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Top 50 Builders to Work For / 2004

Whoever said charity begins at home was one-upped last October 3 when millions of Americans watched crews from Shea Homes donate thousands of dollars in time, resources and labor to build a new house for the Garay family of Los Angeles on ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. When HomeAid America and ABC offered Shea CEO Bert Selva the opportunity, he says he "couldn't say no" to helping this n...


By Bob Sperber March 31, 2005
This article first appeared in the PB April 2005 issue of Pro Builder.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Employee Breakdown
Rank
Company Name (City, State)
Total Revenue 2003 (millions $)
Years in Business
CEO/Owner
# of Employees 2003
% Female
% Minorities
% < 35 yrs
% > 55 yrs
Average Employment (years)
Stock Options
Job Sharing
Quarterly Bonuses
401K
Telecommuting
Flex Work Hours
Tuition Reimbursement
Domestic Partnership
Profit Sharing
Web Address
1
Pulte Homes Corporation (Bloomfield Hills, MI)
9,049.0
52
Bill Pulte/ Richard Dugas
11,407
36%
22%
47%
12%
3.15
X
X
X
X
 
X
X
 
X
2
Shea Homes (Livermore, CA)
400.0
121
Layne Marceau
156
40%
40%
40%
30%
2.00
 
 
X
X
X
X
X
 
X
3
Gulfstream Homes (Naples, FL)
34.0
6
Michael Peel/ Steve Peel
35
50%
5%
60%
1%
2.50
X
 
X
X
 
X
X
 
X
4
Winchester Homes (Bethesda, MD)
370.0
25
Larry Burrows
344
30%
23.5%
29%
13%
4.50
X
 
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
5
Ideal Homes of Norman L.P. (Norman, OK)
44.5
15
Gene McKown, Vernon McKown, Todd Booze
125
48%
15%
40%
14%
4.00
 
 
X
X
 
 
X
X
X
www.ideal-homes.com
6
Mercedes Homes, Inc (Melbourne, FL)
770.0
20
Keith Buescher
1,396
36%
32%
43%
11%
2.70
X
 
X
X
X
X
X
 
X
7
Robert Harris Homes (Marietta, GA)
56.0
10
Robert Harris
70
39%
7%
48%
9%
1.20
 
X
X
X
X
X
X
 
X
www.robertharrishomes.com
8
Standard Pacific Corp. (Irvine, CA)
2,340.0
38
Stephen J. Scarborough
1,700
44%
20%
35%
15%
3.00
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
 
X
9
John Laing Homes (Newport Beach, CA)
745.0
156
Larry Webb
595
42%
19%
32%
9%
3.00
 
 
X
X
 
X
X
 
 
www.johnlainghomes.com
10
Northland Residential Corporation (Burlington, MA)
23.5
9
Frank Stewart
21
50%
50%
2%
3%
5.00
 
 
X
X
 
X
X
 
X
11
David Weekley Homes (Houston, TX)
949.0
27
David Weekley
1,046
43%
19.5%
38%
10%
4.19
 
 
X
X
X
X
X
 
X
12
Choice Homes (Arlington, TX)
540.8
17
Stephen T. Wall
485
39%
15%
32%
11%
2.90
 
 
X
X
X
 
X
 
X
www.choicehomes.com
13
Genesis Designer Homes (Savannah, GA)
25.0
4
Rick Fitzer
43
46%
10%
56%
8%
2.00
 
X
X
X
 
X
X
 
X
14
Imperial Homes (Houston, TX)
60.2
14
Terrence Hartzell
58
43%
20%
48%
20%
3.00
 
 
X
X
 
X
 
 
 
15
John Cannon Homes, Inc. (Sarasota, FL)
70.0
17
John Cannon
64
50%
2%
28%
4%
3.20
 
X
X
X
 
X
X
 
X
16
Joseph Douglas Homes (Brookfield, WI)
N/A
5
Joe Orendorf/ Deron Butler
18
40%
6%
6%
12%
3.50
 
 
 
X
 
X
X
 
X
17
William Ryan Homes/Ryan Building Group (Schaumburg, IL)
N/A
13
William Ryan
150
67%
5%
36%
21%
3.00
X
 
X
X
 
X
X
 
 
www.ryanbldgrp.com
18
VB Contractors, Inc. (Virginia Beach, VA)
3.1
16
Christopher Ettel
10
20%
20%
20%
20%
8.00
 
 
 
 
 
X
X
X
X
19
Fieldstone Communities, Inc (Newport Beach, CA)
316.2
15
Frank Foster
227
50%
14%
33%
15%
5.50
 
 
X
X
X
X
X
 
X
20
The Emmer Group (Gainesville, FL)
17.7
50
Lori McGriff/Phil Emmer
63
51%
22%
22%
10%
4.30
 
 
 
X
 
 
X
X
X
21
Tripp Trademark Homes (Lutz, FL)
21.0
4
H. Douglas Tripp
14
28.5%
0%
14%
14%
2.30
 
 
X
X
 
 
 
 
 
22
D. R. Horton, Inc. (Arlington, TX)
8,700.0
26
Don Tomnitz
7,277
47%
16.5
40%
9.5%
2.50
X
 
X
X
 
X
 
 
 
