Jack Marchant and his brother Paul began building houses together in Kensington and North Berkeley at the end of World War II. They moved to Lafayette to continue this work in 1950. When Lafayette was incorporated in 1968, Jack was a member of the first City Council. The demand for new homes was very strong during this period, and farms and ranches were regularly becoming available for purchase. Jack and his associates were ready to turn them into homes and neighborhoods, eventually building 1600 homes in Lafayette.
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