DuPont Fabros

Client
DuPont Fabros is a real estate investment and development firm that plans, constructs, and manages well-designed and high-quality properties to their maximum potential.

Challenge
When DuPont Fabros entered the Charlottesville, Virginia, housing market with two distinctive condominium properties, the company needed an advertising campaign to showcase their unique blend of amenities and strategic, targeted outreach to their most receptive audiences.

Enter Reingold
Reingold managed the Dupont Fabros advertising campaign for Walker Square, a downtown Charlottesville condominium near dining, nightlife, shopping, and cultural/historical attractions; and Riverbend Condominiums, featuring spectacular views and still just a short distance from downtown. We created attractive advertisements for radio, newspapers, and magazines, concentrating on the condominiums' package of prime location, luxury amenities, and a convenient lifestyle. We placed them in local publications and the preferred media outlets of our target audiences—including young adults and empty-nesters. We also designed a family of appealing brochures, fliers, and property floor plans, with a modern look and feel that echoes the condominiums' design. And we helped plan and coordinate special events, enticing realtors and buyers alike to take a look at these properties.

Results
Even as America's housing bubble began to burst, the advertising and media relations campaign helped sell 64 percent of the available condominiums in 18 months.