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About Us
Wimmer Brothers is a family-owned, locally operated, multi-faceted real estate development, brokerage, construction,
and property management firm.
Mark and John Wimmer representthe fifth generation of Wimmer builders who take great pride in the design, location, and craftsmanship of our communities.
Our Company
Wimmer Brothers currently owns and operates over thirty properties throughout southeastern Wisconsin in such communities as Brookfield, Greendale, Greenfield, Hales Corners, New Berlin, Oak Creek, Pewaukee, and West Allis. Many more exciting, high quality properties are currently under development.
All great endeavors are the result of a team of individuals who have united under a common mission to promote the growth and excellence to which that organization aspires. Wimmer Brothers is no exception. We are a team of approximately 160 high achievers who operate and manage the apartment communities, independent and assisted living senior residences, commercial properties, condominiums, lots, and hotel that make up the Wimmer Brothers portfolio. From the first shovel in the ground on a new development, to the property that has been in the Wimmer portfolio the longest, we pride ourselves in delivering the highest quality and best experience possible!
Our Culture
Wimmer Brothers constantly provides outstanding customer service and believes that customer satisfaction is our ultimate goal. We are dedicated to providing our family of employees with a respectful and positive work environment where everyone is equal. We are always guided by our 11 Points of Culture everyday in everything we do.
Commitment
I give myself and everything I commit to 100 percent until I succeed. I am committed to the Vision, Mission, Culture, and success of Wimmer Brothers, its current and future team, and its customers at all times.
Ownership
I am truly responsible for my actions and outcomes and own everything that takes place in my work and my life. I am accountable for my results and I know that for things to change, first I must change.
Integrity
I always speak the truth. What I promise is what I deliver. I only make agreements with myself and others that I intend to keep.
Excellence
Good enough isn't. I always deliver products and services of exceptional quality. I stay on a path of constant and never-ending improvement and innovation.
Success
I totally focus my thoughts, energy, and attention on the successful outcome of whatever I am doing. I am willing to win and allow others to win: Win/Win. At all times, I display my inner pride, prosperity, competence, and personal confidence. I am a successful person.
Teamwork
I am a team player and a team leader. I do whatever it takes to stay together and achieve team goals. I focus on cooperation and always come to a resolution, or a compromise. I am flexible in my work and able to change if what I'm doing is not working. I ask for help when I need it and am compassionate to others who ask me for help.
Communication
I speak positively of my fellow team members and customers in both public and private. I speak with good purpose using empowering and positive conversation. I never use or listen to sarcasm or gossip. I acknowledge what is being said as true for the speaker at the moment and I take responsibility for responses to my communication. I greet and say goodbye to people using their names. I always apologize for any upsets first and then look for a solution. I only ever discuss concerns in private with the person involved.
Education
I learn from my mistakes. I consistently learn, grow, and master so that I can help my fellow team members grow and master too.
Consistency
I am consistent in my actions so my customers and teammates can feel comfortable in dealing with me at all times. I am disciplined in my work so my results, growth, and success are consistent.
Gratitude
I am a truly grateful person. I say thank you and show appreciation often and in many ways, so that all around me know how much I appreciate everything and everyone I have in my life. I celebrate my wins and the wins of my team members. I consistently catch myself and other people doing things right.
Accountability
I am responsible for all of my actions or lack thereof in my life. I am fully accountable for all the duties and tasks I must accomplish. I take pride in my achievements and heed my mistakes.
Mission & Vision
Wimmer Communities
We at Wimmer Communities believe our mission is to create living environments through development, management and construction of properties that:
- Are exciting.
- Are both physically and economically accessible.
- Offer value for the customers' dollars.
- Satisfy needs for comfort, security, and personal growth of the families and individuals who come into contact with that development.
We Create Environments For Our Clients By:
- Respecting their needs.
- Communicating with them in a professional and business-like manner.
- Aggressively responding to problems, needs, and issues.
- Offering personalized service.
- Providing complete customer satisfaction.
We Create an Environment For Our Employees By:
- Hiring quality people who perpetuate the traditional work ethic.
- Challenging their abilities to promote personal and professional growth.
- Maintaining an "open door" communication policy which recognizes all employees as team members.
- Rewarding them financially with competitive salaries and monetary recognition for exceptional performance.
Wimmer Senior Communities
The mission of Wimmer Senior Communities is to create environments providing a superior quality of life for seniors above the age of 62 by offering a continuum of care in services and programming within a most desired and least restrictive environment, thus allowing an individual to age in place with dignity.
We are committed to the following standards in our delivery of services:
- A respect for resident individuality.
- A dedication to personalized cost-effective quality care.
- A respect for resident independence.
- A response to resident choice in care and lifestyle decision making.
- A respect for resident right to privacy.
- A program of services that nurtures the body, the mind, and the spirit.
- A respect for resident dignity.
- A care-planning process that involves both family and friends.
- A safe and secure residential environment.
- A residence that services the surrounding community with its programming and creates an environment that is viewed as a valuable asset to the area at large.
Our Vision
Wimmer Brothers aspires to be the leader in the property management industry. We will do this by continuously strengthening and adding value to our key partner groups, including Associates, Customers, Vendors, Shareholders and the Community. Our Mission Statement and Credo for Mutual Success will govern our values and ideals. Entrepreneurial spirit, calculated risk taking and being on the leading edge of new markets and opportunities will gauge the Company's future success and profitability.
