Founded by Henry Klar in 1947, The Klar Organization develops and sells residential communities across Long Island and the greater metropolitan area, handling projects from design through marketing. Under Steven Klar’s direction since 1974, the East Meadow firm has helped more than 60,000 homebuyers find residences ranging from affordable homes to luxury properties, and it also takes on troubled developments for other builders.
The Great Lakes CompaniesJoseph and Susan Bobeck founded The Great Lakes Companies in 1989, and the Bobeck family remains at the center of the Cleveland-based firm. What began as a mortgage banking business grew into an organization focused on building and preserving housing communities, with work spanning more than 200 communities and 20,000-plus units across the Midwest. Its affiliates support housing partners through development and management, while the company brings more than $3 billion in real estate activity to that long-term mission.CLEVELAND, OH
Beaver Mountain Custom HomesFive generations of the Clark family’s building tradition stand behind Beaver Mountain Custom Homes, a family-owned company founded in 1982 in Deposit, New York. Known for site-specific homes shaped to the Northeast landscape, Beaver Mountain guides clients from early design through construction with an integrated process and a long record of more than 2,500 completed buildings.DEPOSIT, NY
Schilling ConstructionFor more than 125 years, four generations of the Schilling family have built custom homes and handled remodeling projects for Northwest Indiana families. Today, Richard and John Paul Schilling lead the family-run homebuilder, which limits its annual projects to provide hands-on oversight and also lets customers bring their own blueprints. Schilling builds in its own communities as well as on customers’ lots, with a process that keeps homeowners involved from the first conversation through the final walkthrough.STOW, OH