AL Homes

Most builders hire out pieces of the process; AL Homes keeps nearly all of it under one roof. Backed by AlphaX RE Capital, the vertically integrated homebuilder manages land acquisition, financing, design, construction and property management in-house, building quality housing throughout Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area. Among its communities is The Kirk, a collection of 18 duet-style homes in San Jose's East Foothills — paired homes that trade yard work for lock-and-leave convenience. In a region where new construction is scarce, that end-to-end control matters.