# Thomas (Tommy) Beadel

> Thomas (Tommy) Beadel is the founder and CEO of Irvine-based HVN Development and co-founder and former CEO of Thomas James Homes. After building a business around single-lot replacement homes, he turned to income-restricted apartments in Los Angeles, applying his experience in site selection, repeatable construction and real estate finance to affordable housing.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Executive Officer at HVN Development
- **Organizations:** HVN Development, Thomas James Homes, Independent Financial Services Group, Inc.
- **Education:** Studied electrical and electronics engineering; no completed degree verified, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Studied business administration; LinkedIn states not completed, Washington State University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Thomas James Homes and led it as CEO from 2006 to June 2023., Built a single-lot replacement housing business that attracted Oaktree growth equity in 2018., Founded HVN Development, which completed the 34-unit Haven on Orange and began construction on ten projects totaling more than 600 units in 2025, as reported in July 2026.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Bought his first home, a condominium in Long Beach; rented rooms to his brother and a roommate, according to his 2022 podcast account.
- **2001-2006** — Senior Vice President of Loan Production at Independent Financial Services Group, overseeing mortgage loan officers in 14 states.
- **2006** — Co-founded the business that became Thomas James Homes with James Quandt.
- **2014** — Thomas James Homes determined that replacing existing houses could improve unit profitability compared with remodeling.
- **2016** — Thomas James Homes began developing its proprietary Fuse360 operating platform.
- **2018** — Oaktree-managed real estate funds invested growth equity in Thomas James Homes.
- **2021** — Named chairman of the Thomas James Homes corporate board; the company filed an IPO registration statement.
- **2023** — James Mead succeeded him as CEO on June 15; Beadel continued as co-chairman. CMFA records date HVN’s founding to late 2023.
- **2025** — HVN completed its first project, the 34-unit Haven on Orange in West Adams.
- **2026** — HVN debuted at No. 34 on Affordable Housing Finance’s AHF 50 developers list; Beadel confirmed continued Thomas James Homes board service in a May interview.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Thomas James Homes and led it as CEO from 2006 to June 2023.
- Built a single-lot replacement housing business that attracted Oaktree growth equity in 2018.
- Founded HVN Development, which completed the 34-unit Haven on Orange and began construction on ten projects totaling more than 600 units in 2025, as reported in July 2026.
- HVN ranked No. 34 on the 2026 AHF 50 list of developers.
- Included in the Orange County Business Journal’s OC50 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Affordable Housing Finance reported HVN’s first AHF 50 appearance at No. 34, more than 600 units started across ten projects in 2025, and plans to start close to 800 units across eleven projects in 2026. The latter figures were plans at publication.
- **2026-05** — In an Urbanize LA interview, Beadel described roughly 2,600 units across 36 projects at stages ranging from due diligence to construction and confirmed he remained on the Thomas James Homes board.
- **2026-04** — Listed as a featured speaker and CEO of HVN Development at the LABC Housing, Transportation and Jobs Summit.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hvndevelopment.com/meet-the-team/tommy-beadel
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommy-beadel-76622a167/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25