Neal Communities zeroes in on a big annual revenue figure: $1 billion

Outdoing larger competitors with a hyper-focus on details, from landscaping to land deals, is a key factor in the success of one of the region’s largest homebuilders.

  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 5:00 a.m. April 19, 2024
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Pat Neal has been in the homebuilding business for 55 years.
Pat Neal has been in the homebuilding business for 55 years.
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  • Manatee-Sarasota
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Prolific area homebuilder Pat Neal was about to check out and pay for his groceries at an Albertsons in west Bradenton in 1991 when he spotted a Neal Communities customer in line. The customer had bought a home recently and was experiencing air conditioning issues.

Neal initially backed away. He worried he might get an earful. His first thought: hide behind the Corn Flakes. 

 

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