Build Your Custom Home With Brightleaf Homes

Part of the genius behind the BrightLeaf process is that you make all your home selections BEFORE construction starts. Not only does this provide transparency around pricing, but also on construction timing and eventual move-in date. Their genuine desire for you to be happy with your new home and build you a high-quality home that they (and you) can enjoy and be proud of now and for years to come. They go above and beyond to achieve this.

I can't say enough about our experience with the team at BrightLeaf Homes. They have a unique niche in the home building market with not only eco-friendly homes but modern, open concept that you don't see with suburban Chicago builders. From start to finish, this was such a smooth process with building a custom home. The entire process is broken up to phases and communicated through meetings and use of the mobile app. Building a new home (especially for first-timers) can be stressful and this was anything but that.

We chose Brightleaf after seeing several other spec homes they built. We liked their eco-conscious approach as well as their overall aesthetic. They helped us find a lot that we truly love. The process of designing and building our home was well organized and using Buildertrend made it easy and efficient. Once the construction process started, our project manager kept us updated on a daily basis as to the progress of our build. Living in our new house for three weeks now, we are loving the smart home features and appreciate the overall energy efficiency that Brightleaf implemented in our home!

Surviving the recent Chicago record-breaking cold temperatures, snow, and ice made us realize just how happy we are with our BrightLeaf home. While friends, neighbors, and family worried about frozen pipes and exorbitant utility bills, we were warm and snug in our home. Out of the three homes we've built, this is the only house that was completed on time, and we actually enjoyed the whole building experience!

Top-quality remodeling professionals. Experts in their field and a pleasure to work with. Highly recommended. Hope to work with Brightleaf again in the future.

Brightleaf was amazing! Cannot say it enough. Everyone was professional, helpful, easy to work with. They streamlined what is naturally an overwhelming and stressful process. I can't imagine what it would have been like with a company less sleek than brightleaf. We know a lot of people who have remodeled and/or built custom homes with different contractors and have been able to discuss our experiences to confirm brightleaf went above and beyond. We love our home so much and so our family is forever grateful. Highly recommend!

Our home is known as the Drew Home, built in 1888, and is the first historically landmarked home in Downers Grove. For our project, we were faced with the challenge of bringing the latest in high technology building science to the original historic structure while preserving and restoring the original character of our home. Our goal for our project was to expand the home from the original layout while incorporating the latest in green, sustainable, and energy-efficient building materials and techniques. Aesthetically, we also wanted to meld the character of the historic property with modern and contemporary design. It was not easy as we had to search intensively for a builder that would be able to handle a project like this. Fortunately, we came across BrightLeaf and made the best choice as they really delivered for us on this project. We really appreciated not only their level of professionalism throughout this project, but also their level of care. With a project like this, there are a lot of uncertainties and BrightLeaf was always there with clear communication to walk us through each step of the project.