David Clark Construction

What David Clark Construction does

David Clark Construction is a third-generation, family-owned homebuilder founded in 1942 and headquartered in Germantown, Tennessee. The company designs, builds, and remodels residential homes for individual homebuyers in the Mid-South region (primarily Tennessee and surrounding states), operating under the brand identity of a "Clark built home." Its current portfolio of available homes is organized around named community developments — Pipers Grove, Glasgow, and Upland — supplemented by a Vesta (VestaHome Show) product offering and a portfolio showcase of completed projects.

The business operates on a direct-to-consumer, one-time-transaction model: completed spec homes are sold directly to end homebuyers through the company's website (davidclark.build) and direct phone contact, with no intermediaries, resellers, or distribution partners. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; buyers must contact the company directly for home pricing. Marketing is conservative and brand-led, emphasizing 80+ years of continuous operation, family legacy under David C. Clark, and a stated philosophy that product quality — rather than aggressive sales tactics — drives demand.

The company is small (11-50 employees), privately held, and shows no evidence of external investors, parent company ownership, public listing, or institutional capital structure. Revenue is not disclosed. There are no documented patents, certifications, awards, regulatory actions, partnerships, M&A activity, or technology integrations in the available data. The operating model is consistent with a sub-scale, regionally focused residential construction firm whose competitive position relies on multi-generational brand reputation and craftsmanship rather than scale, technology, or capital structure.

Name

David Clark Construction

Legal name

David Clark

Website

https://www.davidclarkconstruction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

David Clark Construction is a third-generation, family-owned homebuilder founded in 1942 in Germantown, Tennessee, building and remodeling residential homes for individual homebuyers in the Mid-South region across communities including Pipers Grove, Glasgow, and Upland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Homebuilding

NAICS

New Housing For-Sale Builders (236117), Residential Building Construction (23611), Land Subdivision (23721)

SIC

Operative Builders (1531), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Spec Home / Production Homebuilding (Tract & Volume Builders) (IMAFABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Land Development & Subdivision Homebuilding (Build-to-Sell Communities) (IMAFABAL), Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE), New Construction & Builder Sales (BPAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Residential home construction
• Custom home building
• Home remodeling services
• New construction homes
• Single family homebuilder

Headquarters

HQ city

Germantown

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

Revenue model

1. Home Sales: One-time sale of newly constructed residential homes. Homebuyers purchase completed homes from available inventory at various communities. Revenue is generated through individual home sales transactions rather than recurring revenue streams.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

David Clark Construction is a third-generation homebuilder that designs, constructs, and sells new residential homes in the Mid-South area from communities including Pipers Grove, Glasgow, and Upland. The firm also offers home remodeling services and showcases its work through the VestaHome Show, marketing completed and available homes directly to homebuyers via its website and direct contact.

Product overview

David Clark Construction is a third-generation homebuilder operating since 1942, offering quality homes in the Mid-South area. The company operates as a single unified homebuilding company with multiple sub-brand communities including Pipers Grove, Glasgow, Upland, and Portfolio (available homes), with Vesta (VestaHome Show) representing another product offering. The company takes pride in building quality homes and has been serving clients in the Mid-South region for over 80 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vesta: Home show brand featuring VestaHome Show displays of quality homes
• Pipers Grove
• Glasgow
• Upland

Products and services

• New Home Construction - Pipers Grove Newly constructed residential homes built and sold by David Clark Construction at the Pipers Grove community in the Mid-South area, marketed as ready-to-move-in homes.
• New Home Construction - Glasgow Newly constructed residential homes built and sold by David Clark Construction at the Glasgow community in the Mid-South area, marketed as ready-to-move-in homes.
• New Home Construction - Upland Newly constructed residential homes built and sold by David Clark Construction at the Upland community in the Mid-South area, marketed as ready-to-move-in homes.
• VestaHome Show A home show offering that showcases David Clark Construction's quality-built homes and remodeling work for prospective homebuyers in the Mid-South area.
• Home Remodeling Services Residential home remodeling and renovation services for homeowners in the Mid-South area, offered as part of David Clark Construction's service portfolio alongside new home construction.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Regency Homebuilders: Regional Mid-South homebuilder operating in the Memphis and broader Tennessee market with similar community-based for-sale home model. Closest like-for-like peer to David Clark Construction in scale, geography, and product offering.
• Grant & Co. Homes: Long-established Memphis-area custom and semi-custom homebuilder serving the Mid-South region. Similar size, regional focus, and craftsmanship-oriented positioning to David Clark Construction, making it a close local peer.
• Phil Smith Construction / Phil Smith Homes: Memphis-based residential builder active in the Mid-South for-sale and custom home market. Comparable regional scale, customer base, and product positioning to David Clark Construction.

Broad incumbents

• D.R. Horton: Largest U.S. homebuilder by volume, actively delivering homes in the Memphis / Mid-South market. Competes with David Clark Construction for the same regional homebuyer pool but at vastly greater scale, broader price points, and public-company capital access.
• Lennar Corporation: National production homebuilder with active operations in the Memphis area offering spec and community-based for-sale homes. Overlaps with David Clark Construction's product and geography but at national scale and with deeper marketing infrastructure.
• PulteGroup: National homebuilder (Centex, Pulte, Del Webb brands) operating across Tennessee and the Memphis metro. Competes in the same Mid-South for-sale new-home market but offers broader buyer segments and substantially greater scale.
• David Weekley Homes: Largest privately held national homebuilder in the U.S., offering community-based for-sale homes in multiple Sun Belt markets. Comparable product model but operates at national scale and emphasizes design centers and customer experience programs.
• Toll Brothers: National luxury homebuilder with active communities in the Memphis / Mid-South area. Comparable community-based for-sale model but positioned upmarket and at far greater scale than David Clark Construction.
• Ashton Woods Homes: Private national homebuilder operating in multiple Southeast and Sun Belt markets including Tennessee. Competes in similar community-based for-sale segments as David Clark Construction but at broader geographic scale.

Emerging players

• Smith Douglas Homes: Recently public regional homebuilder focused on entry-level and move-up buyers in the Southeastern U.S., including Tennessee. Comparable in operating philosophy (spec-built community homes for first-time buyers) but with public-company funding and a growing footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dclark_builder

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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