HOME F A V O R I T E T H I N G S
Rebecca Remick’s
FAVORITE THINGS THIS ENTREPRENEUR AND BUILDER THINKS OUTSIDE THE BOX. BY CHRIS LEE
REBECCA REMICK HAS A RARE COMBINATION OF BUSINESS SAVVY
and people skills. As the owner of Edina custom builder City Homes, she keeps a sharp eye on the growing business, helps clients make wise decisions, and celebrates successes with her team. All the while, she keeps her family — including three active kids — a priority. Her path to builder has been circuitous but deliberate. After earning degrees from Notre Dame, she managed multiple clinics in Minneapolis healthcare systems. Even so, she says, “I have always been captivated by entrepreneurship and was always looking for an opportunity to start my own business. After having my third child and coming up for air, I decided to give it a go.” She found that opportunity far from healthcare. During the 2008 recession, lower land and labor costs encouraged her to build her first homes in Minneapolis’s Bryn Mawr neighborhood. City Homes launched in 2009 and now builds 12 to 15 luxury homes a year, all with the custom touches and smart, livable designs that have become the firm’s hallmarks. This master multi-tasker paused a moment to share her favorite things.
1 | Running the Business Remick loves the personal interaction and relationship building inherent in her business. She takes pride in developing her team’s ideas into solutions that delight homeowners — such as extending indoor living spaces with views to the outdoors, like in this “Minnesota room.”
2 | Making Dreams Come True “Nothing is more rewarding than seeing clients benefit from our work, giving them what they want and making them happy,” she says. City Homes’ cost-effective expertise delivered this maximum-impact entry, giving the client the foyer of her dreams.
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