History of the Pivach Real Estate Tradition

Gulf Loan Inc.

Jul 21, 1955

George Pivach Jr. and his wife, Frances, starts their first busines in opening Gulf Loan, a small loan company, in Triumph, Louisiana

Pivach Agency, Inc.

Sep 29, 1956

GPJ establishes Pivach Agency as an insurance house

Real Estate

Sep 14, 1957

GPJ obtains his real estate license, and starts his real estate practice

Gulf Credit

Apr 22, 1958

GPJ opens his 2nd loan company, Gulf Credit

Office Explosion

Mar 21, 1962

The Gulf Loan office in Triumph burns to the ground due to an explosion at the adjacent Pivach Orange Winery

Pivach Agency Inc.

Oct 12, 1966

GPJ officialy adds real estate services to Pivach Agency, Inc.

Belle Chasse Office

Sep 14, 1967

GPJ established his presence in north Plaqumines Parish in 1967 with the opening of a Belle Chasse office.

Home Loan & Thrift

Mar 30, 1968

George Pivach opens his 3rd, and final loan company, Home Loan & Thrift

Hurricane Camille

Aug 16, 1969

Hurrican Camile devistates South Louisiana, completely destroying George Pivach Jr.'s office in Triumph, as well as his family's home.

Diana Pivach Alortish

Sep 14, 1982

George and Frances's daughter, Diana, joins Pivach Agency

New Office

Aug 14, 1986

The new Pivach Building is finished. Pivach Agency, Home Loan & Thrift, Gulf Loan, Gulf Credit share the bulding with Pivach, Cossich, and Pivach LLC, a law firm established by George and Frances's 2 sons, George and Mark.

Good News Subdivision

Sep 14, 1987

GPJ finished development on the first of many residential subdivisions, Good News.

The Woodlands Subdivision

Sep 14, 1993

GPS finished development of The Woodlands subdivision

Grande Terre Subdivision

Sep 14, 1996

GPJ completes development of Grand Terre subdivision

Spring Wood Subdivision

Sep 14, 2002

GPJ completes development of Spring Wood Subdivision

Pivach Real Estate

Sep 14, 2003

GPJ and Frances sell Pivach Agency to their daughter, Diana Pivach Alfortish, and the name of the real estate agency is formally changed to Pivach Real Estate

Stephen George Pivach

Jul 26, 2008

Stephen George Pivach joins Pivach Real Estate

Pivach Properties

Aug 12, 2012

Stephen George Pivach moves his family to Austin, Texas and establishes Pivach Properties, continuing the famiy tradition started by his grandfather 55 years earlier...