Over the past 60 years, 10,000 families have trusted Sunrise Homes to be their builder. What makes Sunrise Homes a favored choice among Louisiana homebuyers? Well, we think it‘s thanks to our history of delivering family-focused, forward-thinking, high-quality homes at affordable prices. From our start in 1958 to today, our promise remains intact – families have always been, and always will be, at the heart of every home we build!

Let’s take a look back at Sunrise Homes through the years!

Sunrise Homes was founded in 1958 by the late Charlie Kornman as a family-owned business. Born out of modest family resources, Sunrise was dedicated to always providing the best possible housing value to families in southeast Louisiana and Mississippi. We’ve seen incredible success today, and that’s because our employees always strive to honor our founder’s vision.

For over six decades, Sunrise has been known for delivering homes that offer families MORE of everything they want! Sunrise has always showcased home designs that help homebuyers visualize their new life, as well as the comforts and quality of our homes. Here’s a vintage Sunrise advertisement to demonstrate how far back our promise goes!

Along with delivering incredible homes, Sunrise has always focused on providing affordability. Producing high-quality homes at affordable prices has always been and remains our ultimate goal. By perfecting our design and construction, we’ve created livable homes that offer families outstanding value for a reasonable cost. We want the best for every family that chooses a Sunrise home, and that has always started with offering attainable homeownership.

“A bigger home in a finer neighborhood than you thought you could afford. That’s the promise – and the fact – of Sunrise Homes in Belle Meade, the heart of West Bank country-club country. Should you spend $40,000 for a four-bedroom home with about 2,300 square feet of living area? Not if you can get one for $28,950 ($2,950 down, $179.53 a month) at Sunrise.” – excerpt from 1969 Sunrise Homes in Belle Meade advertisement

Compassion is what our company was founded on, and it’s a value President Larry Kornman has highly prioritized for the future of Sunrise Homes. During our time in homebuilding, our team has found incredible ways to give back to the community! Our favorite example is when we had the opportunity to participate in Extreme Home Makeover. After Hurricane Katrina, countless Louisiana families were displaced from their homes and faced significant hardships. Our hearts went out to those who were impacted, and we wanted to help get them back on their feet. So, we joined the Extreme Home Makeover Team and gave back the best way we knew how – by helping provide a brand-new home!

Today, our team stays true to the promises and priorities that helped bring Sunrise Homes to life in 1958! Although Sunrise has adapted to meet changes over time, many of our founder’s original values endure at the core of our company. Sunrise Homes truly offers an extended family for everyone on our team! From off-the-cuff birthday celebrations to annual company crawfish boils, holiday parties and team-building activities, we strive to make Sunrise a place to do good work and create lasting friendships!

After serving over 10,000 happy homeowners today, Sunrise Homes remains family-owned and family-focused. Sunrise continues to set the tone for the homebuilding industry by embodying the same values that we did six decades ago. 

From livability to family values, affordability and high quality, our homes always live up to our original promises, allowing every homeowner to experience the Sunrise difference time and time again. We can’t wait to see what the next 60 years bring for Sunrise Homes, and we hope you come along for the journey!

Discover the Sunrise difference for yourself by browsing our available homes! For more information on our homes and current communities, contact us today.