Jeanes Construction Co., Inc.

About
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Donald Jeanes has been in the construction industry for more than 50 years. The most ironic part of his story of success is that it all happened through an unsuccessful attempt to buy a house for himself. He was a carpenter who had been running a remodeling business since 1970 when he and his wife put a bid on a house. The next day the house was sold to someone else. Aggravated, Don started looking around and spotted an empty lot in the area and contacted the builder who owned it. They had a good talk and agreed that Donald could buy his lot and build a house with his help. After getting in touch with subcontractors and doing the carpentry himself, people wanted to purchase the house. Before it was even finished, the house had been sold, but Donald still needed one to live in. He went into Palos Park and built another house where he lived for the next three years. After selling that one, he built another house down the street where he currently lives. Donald had discovered that he enjoyed building homes, so in 1977 he purchased 10 lots in Homer Township, built 10 homes, and sold them all. That was the beginning of Jeanes Construction Company, Inc. In 1998, Jeanes Construction purchased West Gate Country Club which consisted of two golf courses that totaled 192 acres and were developed into 161 Single Family Custom Homes known as West Gate Valley Estates, 700 townhouses and condos, 11 office condos, 2 shopping centers, and a gas station conveniently located in Palos Heights. In 2004, he purchased St. Coletta’s, a 54-acre parcel, located at 123rd Street and Wolf Road and he developed 44 single family custom estate homes constructed on 1 acre lots in Palos Park which is known
as Shadow Ridge Estates. In 2006, he developed Hidden Acres which consists of 10 half-acre lots designed to create custom homes. Don Jeanes takes the relationship between the builder and the client very seriously and still does every final walk-through himself even though the superintendent does it as part of his job. He enjoys the job, the work he puts in, and feels very loyal to the employees who have been with him for a long time. Jeanes Construction also has a remodeling division which includes designing custom kitchens, bathrooms, rec rooms, room additions, basements, and more. Besides focusing on the development and the building, he has been an active member of the community and the government. As the former Mayor of Palos Park, Don Jeanes has been living and working to improve the community for many years. He has served as a commissioner of Palos Park and is a former trustee of the Palos Fire Prevention District. Don currently serves as a trustee for School District 118. Don and Pam are also active members of the Crisis Center for South Suburbia, giving back to the community that has given so much to them.