Haven Homes Builders
A beautiful, expertly-crafted home is a refuge, a safe harbor from the hectic and bustling nature that can rule the day. It’s a haven – and arguably no one knows this better than Scott and Barbara Rote.
The Rotes own Haven Homes Builders, an award-winning, custom homebuilding business that set sail nearly 20 years ago in Brigantine. The company is known to build quality, beautiful constructions fast, never sacrificing integrity or safety along the way.
“Scott meets with people and there’s no wasting time,” Barbara said. “He is on the ball, moves forward and gets the house built.”
That personal touch is important to Scott, who ensures he’s the one meeting with clients from day one forward. There are no subcontractors; every phone call goes through Scott.
“You’re always with me,” he said.
Being a people person and making that connection has served Scott well through his career – and long before. Coming from a small town on the lower socioeconomic side, Scott worked hard to forge his path, putting himself through community college before securing a job with a prominent builder in South Jersey. He was hired as a laborer in 1983 and quickly worked his way up to assistant manager and, a year later, to managing his own projects. After 12 years, he moved onto a new company, helping them increase revenue from $5 million to $75 million before leaving to start Haven Homes Builders.
Scott has a simple answer when asked how he came into so much success.
“Hard work,” he said. “That’s it.”
“He has a drive,” Barbara added. “He’s extremely focused. He’s task oriented. He’s efficient. … He also has a great personality.”
All that charm and drive – and magnificent builds – was recently noticed beyond his own clients, too, when Scott was inducted into the Builders League of South Jersey’s Builder Hall of Fame just last year. It’s another feather in his cap, but not an honor that goes to his head – because Scott is still focused on helping his clients bring building dreams to fruition.
When someone reaches out to Haven Homes Builders for a new build or remodel, Scott heads out to meet them on site.
“I feel them out. Feel out their personality. Feel out if it’s going to be compatible,” Scott said. “I’m not coming over just so you can interview me. I want to make sure that I can work with you.”
Scott is expert on managing expectations and giving guidance right from the start. This includes problem- solving before supplies are even secured – but that doesn’t mean things can’t change along the way.
“If I see something that doesn’t quite look right – even if it’s a matter of we have to rip out windows – we’ll do it,” Scott said, adding, “We don’t do a lot of it because we usually catch it way before that.”
Scott is also a licensed construction official in the state of New Jersey – a title he has held since 1990 that enables him to know building code forward and backward. It’s a boon to his business, because Scott will know if something a client wants is not in code, getting the ball rolling on a new idea right away.
Scott Rote of Haven Homes Builders
Haven Homes Builders jobs stay within about an hour of Brigantine. They build new and specialize in remodels, too – but only large-scale jobs when no one is living in the home during construction.
Speed is also the name of the game for Haven Homes Builders, largely thanks to the solid relationships Scott has built along the way, including with his own employees. Once plans and details are finalized, a new home can be finished in about six months from the day of permit.
“People cannot believe it. Neighbors will say, ‘I have never seen a house go up that fast,’” Barbara said. “Scott’s process is so efficient. He knows how to get it done. If you pick everything and can keep moving forward personally, he’s building the house.”
Haven Homes Builders
312 31ST STREET BRIGANTINE, NJ
609-230-5027
WWW.HAVENHOMESNJ.COM
HAVENHOMESNJ@COMCAST.NET
