--- title: "Ellen Grasso & Sons, LLC — Home Builders | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/home-builders/ellen-grasso-and-sons-llc-pfvwus-pf~2113941912 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~2113941912.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Ellen Grasso & Sons, LLC" category: ["Home Builders"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/e4a3cc090f568dab_5270-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "8150 N Central Expy., Suite M1090, Dallas, Texas 75206, United States" latitude: 32.831 longitude: -96.7692 phone: "(214) 559-4580" website: http://www.ellengrasso.com rating: 5 review_count: 41 best_of_houzz_awards: 18 followers: 1857 last_updated: 2026-08-15 --- # Ellen Grasso & Sons, LLC Original Houzz profile: [Ellen Grasso & Sons, LLC](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/home-builders/ellen-grasso-and-sons-llc-pfvwus-pf~2113941912) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Home Builders - **Location:** Dallas, TX - **Serves:** University Park, Highland Park, Preston Hollow - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (41 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 18 awards (2013–2022), for Design, Service. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Star Houzzer - Houzz Influencer - Recommended on Houzz - 500,000 Ideabook Saves - Best of Houzz winner - Locally owned - Offers Custom Work From site selection to move-in, we make building your house so enjoyable that you can't wait to build another one! Ellen Grasso & Sons team up with each homeowner to make construction as fast, easy, and fun as possible. The willingness to search for the products and understanding the details that make your house unique and within your budget are only part of what makes working with Ellen Grasso & Sons a refreshing and exhilarating experience. Our passion for creating dream houses is contagious! Ellen Grasso & Sons value each homeowner's individual tastes when creating a custom home, from site selection to move-in. Construction is fast yet thorough, combining Ellen Grasso & Sons' attention to detail and willingness to translate ideas into reality. Working with us to build your house is a refreshing experience that showcases our in-depth knowledge and love of the homes we construct. ### Services Provided - New Home Construction - Home Remodeling - Home Additions - Custom Homes ### Areas Served - University Park - Highland Park - Preston Hollow ### Typical Job Cost $300,000 - ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Ellen Grasso & Sons, LLC | | Address | 8150 N Central Expy., Suite M1090, Dallas, Texas 75206, United States | | Phone | (214) 559-4580 | | Website | http://www.ellengrasso.com | | Followers on Houzz | 1857 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/EllenGrassoandSons/ - Blog — http://www.ellengrasso.com/ ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Ellen Grasso & Sons, LLC](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/home-builders/ellen-grasso-and-sons-llc-pfvwus-pf~2113941912) - **Website:** http://www.ellengrasso.com - **Phone:** (214) 559-4580 ## Credentials **Certifications & Awards** - Best Builder Award for D Magazine 2011 - 2019 - Best of Houzz Design 2013 - 2019 - Best of Houzz Service 2013 - 2019 - **Best of Houzz:** 18 awards (2013–2022), for Design, Service. ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 41 reviews** *Aspect averages:* - Work Quality: 50.0 - Communication: 50.0 - Value: 50.0 ### Reviews **★★★★★ — 100 DAY dream home, Nov. 2020** > Ellen Grasso & Sons gave us the most incredible home remodel and experience. After building our home 7 years ago and being disappointed in the process and results, we found Ellen, Martha and Clay to have an exceptional process from the first meeting all the way through the end. We task them with converting excess attic space into 1200 new square feet, adding two bathrooms, a 2nd laundry, a playroom, new stairwell, and a circular drive. They also helped enhance the structure with spray foam, tankless water heaters, and hardwoods. The creativity and ideas they brought to the project, to managing through a very challenging roof and many unknowns, to the attention to detail at every step was everything we hoped for and more. At every step they work to manage the project, limiting the stress level on the clients. Our project manager John, was always responsive answering every question and staying ahead of the timeline. We are so grateful for our new home and would never consider any other builder to add to our home or build new again! Thank you for everything to Ellen, Martha, Clay and John. **★★★★★ — Connie Sigel, May 2019** > I had the pleasure of recently working with Ellen and Rob Grasso on a gut renovation of my 8000 s/f home and the results exceeded all expectations. Ellen and Rob were both very solution oriented, creative, detailed and helped me get the most out of my investment in upgrading my home. The project took about 18 months and it was the best experience I have ever had with any builder. Their subs are the best and love working for the