23
Danielian Associates (Irvine, CA) 1
6.3
36
Art Danielian
57
26%
26%
37%
17%
N/A
X
 
X
X
 
 
X
 
X
24
Lakeside Development Co. (Mequon, WI)
N/A
18
Scott Humber/Thomas Zabjek
16
12%
0%
24%
11%
7.00
 
 
X
X
 
 
X
 
X
www.lakesidedevelopement.com
25
Wonderland Homes, Inc. (Lafayette, CO)
N/A
35
Cynthia G. Edwards, Steve Doane, Ted Stringer, Fred Wesley, Robert Savage
30
33%
3%
16%
6%
5.00
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
X
26
Wilshire Homes of TX, Ltd (Austin, TX)
100.8
12
James Edward Horne
136
49%
17%
46%
15%
3.00
 
 
X
X
 
X
X
 
X
27
Simonini Builders, Inc (Charlotte, NC)
60.0
10
Alan C. Simonini/Ray Killian, Jr.
74
27%
1%
35%
9%
3.80
 
 
X
X
X
 
 
 
X
www.simonini.com
28
John Wieland Homes & Neighborhoods (Atlanta, GA)
606.0
34
Terry Russell
725
40%
60%
46%
9%
4.60
 
 
 
X
 
X
X
 
X
29
Brady Homes (Bloomington, IL)
20.0
35
Ed Brady
30
30%
10%
20%
10%
5.00
 
 
 
X
 
X
X
 
X
30
Ernest Homes, LLC (Richmond Hill, VA)
20.0
17
Beth Williams
30
60%
0%
50%
10%
5.00
 
 
X
X
 
X
X
 
X
31
Capital Pacific Holdings, Inc (Newport Beach, CA)
372.9
29
Hadi Makarechian
274
47%
12%
39%
7%
2.60
 
 
X
X
 
X
X
 
X
32
Grayson Homes, LLC (Ellicott City, MD)
57.0
28
Floyd F. Grayson
59
49%
11%
19%
7%
4.1
 
 
X
X
 
 
X
 
X
33
Woodmeister Corp. (Worcester, MA)
18.8
24.5
Theodore B. Goodnow
106
16%
0%
30%
21%
6.40
 
 
X
X
 
X
X
 
X
34
TK Constructors, Inc. (Muncie, IN)
73.0
14
Mark Thurston
140
30%
0%
25%
10%
4.00
 
 
X
X
 
X
X
 
X
35
Tomac Corp. (Midlothian, VA)
47.0
29.5
Thomas Cauble
39
31%
1%
21%
23%
8.00
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
X
www.thomachomes.com
36
Wayne Homes (Uniontown, OH)
100.0
30
David E. Logsdon
331
39%
61%
49.5%
5.14%
2.50
 
 
 
X
 
X
X
 
X
37
Westminster Abbey Homes, LLC (Bingham Farms, MI)
33.9
6
Stephen J. Taglione
56
32%
9%
45%
9%
3.40
 
X
X
X
 
 
 
 
X
www.westminsterabbeyhomes.com
38
Hubert Whitlock Builders (Charlotte, NC)
7.6
47
Scott M. Whitlock
20
20%
5%
33%
11%
7.02
 
 
 
X
 
 
X
 
X
39
Charter Homes (Lancaster, PA)
59.0
14
Robert Bowman
59
33%
0%
40%
2%
2.00
 
 
 
X
 
X
X
X
X
40
History Maker Homes (Fort Worth, TX)
58.8
55
Bryan Mitchell
80
40%
10%
50%
5%
4.00
 
 
X
X
 
X
 
 
X
41
KB Home (Los Angeles, CA)
5,800.0
47
Bruce Karatz
5,000
46%
23%
45%
11%
3.00
X
 
X
X
X
X
X
 
X
42
JBZ Architecture + Planning (Newport Beach, CA) 1
7.8
10
Donald P. Jacobs, AIA
62
42%
45%
60%
2%
2.50
 
 
 
X
 
X
X
 
X
43
American Heritage Homes (Lancaster, OH)
23.0
9
Gary Libertini
51
37.25%
0%
43.4%
1.96%
3.00
 
X
X
 
 
X
X
 
 
44
K. Hovnanian Companies (Red Bank, NJ)
3,201.9
44
Ara Hovnanian
2,911
47%
N/A
22%
20%
4.00
X
 
X
X
X
X
X
 
X
45
JG Development, Inc. (Blue Mounds, WI)
1.8
14
Jeff Grundahl
9
22%
0%
23%
0%
11.00
 
 
 
X
 
X
X
 
X
46
Grand Homes (Dallas, TX)
241.0
18
Stephen H. Brooks
292
45%
6.8%
45%
10%
2.18
 
 
X
X
 
X
X
 
X
47
Kensington Homes, Inc. (Naperville, IL)
38.0
11
Steve Pjesky
40
50%
10%
85%
10%
4.00
 
 
X
X
 
X
X
 
 
48
Patco Construction, Inc. (Sanford, ME)
18.0
15
Greg, Mark, & Michael Patterson
43
25%
N/A
49%
12%
2.90
 
 
X
X
 
 
X
 
X
49
Engle Homes Arizona (Phoenix, AZ)
153.0
7
Tony Mon
130
40%
10%
50%
10%
2.90
 
 
X
X
 
X
 
 
 
www.englehomes.com
50
Holiday Builders (Melbourne, FL)
336.3
21
Richard Hawkes
284
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.00
X
 
X
 
 
 
X
 
X
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