About
“There’s nothing more rewarding than seeing our clients satisfaction and excitement over their newly built home. At the end of the day it’s why we are in the business”.
- Jon Behrens & Spencer Curry
Behrens-Curry Homes is a premier builder offering new home construction and renovations throughout the Mid-Peninsula. Established in 2001, they’ve become known as a builder that can thrive amidst the growing complexities of custom home building. Whether dealing with technical design, a difficult site or emerging building technology, they provide working solutions for each new challenge. By combining this expertise with the highest levels of craftsmanship, they’ve established strong relationships with clients and leading architects throughout the Bay Area.
Both Jon and Spencer attribute their success to a talented, cross-functional team that is passionate about building and shares a commitment to service and craft. The results are homes that are distinctive in detail and quality, and can be viewed in publications from Sunset Magazine to 21st Century Homes.
Behrens-Curry Homes continues to support the community as a participant in Rebuilding Together’s “Dreams Happen” playhouse charity auction and regularly hosts a bi-annual fundraiser for “Family Connection“, a co-op preschool for low income families. Both Partners have earned the designation of Certified Green Building Professional from Build it Green and hold an active membership in the Better Business Bureau.
Mission
Behrens-Curry Homes strives to set the standard of excellence in residential building and client service while enhancing the communities where we work and live. We achieve this by: Partnering with each client to understand their objectives and concerns Providing the highest levels of craftsmanship in the industry Hiring and training a qualified work-force Applying defined business processes and fulltime project management Providing clear, consistent communication between all team members during all project phases Incorporating sustainable building programs that meet each client’s needs By helping each client meet and exceed their objectives, our goal is to establish clients for life.
Our Story
When Spencer and I started Behrens-Curry Homes, it was based in a shared passion for building and rooted in a friendship that has spanned three decades. While taking different paths early in our career, we both developed important skills for the business. Spencer started in building with a 4 year apprenticeship as a union carpenter. He went on to mentor under a Master-Builder and worked his way up to a project lead building custom homes. After graduating college, I went to work for a developer and managed tenant improvements for large commercial and retail projects. During these years, we both learned how to coordinate the multiple parties that result in a successful build. Then in 1998, Spencer earned his contractor's license and in 2001 we opened up the doors to Behrens-Curry Homes. Our company's premise was simple: build world-class homes and provide the best service in the industry. We saw an opportunity to not only provide a superior product, but to improve the client experience throughout the build. For us this begins with hiring employees, subcontractors, and suppliers that are committed to building excellence and share our core values of integrity. We then apply a building process that starts long before we break ground. During initial planning we take the time to understand each client's needs while resolving open items in the plans. When we break ground, we are focused on execution as opposed to discovery. During the build, our full time management helps to ensure each project outcome while reducing the stress associated with large building projects. The proof of our success is based largely in a business that has grown each year by client referral. We continue to be students of building whether through research and use of new products, taking architecture classes, or attending build conferences. In 2007, we both earned the certification of Certified Green Building Professional from "Build it Green". This is an integral part of our business as we strive to make a positive impact in our community where we work and live. When we're not building homes or spending time with family, you might find us making concrete counters, playhouses for our daughters, or designing custom furniture for our own homes... Thank you sharing in our story and we welcome the opportunity to serve you!