Grassos. If ever there was a problem during or after the construction, it was remedied, often times, that day. Thank you so much Ellen and Rob!!! **★★★★★ — Abby Simpton, Dec. 2018** > I highly recommend choosing Ellen Grasso & Sons for your next new build or remodel project! We are very happy with the beautiful home they built for us! I worked with Rob Grasso on the project and he was good at listening to the ideas I had and helped make them come to life. Sometimes my ideas were expensive and he would recommend alternatives to achieve the same result. For example, I wanted a lot of heavy trim for the crown molding in the Dining Room. There was a way to use sheetrock and paint that achieved the same awesome look, but for less. Ellen & Rob do have the homebuilder's best interest at heart. They truly want to build the best home they can for their client and that does show through day to day. For the above reasons we've decided to ask them to build another home on University Blvd for us. We are in the foundation stage now! We interviewed eight Park Cities Dallas builders and chose Ellen Grasso & Sons. I think it speaks volumes that we chose them again! **★★★★★ — Judith Kirby, July 2018** > Ellen Grasso is the greatest thing since sliced bread! We are at the tail end of a major remodel and Ellen has been amazing! I never thought this would be fun, but it is. To see a house transformed is a beautiful thing. As a small business owner myself where I am ultimately responsible for everything that happens in my office, I so appreciate and value the commitment that Ellen has shown on a daily basis throughout this entire process. I could feel her intensity and desire to make this project right! She has consistently put my interests first at every corner. She has kept the project on budget and on time, as promised. The only unexpected thing I encountered was that everything was so perfect, I wanted her to do more! I have always heard from many people multitudes of horror stories about their experiences with various contractors. This has not been the case with Ellen. I have never once encountered anything but integrity and commitment in the process. I almost want to do it again. **★★★★★ — Marti B., July 2018** > We purchased a spec home by Ellen Grasso & Sons 14 years ago when we first moved to Dallas. When we decided to build our own home in 2017, I knew immediately that I would build with Ellen Grasso & Sons given her responsiveness with our current home. We dealt with her son, Clay, on the new house and he has been nothing but professional, organized, and responsive. There was rarely a day where he wasn't on the job site coordinating the subs. The trades are quality long time partners (the painter did my original house). If a problem arose, they were quick to find a solution. I appreciated their input on designs and alternatives to keep the costs down. Even though rainfall caused us to get a late start pouring our foundation, Clay quickly made up the time to get us back on schedule. I would absolutely build with them again in the future. **★★★★★ — Tassio Carvalho, Jan. 2018** > I had seen a few amazing houses with Ellen Grasso’s sign on the front. I thought I probably couldn’t afford hiring her. As I started my project, her name kept coming up from different sources, as in “You can’t go wrong with Ellen”. So I called – expecting someone difficult to reach, complicated to communicate with (maybe a West End accent) plus glitz and bling. Ellen was everything I did not expect – easy to talk to, unassuming, aware of my budget and timeline, friendly, interested in my project. > After our first meeting, it was clear Ellen Grasso was the way to go and we started working with one of her sons, Rob. Besides managing the project, Rob had an influence in many details that go between the architect drawing and construction. Ellen’s interior designer helped us pick most of tile, countertops and fixtures for bathrooms, easing up on our list of decisions. We ended up with a house that we really enjoy living in – yet another amazing house by Ellen. > Construction time for a 5000 sf house was 10 months, and we ended up 2.5% above Ellen’s first budget. I do not believe there is any other builder around Park Cities and North Dallas that can do as well. **★★★★★ — Heather Jackson, Dec. 2017** > If you are looking for a builder....I can promise you without a doubt that Ellen Grasso will exceed your expectations! I am an Interior Designer & have worked with many of the high end builders in Dallas. Ellen & I crossed paths many years ago on a client's project & I chose her to build my own house! She has a positive attitude ALL of the time & she always has a solution to any problem. She is responsive, enthusiastic & just easy to work with. She is super creative & proactive. Her subs are truly some of the BEST and very professional (which is key). Her attention to detail was impressive & I know I can be picky & painful to work with! She is also respectful of the budget, but also delivers a high end quality. HIRE HER! You won't regret it! **★★★★★ — Beverly Sharpe, Nov. 2017** > Ellen Grasso and her team