About Jay

“Wow,” the journey has been fun, fresh out of college within the first six months of starting JC Designers My first real job was a recreation room for a client who turned out to be the owner of the second largest record company behind Motown in America at the time. My attention to detail so impressed Mr. Leon Huff of Philadelphia International Records four months later I had any architectural designers dream, the job of designing and building their new music studios. As green as I was, with the help of a lot of smart people this 21-year-old out of school less than a year somehow pulled the job of a lifetime off, to the delight of both owners. Needless to say, this opened a lot of doors for my career in the design business.

My catalog includes the owner of a custom furniture business, turnkey design and construction of several homes, design of several restaurants, design, remodels and furnishings of law firms and office complexes, residential specialties in complete bathroom and kitchen designs and remodels and any other ask a homeowner needed my expertise on.

So many great people and fun jobs later

I retired from the design business about 10 years ago and moved to Colorado 3 years ago to be near three of my four children. After about 6 months of leisure time, Empire-Today contacted me about a managerial position (declined that) but accepted a position I couldn’t refuse, work at your leisure without paperwork or the enormous responsibility of building jobs to go out and do what I do best make home environments sparkle with beauty and grace.

I worked for Empire Today for about 18 months, becoming the leading floor designer among the 4000 reps in the US in installed floors over that time period. The more projects I produced for Empire their clients were asking me to create other projects in their homes which is against Empires policy, so I decided to go back to what I do best” expert design and construction management services”. My flooring catalog now has more quality choices than ever before. With my expert knowledge, I will marry your tastes to products with lifetime warranties and of course, pet-friendly beauty and durability, that will look the same many years down the road!

I have since been involved in several fix and flips, an extensive remodel, several custom metal stair systems and of course numerous flooring projects, yes I am back! and having the time of my life, living close to my beautiful children and grandchildren, enjoying the fabulous Colorado weather and working with the most friendly and appreciative people I have ever meet.

Jay Cohen