Three generations,
one neighborhood.
The Ever Company started in 1986 when Everett “Ev” Kowalski bought a tired duplex on a Lakewood side street, fixed it up after his shifts, and rented it to a young couple who stayed eleven years. Nearly four decades later, we're still doing the same thing — just with a bigger family and a few more houses.
The values behind every lease.
Restore, don't replace
We keep the plaster arches, the leaded glass, the built-ins. Then we quietly modernize everything behind the walls so the house works for how people live now.
Treat tenants like neighbors
Because most of them are. We live on the west side too. A leak at 9pm gets answered, and a lease renewal is a conversation, not a form letter.
Invest in the block
A renovated house lifts the whole street. We buy the homes others gave up on and bring them back, one porch and one garden at a time.
Old bones, new everything.
Our in-house crew takes most homes down to the studs. New electrical, plumbing, insulation, and high-efficiency mechanicals go in — then we rebuild the character: refinished hardwood, period-correct trim, and kitchens that respect the age of the house.
- Full studs-out rehabs
- Energy-efficient systems
- Restored original details
- Permitted & inspected
Built slowly, on purpose.
- 1986
Grandpa Ev buys and rehabs his first duplex in Lakewood.
- 2004
The second generation joins; the portfolio reaches a dozen homes.
- 2018
We formalize as The Ever Company and bring renovations fully in-house.
- 2024
Sixty homes restored across six west-side neighborhoods.
We'd love to show you around.
Come see what a thoughtfully restored home actually feels like.