Ball Homes has been making dreams come true for Kentucky families since 1959. Incorporated by Don and Mira Ball almost fifty years ago, this family-owned and operated business is now operated by Don, Mira, and the second generation of Ball management. Ray Ball is the company’s president, and Mike Ball and Lisa Ball Sharp are vice-presidents. As a consistent leader in Central Kentucky’s homebuilding field, Ball Homes has built more than a thousand homes in a year, and has built thousands of homes in Kentucky neighborhoods. In the 1990’s the company expanded its strong Lexington base into the surrounding communities of Versailles, Georgetown, Winchester, Nicholasville, Midway, Paris, and Richmond, and most recently, in Frankfort. In 1997 Ball Homes began building in the Louisville area, starting with nine lots in one neighborhood and growing rapidly to be one of Louisville’s best-selling builders, ranked at number one by BUILDER Magazine for 2007.
Ball Homes can be spotted all over the Lexington area. Current Lexington neighborhoods include Bryant Oaks Villas and the Reserve at Bryant Oak, Glasford, and the ongoing development of Chilesburg, Willow Bend, and Masterson Station/Greendale. In Central Kentucky, Ball Homes can be found in Bradford Place, Adena Ridge, Rocky Creek Farms, and McClelland Springs in Georgetown, Hampton Ridge in Richmond, and Keene Crossing in Nicholasville. Ball Homes are also available in the Maples in Frankfort, and in Gleneagles of Versailles. In the Louisville area, Ball Homes has built in neighborhoods that include Wolf Trace, Worthington Place, Beckley Station, The Reserve at Glenmary, Copper Ridge, and the Polo Fields. Homes are now available in Cooper Farms, Flatrock Ridge, Cedar Glen, Cedar Meadows, Washington Green, and Williamsgate.
Ball Homes is proud to build homes that are for everyone—they offer high quality, great floorplan selection, and a wide variety of highly customized options, all at attainable prices. They build in a variety of neighborhoods, and for a diverse group of people. Many Ball Homes customers and their families, some of whom are living in their second and third Ball Homes, have grown with the company as their needs and lifestyles changed, taking advantage of the larger and more customized floorplans and option selections offered. Ball Homes has been honored to be voted Favorite Homebuilder in the Lexington Herald-Leader's Readers' Choice Awards in 2008, 2009, and 2010.
In 2005, Ball Homes relocated company headquarters to the current Walden Drive location in Lexington, sharing space with its affiliates, Ball Realty, Walden Mortgage and Milestone Realty Consultants. New to Ball Homes in 2006 and 2007 were a community of luxury townhomes in Lexington, the Walnut Hill Club at Chilesburg, a six-home Model Home Village in Chilesburg, an exclusive Trade Program initiated in late 2006, which allows homebuyers to “trade in” their current Central Kentucky home for a new Ball Home, and an updated web presence. A second model home village comprised of five homes opened in the spring of 2009, in Lexington's new Glasford neighborhood.
In 2008, Energy Star-qualified homes became the standard for all new home starts, and in 2009 the EPA recognized Ball Homes with a Energy Star Leadership in Housing award for the environmental benefits of the Energy Star qualified homes constructed in the previous year. In 2010, Ball Homes was recognized by e.on U.S. for constructing the top-scoring home among area production homebuilders in 2009.
Historic opportunities for first-time homebuyers in 2008 and 2009, such as state and federal tax credits, Mortgage Credit Certificates, low interest rates, and downpayment loan opportunities led Ball Homes to offer Homebuying Seminars during the first half of 2009. Seminars were designed to de-mystify the homebuying process and provide details on the benefits of current homeownership initiatives. In January 2010, we introduced our web site's exclusive tax credit calculator, which walks homebuyers through a basic qualification process and identify the credits that they qualify for based on program guidelines.
As a member of the local homebuilding community, Ball Homes has participated regularly in the Lexington Home Builders Association’s annual Grand Tour of Homes and in Parade of Homes events, winning dozens of best of show awards since 1989. Additional awards from the Scott County Homebuilders Association’s Tour and participation in the first two annual Louisville Homebuilders Association Tours are part of our resume as well. Ball Homes has also been awarded Sales and Marketing Council awards by the Lexington Homebuilders Association for its floorplans, television and radio ads, model home decorating, its Walnut Hill Club at Chilesburg model home and for its selection and design center. Ball Homes is a Registered Builder member of the Home Builders Associations in the areas where they build. In addition to local and regional recognition, Ball Homes has been listed annually by BUILDER Magazine since 1998 as one of the top 100 builders of single family homes in the nation. In 2009, BUILDER Magazine's rankings for the prior year moved Ball Homes up twenty-three places in their top 100, ranking them at #54 in the nation. BUILDER also ranked them as the #1 builder in the Louisville market, which was listed as #47 in the top 50 markets of 2007, based on the number of building permits issued.
