About Us

Fernando Dutra has a vast spectrum of experience in the planning, development and construction of senior housing and residential development.

Before finding Allwest Development Co., Inc. he helped find Lifestyles Residential, LLC., Lifestyles Residential specializes in the development of senior housing.  Fernando Dutra was Vice President of D.R Horton, America’s largest home builder.  At DR Horton, Mr. Dutra was responsible for Entitlements and Land Planning.  While there Mr. Dutra reduced entitlement schedules by record time frames and increase profits substantially by applying solid planning principles and negotiating amenable conditions of approval with several of Southern California's largest agencies.

Prior to DR Horton Mr. Dutra was Vice President of Operations for Richmond American Homes, another publicly owned, national home builder.  During his tenure there Mr. Dutra’s leadership lead to increased home sales and deliveries, from 200 homes to over 1,000 homes per year.  In his leadership capacity at Richmond American, overseeing Land Development, Construction, Purchasing and Warranty departments Mr. Dutra developed systems and processes that produced predictable and consistent positive results in each of the key disciplines.

Prior to joining Richmond American, Mr. Dutra was an executive with K. Hovnanian Enterprises, a national home builder.  At K. Hov, Mr. Dutra was responsible for developing several award-winning Active Adult communities throughout Southern California as well as several infill high-rise communities.

Mr. Dutra has also developed several assisted living facilities through out the United States.  As a key manager for ARV Assisted Living he managed the construction and purchasing for several of the companies new projects.  Mr. Dutra was also responsible for developing a national purchasing program for ARV that resulted in the reduction of costs in the areas of construction, operations and maintenance.

Mr. Dutra attended California Polytechnic Institute where he studied Planning and Urban Development.  Mr. Dutra is also a  licensed General Contractor as well as a Planning Commissioner for the City of Whittier.