagle Award

Presented March 1, 2017 to The Bennett Group to “recognize contributions to the Auburn community by making it a better place to live.”

2016 Palmetto Housing Achievement Award: “Most Creative Partnership”

Presented to The Bennett Group, the Second Baptist Church Community Development Corporation and the Nehemiah Community Revitalization Corporation, on May 20, 2016, by the South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority for Dupont Landing, Aiken, SC.

2016 Palmetto Housing Achievement Award: “Best Affordable Housing Development”

Presented to The Bennett Group, the Second Baptist Church Community Development Corporation and the Nehemiah Community Revitalization Corporation, on May 20, 2016, by the South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority for Dupont Landing, Aiken, SC.

2010 Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award

Presented in 2010 by the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition for Jordan’s Gate in Opelika, AL, “to recognize an outstanding effort in providing affordable housing to people in rural areas”.

2006 Enterprise Innovative Venture Award

Presented October 25, 2006 by Enterprise Community Investment, Inc. to Bennett & Company – “to recognize immediate response to the housing crisis following Hurricane Katrina and [Bennett & Company’s] innovative approach to community development”.

2004 Maxwell Award of Excellence

Presented November 2004 by The Fannie Mae Foundation for Avondale Gardens in Birmingham, AL as “The Best Affordable Multifamily Development of 2004“.

1996 Partnerships in Excellence Award

Presented December 1996 by The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta for Darden Oaks in Opelika, AL.