Chicagoland and Quad Cities Home Builder Signs With Epcon Franchising

Established Home Builder Expands Into Community Development

COLUMBUS, Ohio (August, 2025) – We’re excited to announce our fourth new Franchise Home Builder to join the Epcon network in 2025 is Silverthorne Homebuilders based in Iowa and Illinois.

Silverthorne Homebuilders was founded by Jim Work in 2010, with the mission of offering more options for future homeowners while having some of the systems and efficiencies of larger builders. Over the years, the company has grown through the generous word-of-mouth referrals from existing homeowners allowing them to expand into multiple communities within two states. Silverthorne serves Chicagoland’s western suburbs and expanded to the Quad Cities and Eastern Iowa area in 2015. Silverthorne most recently expanded to the Iowa City Corridor market in 2023.

Jim’s early career included civil engineering projects with A.D. Carradus & Associates, emphasizing land planning, feasibility work and site design for commercial and residential assets. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a commitment to excellence in real estate development and a dedication to fostering strong community relationships and efficient project management.

About Epcon

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Epcon is a leading 55+ home building franchise in the United States. For more than 35 years, Epcon has integrated smart, innovative new home designs with the most desirable modern amenities popular with 55+ home buyers. A growing home building business or real estate development company can leverage Epcon Franchising’s proven home designs, technology, marketing and sales resources. Epcon Franchise Builders are given a competitive advantage to build smarter and scale faster in the 55+ home building market.

Epcon is ranked on Builder 100, Pro Builder Housing Giants and Home Builder Executive Top 100 Private Home Builders as a top U.S. home builder and the Franchise Times Top 400 list, has ranked on Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 and has won many awards from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).