Falling in love with your work can be an occupational hazard if you’re a real estate developer. Just ask Rich Ilich, president of the Townline Group of Companies. “As a builder, I do tend to get excited about some of the things we build and end up moving,” he admits with a laugh. “But I promised [my wife] Lauren we won’t do that too much more.”
For Ilich, who made headlines this spring with the announcement of plans to develop the Fantasy Gardens site in Richmond, a passion for development obviously goes beyond simply squeezing the most dollars out of a parcel of land. The quiet 50-year-old is reticent to talk about himself but comes to life when he describes a unique design element or an especially beautiful piece of remote waterfront property at another.
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