Careers
We at Wimmer Communities have always taken a great deal of pride in our organization.
We have an extremely well-respected image in the community and we attempt to furnish our employees with a comfortable work environment with competitive compensation.
Why Work at Wimmer?
Wimmer Communities is a 2018 Top Workplaces recipient again, after winning the past 2 years. We're locally owned and operated. Our employees and their families live in and contribute to this great Metro Milwaukee community.
Wimmer Communities is a Top Workplace
Wimmer Communities has once again been awarded a Top Workplaces honor in 2018 by The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The Top Workplaces award is based solely on the results of a survey completed by our employees and administered by a leading research firm that specializes in organizational health and workplace improvement.
What is it Like to Work at Wimmer?
Working at Wimmer is both rewarding and fun. In fact we have a Fun Committee! There is a sense of belonging reinforced by Quarterly Lunches, Above and Beyond Awards, Health and Well Being Contests, and a show-stopper Holiday Party.
Community Involvement
At Wimmer Communities, we don’t define the success of our business simply by the bottom line.
We also measure our achievements based on on our role in the neighborhood we serve. Wimmer Communities is committed to our mission and the values it embraces. By focusing on education, environment, health, arts, and recreation, we help make our communities strong.
Our financial support is just the beginning. Wimmer Communities team members throughout the metropolitan area regularly offer hands-on help to non-profit organizations, volunteering hundreds of hours of their time and talent and immeasurable amounts of beautiful generosity.
While our record of corporate responsibility is strong, we recognize that there is always more that can be done. We have been truly blessed and embrace the opportunity and responsibility to be a positive force in the communities in which we live, work, and play.
Arts
The arts bring communities together by creating experiences that enrich life today and inspire ideas for the future. Wimmer Communities supports the arts by funding local arts groups, summer concerts and commissioning contemporary art.
- Wimmer Community Concerts in the Gardens at Whitnall Botanical Gardens
- United Performing Arts Fund
- Marquette University High School Rehearsal Hall
- Marquette University High School Theater Dressing Rooms
- Wimmer Communities’ Collection of Contemporary Art Learn More
Health
Wimmer Communities believes in promoting the health and well-being of all people who live in the communities we serve. We focus on physical and emotional health by proudly supporting:
- Mary T. Wimmer Endowment for Breast Cancer Research
- Waukesha Community Health Center
- ProHealth Care Cancer Center
- Wimmer Healing Garden
- St. Mary’s Contemplative Labyrinth
Education and Recreation
Wimmer Communities believes in inspiring young minds in and out of the classroom. Someday they’ll be doctors and engineers, writers and artists. Right now they’re our sons and daughters, our nieces, nephews, neighbors and friends. More importantly they are our future.
- Marquette University High School Endowment Fund
- Whitnall Park Archery Center
- Kulwicki Neighborhood Park
Environment
Preservation of the natural environment within the communities we develop is key to minimizing our environmental footprint. That’s why we have incorporated Green building practices in developing high-performance, site sensitive communities, incorporating water saving, energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality.
- Wimmer Wetlands
- Boerner Botanical Gardens Welcome Center
- Recycling programs
- CFL lighting
- Environmentally responsible material selections
Team Members
Wimmer Communities team members, retirees, family and friends are people who care about our communities as well as those in need throughout the world. We participate in countless hours of volunteer initiatives every year, benefitting our neighbors and the world beyond:
- Go Red For Women - Since 2017, Wimmer Communities has been a sponsor of the Metro Milwaukee Go Red For Women Luncheon. We have committed to our sponsorship annually through 2020 as well!
- Operation Christmas Child - Since 2001 employees have filled shoe boxes with gifts for children around the world and Wimmer Brothers pays the shipping costs. In 2017, 272 boxes were donated to children in need. We have learned that these boxes were sent to an extremely remote location in South Africa.
- Toys for Tots - Employees and residents of Heritage House Senior Residence annually support the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve by donating new toys for children in need.
- Hunger Task Force - Wimmer Communities' employees and residents donate food items to this annual cause and our communities serve as drop off points. In 2016 Wimmer Communities contributed over 4,700 pounds of food and our 2017 goal is 5,000 pounds!
- Community Projects for Seniors - New in 2017, Wimmer Communities is assisting this worthy organization in providing basic necessities for low income seniors. We recently collected and donated 296 household bath items, such as shower curtains.
- Milwaukee Rescue Mission - Donations of toys and clothing generously donated by Wimmer Communities residents and employees. In 2017, 45 bags of new toys and clothing, shoes, school supplies, household and personal care items were distributed to local people in need.
- Habitat for Humanity - Wimmer Communities supports Habitat for Humanity ReStores by contributing surplus construction materials and gently used appliances. We have recently increased our support of this worthy cause with collections of household items including small appliances.
- The Ronald McDonald House - Donations of soda can tabs are collected year found for this worthy charity.
- Housing First - As a sponsor of Housing First, Wimmer Communities collects shoes for the homeless year round. They are distributed to low income and disabled people in our community.
- Tee Up For a Cure, Wisconsin Breast Cancer Showhouse - Wimmer Brothers has been a financial sponsor of this event annually since 2010.
- Mother of Good Counsel Sports Drive - Wimmer residents and employees provided donations of dozens of pieces of sporting goods equipment to the school through the American Heart Association Luncheon. These donations provide the students with crucial physical activity needed for overall health. Special thanks to the Milwaukee Wave for donating an additional 19 soccer balls and 36 water bottles!