Eric M. Rose is president of E.M.Rose Builders, Inc. of Branford, Connecticut, specialists in building luxury custom homes in southern Fairfield County.
Eric grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut and entered the field of residential building when 13 years old. As an apprentice for local contractor Carmine Socci, Eric started doing odd jobs and soon began learning carpentry working side-by-side with master carpenter, Patsy Valente.
Eric graduated from King School in Stamford, Connecticut, now King-Low-Heywood Thomas, and attended Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.
After college Eric worked for Socci Contracting, then joined Louis E. Lee Co., Inc., a high-end custom builder in New Canaan. While working with the many world famous architects, Mr. Lee’s company constructed some of the finest stately mansions on Connecticut’s Gold Coast. This became the model for the business Eric planned to create.
Seeking project management experience in larger scaled projects, Eric joined a company specializing in large-scale commercial building and multi-family construction in the United States and overseas. He started as senior project manager and later rose to the position of executive vice president. Although his heart remained in residential construction, Eric gained invaluable experience learning to manage people, projects and deadlines. There were many challenges presented by running a large company and equally large and complex projects. Following this Eric decided to concentrate the remainder of his career on the types of extraordinary residential projects he built while at Louis E. Lee Company.
E.M.Rose Builders was founded in 1994, targeting lower Fairfield County, “where the wealth and artistic and intellectual energy would allow me to do the kind of building I learned to love when I was younger, where craftsmanship counted.” Having previously run a large company, I knew I wanted to manage projects, not manage project managers, so I built my company around the number of projects I could manage directly.”
Technology, another of Eric’s passions, became the tool needed to meet that goal. E.M.Rose chose IBM to architect a new and all encompassing network designed around project management and communication. “We were looking for an ally who could guide us the rest of the way. IBM is at a different level than anyone creating hardware today. They build and test at an exceptional level, even testing software that is a perfect fit for their machines. Coupled with IBM Global services, the company brings broader expertise to the deployment of technology than any other company today.
“It gives us the edge,” says Eric. “Technology enables us to raise the performance bar, to reach our creative potential. Technology as a whole lets us increase the level of detail at which we manage our projects by increasing the frequency and value of all levels of communication generated during the project management process.
“My goal is timely, quality work without getting bogged down in the processes that technology manages more efficiently. Utilizing the Internet and many leading edge technologies, we are to get on with what we do best – building unforgettable homes of the highest quality.”
E.M. Rose Building Company, LLC is a General Contracting firm specializing in the art of fine homebuilding for some of this country's finest architects. The projects we build are exclusively high-end architect-designed homes sited on some of the most picturesque real estate in Fairfield County, CT and Westchester County, NY. We only work on projects that are supervised by the Architect through the construction process and we take great pride in our reputation for uncompromising commitment to the faithful execution of every detail in their designs. We know that only through our accurate execution of an architect's intent can we begin to address the demands of being considered one of the finest custom residential builders in the region.
Employing carpenters, masons, painters and plasterers and owning an independent architectural millwork and cabinet shop, E.M. Rose brings significant resources to each of its projects. We staff our projects with highly skilled and experienced on-site superintendents while our project management team is headed up by Eric M. Rose, managing partner and a project manager with more than 25 years of experience in projects of all sizes.
We hire only the finest craftsman with a work ethic that is consistent with the Company's. We empower our employees by providing the information, materials, equipment and opportunity to exercise their talents and perfect their skills. Through our hard work and attention to detail, and through each employee's specialized talents and individual commitment to the company's high standards, we have become one of the best. When construction of your project ends, E.M. Rose wants to be responsible for all your home service needs. In doing so, we are there to take responsibility for the workmanship we delivered and the decisions we made during construction so that you continue to realize value from your choice of E.M. Rose as the builder of your home.
Our reputation comes by word of mouth, and our entire organization is focused on the relationship that results in that reputation and the quality of the product that has come to be associated with it. Our goal at E.M. Rose is to continue as one of the finest custom building companies in America and to be at the forefront of defining what makes a contractor one of the best.
Our goal at E.M. Rose is to continue as one of the finest custom building companies in America and to be at the forefront of defining what makes a contractor one of the best. Our target projects are those designed by the select few architects that earn commissions from only the most discerning clients. Clients of E.M. Rose Building Company are unique and highly successful people with exceptional taste, high expectations, and a discerning eye.
The architects E.M. Rose has the good fortune to work for are deeply committed to the integrity of their design and the interests of the client. It is the responsibility of this company to focus every resource on the goal of achieving the architect's design. Only through our faithful execution of an architect's intent can we begin to address the demands of being considered one of the finest Custom Residential Builders. Without the recognition of architects and designers, we cannot be considered among the best.
At the center of all our efforts are our clients who make a financial commitment to achieve the finest quality of project possible and who also have the wisdom to enlist the services of an architect to enable its creation. We are committed to the education of our clients in order that they may make informed decisions about the quality and scope of their project. Every employee at E.M. Rose is committed to their complete satisfaction.
The breadth of our projects represents a broad range of architectural styles and taste and we will endeavor to continually broaden our body of work. It is that variety that truly reflects our skill at faithfully executing the designs we are given.
