Exhibit 99.1

                  DOMINION HOMES, INC. ANNOUNCES UNDERWRITER'S
                        EXERCISE OF OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION

DUBLIN, Ohio July 29, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) - Dominion Homes, Inc. (DHOM)
announced today that Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and Legg Mason Wood
Walker, Incorporated have exercised a portion of the over-allotment option
granted in conjunction with the Company's recent public offering which closed on
June 28, 2002. The underwriters purchased a total of 107,800 additional common
shares, 53,900 of which were purchased from Dominion Homes, Inc. and 53,900 of
which were purchased from BRC Properties Inc., the principal shareholder of
Dominion Homes.

Dominion Homes is a leading builder of high quality single-family homes in
Central Ohio and Louisville, Kentucky. It offers three distinct series of homes
which are differentiated by size, price, standard features and available
options.

Contact: Dominion Homes, Inc.
Peter J. O'Hanlon or Terry E. George
at (614) 761-6000.