Steve made his career path into the custom luxury homebuilding business by way of Wall Street. Steve earned his MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University and then spent several years on Wall Street structuring and selling derivatives products. Steve also spent five years as a trader at a hedge fund where he successfully managed and grew the firm’s convertible arbitrage trading strategy.
In 2006, Steve made the leap from the financial industry to the luxury construction business by joining Heritage Luxury Builders. Steve spent seven years at Heritage Luxury Builders developing the luxury custom construction business at Heritage from the ground level. During his years with Heritage, Steve gained extensive construction knowledge by managing all aspects of Heritage’s construction projects, from the grass roots level to putting entire deals together. Steve’s responsibilities included managing all aspects of the company’s custom home projects, general business development, and building the Heritage Luxury Builders brand name through various co-marketing and sponsorship channels.
In founding Newgard Custom Homes, Steve has capitalized on all of his past experience to create a new type of residential building company that puts the client first. Steve brings a client focused, highly organized and detail-oriented approach to building your ideal home. Steve’s ability to seamlessly guide clients through the custom-building process and make the construction of clients’ dream homes into an efficient and hassle-free experience is what distinguishes Newgard from other residential home builders on the North Shore.
Steve is a licensed Illinois Realtor and is a member of the Newgard Team at @Properties North Shore.
Home Types:
House, Lot/Land
Years of Experience:
15
Education:
Stern School of Business at New York University
