The founder of Park Forest Enterprises, Inc. was J. Alvin Hawbaker.  Mr. Hawbaker got his start in State College as a residential home builder and land developer. In 1943, J. Alvin established his first company, CV Construction. The construction company thrived in State College for many years.  Later on, J. Alvin purchased the dense acreage knows as “The Barrens” in hopes of developing the land for residential use.  This property is now the wooded neighborhood known as Park Forest Village.  At the time, Park Forest Village was widely recognized for it’s visionary planning and design.   After that, J. Alvin went into property management and soon managed of over 1,000 rental units.

Then in 1979, J. Alvin formed a property management company Park Forest Enterprises, Inc.  In this venture, his business partners were his children Samuel Hawbaker and Joan Brower.  From the beginning, Park Forest Enterprises was a family operated small business.   And we have remained that way ever since.

Sam and Joan continued the company after J. Alvin passed away in 1995.  For over 35 years, Sam has been the President and leader of Park Forest Enterprises.  In 1998, Sam’s son, Todd Hawbaker, took full time employment with the family company.  Todd worked his way up to become the leasing office manager.  In recent history, Samuel imparted the President’s title to Todd, making Todd the third generation of company leadership.