Carbine & Associates

Name

Carbine & Associates

Legal name

Carbine & Associates, LLC

Website

https://carbineandassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Home Building

NAICS

New Housing For-Sale Builders (236117), New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236115)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Home Building (IMAFABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Land Development & Subdivision Homebuilding (Build-to-Sell Communities) (IMAFABAL)

Keywords

• Custom home building
• Luxury residential construction
• Neighborhood development
• Home building services
• Custom home design

Headquarters

HQ city

Franklin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Home Sales: One-time custom home sales where homes are built to client specifications. Includes both fully custom builds and homes in company-developed communities.
2. Community Development: Developing and building in company-owned neighborhoods including boutique communities with acre-plus lots

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Carbine & Associates is a premier custom home builder in Middle Tennessee that designs and constructs luxury custom built homes to client specifications, with a focus on farmhouse, modern farmhouse, English Country, and traditional architectural styles. The company also develops and sells homes within its own boutique residential communities (such as Taliaferro, Water Leaf, Southern Preserve, Nature's Landing, The Enclave at Kimbark, The Mill at Bond Springs, Little Creek Farms, Primm Springs, and Midtown), offering acre-plus homestead lots as well as urban lock-and-leave courtyard homes.

Product overview

Carbine & Associates is a premier custom home builder offering custom built homes designed for living and crafted for legacy. Their product portfolio consists of custom home building services offered across multiple named neighborhood developments/communities in Middle Tennessee, including Taliaferro (College Grove), The Mill at Bond Springs (Thompson's Station), Water Leaf, Southern Preserve, Nature's Landing, The Enclave at Kimbark (Green Hills), Little Creek Farms, Primm Springs, and Midtown. These range from large-acreage homestead communities to urban boutique neighborhoods, all built by the same custom home construction team.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Built Homes
• Taliaferro Community Homes
• The Mill at Bond Springs Community Homes
• Little Creek Farms Community Homes
• Primm Springs Community Homes
• Midtown Community Homes
• Water Leaf Community Homes
• Southern Preserve Community Homes
• The Enclave at Kimbark Community Homes
• Nature's Landing Community Homes

Quantifiable outcome

• Nashville Lifestyles' At Home Awards - 2021 Best Home recognition

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PARKS RealtycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 13 August 2018Carbine & Associates' real estate division formerly Carbine Realty Group has a new affiliation with PARKS Realty on Main in downtown Franklin. The partnership expanded distribution for home sales and listings.
• Compass / Morrell Property CollectivecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKristen Carbine operates as Lead Listing Agent with Compass through Morrell Property Collective, providing luxury homes and new construction expertise across Middle Tennessee.
• 906 ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Enclave at Kimbark courtyard homes in Green Hills were designed by 906 Architects, creating lock and leave lifestyle designs.
• Bynum DesignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAward-winning design firm involved in 2021 Best New Home of the Year award-winning transitional farmhouse project.
• KG DesignsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign firm on award-winning project team for Best New Home of the Year.
• Studio DearbornminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign firm contributing to award-winning Best New Home of the Year project.
• J & K Design StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterior design studio involved in multiple Carbine home projects including Southern Preserve and Green Hills homes.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Arthur Rutenberg Homes: National franchise custom homebuilder specializing in on-your-lot luxury construction with architect-driven design. Closest direct peer in philosophy — fully custom builds for affluent buyers — though Carbine serves a more localized Williamson County footprint rather than national franchise model.
• Ford Classic Homes: Brentwood-based custom home builder operating in the same Williamson County luxury market with similar size and service model. Directly comparable to Carbine in geography, price band, and architectural styles (transitional, farmhouse, traditional).
• Gullett & Associates / Gullett Custom Homes: Franklin, Tennessee-based custom luxury home builder with comparable scale, decades of operating history, and Williamson County focus. Directly comparable to Carbine in market, architectural style, and one-off custom build service model.

Regional players

• Reynolds Custom Homes: Boutique custom home builder operating in select Southeastern luxury markets with comparable architectural emphasis and price points to Carbine. Same business model (one-off custom builds in the $700K–$2M range) though serving Atlanta rather than Nashville — useful as a sizing and unit-economics comp.
• Southern Land Company: Tennessee-based developer-builder of mixed-use master-planned communities and luxury homes. Comparable in developing boutique and master-planned communities in the Nashville region, overlapping with Carbine's neighborhood development strategy though operating at much larger project scale.

Broad incumbents

• Drees Homes: Family-owned national homebuilder with a substantial Nashville-area presence, building luxury and semi-custom homes. Comparable to Carbine in serving the Williamson County luxury buyer but at materially larger scale and with less customization depth per project.
• David Weekley Homes: Large privately held national homebuilder with active operations in Nashville offering customizable luxury product lines. Competes for the same affluent move-up buyer in Middle Tennessee but leans toward semi-custom production rather than fully bespoke custom builds.
• Toll Brothers: Largest publicly traded luxury homebuilder in the US, operating across multiple states including Tennessee. Toll Brothers is the natural scaled incumbent counterpart to Carbine, competing for the same affluent move-up and custom-build buyer at significantly higher volume but less localized tailoring.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/carbineandassociates
• Xx.com/carbinehomes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carbine-and-associates

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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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