What Stillwater Construction does

Stillwater Construction & Development, LLC is a privately held residential construction and land development company founded in 2007 and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The company operates four integrated service lines: Custom Home Building, Production Home Building, Land Development, and Design Services. It serves the Middle Tennessee market across four counties (Davidson, Wilson, Sumner, and Rutherford) and 18 cities, including Lebanon, Franklin, Murfreesboro, Brentwood, Gallatin, and Hendersonville. Its primary customer segments are mid-market residential homebuyers seeking custom or premium production homes, plus enterprise counterparties such as landowners, investors, and developers for master-planned community projects. Notable operational scale includes 1,000+ cumulative homesites completed and dozens of communities developed as of 2023, with a team carrying over 50 years of combined experience.

The underlying business model is quote-based and project-specific, with no standard pricing tiers publicly disclosed. Revenue is generated through one-time project fees on custom and production home builds, land sales and development fees within master-planned communities, and professional design service fees. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying on a portfolio website, direct phone contact (615.337.2825), client testimonials, and referral networks with Realtors, mortgage experts, landowners, and government officials. Distribution is regional and direct, with no intermediary reseller or platform layer. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A history, no parent company, and no public listing; ownership appears to be founder/management-held consistent with a regional LLC.

The company's competitive positioning is built on local reputation, craftsmanship with premium materials, energy-efficient construction exceeding code, and a hands-on master-planning approach to community development. It maintains BBB accreditation and memberships in the National Association of Homebuilders, Home Builders Association of Middle Tennessee, Rotary Club, and local Chambers of Commerce. No AI/ML capabilities, software products, patents, trademarks, certifications, or regulatory actions were disclosed in the available data, consistent with a traditional construction services business rather than a technology-enabled one.

Name

Stillwater Construction

Legal name

Stillwater Construction & Development, LLC

Website

https://stillwatertn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stillwater Construction & Development, LLC is a privately held Nashville-based residential construction and land development company offering custom home building, production home building, land development, and design services across Middle Tennessee's Davidson, Wilson, Sumner, and Rutherford counties, serving mid-market homebuyers and enterprise landowner/investor partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Custom Home Building: Full-service custom home construction providing seamless experience from design through materials selection to completion. Revenue generated through one-time project fees based on custom home specifications, site conditions, and client requirements.
2. Production Home Building: Semi-custom and production home construction with quality craftsmanship and premium materials. Revenue generated through one-time home sales with predetermined floor plans and customization options.
3. Land Development: Community development including site planning, acquisition, and master-planned community creation. Revenue generated through land sales, development fees, and home sales within developed communities.
4. Design Services: Expert design services for aesthetics and functionality of homes. Revenue generated through design service fees for clients seeking professional design consultation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stillwater Construction is a residential construction and land development firm that designs, builds, and delivers custom and production homes for buyers in Middle Tennessee, alongside master-planned community development and integrated design consultation services. The company provides end-to-end project execution from site planning and design through materials selection and final build for both individualized custom homes and quality-crafted production homes.

Product overview

Stillwater Construction & Development, LLC is a residential construction and land development company offering four integrated service lines: Custom Home Building, Production Home Building, Land Development, and Design Services. The company operates as a unified service portfolio where Custom and Production Home Building represent the core home construction offerings, Land Development provides community and site development capabilities, and Design Services supports aesthetic and functional design consultation across all building projects. The company maintains portfolios showcasing completed work in each service category and serves the Middle Tennessee region including Davidson, Wilson, Sumner, and Rutherford counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Home Building

Quantifiable outcome

• 1000+ homesites completed as of 2023
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Homes for HomesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Charitable partnership supporting new home construction for families in other countries. Stillwater sponsors new home construction internationally through this partner organization. Part of company's community giving back initiative.
• Corporate Chaplains of AmericaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership beginning in 2023 to support team members and their families through corporate chaplain services. Supports employee wellbeing and company culture initiatives.
• Better Business BureaucoreOthersBBB Accredited Business demonstrating commitment to ethical business practices and customer trust. Displaying BBB accreditation badge on website and materials.
• National Association of HomebuilderscoreOthersNational industry association membership providing resources, standards, and industry representation for home builders.
• Home Builders Association of Middle TennesseecoreOthersLocal industry association membership for home builders in the Middle Tennessee region, providing networking and industry standards.
• Rotary ClubminorOthersService organization membership demonstrating community involvement and civic engagement.
• Mount Juliet and Lebanon TN Chambers of CommerceminorOthersLocal chamber memberships in Mt. Juliet and Lebanon, TN supporting local business community and networking.
• Lakeview Elementary, Mount Juliet High School, Green Hill High School, and Marching BandminorOthersAnnual sponsorship of local schools and school programs as part of community giving back initiative.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• PulteGroup: National homebuilder (Centex, Pulte, Del Webb, John Wieland brands) with established Nashville presence, competing across price points and master-planned communities.
• Toll Brothers: Luxury national homebuilder with Nashville-area operations, competing most directly with Stillwater's higher-end custom homes for premium buyers.
• D.R. Horton: Largest U.S. homebuilder with significant Nashville-area production volume; competes on price, scale, and lot acquisition in the same submarkets where Stillwater builds.
• Lennar Corporation: National homebuilder with active communities in the Nashville MSA, competing for production-home buyers and land deals across Davidson and surrounding counties.

Direct peers

• Ole South Homes: Production home builder headquartered in the Nashville/Middle Tennessee market, directly competing with Stillwater on semi-custom and production homes in the same counties.
• Goodall Homes: Middle Tennessee production and custom homebuilder (now part of Dream Finders) competing in the same counties and price tiers as Stillwater.
• David Weekley Homes: Large private homebuilder with active operations in the Nashville metro, offering custom and semi-custom homes with comparable craftsmanship and energy-efficiency positioning to Stillwater.
• Regent Homes: Nashville-based residential homebuilder offering custom and semi-custom homes across Middle Tennessee, overlapping directly with Stillwater's core service area and customer base.

Regional players

• Smith Douglas Homes: Southeast-focused production homebuilder operating across multiple MSAs with comparable lot-plus-built product; competes for production-home demand in adjacent Tennessee markets.

Others

• Blackjack Lighting: Not a builder peer; included only as a placeholder for ecosystem adjacency — actual comparable design-build peers in Middle Tennessee include firms such as Parade of Homes builders and small local custom builders.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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