Most people hire a designer, then find a contractor, then find a real estate agent — and spend the whole time translating between them. We are all three. Our design decisions account for your home's value. Our builds are run the way we'd run our own. And when you're ready to buy or sell from the city to the North Shore, we know these markets the way most people know their own block.
We take your home from first conversation to finished project. You make decisions — paint, tile, cabinetry, finishes. We handle everything else: design, specifications, permits, contractors, punch list. You never have to manage a GC.
START A PROJECT
Kaage Homes Property Group is our real estate team at Compass — third-generation professionals who know the North Shore and Chicago the way most people know their own neighborhood. Buying or selling, we know what a home is worth and why, because we build them.
WORK WITH OUR TEAM
Our studio and materials library, open to the public at 562 Lincoln Avenue in Winnetka. Come in and shop custom cabinetry, Farrow & Ball paint, fixtures, stone and the hardware we specify on our own projects. Book a consultation. Ask a real question and get a real answer.
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WHO WE ARE
Grace and KC Kaage grew up in families where real estate and design weren't careers — they were the dinner table conversation. Grace is our Chief Creative Officer and a former Compass Managing Director. KC is our Chief Executive Officer with an MBA from Notre Dame and a background in international sales. Together they built Kaage Homes around a simple belief: the people who design your home should also understand what it does to its value.
Most designers don't think about resale. Most contractors don't think about design. Most real estate agents don't think about construction. We think about all three, on every project, because we have to.
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Not sure where to start? This is a no-pressure conversation to help us understand your project and figure out the right next step together. No commitment required.
COMPLIMENTARY
45 minutes with one of our Designers. Bring your plans, your inspiration, your indecision. Leave with a clear direction and a specific list of what to do next.
STARTING AT $450
45 minutes with Grace. If you're about to make a significant decision — where to build, what to renovate, how much to spend, whether the project even makes sense for your home — this is the conversation to have first.
STARTING AT $1250