New-Home Development · Louisville & Kentucky

A home of your own.
A future you can build on.

We bring home designs, building partners, and financing pathways together to help first-time homebuyers move toward ownership.

A Modern Shotgun. A Townhome close to city life. A Duplex with room for potential rental income. Explore the possibilities, then let's discuss which path may fit you.

COLORFUL HOMES · CONNECTED NEIGHBORHOODS · DESIGN CONCEPT
Build a Home Create Equity Explore Assistance Build Your Legacy
Which future feels like yours?

Three ways to own.
A future worth building.

Your home should fit the way you want to live. Explore our developing line of home concepts, each with a different opportunity for comfort, ownership, and lasting value.

Thoughtful space · Your own front door

Modern Shotgun

Welcoming living spaces and an efficient layout suited to narrower infill lots. A practical place to settle in, make memories, and begin building equity.

Meet the Modern Shotgun ↗
Two-story living · Neighborhood connection

Townhomes

Your own home with more city life within reach. On the right site, enjoy nearby dining, parks, activities, and a smaller yard to maintain.

Discover Townhome Living ↗
Live in one · Rent the other

Duplex

A home for you and another that can earn rental income. Explore a path that combines a place to live with an income-producing asset.

Explore the Duplex Advantage ↗

Home illustrations are preliminary concepts. Sites, final plans, prices, availability, and financing will be confirmed for each project.

MODERN SHOTGUN · EXTERIOR CONCEPT
Modern Shotgun / Your Next Chapter

Thoughtful space.
A place of your own.

A welcoming entrance. Comfortable living spaces. A practical layout that makes every square foot count.

Our Modern Shotgun brings a familiar neighborhood home into today's lifestyle. It's an option for buyers who want a home of their own without taking on more space and upkeep than they need.

Designed with infill sites in mind, this concept gives you a place to settle in, welcome family, and begin creating a lasting asset through ownership.

Efficient Living Space Welcoming Front Entrance Infill-Friendly Concept Room for Your Next Chapter
Discuss a Modern Shotgun With Sam ↗
Explore the Idea · Two-Bedroom Layout Preview
FRONT ENTRY → LIVING ROOM KITCHEN & DINING BEDROOM 2 PRIMARY BEDROOM BATH CONCEPT BATH CONCEPT ROOM ARRANGEMENT ONLY · NOT TO SCALE · NOT A CONSTRUCTION PLAN

The simplified layout illustrates room placement only. Circulation, doors, dimensions, bath arrangements, and final features require completed design and site-specific approvals.

Townhomes / Your Home. Your Neighborhood.

Open your door.
Enjoy more of the city.

Imagine starting your weekend with a walk to a café, meeting friends for dinner nearby, or spending an evening enjoying downtown.

For buyers who value connection and convenience, a townhome can put more of life within reach. Our two-story attached concepts offer your own front door and a smaller yard to maintain.

We seek sites where the home and neighborhood work together—so you can spend more time enjoying where you live and building a future in a community you love.

Your Own Front Door Two-Story Living A Smaller Yard Neighborhood Connection
Discuss a Townhome With Sam ↗

Walkability, nearby amenities, ownership structure, and maintenance responsibilities depend on the selected site and final project.

TOWNHOME LIVING · EXTERIOR CONCEPT
UPPER HOME LOWER HOME
STACKED DUPLEX · TWO HOMES · DESIGN CONCEPT
Duplex / Live in One. Rent the Other.

A home for today.
An asset for tomorrow.

A duplex gives you a home of your own and a second unit that can generate rental income. That income may help pay part of your mortgage and property expenses.

As you pay down the loan, you build equity. If the property also grows in value, that can add to the asset you are creating.

With careful planning and responsible ownership, a duplex can become a foundation for greater stability and something valuable to pass on to the next generation.

LIVE Make one unit your home.
RENT Earn potential income from the other.
BUILD Pay down debt and grow ownership.
Discuss a Duplex With Sam ↗

Plan for vacancies, repairs, taxes, insurance, and landlord responsibilities. Rental income may cover only part of your expenses; income and appreciation are not guaranteed. Duplex design and financing depend on the site, approvals, and lender requirements.

Why We Build

Ownership can change
what comes next.

We want families to have a place to own, an opportunity to build equity, and something they can pass on. That purpose shapes the homes we develop and the partnerships we bring together.

Whether your next step is a first home, a connected townhome lifestyle, or an owner-occupied duplex, we're here to help bring the pieces together.

Building Assets. Strengthening Communities. Creating Legacy.
Let's Find the Money Gap

You have a goal.
Let's work on the path.

The gap between what you can finance and what a home will cost can feel overwhelming. We help identify what is missing and explore eligible ways to bring the numbers closer together.

That may mean getting financially ready, connecting with a participating lender, exploring assistance, choosing a suitable lot, or adjusting the home design and construction scope.

You can start before you have every answer. If you need time, education, or a clearer plan, that can be part of the journey.

Discuss My Homebuying Path ↗

1. Get Financially Ready

Connect with homebuyer education, counseling, and lender guidance to organize income, credit, debt, savings, and the documents needed to qualify.

2. Explore Eligible Assistance

Ask a participating lender about Kentucky Housing Corporation programs and lender offerings that may help with eligible purchase costs or financing needs.

3. Match the Home to the Budget

Bring the design, lot, preliminary construction cost, and financing path together to identify a realistic next step.

Lenders and program providers confirm eligibility, terms, and permitted home types. Assistance does not automatically lower the builder's construction price. Review repayment or shared-appreciation obligations with your lender.

Your Homeownership Journey

From our first conversation
to your own front door.

We help bring the buyer, home design, site, lending partners, and construction team together. It starts by understanding your goal.

01

Let's Talk

Tell Sam where you want to live, the kind of home you're interested in, and where you are in the homebuying process.

02

Find Your Financing Path

Connect with a lender to understand your budget, qualifications, and eligible assistance options.

03

Match Home and Site

Review a suitable design and lot, then confirm feasibility, pricing, and the building plan.

04

Build and Close

Once contracts, plans, permits, and financing are approved, move through construction and the closing process.

Your Next Step

You've seen the possibilities.
Now let's talk about you.

Whether you're interested in a Modern Shotgun, Townhome, or Duplex, your journey starts with a conversation.

Tell me what you're trying to accomplish, where you'd like to live, and where you are today in the homebuying process.

We'll discuss the type of home you're interested in, your financing path, possible assistance, lot or location considerations, and what your next step should be.

You don't need to have everything figured out before we talk. That's what the conversation is for.

Talk With Samuel D. Ellis

Let's Discuss Your Home.

Start with a conversation about the home you're interested in and the path that may help you get there.

Discuss My Home With Sam ↗

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