made our project enjoyable. She helped us find just the right lay out for our property. She's creative and solved problems and kept us on time and on budget. She was a hand holder when I needed it, but kept things moving ahead. Scott Anderson was the best project manager I can imagine and Jennifer was a wonderful help in design decisions. Don't hesitate, this team will make your new home dreams come true. **★★★★★ — Lantern & Scroll, Oct. 2016** > Ellen Grasso & Sons, LLC uses our lanterns on many of their projects and we enjoy working with them. The homes they build are beautiful and unique to every home owner. We highly recommend them! **★★★★★ — Matt Stern, Oct. 2016** > My wife & I were referred to Ellen Grasso, after our initial home builder walked off the job. After interviewing about a dozen new builders, we chose Ellen. She provided us with over 30 references, and everyone we spoke with had nothing but great things to say about her. They all said, she was "on time and on budget". After spending the past year working with Ellen, I can confidently say that her great reputation is well deserved! Ellen spent a tremendous amount of time helping us with our selections & budgets because we were very much upside down from our first builder. We feared that we could no longer complete our "Dream House". Ellen works with her two sons, Clay and Rob, and has a great team of project managers, as wells as support staff. Scott Anderson was our project manager, and we could not have been happier with him. He was very attentive to our job and was always responsive when we contacted him. Ellen also has an in-house designer named Jennifer, who is also very helpful in guiding you through many of the selections that can be overwhelming. Ellen was very much involved in our project and always made herself available to us, whether it be by phone, text or email. After being taken advantage of by our first builder, Ellen was a breath of fresh air. She helped us make smart decisions on where to spend our money, while being mindful of our budget. Ellen was very transparent and honest. We got to see each and every invoice that was paid on our house. This was not the case with our first builder. Furthermore, Ellen helped us revise certain design elements of the house that our first builder said couldn't be done. Ellen took what was a "Nightmare" home building experience and turned it into a positive one! My only regret is that we didn't get to start with her from the beginning. Ellen would have saved us a tremendous amount of time, money and grief! My wife and I are very grateful to Ellen for ultimately building us our "Dream House"! **★★★★★ — sandysecor, Aug. 2016** > Ellen Grasso and Sons put an addition on our 1934 home. It was a second floor study and a screened in porch. We love it! They did a beautiful job. Very professional, seamless transition from the old to new. **★★★★ — David Mcbee, May 2016** > Ellen and her son Rob helped us on our full new build. They did a great job, were attentive to our needs and requests and always resolved issues that came up in a timely manner. They build a quality product and have the experience to guide you to the right choices. We were on time and pretty close to on budget, which most home buyers wants. Its not to say that there were not times of stress, as there are always surprises that come up in any home project, but they handled everything with professionalism and reasonableness, which I appreciated. ## Selected projects - [Transitional Mediterranean Style Home in PH](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/transitional-mediterranean-style-home-in-ph-pj-vj~5901939) - Location: Dallas, TX - Photos: 30 - [Charming Plantation Style Home in UP](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/charming-plantation-style-home-in-up-pj-vj~5652956) - Location: Dallas, TX - Photos: 12 - [Transitional Mediterian Home in UP](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/transitional-mediterian-home-in-up-pj-vj~5623282) - Location: Dallas, TX - Photos: 23 - [Contemporary Home in Preston Hollow](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/contemporary-home-in-preston-hollow-pj-vj~5652945) - Location: Dallas, TX - Photos: 19 - [Transitional Style home in Preston Hollow](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/transitional-style-home-in-preston-hollow-pj-vj~2571941) - Location: Dallas, TX - Photos: 18 - [New Orleans Style Transitional Home in Preston Hollow](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/new-orleans-style-transitional-home-in-preston-hollow-pj-vj~2073116) - Location: Dallas, TX - Photos: 14 - [Transitional Style Home in UP](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/transitional-style-home-in-up-pj-vj~1861312) - Location: University Park, TX - Photos: 27 - [Contemporary Custome Home in UP](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/contemporary-custome-home-in-up-pj-vj~1855778) - Location: University Park, TX - Photos: 20 - [Traditional Custom Home in UP](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/traditional-custom-home-in-up-pj-vj~37774) - Location: