Berkey Homes, Llc

What Berkey Homes, Llc does

Berkey Homes, LLC, operating as Berkey Custom Homes, is a privately held custom single-family home builder founded in 2006 and headquartered in Fairfield, Ohio. The company designs and constructs single-family homes in 11+ master-planned residential communities across the Greater Cincinnati / Southwest Ohio region (including Union Village, Emerald Lake, Monroe Crossing, Rentschler Estates, The Estates of Shaker Run, Twin Gates, Governor's Hill, Washington Woods, Woodberry, Longmeadow Estates, and The Estates of Belle Meade), and additionally builds on customer-owned lots. The firm's portfolio spans 32+ pre-designed home plans across three categories — ranches, first-floor master, and second-floor master — with sizes ranging from approximately 1,595 to 3,399+ square feet and current listed pricing of $725,000 to $765,000.

The company's underlying design methodology is rooted in New Urbanism principles, developed in partnership with town planner Mike Watkins LLC, producing walkable communities with central town squares, connected trail systems, and amenities inspired by Mariemont, Hyde Park, and Oakwood. All plans are presented as customizable, providing buyers with selection across elevation options, floor plans, and lot locations while leveraging standardized plan libraries to control cost relative to one-off custom builders.

Berkey generates revenue through one-time sales of newly constructed homes, both in its own communities and on customer-supplied lots. Its go-to-market is direct-to-consumer: an active website (berkeyhomes.com), Facebook and YouTube channels, community-specific marketing, on-site model-home sales, phone-based consultations (513.858.2525), and realtor partnerships (e.g., Comey & Shepherd). The firm is privately owned with no disclosed parent company, funding rounds, or institutional investors, and operates with a small corporate staff of 1–10 employees based at 1768 Happy Valley Drive, Fairfield, OH.

Name

Berkey Homes, Llc

Legal name

Berkey Homes, LLC

Website

https://berkeyhomes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Berkey Homes, LLC (dba Berkey Custom Homes) is a privately held custom single-family home builder in Southwest Ohio, designing 32+ home plans across 11+ master-planned communities and on customer-owned lots, serving residential buyers in the Greater Cincinnati region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Residential Home Building

NAICS

New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236115)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Home Building (IMAFABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

Keywords

• Custom home building
• Residential construction
• Single-family homes
• Master-planned communities
• New home construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Home Sales: Berkey Custom Homes generates revenue through the sale of custom-built single-family homes. They offer both pre-designed home plans that can be customized and fully custom homes. Revenue is earned through the construction and sale of homes at various price points ranging from approximately $725,000 to $765,000 based on available listings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Berkey Homes, LLC, operating as Berkey Custom Homes, designs and builds custom single-family homes in planned communities and on client-owned lots in the Greater Cincinnati/Southwestern Ohio region. The company offers more than 30 pre-designed home plans across Ranch, First Floor Master, and Second Floor Master categories, all of which can be customized, with home prices currently ranging from $725,000 to $765,000.

Product overview

Berkey Custom Homes is a custom home builder offering a portfolio of 32+ pre-designed home plans across three categories: Ranch (single-story), First Floor Master, and Second Floor Master. The company builds homes in multiple master-planned communities including Union Village (New Urban design), Emerald Lake, and The Estates of Belle Meade. Customers can also build on their own lots. Home plans range from approximately 1,595 to 3,399 square feet with 3-4 bedrooms and 2-3.5 bathrooms. The company operates in the greater Lebanon, Ohio area serving various school districts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Home Building Services Custom home building service allowing customers to build a new single-family home on their own lot or in one of the company's master-planned communities across Southwestern Ohio, including Union Village, Emerald Lake, Monroe Crossing, Rentschler Estates, The Estates of Shaker Run, Twin Gates, Governor's Hill, Washington Woods, Woodberry, Longmeadow Estates, and The Estates of Belle Meade, with options in the Lebanon City Schools district.
• Home Plans Gallery

Quantifiable outcome

• Custom home quality at production builder pricing

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mike Watkins LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTown planner Mike Watkins LLC designed the Union Village community using New Urbanism principles. Mike Watkins is a town planner who has developed master planned communities inspired by Mariemont, Hyde Park, and Oakwood in southwestern Ohio.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Century Communities: Century Communities is a national production homebuilder operating in Ohio. It competes with Berkey in the affordable to mid-market move-up segment with a higher-volume, less customized model.
• PulteGroup: PulteGroup is a national homebuilder (Centex, Pulte, Del Webb, John Wieland brands) serving entry-level through active-adult buyers. It competes with Berkey in the move-up buyer segment in Greater Cincinnati with greater scale and brand recognition.
• M/I Homes: M/I Homes is an Ohio-headquartered production homebuilder operating across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast. It competes with Berkey in the broader Ohio new-construction market with greater scale, broader geographic reach, and a wider portfolio of designs at similar mid-market price points.
• Tri Pointe Homes: Tri Pointe Homes is a national homebuilder with presence in Ohio offering move-up and luxury homes. It overlaps with Berkey on community-based single-family construction but at significantly greater scale and broader geographic footprint.
• D.R. Horton: D.R. Horton is the largest U.S. homebuilder, with extensive operations in Ohio including the Cincinnati market. It competes on price and community count, but at a much larger scale than Berkey and with a less customized product offering.
• Toll Brothers: Toll Brothers is a national luxury homebuilder with Cincinnati-area communities. It competes with Berkey at the higher end of the move-up / luxury custom market but operates at a much larger scale with broader geographic reach.
• Lennar: Lennar is one of the largest U.S. homebuilders, with significant Cincinnati-area operations. It competes with Berkey on price and community count, though with a production-builder rather than custom-builder focus.

Direct peers

• Fischer Homes: Fischer Homes is a large Cincinnati-area homebuilder offering single-family homes across multiple communities in Southwest Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Like Berkey, it operates in the Greater Cincinnati market with both master-planned community builds and on-your-lot custom services, making it the closest regional direct peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCVgyNtg6SztL9UHuz1FNJ2A
• Facebookfacebook.com/BerkeyCustomHomes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/berkey-homes-llc

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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