A Homegrown Housebuilder Makes Residential Dreams Come True On Courtenay’s Green Links
A championship 18-hole golf course is part and parcel to the Homes by Crown Isle experience
COURTENAY – Born and raised in the Comox Valley, Jayson Welsh has an intimate connection to and appreciation for the stunning beauty Eastern Vancouver Island offers, and the draw visitors feel to put down roots there. He’s built a career making that desire a reality as Vice President of Construction at the Crown Isle Resort & Golf Community in Courtenay.
Jayson Welsh is VP of Construction for Homes by Crown Isle and a Comox Valley-native
Crown Isle is an 831-acre residential golf community, a unique combination of full-service resort and championship 18-hole golf course surrounded by residential real estate lots, condos, resale single family houses, patio homes and commercial services meeting the needs of its community. Jayson began his relationship with Crown Isle twenty-seven years ago, apprenticing with a custom builder, staying on until earning his Red Seal as a carpenter (the national standard for skilled trades in Canada) before striking out on his own.
“I owned my own business before joining Crown Isle in 2009 to get Homes by Crown Isle up and running,” explains Jayson. “We built and designed a show home at 533 Crown Isle Drive that was very well-received, so much so that we still design houses using interior products and room designs from that house. Our work resonates with people.”
A key to Jayson and his seventeen-strong team’s success is skilled, expert hires, and a customization philosophy giving customers as much control as possible creating their dream homes.
Some of Jayson’s crew, a team including master carpenters and talented apprentices
On his team Jayson states, “We have four Red Seal certified carpenters, and five talented apprentices learning their craft through practical, on-site instruction and in-class theory. This maintains a high-level of skill when building a custom house.”
A highly-customized build is a cornerstone of Jayson’s work. Any options or material selections that can be conceptualized, safely used and are within the customer’s budget are on the table. “We install or build whatever the customer desires, from the ground up to renovations of existing residences,” Jayson explains.
“Crown Isle Homes provides the best value, based on providing clients with the most allowances in a fixed contract, giving customer control of spending, and letting them steer the ship when it comes to a large variety of build options.”
From steam rooms and wine cellars, to outdoor kitchens and custom woodworking, Jayson offers clients a unique home reflecting their specific wants and needs. Meeting these desires has made Jayson and company a popular go-to for those wishing to make Crown Isle their luxury home destination.
Built by Homes by Crown Isle and open to the public July 19th, this 2,333 square foot luxury rancher is a potential grand prize in the Hometown Heroes Lottery
To keep up with the demand of managing employees, sub trades and new customers, Jayson hired office manager Kristina Fox and promoted Chris McGrath to Construction Manager. “Kristina and Chris are incredible,” Jayson dotes. “Chris oversees our employees and sub trades on each job, and Kristina keeps us running like a well-oiled machine. They’ve freed me up to work extensively in the office and more closely with clients. I may need to find a way to duplicate the both of them.”
In the future, Homes by Crown Isle is opening a new show home to the public on July 19th. A 2,333 square foot rancher packed to the brim with luxury fixtures, high-ceilings, beautiful hardwood floors, and 535 eco-friendly mini-solar panels, the home is conditionally one of the grand prizes in the Hometown Heroes Lottery.
Jayson also has big developments on his plate, including the building of a multi-residential site with roughly thirty units within the next year, a project currently in the planning stages.
Jayson Welsh is making luxury living experiences a reality in his beloved Comox Valley. If life amongst the greens and fairways of Homes by Crown Isle is calling you, Jayson is ready and willing to make it happen.
