Restaurants, Hospitality + Retail

Complete remodels and adaptive reuse for food service and retail, where the detail is relentless and the deadline is real.

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Restaurant dining room with an open kitchen behind a steel-framed glass partition and pale timber joinery

Restaurant and retail projects need an immense amount of time and detail. That is simply the nature of the work.

What this work involves

Hospitality construction is its own specialism. Kitchens carry mechanical, gas, grease and fire-suppression requirements that ordinary commercial space does not. Front of house has to survive constant use while still looking like the concept it was drawn as. And all of it is inspected by more agencies than a typical build.

Adaptive reuse adds another layer, and in Nashville that is often the whole point. Turning a building that was never a restaurant into one means solving ventilation, acoustics, accessibility and structure inside a shell that was designed for something else entirely.

We have spent years working on the restoration of the city commercial dining and retail landscape, and we know where the time actually goes.

Commercial kitchens

Mechanical, gas, grease and fire-suppression coordinated with the equipment package and the inspectors.

Front of house built to last

Finishes detailed to survive constant use while still reading as the concept that was drawn.

Adaptive reuse

Turning buildings that were never restaurants or shops into ones that work, inside the shell you have.

Multi-agency approvals

Health, fire, building and accessibility reviews managed in parallel rather than one after another.

Our construction process

A clear, collaborative path from the first conversation to the final walkthrough.

STEP 01

Initial Consultation

We visit the site, talk through your goals, and check the project is a fit for your budget and expectations.

STEP 02

Estimating

We build a detailed scope with your architect and designer, so every element of the project is costed and visible.

STEP 03

Pre-Construction

We set the schedule and construction plan, and handle permits and approvals before anyone picks up a tool.

STEP 04

Construction

Your project manager runs the day-to-day work with our trade partners and keeps you updated on progress.

STEP 05

Completion

We walk the finished project with you, hand over documentation and certificates, and back it with a one-year warranty.

Built on experience. Focused on quality.

You know what the project costs, who is running it, and what happens next. That is the whole idea.

Upstairs landing with whitewashed brick, a skylight and a dark stained stair rail after a whole-house renovation

Year Warranty on Every Project

Transparent Estimating

A comprehensive outline of the project before work starts, so you can see what every element costs.

A Dedicated Project Manager

One person who knows your project, runs the site day to day, and keeps you updated as it moves.

Schedules We Hold To

A detailed schedule set in pre-construction, with permits and approvals handled before we break ground.

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Questions, answered

What clients usually want to know before they start a project with us.

What kinds of projects do you take on?

On the residential side we handle whole-house remodels, historic restoration, additions, detached accessory dwelling units, kitchens and bathrooms. On the commercial side we do ground-up construction, remodels, tenant build-outs, and restaurant, hospitality and retail spaces. If you are not sure where your project sits, tell us what you are trying to achieve and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right fit.

Which parts of Nashville do you work in?

We build across Nashville and the surrounding towns, including 12 South, East Nashville, Germantown, Historic Edgefield, Green Hills, Belle Meade, Belmont-Hillsboro, Sylvan Park, Richland Park, Wedgewood-Houston, West End, Cherokee Park, Crieve Hall, Oak Hill, and out to Brentwood, Franklin, Murfreesboro, Gallatin and Hendersonville. Our office is on East Trinity Lane, so East Nashville is quite literally our neighbourhood.

Do you work with my architect and designer?

Yes, and we would rather you had one. We come into the conversation early, during consultation and estimating, so the design and the budget develop together instead of colliding later. Plenty of our work arrives through architects and interior designers who have built with us before. If you do not have a design partner yet, we can point you toward people we trust.

How does a historic home change the project?

Older Nashville houses hide their problems behind the plaster, so we plan for that rather than pretend otherwise. Preservation work means keeping the character that makes the house worth saving while bringing structure, systems and safety up to where they need to be. That work takes longer and needs different trades, and we will say so in the estimate rather than discovering it halfway through.

What is a DADU and can I build one here?

A detached accessory dwelling unit is a separate, smaller home on the same lot as your house. People use them for family, guests, a studio, or rental income. Whether you can build one depends on your lot, your zoning and the setbacks, which is exactly what we work through with you during design, planning and permitting before any money goes into construction.

How do I get started?

Send us a note about what you are planning, or call the office. We will set up an initial consultation, visit the site to look at existing conditions, and talk through goals, budget and timeline. There is no charge for that first conversation, and you will leave it knowing whether the project and the budget line up.

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Let us build something you will love

Tell us what you are planning and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right team for it.

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RECOGNISED BY THE METROPOLITAN HISTORICAL COMMISSION

BUILDING IN NASHVILLE SINCE 2018

ONE-YEAR WARRANTY ON EVERY PROJECT