Hamilton home builders name Spicer to hall of fame
April 14, 2015
Hamilton home builders have elected one of their longest serving members to the industry's hall of fame.
Steve Spicer of Multi-Area Developments Inc. is the 2015 Inductee to the Hamilton Halton Home Builders' Association (HHHBA) Hall of Fame. Born in 1955 and a life-long Hamilton resident, Spicer was selected because of his long, established service in the local development industry and with the HHHBA.
Spicer graduated from Mohawk College`s Civil Engineering Technology Program in 1979, and began his career in earnest as a field engineer at Dufferin Construction. He held several positions, including chief estimator, and was involved in many different areas of civil construction, from commercial parking lots to highway and airport work. It was in this capacity that he took a more active role in the development industry as Dufferin`s representative on Hamilton's Development Council in 1988.
In 1992, he joined Meadowlands as Development Manager, and later chaired the Development Council for five years and participated on four Development Charge liaison committees.
In 2003, with development at the Meadowlands winding down, Spicer was hired by Multi-Area Developments to help Aldo DeSantis with the company's Summit Park project. His position at Multi-Area grew over the years, and his participation in the HHHBA grew. He was elected to the board of directors in 2001, and served on the executive from 2003 to 2010. Spicer served as HHHBA president in 2009 – a challenging year, with a slumping economy and a significant battle over Development Charges. Since 2008, he has organized the Wellwood Run charitable event, and still runs in it today.
Spicer served on the Ontario Home Builders' Association board in 2008 and 2009, and the Canadian Home Builders' Association (CHBA) board in 2009 and 2010 along with the CHBA Urban Council. Other volunteer positions included The Hamilton Construction Association board of directors, and chair of Mohawk College Civil Engineering Program advisory committee.
He was honoured with the HHHBA Presidential Award in 1999 and 2004, distinguished Builder Member in 2003 and the Paul Wright Memorial Award in 2010.
Spicer has been married to wife Donna for 35 years. They have two children, Erin and Alan.