James D. Jensen, the owner of Jensen Homes Northwest Company (JHNW), has been involved with building his entire professional career. Jensen worked in the commercial building trades for 20 years, then established Jensen Homes Northwest Company, building homes in the south Snohomish and King County areas.

Most of the homes built by JHNW contain extensive, custom millwork. Jensen especially enjoys this feature because old school craftsmanship is involved in accomplishing it correctly. We never cut any of the proverbial corners on our millwork.

Jensen believes it is more important to execute a job precisely rather than quickly. That is a quality he looks for in the company's subcontractors and vendors as well. JHNW attempts to create a working relationship with subs and vendors that lasts for years. We retain those companies that provide us with high-quality performance and support. Over time they learn what we expect and a high level of mutual trust develops. We all become part of a team.

Other important aspects of the JHNW building process include the involvement of several key members. Kristen Bergesen left one of the Eastside's successful job placement agencies to work with Jensen Homes Northwest in 1998. As the office manager, Kristen oversees the office operations and acts as coordinator with the company's custom clients.

Another of Jensen Homes Northwest Company's fortes is selecting future building sites. Jim has the ingenuity to envision what can develop from a piece of raw land. The ability to search and find properties for clients has become more important than ever with the growing scarcity of land to build on. JHNW has developed and built acreage estates in the Woodinville, Redmond and Snohomish areas. Large land development is another variation of services for our clients.

Jensen Homes Northwest Company maintains affiliations with several of the areas finest architects to meet the needs of our clients. With a custom home, the owner often wants certain client specific features. We thrive on new techniques and skills involved in building different and unique architectural designs.

For our clients building a custom home is a little like becoming a parent. The decision represents a long-term commitment, a lot of money, and the results require care and attention from day one. Planning, researching, waiting, asking advice and hearing experiences from family and friends, watching, millions of phone calls, more waiting, hundreds of decisions and then finally it is finished. We understand this process and appreciate the apprehension, fears, anxieties, gratification, satisfaction and the ultimate reward of having a custom home built. We strive to make the process as smooth and as easy as possible for our clients.

As one of our clients said, "Jim, build my home as if it were your own." Jensen Homes Northwest Company endeavors to do just that with each home we build.