About Us
WestStone has developed several communities conveniently situated in various city locales. Following its success in Canada, WestStone expanded to the United States in 2001 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. WestStone Communities is dedicated to creating superb live-work-play communities for busy professionals that are blended into established neighborhoods. WestStone ranked as one of the top ten Multi-family Builders in "The Best of Arizona Business" 2010, 2009, 2008 Edition. WestStone is one of the top ten residential luxury condominium developers as ranked by the 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 "Phoenix Business Journal", Book of Lists.
Several communities are nearly sold out, which can be attributed to the desirable location and amenities. Showcasing urban living floor plans designed to fit a multi-faceted life, WestStone provides breathe-easy lifestyles in unique, beautiful settings. Each community offers amenities such as clubhouses and swimming pools that appeal to homeowners and their families. WestStone is reinventing the neighborhood spirit of our times, where balance is created between tradition and innovation.
Brian Regehr
Chief Executive Officer, is the principal and driving force behind WestStone Communities and provides the overall vision and direction of the company and related entities. Mr. Regehr is a life-long entrepreneur with a successful track record in a variety of industries spanning both Canada and the United States. He has expertise in a wide range of markets, he began his career in the agriculture business, and subsequently went on to acquire a wide range of business enterprises, including real estate. Through applying management methodologies to each of his business ventures, Mr. Regehr is able to attract industry experts who focus on providing the best service, earning the trust and support of employees, suppliers, and customers by operating with the highest ethical standards and integrity.
Utilizing vision and disciplined market research Mr. Regehr employs real estate experts and residential planners, identifies market research, housing market dynamics, demographic and population trends, and macro economic factors. Prior to establishing operations in Arizona Mr. Regehr founded WestStone Properties Ltd. in Vancouver, Canada. He combined his business strategies to residential, commercial and industrial developments within the Western Canada region.
Through expansion of geographic representation these core competencies have been further leveraged. Mr. Regehr continued to look for additional development opportunities by studying markets in the United States, eventually focusing on Phoenix metropolitan area as a prime development location because of its growing population and emerging cultural diversity. Phoenix is currently the fifth largest city in the United States. Mr. Regehr’s focus creating innovation home solutions fulfill the needs of a variety of lifestyles for urban professionals of diverse backgrounds.
Under the direction of Mr. Regehr, WestStone Communities has become highly respected in the specialized multi-family market, having completed several projects in the Phoenix metro area with several more projects currently in various phases of construction and development. WestStone’s Developments incorporate superb quality with luxurious comfort in everyone home, while affording each family irrefutable value. As a result of these standards WestStone has earned industry recognition.
• 2010, 2009, 2008 Edition Top Ten Residential Condo Developers in “The Phoenix Business Journal”
• 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 Edition Top 25 Luxury Urban Condo Communities in “The Phoenix Business Journal”
• 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 Top Residential Luxury Condominium Developers in “Ranking Arizona Business”
• 2006 Edition Top 50 Homebuilders in ”The Phoenix Business Journal”
WestStone Communities passion lies in building innovative homes for families who desire to ease and enrich their lives in an urban locale. WestStone strives to continually create strong appeal in attractive homes that are situated near desirable urban resources, business centers and entertainment. This philosophy has attributed to its continued presence in the Phoenix real estate market.
John May
Chief Financial Officer, joined WestStone to provide strategic planning and offer a broad range of experience as a CPA and financial advisor. With over 30 years experience in the Phoenix Metropolitan area, Mr. May offers a comprehensive scope of financial services in accounting, cost management, preparation of potential new development pro-formas, tax planning, tax compliance, and strategic business planning. In addition, he is the key liaison for WestStone with outside legal counsel, independent CPA firms and all individual investors and individual lenders.
Prior to joining WestStone, in 1990 Mr. May formed J.B. May & Associates. As an Independent Financial Consultant, Mr. May has counseled various professionals, retirees, executives and entrepreneurial business owners in designing financial and estate plans to maximize wealth accumulation, wealth preservation and wealth distribution. Mr. May would assist business owners in implementing qualified or non-qualified retirement plans for maximum current deductions and tax deferred growth.
Mr. May began his career working at Arthur Andersen & Co., one of the leading international public accounting firms, in the Phoenix Office. While he was with Arthur Andersen & Co. he was selected to participate on a firm wide task force to study and review internal procedures in preparing individual income tax returns. He also contributed in drafting new procedures, utilized by all U.S. offices of the firm.
John May is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a current member of the ASCPA and the Central Arizona Estate Planning Council (“CAEPC”.) He earned a Masters of Accounting and Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Rice University, Houston, Texas. In addition, he holds multiple professional licenses including Insurance – Life, Health and Disability, as well as Securities. He has been active with several non-profit organizations in Phoenix donating his time as a volunteer as well as a Board member.