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Case Study: HowardBlackstone.com

Industry: Real Estate
Platform: Custom Frontend + WordPress Backend
Project Type: Corporate Website Development
Location: United States


Overview

Howard Blackstone is a premier real estate company offering luxury residential and commercial property services. They needed a sleek, modern website to represent their high-end brand, showcase their property listings, and drive inquiries from buyers, sellers, and investors.

They hired Sixtyhost to build a custom-designed frontend with a robust and easy-to-manage WordPress backend.


The Challenge

Before reaching out to Sixtyhost, Howard Blackstone had:

  • No centralized online presence to showcase listings

  • Outdated visuals that didn’t match their brand reputation

  • A complex internal listing workflow that needed streamlining

  • A need for mobile-first design due to high on-the-go usage

  • Multiple teams needing access to backend content updates


Our Approach

We delivered a fully customized, performance-optimized real estate site:

  • Custom frontend UI to reflect premium branding and architecture aesthetics

  • Responsive design for flawless browsing on phones and tablets

  • Dynamic property listings module powered by WordPress Custom Post Types

  • Integrated lead capture forms, live map view, and property filters

  • Team member directory and inquiry system for agent-specific requests

  • SEO-focused structure with schema markup for listings

  • Training provided to in-house team for easy content updates


Results

Within 30 days of launch:

  • 3x more time spent on-site by visitors

  • 47% increase in inbound form submissions

  • Strong SEO performance: multiple listings indexed in local searches

  • Agents reported smoother lead assignment process

  • Brand perception significantly improved due to elevated design


Client Feedback

“We’ve had clients tell us they chose to reach out based on how professional the website looked. Sixtyhost absolutely nailed the custom design and made the backend user-friendly for our team.”
— James B., Managing Broker, Howard Blackstone


Key Features

  • Fully custom-designed frontend with elegant UI

  • WordPress backend for simple content and listing management

  • Agent directory with direct contact links

  • Real-time property filtering by price, location, and type

  • High-resolution media gallery and video support for listings

  • Optimized for SEO and local search visibility

  • Secure hosting and fast page loads


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