At Elite Homes, our commitment to excellence means a commitment to you. We realize that each client has unique tastes and lifestyle. So we listen to your concerns and needs. And we respond accordingly.

Elite Homes builds between 75 - 100 custom homes a year ranging from $250,000 to $1,000,000.

Joe Pusateri is a native of St. Louis.  He has lived in Louisville since 1969 and graduated from Westport High School.  He also attended Western Kentucky University.

We thank you for your interest in Elite Homes. Here you'll learn about our company background, philosophy and sample some of the beautiful homes of our clients. We hope this will be the beginning of a long and satisfying relationship.
- Joe Pusateri,
President of Elite Homes

Joe is the President and owner of Elite Homes, Inc.  Elite Homes designs and builds or remodels 75-100 custom homes a year ranging from $250,000 to over $1,000,000 in the Louisville area and has been in business since 1976.  Elite Homes is currently developing 7 subdivisions in the Greater Louisville area.

SERVICE IN HOME BUILDING INDUSTRY

Life Director for National Association of Home Builders
1985 – Present: Board of Directors for Home Builders Association of Louisville
1986 – 1989: Trustee on NAHB Remodeler’s Council
1986 – 1993: Board of Directors for Home Builders Association of Kentucky
1990 & 1992: President of the Home Builders Association of Louisville
         (only person elected as president twice in 56 yr history of association)
1990 – 1993: State Pac Chairman
1990 – 1993: Kentucky Trustee for the Home-building industry’s National Pac
All time Kentucky spike leader with 925 spike credits (New Members Recruited)
Started “Louisville’s Best New Homes” T.V. show for the Home Builders Association
Built 28 Homearama Homes

AWARDS, RECOGNITION IN HOME BUILDING INDUSTRY

3 Time winner (1984, 1985, 1986) of the Howard C. Reeves Award for membership recruitment by Home Builders Association of Louisville
1987: Named one of the “Big 50” Remodelers by Remodelers Magazine
October, 1987: National Remodeler of the Month
1993 & 2003 Builder of the Year – Home Builders Association of Louisville
2002 Home Builders Association of Louisville – Best Supporting Builder – Louisville’s Best New Homes in recognition of creating the show and its 500th episode
2004 Remodeler of the Year – Home Builders Association of Louisville
2005 Winner of the Hearthstone Builder Lifetime Public Service Award
2005 Builder Magazine – Fast Track – 54th Fastest Growing Home Building Company
Won Grand Award in Homearama 23 times
2007 Pacesetter Award by Custom Home magazine

SERVICE IN COMMUNITY

Member of the 1989 – 1990 Leadership Louisville class
1990 - 1993: Section chair for the Metro United Way
1990 – 1993: Board of Trustees at Humana Hospital Suburban
1991 - 1994: Board at Channel 15 (Public Television)
1992: Chaired Task Force for Jefferson County Public Schools (planning a construction academy)
1993 – 1995: Board at Center for Educational Leadership
1993: Member of Bingham Fellows
1993: President of the Chamber of Commerce – Area Council “3”
1994 – 1999: Board at the Family Place
1996 – 1998: Board at Metro YMCA
1998: Courier Journal - Forum Fellow
1999 – 2001: Board at Presbyterian Community Center
2003 – Present: Board of the Greater Louisville, Inc. (formerly Louisville Area Chamber of Commerce) Also, 1993 - 1998
2003 – Present: Advisory Board of Salvation Army
2003 - Present: Board at Louisville Orchestra – Elected President 2005
2003 – Present: Board at Evergreen Foundation
2004: Mayor’s Housing Policy Task Force
2004 – 2005: Eastwood Task Force
2005: Board at Leadership Louisville
2007- Tocqueville Society Cabinet Member
2007- Board of Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
2007- Board of King Southern Bank

AWARDS, RECOGNITION IN COMMUNITY

1991 – 2002: Finalist   Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year
1994: Metro Chamber of Commerce – Top Producer in Annual Membership
          Campaign
1996: Metro Chamber of Commerce –Honored for Outstanding Community Service for making
         Showcase Greater Louisville the Nation’s Largest Tradeshow in it’s Inaugural Year.      
2001: Family Place Gold Medal Recipient for Volunteerism
University of Louisville – Induction in Parrish Circle
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006: Business First Fast Fifty
2003: Salvation Army – Outstanding Service Award
2003: Leadership Louisville – Spirit of Yes Award
2005: Optimist Club – Citizen of the Year Award
2005: Republic Bank – We Care Award
2005: Business First – Finalist – Business of the Year Awards
2007: Business First – Winner – Small Company Business Leader of the Year
2008: Catholic Education Foundation – Community Service Award