About SG Home Builders

About SG Home Builders

A small team. A focused mission. Homes built right.

SG Home Builders was founded on a straightforward idea — that the custom home process should be transparent, well-managed, and free of the surprises that define too many builds. Nearly 20 years later, that idea still drives everything we do.

2007
Year SG was founded

19+
Years building in Chicagoland

4
Person team — every client knows every name

100%
Custom — no spec homes, no shortcuts

Built from experience — and a frustration with how things were being done.

SG Home Builders was founded in 2007. SG Home Builders was started out of a frustration of watching clients navigate a custom home process that left too much to chance. Budgets were set without real construction context. Architects and builders worked in separate silos. Clients made expensive commitments before anyone had honestly assessed whether their vision and their budget could meet.

The solution was a different kind of builder — one that got involved early, stayed involved throughout, and treated the client's investment with the same seriousness the client did. That meant integrating real estate, financial analysis, design, and construction under one roof, with one team accountable for the outcome.

Today SG builds custom homes and major additions across Chicagoland's western suburbs — Naperville, Hinsdale, Oak Brook, Glen Ellyn, and surrounding communities. The team is small by design. Every client works directly with the people building their home, from the first conversation to the final walkthrough.

The Team

The people behind every project

Greg Jensik — Superintendent, SG Home Builders

Superintendent

Greg Jensik

With SG for 10 years

Greg runs every job site for SG — coordinating trades, managing build sequencing, and holding quality standards at each phase of construction. A decade in the field with SG means he has seen every variable a Chicagoland build can throw at a project, and he approaches each one with the same methodical calm.

Clients who visit their site regularly come to know Greg as the person who knows exactly where everything stands — and exactly what comes next.

Field operations
Trade coordination
Quality oversight
Build sequencing

Danielle Harmon — Interior Design, SG Home Builders

Interior Design & Pre-Construction

Danielle Harmon

With SG for 3 years

Danielle bridges the gap between design intent and construction reality — the phase where most builds run into trouble. She manages the pre-construction process from finalized plans through the start of construction, ensuring that every material selection, finish specification, and interior decision is documented, coordinated, and ready before work begins.

Her eye for design and her process discipline are a rare combination — and clients feel the difference throughout their build.

Interior design
Pre-construction
Selections management
Client experience

Renata Poplawska — Administration, SG Home Builders

Administration & Operations

Renata Poplawska

SG Home Builders

Renata keeps SG running behind the scenes — managing bookkeeping, inventory, vendor records, and the operational details that allow the rest of the team to stay focused on building. She is the organizational backbone of the company, and her attention to accuracy and process is what makes SG's back office as reliable as its job sites.

Clients may not always interact with Renata directly, but they benefit from her work at every stage of their project.

Bookkeeping
Inventory management
Administration
Operations

How we work

What clients can expect from SG

01

Early involvement, by design

SG is most valuable before a lot is purchased or plans are finalized. Getting involved early is not an upsell — it is how we prevent the most common and costly problems a custom home project faces.

02

Honest numbers from the start

Budget conversations happen at the beginning of every engagement, not at the end. Clients deserve to know what their project will actually cost before they are committed to it.

03

A small team with direct accountability

Every client at SG works directly with the people building their home. There is no hand-off to a project manager they have never met. The same team that starts the project finishes it.

04

Communication that doesn't require chasing

Clients are updated consistently throughout the build — not only when something needs a decision. Proactive communication is a standard, not a service level.

Want to work with this team?

A first conversation with SG costs nothing and commits you to nothing. It is simply the right place to start.

Schedule a discovery call

Or call Ryan directly: 847-602-7641