Southeastern Properties and Development Company

Lorae Roukema

RoaringAardvark — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:50:17 +0000

I wanted to send you a quick note to thank you for the work you did with our addition—-and really all the work you’ve done over the last 3 years or so (Read More)

Dawn and Dino

RoaringAardvark — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:59:33 +0000

John, I never thought Dawn and I would be building our dream home! The work related move that brought us to central North Carolina gave us the opportunity to make an informed decision on where and with whom to build a comfortable home to call our own. (Read More)

Kathleen Engels

RoaringAardvark — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:28:18 +0000

When we moved into this house that you built, we were so pleased with the design, workmanship, and
the thought you put into the project. (Read More)

Laurence Howenstein

RoaringAardvark — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:54:58 +0000

Cindy and I relocated to North Carolina as a result of BRAC and were open as where we wanted to live. After online research and a couple trips to the area, we decided on Sanford. We knew we wanted to build our new home and after additional research, a couple trips to Sanford and talking with several builders, we chose Southeastern Properties, you, as our builder. We talked with you at the job site of a home you were building. This home was nearing completion and afforded us the opportunity to see the end result of one of your homes. We were both favorably impressed with the quality of workmanship and the attention to detail evident in the home. (Read More)

Elizabeth Morrill

RoaringAardvark — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:08:25 +0000

My recommendation for John Cooper/Southeastern Properties and Development is based on a working relationship for over two years. One of the best financial investments of my live was hiring John as the General Contractor for the renovation and development of my newly-purchased house and acreage outside of Sanford. (Read More)

Sharon Cooper, Ferguson Enterprises

RoaringAardvark — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:06:55 +0000

John’s business, Southeastern Properties, has provided premium general contracting for Ferguson Enterprises and has recently completed the renovation of our Sanford showroom… Customer satisfaction is top priority for John and Southeastern. He employs respectful, clean, and professional subcontractors from the Lee County area. (Read More)

Brad Bourret, Carolina Trace Country Club

RoaringAardvark — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:05:28 +0000

It is with great pleasure that I recommend John Cooper for any type of building or remodeling projects. John was responsible for the complete remodeling of our Men’s and Ladie’s Locker Rooms in 2007 at Carolina Trace Country Club. In addition John was asked to remodel our audio visual room. (Read More)

Mitch Darroch, Lee Builder Mart, Inc.

RoaringAardvark — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:02:39 +0000

Mr. Cooper’s strongest attributes include attention to detail, organization, safety and client relationships. Southeastern Properties and Development as a result of Mr. Cooper’s integrity and work ethic has earned our most confident recommendation. (Read More)

Rev. and Mrs. Eddie L. Taylor

RoaringAardvark — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:31:06 +0000

Mr. Cooper served as general contractor on the addition of a room (approx 15.5′ x 14′) and a deck (appox 14′ x 12′) to our house. I found him to be honest, trustworthy, and faithful to his word. (Read More)

John Cooper

RoaringAardvark — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:41:17 +0000

President

Unlike most local construction companies, Southeastern Properties and Development Company is unique in that we are operated by an individual with an engineering background. Our President, John Cooper, graduated Cum Laude with a B.S. in Construction Engineering and Management from North Carolina State University. John has extensive experience in both residential and commercial construction. John’s employment record includes:

Southeastern Properties and Development Company, Sanford, NC
President/Co-Founder, May 2001-Present

Conceived and started a land development and residential construction business based in Harnett County, NC.
Work includes business plan development, loan negotiation, bookkeeping, estimating, overseeing land improvements, overseeing residential construction projects, and sale negotiations.

Brasfield & Gorrie LLC, Raleigh, NC
Estimator, May 2004-May 2005

Estimated commercial and healthcare construction projects ranging from $250,000 interior upfits, to $23 million surgical expansions, to a $50 million shopping center.
Work included bid solicitation, interviewing subcontractors, complete project take-off, evaluating bids, project scheduling, building an estimate, writing qualification statements and presenting bids to owners.

Crowder Construction Company, Apex, NC
Cooperative Education-Project Engineer, January 2002-May 2003

Worked on a project management team overseeing the construction/upgrade of a waste water treatment plant in Johnston County, NC and a water treatment plant in Orange County, NC.
Work included estimating, material purchasing, subcontract negotiations, submittal preparations, project scheduling, and acting as a liaison between Crowder Construction and the Engineering firm.

John’s father is a master trim carpenter; John spent most of his summers growing up on jobsites apprenticing. Many of the subcontractors that he met as a child work for Southeastern today. His background as a subcontractor himself and his long working relationship with many of our top subcontractors creates a strong sense of loyalty among our crews which translates into a higher quality product for our clients.
John’s engineering background has proven to be invaluable to our clients. By completing design work in house and employing our own draftsman we have been able to save our clients thousands of dollars.

John enjoys spending time with his family and friends and is an dog lover. He spends much of his freetime fulfilling his duties as chair of HAVEN in Lee County’s board of directors.