| Jensen Developments
Cedar Ridge – Troy
A collection of 20 traditional suburban family homes.
Quarton Village – Bloomfield Hills
Nine homes, all with first floor master suites aimed at empty nesters.
Woodlynne – Bingham Farms
14 Estate lots for custom high-end homes. One of them, the “Detroit Symphony Designers Showhouse,” developed in cooperation with architect Robert A.M. Stern of New York, won Builder’s Magazine’s House of the Year.
Westwood Common – Beverly Hills
23 neo-traditional style homes established the first neo-traditional community in southeast Michigan and was awarded the “Best Place to Live” in metro Detroit by the American Institute of Architects.
Riverside Common – Harrison Township on the Clinton River
A riverside marina community of 25 lots providing a mix of home styles.
The Manors – Troy
An enclave of four French Country style manor homes in an estate setting.
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| Jensen Awards
Builder Magazine-Grand Award
The first of several houses built by Jensen in collaboration with legendary architect Robert A.M. Stern, New York, NY. The house was selected as the 1989 Detroit Symphony Designer Showcase House.
Professional Builder and Remodelers – Merit Award
Our award-winning bathroom was a part of a major second floor addition that transformed a 70s built ranch into a master’s retreat and took advantage of the views of Pine Lake. The project included a new master bedroom, bathroom and partner’s library shared by two busy Doctors raising four young children.
AIA Award, 2001
Awarded each year by the American Institute of Architects, our community Westwood Common was distinguished as “The Best Place to Live” in the Metropolitan Detroit Area.
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David Jensen
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From 1978 onward David Jensen's companies employed Architects, architectural drafting people and Interior Designers to do in-house design work and interior design. In 1987, he hired the nationally renowned architect Robert A.M. Stern. Robert A.M. Stern is the celebrated creator, along with Disney, of the new town Celebration in Florida. Jensen participated with him in the design of 6 houses and the building of 3 in the Birmingham/Bloomfield area. This association with Stern led to the publication of articles regarding each of the three houses nationally and brought David Jensen's companies the distinction of "House of the Year-Builder Magazine" in 1990.
Through the companies Woodlynne Design, Inc. and Kitchens By Jensen, Inc., David Jensen has been awarded various national distinctions for excellent design and has been extensively published in "Woman's Day Kitchen and Bath" and others publications.
In 1993, the design firm Woodlynne Design, Inc. began to respond to projects outside the State of Michigan and was responsible for design drawings for a house that was built in Washington, D.C. and for the interior architectural work of a 5,000 sq. ft. penthouse condominium in Boca Raton, Florida.
After 20 plus years of developing and building estate homes in the suburbs of Detroit, Mr. Jensen visited the town of Seaside, Florida quite by accident in 1994. That experience coupled with subsequent visits to study this remarkable place caused Mr. Jensen to pursue the acquisition of seventeen plus acres in the Village of Beverly Hills, MI. The project, called Westwood Common, was tailor made for grouping the houses close together and exercising the cluster option within the existing ordinance. The local municipality had recently down zoned and made every effort to prevent the approval of this and other developments over the last ten years. Approval was obtained after being denied for rezoning. Westwood Common brings a flavor of Old Key West, Florida in the design of its houses along with town planning principles which feature the Village Green and a scale reminiscent of some of the great streets and squares of Charleston, and Savannah. The reception has been outstanding, come see for your self.
Woodlynne Design, Inc. is a company dedicated to timeless architecture and design of quality homes and neighborhoods. Our work has required that we provide for the planning of the land in order to regulate its use. The integration of land planning with the development of a "Pattern Book" for the houses has created a truly unique combination. The result of this effort can be best described as visual continuity and coherence. Each detail is considered as we define scale, house placement, open space, grouping of homes, parks and landscape features. We are committed to the creation of streets, neighborhoods and places that are truly memorable.
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Chris Jensen
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Chris Jensen
Builder, Project Manager
Mr. Jensen joined Woodlynne Design, Inc. in 1995. He has nearly completed a degree in Architecture at Lawrence Technical University, Southfield Michigan. Mr. Jensen has brought a much-needed mastery of the computer to aid in the design an execution of concept planning through design development drawings. Mr. Jensen has been a huge asset to Woodlynne Design due to his real time response to the requirements of the clients, municipalities and other design professionals with whom we work. Mr. Jensen continues to provide leadership in further development of computer aided design tools that will take us eventually into virtual reality tours of our design projects. In addition to all of his other duties, Mr. Jensen has developed a project cost and tracking system to manage the construction at all of our projects. We are grateful for Mr. Jensen's contributions.
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