Cincinnati PR

Matt and Mike Tramonte know all about Merlot, Chardonnay and Chablis.

Bricks and mortar, build-to-suits, site searches and cap rates, not so much.

“Real estate and commercial construction are not my business, mine is selling wine. It can be a very intimidating process,” said Matt Tramonte, owner/operator of the family-owned Tramonte & Sons Distributors with his father, Mike.

“We called Cincinnati Commercial Contracting because they owned the land where we wanted to go, and John Westheimer and his people made it a very comfortable environment.

“No question was too small, no detail too minute,” Tramonte said.

“John (Westheimer, owner and Prez at CCC) told us he wanted it to be an enjoyable experience for us, and that if we put the time and effort into it, it would be one of our greatest achievements. And it has.”

Family-owned businesses are a traditional sweet spot for CCC. Both honor the values of honesty, integrity, hard work, friendship and loyalty.

“Working with CCC was just such a positive experience. There was so much they did that went beyond the call of what we expected,” said Robbin Krauser, co-owner of family-owned Restaurant Parts & More of Springboro.

“They built a duck pond in the back during construction so we could fish. They took us to meet with the building people at Springboro at our request which was a real eye-opener,” Krauser said.

“John has become a personal friend. We’re a young company, so he helped us out with our growth, clients, some business-related things that had nothing to do with construction,” Krauser added.

“John and CCC are family.”

Derrick Co. first approached CCC 10 years ago for an expansion, but did not proceed.

Undeterred, CCC picked up when the metal blaster was ready.

“When we first met, all John and I talked about was our farms. Still do,” said Gary Schmid, owner of Derrick Co. in Cincinnati.

“John and his team wanted to help us get the facility going and get some business in here.

“It wasn’t just about CCC getting paid. It was all about friends, and families, helping each other.”

CCC is a client-focused, full service construction management and real estate company founded by Westheimer in 1979.

Operating in the Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana Tri-State area, CCC delivers products and services that are designed to exceed our customers’ expectations.

Cincinnati Commercial Contracting (www.CCContracting.com) not only builds for others; it also build for itself.

Throughout Southwestern Ohio and Northern Kentucky CCC has commercial real estate available for lease or sale in Cincinnati, Monroe, Sharonville, Middletown, Amelia and other locations.

The company offers office space, retail space, industrial/flex space, commercial condominiums, and land for development.

At Hickory Dickory Tots (below), CCC engaged owner Karen Werling with “the exact package I was looking for: an honest, detail-oriented contractor that I was not going to have to babysit. I own and run by own day care business. I can’t babysit every little blueprint.”

John Westheimer of CCC can be reached at (513) 561-6633, ext. 103 or jwestheimer@cincigroup.com.