BOWLINE VENTURES
Our Story
Bowline Ventures was created out of a passion for bringing together people and communities. Founded by Real Estate Entrepreneur, Dorothea Donelan-Avery, who specializes in finding and reimagining unique properties with design, convenience, and luxury at the forefront.
Bowline Ventures offers many short and long term residential units - as well as community inspired ventures such as the Bowline Creative Kitchen in Westport, CT. Each property is a community unto itself, and a benefit to the surrounding community.
Get to know our founder
Dorothea
Learning about love, perseverance and love of life from my Mom who raised me as a single parent; learning true grit from 14 years of trading on Wall Street; learning patience and joy as a Mother of 2 amazing children; to now, with all of these lessons culminating to my next stage in life: my entrepreneurial one where I enjoy building and inspiring.
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I have always believed in the power of community. I was an only child but never felt like one because of the strong values of community my mother instilled in me from a very young age. She expanded that sense of community when she founded an international nursery school in Bethesda, MD. - attended by children from all around the world. The power of learning about people and their cultures stayed with me and gave me the.
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I believe a home should be more than a place to live - it should be an experience, a unique one - where residents from all different backgrounds can have a sense of pride about where they live. Together those residents take part in creating and enjoying the benefits of a community. Our buildings are a place where neighbors are neighborly - with common spaces to network, and share ideas in an environment that is design forward.
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The world is uniting and the more we share our energies, the greater it is to know one another and collaborate.
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Fast forward from childhood in Bethesda, MD., to attending Georgetown University, working on Wall Street - I found my passion - it’s different than I thought it would be but, thanks to my mom, it was there all along.
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Developing beautiful residential buildings a community people call home!