Donovan Eckhardt Biography
Donovan Eckhardt is an American businessman, constructor, property designer, contractor, and reality television star. He is well known for being on HGTV’S reality television shows Windy City Rehab and Windy City Flip. In addition, he is the founder and owner of Greymark Development Group, LLC.
Donovan Eckhardt Education
Eckhardt joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1998, and later graduated with a bachelor’s degree in architecture. He also did receive the Edward C. Earl Prize in Versailles Study Abroad Program.
Donovan Eckhardt Career
Eckhardt is a businessman, constructor, property designer, contractor, and reality television star who is well known for being on HGTV’S reality television show Windy City Rehab and Windy City Flip. After he had graduated, he joined CD Group which is a construction-based company based in Greater Chicago Area. He became a CD Group partner in June 2004. Later on, he began VizCorp, and Eckhardt Properties in addition to establishing BE Custom Millwork in January 2009. In addition, he also founded the Greymark Development Group, LLC in 2013, where he has been working ever since. Greymark Development Group, LLC is a full-service real estate development, design, and general construction firm that specializes in the luxury market.
Donovan Eckhardt Age
Eckhardt is 44 years old. He was born on November 25, 1979, in Arlington Heights, Illinois, The United States of America. He celebrates his birthday on the 25th of November every year.
Donovan Eckhardt Height
Eckhardt stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.67 m) tall. and weighs 81 kg (178 Ibs).
Donovan Eckhardt Family
Donovan Eckhardt Parents
Eckhardt’s father is known as Ted Eckhardt and his father attended Dundee Community High School and later studied at the University of Maryland, College Park. Ted graduated in 1971, with a degree in Architecture. Later on, he worked at Maine West High School, R. Carrozza Plumbing Co. Inc, and CD Group Companies. His mother, Melinda Eckhardt worked at Maine West High School District as a teacher.
Donovan Eckhardt Siblings
Eckhardt has one brother called Theodore Eckhardt also called Teddy. In 2020, his brother Teddy graduated from Augustana. He also has a sister known as Liz Eckhardt Nierman who is married to Judson Nierman and together they have two children named Oliver and Vivian.
Donovan Eckhardt Wife
Eckhardt is married to Erica Eckhardt. They tied the knot in August 2012, and together the couple has been blessed with three children. When Donovan and Alison began the HGTV Windy City Rehab show, fans presumed that they were a couple.
Donovan Eckhardt Children
Eckhardt and his wife have been blessed with three children. They welcomed their first daughter in August 2012 and later had their second daughter, Charlotte in later 2015. However, he has not disclosed the names of his daughters.
Donovan Eckhardt Net Worth
Eckhardt has a net worth of $3.5 million which he has earned through his career as a businessman, constructor, property designer, contractor, and reality television star. Eckhardt has an annual salary of $ 300, 000.
Donovan Eckhardt Windy City Rehab
Donovan and interior designer Alison Victoria joined forces in 2019 and co-starred on HGTV’s Windy City Rehab show. The duo teamed up to the run-down resident houses and renovate them into luxury homes, they later sold the houses to potential buyers. In addition, Alison only focused on the designs while Donovan took care of all the financial dealing. In addition, their most famous renovation was of a 4,000-square-foot luxury home in Lincoln Square. Eckhardt only appeared in the first season and in the early parts of the second season of Windy City Rehab.
Donovan Eckhardt And Alison Victoria
Donovan and interior designer Alison were business partners who worked together on the HGTV series called Windy City Rehab. However, their business partnership came to an end during the second season of Windy City Rehab in 2019.
Donovan Eckhardt Lawsuit \ Alison Victoria Donovan Eckhardt Lawsuit
While Donovan and Alison co-starred on HGTV’s Windy City Rehab show, renovation began to fall apart within months and the homeowners sued both of them. James and Anna Morrissey who are a couple sued Alison and Donovan along with Alison Victoria Interiors Inc, Eckhardt’s Greymark Development Group, and two other related businesses. The couple alleged defective and slapdash work, consumer fraud, breach of contract, and breach of warranty.
The lawsuit demanded the reversal of the sale, plus $80,000 and the couple added that they had paid for landscaping and upgrades. Another couple also sued them in April 2020, the lawsuit majored on the garage behind the property the couple needed renovation on. As a result of the many lawsuits filed as a result of Donovan’s embezzling, and wrongfully derived money, he was fired in the spring of 2019. Later in January 2021, Donovan filed a defamation and emotional distress suit against Windy City Rehab production company and HGTV’s parent company.
Donovan filed a lawsuit against Big Table Media and Discovery for $2.2 million. He stated that the Windy City Rehab show made it look like he misappropriated, embezzled, or wrongfully derived money from past projects while it portrayed Alison as the innocent victim.
What Is Donovan Eckhardt Doing Now
After having left HGTV’s Windy City Rehab show, Donovan has been working in the companies he founded such as; Greymark development group, BE custom millwork, VizCorp, and Eckhardt properties.