WHO WE ARE
MEET THE TEAM
RICHARD LORENZEN
As a Phoenix native, Richard is an anomoly. Following that pattern, he wears many hats needed to make the next Aspire Community a success. For Aspire Builders he takes the lead on all project management activities.
Richard's attention to detail and can-do attitude has been the key to his success in the construction industry. His career has consisted of working for a premier custom home builder, over the years he has overseen various construction projects including over 1,000 apartment units and was integral in the redevelopment and property management of a commercial portfolio totaling over one million square feet. Richard holds a Master of Real Estate Development and a Bachelors in Construction Management from Arizona State University. Richard resides in Mesa, AZ with his wife and three daughters.
DEAN YOUNG
Dean is an Arizona native with deep family ties to Arizona heritage and establishment. He has been a licensed contractor since 1983 and has been a well-known face in the Arizona
building industry for well over 37 years. To date, he has been involved as a contractor with over 93,000 residential dwellings and almost 9,200 commercial buildings and/or schools. He is called on often to provide expert witness testimony and to serve as an arbitrator in building-industry disputes and material failures. Dean also consults several manufactures in the event of a manufacture defect of product resulting from the Arizona climate.
Dean has been involved with many civic volunteer construction projects offering his time and talents and has often donated to Habitat for Humanities, Women’s shelters, and Family shelters. Dean helped stage and run a primetime-aired Extreme Makeover in Gilbert, Arizona. He also ran makeovers for twenty-two Southern California Chase Banks as well as several high profile Mall renovations. On December 16th, 2014, Dean was featured along with Maria Giordano on ABC Good Morning America and Nightline in the “The Real Reality of Flipping Distressed Homes”. Dean loves and looks for opportunities to be involved with historical property renovations and is passionate about the Phoenix East Valley heritage. Dean is currently the owner/operator of Envy Restoration Inc., AKA Texture Masters Inc. Envy is designed to handle anything from emergency services such as flood, fire, bio-hazards, environmental hazards, storm, wind, and trauma as well as the rebuild of devastated properties. Envy is a preferred vendor for many insurance providers and has worked hard and diligently to grow industry relations. In 2016, the gross sales for Envy
Restoration Inc. exceeded 6.5 million. It currently employs 39 full-time employees and operates out of a brick and mortar building that is owned by Dean’s asset holding company in downtown Mesa, Arizona. Envy originated in 1988 and was incorporated in 1992. Envy survived the recent recession by staying out of debt, having cash reserves, and by changing with market conditions.