Arlinghaus Builder

What Arlinghaus Builder does

Arlinghaus Builder is a privately-held, family-operated home builder founded in 1974 and headquartered in Edgewood, Kentucky. The company designs, constructs, and sells single-family homes across a portfolio of 20 pre-designed floor plans ranging from 1,481 to 3,257 square feet, with home prices spanning roughly $361,000 to $705,000. Arlinghaus operates entirely in Northern Kentucky, with eight active planned communities in Kenton and Boone counties (Alderbrook, Ballyshannon, Glenhurst, Hunter's Ridge, Meadow Cove, North Pointe, Westbrook Estates, and Williams Woods) and three staffed model home showrooms in Union, Hebron, and Edgewood that serve as the primary sales channel.

The business model is direct-to-consumer home sales: buyers select a floor plan and home site, hold the lot with a 60-day lot contract, then customize finishes through a selection center with guidance from a dedicated sales specialist at each community. Every home is HERS-index tested and RESNET-certified for energy efficiency, which is positioned as a quality differentiator. Products are sold either as 'Ready Now' finished inventory or as pre-construction/market homes built to buyer specifications, with revenue recognized on closing of each one-time home sale.

The go-to-market is sales-led, anchored by model home showrooms and supplemented by a website with floor plans, photo galleries, virtual tours, and a Facebook presence. Customers are individual retail home buyers segmented by entry-level ($360K+) to premium ($700K+) price tiers targeting the Northern Kentucky geography. Distribution is direct; the company does not use third-party brokers or outside sales channels. Management appears family-led, with Ted Arlinghaus serving as Sales Manager and John Arlinghaus as a Sales Specialist, and no external investors, parent company, or M&A activity disclosed in the source data.

Name

Arlinghaus Builder

Legal name

Arlinghaus Builder

Website

https://arlinghaus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arlinghaus Builder is a family-owned, private home builder founded in 1974 that designs and constructs single-family homes across 8 Northern Kentucky communities, selling 20 floor plans ($361K–$705K) direct to retail buyers through 3 staffed model home showrooms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Home Construction

NAICS

New Housing For-Sale Builders (236117), Residential Building Construction (23611)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAFABAA

Single-Family Home Construction (Detached Homes)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Residential Building Construction

SECONDARYIMAFABAC

Custom Home Building

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Residential Building Construction

SECONDARYIMAFABAE

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Residential Building Construction

Keywords

• Single-family home construction
• New residential construction
• Energy-efficient homes
• Planned community development
• Custom home building

Headquarters

HQ city

Edgewood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Single-family Home Sales: Revenue is generated through the sale of new single-family homes in Northern Kentucky communities. The company offers both pre-designed floor plans that buyers can customize and move-in ready 'Ready Now' homes. Home sites are sold with lot contracts to hold home sites for 60 days.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Arlinghaus Builder designs and constructs single-family residential homes in Northern Kentucky across 8+ planned communities. The company offers 20 pre-designed floor plans ranging from 1,481 to 3,257 sq ft with customization options through a selection center, move-in ready 'Ready Now' inventory, and pre-construction homes. Every new home is tested and certified under the HERS (Home Energy Rating System) through RESNET for verified energy efficiency.

Product overview

Arlinghaus Builder is a Northern Kentucky home builder since 1974, offering a portfolio of 20 pre-designed floor plans ranging from 1,481 to 3,257 square feet across single-story, 1.5-story, 2-story, and split-level designs. Their core product is single-family residential homes built in 8 communities across Northern Kentucky (Alderbrook, Ballyshannon, Glenhurst, Hunter's Ridge, Meadow Cove, North Pointe, Westbrook Estates, and Williams Woods). The floor plans (Austin, Avalon, Bristol, Camden, Courtney, Ella Marie, Jefferson, Kendall, Lancaster, Leighann, Lincoln, Livingston, Madison, Mariemont, Marietta, Morgan, Rosewood, Verona, Waterson, and Westchester) form the modular product lineup, each available in multiple exterior elevations and customizable finishes. Homes are offered as 'Ready Now' move-in ready properties or as market/pre-construction homes built to buyer specifications. The company emphasizes energy-efficient construction with HERS rating testing on every home.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Single-Family Homes
• Ready Now Homes
• Market / Pre-Construction Homes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Beazer Homes: Beazer Homes is a public national homebuilder (BZH) operating across the South, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and West with some Greater Cincinnati presence. Comparable new single-family product category but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• PulteGroup: PulteGroup is one of the largest public national homebuilders (PHM) operating Centex, Pulte, Del Webb, and John Wieland brands across the U.S., with active communities in the Greater Cincinnati metro. Comparable product category but at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Ryan Homes (NVR): Ryan Homes is the primary brand of NVR Inc., a large public national homebuilder operating across the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Southeast with significant presence in Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky. Comparable product offering with greater scale and broader geographic reach than Arlinghaus.
• Toll Brothers: Toll Brothers is a large public national luxury homebuilder (TOL) operating across 24 states, including active communities in Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati at premium price points. Comparable on the premium end of Arlinghaus's product range but with national scale and luxury specialization.
• D.R. Horton: D.R. Horton is the largest public homebuilder in the U.S. (DHI), with operations in most major metros including Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Comparable entry-level through premium product offering but at national scale with stronger purchasing power on materials and land.

Direct peers

• Fischer Homes: Fischer Homes is a large regional single-family homebuilder headquartered in Erlanger, Kentucky, operating throughout Northern Kentucky, Greater Cincinnati, and other Midwest markets. Directly comparable as a same-geography private builder offering new single-family homes with comparable floor-plan customization.
• Drees Homes: Drees Homes is a family-owned regional homebuilder based in Northern Kentucky with deep presence across Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Louisville, and additional Midwestern/Southern markets. Closely comparable as a family-operated private builder serving the same buyer segment with similar price-point homes and planned communities.
• M/I Homes: M/I Homes is a public national homebuilder (MHO) with operations across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast, including active communities in Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati. Directly comparable product offering in new single-family construction with comparable price ranges in the same submarkets.
• Maronda Homes: Maronda Homes is a private regional homebuilder operating across Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, and other states, with active Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky communities. Comparable as a private builder offering new single-family homes at similar price points in overlapping geographies.

Emerging players

• Meritage Homes: Meritage Homes is a public national homebuilder (MTH) distinguished by energy-efficient home design including advanced insulation and ENERGY STAR certification across its portfolio. Compares to Arlinghaus on the energy-efficiency differentiator dimension but operates at national scale and broader geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ArlinghausBldrs
• Facebookfacebook.com/arlinghausbuilders

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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