Our History
We have been creating communities of distinction in the Northern Suburbs for 75 years. Our name and reputation as a builder with vision and integrity is built into every home. We pride ourselves on building residences of exceptional quality, which has allowed us an established record of continued success, generation after generation.
Albert S. Jacobs conceived and planned this great company at the start of his career during the great depression. No doubt, he was a man with great vision and courage. From his humble beginnings with his 2 sons, he built this company with a hands-on approach and a dedicated core of professionals. The results speak for themselves. Today, we continue his legacy building a solid foundation of value, an intimate level of customer service and an unrivaled degree of quality instrumental to the growth of our reputation earning us the recognition as a leader within the home builder arena.
Our story began In the late 40's when Albert Jacobs purchased a tract of land and proceeded to sell homes for $12,000. With his eldest son Marvin at his side, the Jacobs legacy was born. This father and son team began to seek out development opportunities representative of exceptionally high standards. After a series of successful Northbrook developments, Albert's youngest son Joe, joined the family business and together, these working class men built a solid foundation for the future of The Jacobs Companies. For the next forty years, they continued to break new ground pioneering the many luxuries we expect in a new home. We were the first to offer customized floor plans, the first to offer air conditioning, the first to import materials to satisfy customer preferences as well as the first builder in Northbrook to use insulated sheathing and plaster walls in new home construction. Today, the dedication, quality and workmanship of the Jacobs team far exceeds industry standards. It is customary for our homes to go beyond minimum code requirements.
Albert Jacobs passed on his tradition of pride and service to his sons. In the early years, Joe and Marvin continued the legacy that evolved into a company that built roughly 30 homes per year. That tradition continues in this new century with Keith Jacobs, Marvin's son, who joined the firm in 1983. Today, with an entrepreneurial spirit, Keith Jacobs has been named President and Chief Operating Officer and now builds 75 homes per year in the $300,000 to $8,000,000 price range. Marvin Jacobs now serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and in his eighties, still plays an active role building communities of distinction. Setting new building trends, while maintaining the respect, honesty and integrity that his grandfather instilled decades ago is the way The Jacobs Companies conducts its business today and the way we build each and every home. The Jacobs Companies stands as a legacy to this man of great vision and character and will continue to set industry standards of excellence, thereby raising the level by which all home builders are measured.
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