The PayneFamily Homes Story

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"™