Ball Homes is proud to promote home ownership and affordable housing in Kentucky and at the national level. In 1999, co-founder Don Ball was honored by BUILDER Magazine and Hearthstone with a national award for his long-term community service. Ball Homes and the Ball family are long-time supporters of Habitat for Humanity, the Hope Center, the Alzheimer’s Association, the United Way, KET, The American Cancer Society and the Relay for Life, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Virginia Place, The Lexington Opera House, the Humane Society, the Junior League Horse Show, and a host of other philanthropic organizations and events, recognizing the need and mission to build both strong homes and strong communities. Often, the opportunity to give back comes in the way of doing what we do best: making new home dreams come true. In 2000, Ball Homes built and auctioned a fully furnished new home in the Canterfield development in Lexington, with all proceeds going to benefit the Hope Center Recovery Program for Women.
Similarly, in 2002, Ball Homes participated in the redevelopment of the aging Charlotte Court public housing development in downtown Lexington, which replaced the deteriorating barracks-style apartments with 95 new affordable single family homes. This highly successful project, which included a well-attended Home Tour, was funded in part by a community revitalization grant and completed in cooperation with the Lexington Housing Authority and other local builders.
Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Ball Homes drew upon their previous experiences to build and auction two new homes, one in Louisville and one in Lexington, for the benefit of the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund. This project, which was overwhelmingly supported by contributions of time and materials from suppliers, tradespeople, and employees, achieved a total contribution of $500,000 to the relief fund. Recent philanthropic efforts include support of Hoops for Haiti and UK's Dance Blue marathon to benefit children with cancer and their families, and UK HealthCare's Overture to Healing Lexington Philharmonic concert benefit.
In all cases, Ball Homes has been grateful for the opportunities to participate in the life stories of so many people, to work together with those who share a desire to create better places to live, and to give back to the communities of which we are a part. Above all, we are grateful for the chance to help make so many dreams come true.
Our Mission
Ball Homes provides quality communities for the people of Kentucky.
Our Core Values
We value our customers by being sensitive to their needs and providing a quality product that
represents a good value.
We value long-term, successful relationships with suppliers, realtors, and contractors.
We value investing in the community by helping to meet the human needs of its citizens.
We value our employees by providing secure employment, mutual respect, a caring environment,
and fair and equitable compensation.
We value our reputation as long-standing, family-owned, financially responsible company.
Our Vision
Ball Homes will pursue excellence in diverse markets to provide neighborhoods to satisfied customers.
Our Memberships
Registered Builder Member of the Lexington, Madison County, Scott County and Louisville Homebuilders Associations
Lexington Apartment Association
Lexington, Georgetown-Scott County, Paris-Bourbon County, and Woodford County Chambers of Commerce
Better Business Bureaus of Central and Eastern Kentucky and Louisville, Western Kentucky, and Southern Indiana
Habitat for Humanity
Realtor-Community Housing Foundation
Volunteers of America
Virginia Place
Shepard's Place and Serenity Place
HOPE Center
HOPE Center for Women
Lexington-Frankfort Scenic Corridor
REACH
Greenspace Commission
Lexington Humane Society
Relay for Life
American Cancer Society
Alzheimer's Association
Lexington Opera House
Kentucky Education Television (KET)
YMCA/YWCA
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Bluegrass
Kentucky History Center
University of Kentucky
United Way of the Bluegrass
Ronald McDonald House Charities
UK's Dance Blue
UK HealthCare's Overture to Healing
Hoops for Haiti
Honors and Awards
Consistently included in BUILDER Magazine's top 100 builders since 1998, placing 47th inthe rankings for 2009.
Over 100 Best of Show Awards from the Lexington Homebuilders Association and Scott County Tours of Homes
Voted Favorite Homebuilder in the Lexington Herald-Leader's Readers' Choice Awards, 2008, 2009, and 2010.
GE Appliances Distinguished Builder Award
Co-Founder Don Ball honored in 1999 as the first recipient of the Hearthstone-Builder Lifetime Public Service Award
Honored as a Friend of the Lexington-Fayette Housing Authority
Honored for contributions to Lexington's Urban League, 1998
Homebuyer's Warranty Commitment to Quality Award
EPA's Energy Star Leadership in Housing Award, 2009
Best Scoring Home Award, Energy Star for New Homes program, 2009