Case Study: Essex Homes achieves record growth and streamlined operations with Constellation HomeBuilder Systems' NEWSTAR

Essex Homes - Customer Case Study

Essex Homes, founded by Karl Haslinger, is a rapidly growing production builder in the Carolinas that by 2016 closed 630 homes (avg. $300K) for $192M in revenue and sustained >15% annual growth. Facing fractured, manually intensive systems that hampered sales-to-construction flow, scheduling, purchase orders and quality checks, Essex selected Constellation HomeBuilder Systems’ NEWSTAR Enterprise to replace their patched-together platform and enable scalable, real-time operations.

Constellation HomeBuilder Systems implemented NEWSTAR Enterprise to automate web leads, contracts, options, purchase orders, scheduling, construction checklists and accounting into a single integrated workflow. The result: seamless cross‑department communication, real‑time schedules, fewer manual entries, faster purchase-order and trade coordination, and measurable business impact—2016 became Essex Homes’ best year (630 closings, $192M), they hit their 15% growth target, and the implementation delivered on time and below budget (with only a minor data-transfer delay).

Essex Homes

Patrick Bukzar

Director of Construction Services