Kingswood Custom Homes

What Kingswood Custom Homes does

Kingswood Custom Homes is a privately held, boutique custom home builder serving affluent homeowners in the Carolinas. Founded in 1995 by Peter Leeke and Louise Leeke after relocating from London, England, the firm designs and constructs bespoke luxury residences through two legal entities: Kingswood Custom Homes, Inc. (Pineville, NC, headquarters serving the Charlotte market) and Kingswood Homes, Inc. (Johns Island, SC, serving the Kiawah Island, Seabrook Island, and Charleston coastal markets). The firm operates with a lean team of 16 staff representing approximately 300 years of collective construction experience, including in-house interior design under Louise Leeke, licensed general contractors in both North and South Carolina, and project managers dedicated to each market.

The company's core offering is full-service, design-build custom residential construction and extensive renovation, executed in collaboration with architects and interior designers to produce architecturally distinctive homes across styles including English Country Manor, Nantucket coastal, contemporary, and farmhouse. Projects span from renovations under $1 million to multi-million-dollar new constructions above $3 million. Primary inputs are the firm's project organization discipline, white-glove client communication cadence (three-plus updates per week), an established subcontractor network, and a design coordinator function that integrates interior selections during construction. The firm uses Builder Trend as a client-facing project communication and progress-tracking portal.

The business model is direct, project-based, and quote-driven: each engagement is a bespoke contract with payment milestones aligned to construction phases; revenue is recognized on a one-time project completion basis with no standardized pricing tiers or recurring revenue streams. The go-to-market motion is high-touch, consultation-led field sales targeting high-net-worth individuals, professional athletes, business owners, medical professionals, and international relocations, supported by architect and design professional referrals, an editorial presence in luxury publications, and an Instagram-led portfolio showcase. The firm has accumulated over 30 regional industry awards between 1998 and 2025 and was a global finalist in the Sub-Zero/Wolf/Cove Kitchen Design Contest. The company is founder-owned with no disclosed external institutional investment and maintains offices in Pineville, NC and Johns Island, SC.

Name

Kingswood Custom Homes

Legal name

Kingswood Custom Homes, Inc.

Website

https://kingswoodhomes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kingswood Custom Homes is a privately held, boutique design-build firm founded in 1995 that constructs bespoke luxury custom homes and extensive renovations for affluent homeowners across the Charlotte, NC and Kiawah/Charleston, SC markets through a 16-person team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Luxury Custom Home Construction

NAICS

New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236115), Residential Remodelers (236118)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Home Building (IMAFABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Luxury Whole-Home Renovation (High-End Finishes & Custom Build) (HSAPAEAI), Whole-Home Interior Renovation (Non-Structural) (HSAPAEAC)

Keywords

• Custom home construction
• Luxury residential building
• Home renovation services
• Interior design services
• Bespoke home builder

Headquarters

HQ city

Pineville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Custom Home Construction: One-time transaction-based revenue from designing and building bespoke luxury custom homes for individual clients. Projects range from renovations to multi-million dollar new constructions. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts with payment milestones tied to construction phases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kingswood Custom Homes provides full-service bespoke residential construction, from initial architectural collaboration and design through to final handover, in the Charlotte/Lake Norman region of North Carolina and the Kiawah Island/Charleston coastal region of South Carolina. The company also delivers extensive home renovations and remodeling, supported by an in-house interior design department, and serves individual affluent clients on a project-based contract basis.

Product overview

Kingswood Custom Homes operates as a unified bespoke homebuilding service, combining custom residential construction with in-house interior design under a single organization. The company delivers a comprehensive suite of services encompassing initial architecture collaboration, full-scale custom home building, and extensive renovation/remodeling projects. Their portfolio is organized geographically into North Carolina and South Carolina regional showcases, with completed projects ranging from lakefront contemporary residences to coastal island estates, all built to client specifications in partnership with their chosen architects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Home Building Full-service bespoke residential construction, from initial design collaboration through final handover, for affluent clients building high-end, fully customized residences in the Charlotte/Lake Norman market of North Carolina and the Kiawah/Charleston coastal market of South Carolina.
• Interior Design Services In-house interior design department led by Vice-President Louise Leeke, providing clients with one-of-a-kind design selections, exquisite details, and quality craftsmanship guidance throughout the custom home building process.
• Home Renovation and Remodeling Extensive renovation and remodeling services for existing luxury homes, including whole-house remodels, kitchen renovations, and indoor and outdoor living space projects, delivered with the same craftsman standards as the firm's new-construction builds.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30 regional home building awards including Best in Show, Home of the Year, and multiple Prism Awards
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sub-Zero, Wolf, and CoveminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Selected as a global finalist in the prestigious Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove Kitchen Design contest from over 1,600 international entries. The company attended the KDC Gala in West Palm Beach and toured the Sub-Zero factory in Madison, WI. The 'Kiawah Oasis' kitchen was selected as a Global Finalist, and Kingswood was honored alongside 39 other architects, builders, and designers from around the world.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lifestyle Custom Homes: Carolinas custom home builder focused on luxury residential construction in the Charlotte and Lake Norman region. Direct competitor offering similar high-end design-build services to affluent clientele in the same core market.
• Rufty Homes: Raleigh/Durham, NC-based luxury custom home builder with deep experience in high-end bespoke residential construction. Comparable in their focus on architect-driven projects, white-glove client service, and award-winning design execution across the Carolinas market.
• Hearthstone Luxury Homes: Charlotte-area custom home builder focused on luxury residential construction. Comparable in targeting high-net-worth clients with bespoke design-build services in the same geographic market as Kingswood's Charlotte office.
• Grandfather Homes: Charlotte, NC-based luxury custom home builder serving the Lake Norman and greater Charlotte market with bespoke residential construction. Direct competitor in the same geography targeting similar affluent clientele with comparable architectural style diversity and price points.
• Cluck Design|Build: Carolinas-based design-build firm offering custom residential construction with integrated architecture and building services. Comparable integrated design-build model and custom home focus, with similar client experience emphasis.
• Arcadia Custom Homes: Charlotte-area luxury custom home builder specializing in high-end residential construction with strong architectural partnerships. Direct competitor to Kingswood in the Carolinas luxury custom segment, offering similar design-build capabilities and price tier.

Emerging players

• Pursley Dixon Architecture: Charlotte-based luxury residential architecture firm that partners with Kingswood on multiple projects (including the Sub-Zero/Wolf KDC finalist kitchen). Represents the architect side of the design-build ecosystem Kingswood competes within; comparable client base and project scope.

Broad incumbents

• Toll Brothers: National luxury homebuilder with significant presence in the Carolinas including Charlotte and Charleston. While Toll operates at much larger scale and includes production luxury, they overlap with Kingswood in the move-up and luxury buyer segment and represent an incumbency threat.
• David Weekley Homes: Large national homebuilder with significant Carolinas operations. While primarily production-oriented, they compete in upper-tier price points in the Charlotte market and represent broader competitive pressure in the affluent buyer segment.

Regional players

• Beverly-Hanks & Associates: Western North Carolina luxury real estate and custom home building firm serving Asheville and surrounding mountain markets. Regional player in a different Carolinas geography but comparable in targeting affluent clients with bespoke mountain/lake residential construction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KingswoodCustomHomes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kingswood-custom-homes-inc-
• Instagraminstagram.com/kingswoodhomes
• Xx.com/KingswoodHomes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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