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Instructions · What links here · Thomas J. Hastings (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 12 days ago by Wangxun2 (talk: D · +) · Last edited 12 days ago by Wangxun2

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Declined by Jannatulbaqi 38 days ago. Last edited by Wangxun2 12 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: Please do not place external links in the body of an article. See WP:NOELBODY. Shadow311 (talk) 21:31, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Thomas J. Hastings is a real estate developer and the founder of Hastings Companies, known for a focus on environmentally conscious and community-oriented developments.^[1]

Early Life

Hastings was born on February 12, 1952 and was raised in Huntington Beach, California. He attended Harvard College in Cambridge, MA. He moved to Hingham, MA in the late 70s.

Business Career

In 1972, he founded Hastings Companies,^[2] a real estate development company. Notable projects include:

Oceanwoods, a luxury townhouse community designed for empty nesters featuring Victorian and Nantucket- inspired cottages next to the Kingston bay.^[3] Oceanwoods was featured on the cover of BUILDER Magazine.^[4]
Leisurewoods in Rockland, MA is a retirement community for people 55 and older featuring affordable, manufactured homes. It contains 415 single family homes on a 90-acre site.^[5] Leisurewoods received two National Sales Awards and a Builders Association of Greater Boston award for excellence in landscape design. Leisurewoods has been featured in numerous different news and magazines.^[6]^[7]
Leisurewoods at Taunton, MA is situated on a 100-acre site consisting of a clubhouse targeted to the seniors market with 222 homes sites between Boston and Providence, RI.

Hastings Companies has won the most prestigious award in the home building industry, awarded at the Annual International Builder's show for Backriver Townhomes in Hingham, MA.^[8]^[9]

Tech Career

Techhatch.com^[10] was founded by Hastings in 1998. Over the last 15 years, Techhatch.com has acquired a portfolio of thousands of domain names.

References

^ "Hastings Cos LLC - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
^ "Hastings Companies". Hastings Companies. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
^ Yudis, Anthony (April 6, 1985). "Duxbury's Oceanwoods condos take advantage of scenic setting". The Boston Globe. p. 33.
^ "Close to the Nest". Builder. December 1986. pp. 70–71.
^ Yudis, Anthony (January 25, 1986). "An adult community aimed at affordable housing". The Boston Globe. p. 53.
^ "Community provides amenities for empty nesters". Mobile/ Manufactured Home Merchandiser. May 1989. pp. 26–27.
^ O'Connor, Moira (April 11, 1986). "Mobile homes can be an alternative". The Boston Herald. p. 39.
^ "Hastings Cos. wins Builders Association of Greater Boston award for BackRiver Townhomes development". nerej.com. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
^ "The Hastings Cos. wins top industry award for BackRiver Townhomes". nerej.com. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
^ "All Domains For Sale". techhatch.com/. Retrieved 2024-10-12.

[1] "Hastings Cos LLC - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-10-12.

[2] "Hastings Companies". Hastings Companies. Retrieved 2024-10-12.

[3] Yudis, Anthony (April 6, 1985). "Duxbury's Oceanwoods condos take advantage of scenic setting". The Boston Globe. p. 33.

[4] "Close to the Nest". Builder. December 1986. pp. 70–71.

[5] Yudis, Anthony (January 25, 1986). "An adult community aimed at affordable housing". The Boston Globe. p. 53.

[6] "Community provides amenities for empty nesters". Mobile/ Manufactured Home Merchandiser. May 1989. pp. 26–27.

[7] O'Connor, Moira (April 11, 1986). "Mobile homes can be an alternative". The Boston Herald. p. 39.

[8] "Hastings Cos. wins Builders Association of Greater Boston award for BackRiver Townhomes development". nerej.com. Retrieved 2024-10-12.

[9] "The Hastings Cos. wins top industry award for BackRiver Townhomes". nerej.com. Retrieved 2024-10-12.

[10] "All Domains For Sale". techhatch.com/. Retrieved 2024-10-12.

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