The Payne Family Homes Story
For nearly a quarter of a century, David Payne has served as President
at PayneCrest Electric and Communications, one of the largest electrical
contractors in the St. Louis region. David's exceptional leadership,
customer-focused approach and passion for ingenuity helped grow the
company tenfold.
Today, David Payne, alongside managing partner Al Schroer, are pleased
to bring over 25 years of award-winning construction experience to the
St. Charles home building community as the executive leadership team at
Payne Family Homes. As part of a diversified holding of companies, our
owners have ensured that Payne Family Homes is well-capitalized and is
built on a solid financial foundation.
The distinct community developments from Payne Family Homes incorporate
features that bridge the gap between affordability and luxury-new-look
exteriors, flexible floor plans and cutting-edge design elements, which
can all be fully personalized to meet the design and budget needs of the
buyer.
In our business, the offer of well-located, prime locations is a key
success factor in satisfying the needs of our homeowners. There are
currently six unique Payne Family Homes community developments under
construction throughout St. Charles County, which offer buyers nearly
every category of home and price range. The assorted community
developments include a collection of estate homes, single-family, luxury
villa, condominium and cottage homes. All Payne Family Homes communities
are served by a AAA Rated School District and are located in areas that
have been recognized by CNNMoney.com and Forbes as being one of the 100
Best Places to Live in America.
Guiding our strategic direction is Payne Family Homes President Ken
Kruse. Ken, a Certified Public Accountant, possesses extensive executive
leadership experience in public accounting, management consulting and in
the homebuilding industry, having served the St.
Louis market as both CFO and Division President of a large, publicly
traded homebuilder. Ken led the company to record levels of volume,
quality standards and customer satisfaction ratings during his tenure as
Division President.
Leading the day-to-day operations at Payne Family Homes is General
Manager Scott Kerns. Scott holds over 15 years of experience building
quality homes, including 10 years of home construction supervision and
management in addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the St.
Charles County Home Builder's Association. His direct involvement in
several different communities throughout St. Charles County has earned
Scott the reputation as someone his customers can turn to, someone who
will be directly involved during the building process from day one; a
reputation that serves Payne Family Homes customers well.
Inspiring the sales team to give our best to our prospective customers
every day is Sales and Marketing Manager Edward Lott. A second
generation industry veteran, this St. Louis native has served both
publicly traded and privately held homebuilders since 1987 - marketing
their brands and coaching their troops to establish, build and satisfy a
loyal customer base - customers that place a premium on getting the best
value for their dollar, getting satisfaction out of "owning the owning
experience" and falling in love with their brand new homes. Lott is a
Certified Instructor for the National Association of Homebuilders and
serves as Chairman for the St. Louis Association of Homebuilder's Sales
and Marketing Council.
Under their leadership, the entire Payne Family Homes team is honored to
bring a customer-focused approach to the St. Charles home building.
Building with Payne Family Homes gives buyers the opportunity to have
hands-on involvement throughout the building process, ensure their dream
home is built exactly the way they originally envisioned it. The veteran
staff at Payne Family Homes is guided by a singular commitment- a
commitment to deliver quality and affordable homes with exemplary
customer service. We are proud to be an Accredited Member of the Eastern
Missouri and Southern Illinois Chapter of The Better Business Bureau and
we've earned an A rating by serving our customers well.
We invite you to "Bring your Dreams Home - to a Payne Family Home"™