University Park, TX - Photos: 18 - [Traditional Custom home in UP](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/traditional-custom-home-in-up-pj-vj~105862) - Location: University Park, TX - Photos: 7 - [Contemporary Home in Southlake](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/contemporary-home-in-southlake-pj-vj~37775) - Location: Southlake, TX - Photos: 7 - [Traditional, Charleston Style Home in UP](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/traditional-charleston-style-home-in-up-pj-vj~439170) - Location: Dallas, TX - Photos: 12 - Description: A wonderful new interpretation of a Charleston single house, with everything a modern family wants but retaining a sense of history and permanence. - [Transitional Custom home in Preston Hollow](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/transitional-custom-home-in-preston-hollow-pj-vj~565309) - Location: Dallas, TX - Photos: 9 - Description: A fresh take on a transitional house! The mix of contemporary and traditional elements blends seamlessly. - [French Traditional Custom Home in UP](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/french-traditional-custom-home-in-up-pj-vj~214611) - Location: University Park, TX - Photos: 8 - [New Orleans, Transitional style home in UP](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/new-orleans-transitional-style-home-in-up-pj-vj~777718) - Location: University Park, TX - Photos: 7 - [Transitional style home in UP](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/transitional-style-home-in-up-pj-vj~924644) - Location: University Park, TX - Photos: 17 - Description: Clean transitional house - sophisticated simplicity! - [Traditional Custom Home in UP](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/traditional-custom-home-in-up-pj-vj~834885) - Location: University Park, TX - Photos: 7 - Description: Wonderful stone and clapboard farm house - a slice of americana! - [Contemporary Custom Home in HP](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/contemporary-custom-home-in-hp-pj-vj~829647) - Location: Highland Park, TX - Photos: 5 - [Modern, Transitional home in HP](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/modern-transitional-home-in-hp-pj-vj~595472) - Location: Highland Park, TX - Photos: 6 - Description: Polished modern house with wonderful open entertaining spaces! - [Transitional Custom Home in UP](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/transitional-custom-home-in-up-pj-vj~1617599) - Location: University Park, TX - Photos: 12 - Description: Transitional with clean simple beauty [See all 34 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/home-builders/ellen-grasso-and-sons-llc-pfvwus-pf~2113941912) ## Ideabooks - [1213 Noble Entry Way](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/155974884/list/1213-noble-entry-way) — 6 ideas - [4517 Beverly Island](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/131105023/list/4517-beverly-island) — 9 ideas - [BECKHAM MASTER](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/132401306/list/beckham-master) — 5 ideas - [Wildwood Tub](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/131356383/list/wildwood-tub) — 14 ideas - [Wish List](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/96365070/list/wish-list) — 1 idea - [6028 Northwood](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/61416616/list/6028-northwood) — 1 idea - [egisreal's ideas](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/1779284/list/egisreal-s-ideas) — 1 idea [See all 7 ideabooks](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/users/egisreal) ## Community Q&A **Q: where’s the stove?** *(in Photo Questions)* Where’s the stove A: The only photos I have are the ones on Houzz. I built that house around 8-9 years ago. **Q: Very stunning! Can the size be reduced?** *(in Photo Questions)* Love this stunning home. Can the size be reduced? I would love to see a copy of the floor plans.nicole.elias@yahoo.com Thank you! A: Every house we build is custom. We don’t ever copy a plan. I’m sorry! Our clients pay for custom plans and it wouldn’t be right to let someone else do the same house. **Q: front door color** *(in Photo Questions)* What a gorgeous home! I’m curious what the color of the front door is? Thank you! A: Thank you! I really have no idea of the exact color. I can tell you that it’s a very dark greenish black. My clients were looking for a very traditional southern shutter/door color that was not just black. **Q: What is the exterior stucco color?** *(in Photo Questions)* It’s a beautiful house! A: It’s a custom mix. We looked at a ton of colors at different times of day and in different weather conditions. What makes the stucco look great is the window color, which was also a custom color. We picked the two colors together before ordering the windows with custom cladding. **Q: Room Dimensions** *(in Photo Questions)* What are the dimensions of this room please? A: It’s about 14’x16’ **Q: vanity dimension** *(in Photo Questions)* What os the width of vanity? A: 6 feet --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-08-15.*