Home Development Inc.

What Home Development Inc. does

Home Development, Inc. (HDI) is a privately held, direct-to-consumer residential home builder founded in 2021 and headquartered at 333 East Broadway Ave, 5th Floor, Maryville, Tennessee. The company constructs new single-family homes, townhomes, and luxury villas in planned communities across three East Tennessee submarkets (Maryville, Knoxville, and Lenoir City) under four branded communities: Melton Meadows, The Glen at Hardin Valley, Meadows at Pearson Springs, and Mountain View Estates (pre-launch). Floor plans range from approximately 1,900 sq ft single-level layouts to 4,700+ sq ft villas with finished walkout basements, EV charging, and rooftop decks.

HDI's product is differentiated on construction quality rather than technology: exteriors use Hardie Color+ siding, stone and brick, and Atlas Scotchgard-protected shingles; interiors feature quartz countertops, engineered hardwood or RevWood flooring, hardwood stairs, fully tiled showers, crown molding, and Beko or stainless-steel appliances. Homes include tankless water heaters, insulated garage doors, sodded yards with irrigation, and Z-Wave smart-home devices (deadbolts, touch keypads, motion sensors, wireless door contacts). The company employs a lean team of approximately 18 individuals across executive, operations, construction, and administrative functions, drawing heavily on prior experience from D.R. Horton and Lennar, and uses subcontractors for trade execution. No public revenue, funding, or institutional ownership has been disclosed.

Revenue is realized on home closings through direct sales to individual homebuyers without broker or agent intermediaries. Pricing is quote-based and varies by floor plan (1,900-4,700+ sq ft), community, lot position, and interior package. Marketing is concentrated on community-specific landing pages on hditn.com, a dedicated phone line ((865) 312-9206), model home tours, and a subcontractor submission channel; listings are also surfaced through an affiliated brokerage (Dream Home Collective TN). The company maintains no app, no public API, and no documented AI/ML capability, positioning it as a regionally focused, quality-oriented builder operating within a constrained East Tennessee geographic footprint.

Name

Home Development Inc.

Legal name

Home Development, Inc.

Website

https://hditn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Home Development, Inc. is a privately held East Tennessee home builder founded in 2021, constructing single-family homes, townhomes, and villas across four communities in Maryville, Knoxville, and Lenoir City, sold directly to individual homebuyers without broker intermediaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Home Construction

NAICS

New Housing For-Sale Builders (236117), New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116), Land Subdivision (2372)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Family Home Construction (Detached Homes) (IMAFABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• New construction homes
• Single-family home builder
• Residential home construction
• Planned community development
• Custom home building

Headquarters

HQ city

Knoxville, Tennessee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. New Home Sales: HDI generates revenue through the sale of newly constructed single-family homes in planned communities across East Tennessee. Homebuyers purchase completed or to-be-built homes, with pricing based on floor plan selection, lot location, and interior package choices. Revenue is realized upon home closing/transfer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Home Development, Inc. (HDI) builds and sells new construction single-family homes and townhomes in planned residential communities across East Tennessee, including Maryville, Knoxville, and Lenoir City. Homes are constructed with quality materials such as Hardie Color+ siding, quartz countertops, hardwood flooring, stainless steel appliances, tankless water heaters, and Z-Wave smart home features, and are sold directly to individual homebuyers through community sales offices and model home tours. The company offers multiple floor plans ranging from approximately 1,900 to 4,700+ square feet across its active communities of Melton Meadows, The Glen at Hardin Valley, Meadows at Pearson Springs, and the forthcoming Mountain View Estates.

Product overview

Home Development Inc. (HDI) is a residential home builder offering new construction single-family homes across East Tennessee. The company operates through multiple named communities (Melton Meadows, The Glen at Hardin Valley, Meadows at Pearson Springs, and Mountain View Estates) and provides distinct floor plan models including The Cameron, The Villa, Avery, Cooper, Parkwood, Raylan, Wyatt, Millhaven, Holley, and Braxton. Homes feature premium materials including Hardie siding, quartz countertops, tankless water heaters, smart home Z-Wave technology, and EV charging capabilities. Communities are located in Maryville, Knoxville, and Lenoir City, Tennessee.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Melton Meadows Community Active residential community in Maryville, Tennessee, offering multiple floor plans ranging from 1,942 to 2,985+ sq ft, built with quality construction features including Hardie Color+ siding, tankless water heaters, and Z-Wave smart home integration. Targeted at families seeking new construction homes in East Tennessee with quality materials and thoughtful design.
• The Glen at Hardin Valley Community Active luxury townhome and villa community in Knoxville, Tennessee, offering homes with finished walkout basements, Beko European appliances, gas fireplaces, double garages with EV charging capability, and premium finishes. Targeted at buyers seeking upscale new construction with modern amenities in the Knoxville market.
• Meadows at Pearson Springs Community Active townhome community in Maryville, Tennessee, featuring scenic greenway access and a pedestrian-friendly design. Available lots include a model home, with lot-level information showing square footage, completion date, sales price, and interior package selection. Targeted at buyers seeking walkable, amenity-adjacent new construction.
• Mountain View Estates Community Upcoming residential community in Lenoir City, Tennessee, positioned for nature-focused living with small-town charm. Targeted at buyers seeking scenic East Tennessee living with access to outdoor and family amenities in the Lenoir City market.

Quantifiable outcome

• Homes with basement foundations (not just slabs) based on site-specific design
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• PulteGroup: National homebuilder (Centex, Pulte, Del Webb, John Wieland brands) operating across the Southeast. Comparable because it sells new single-family homes in planned Tennessee communities, with multiple brands at different price points competing directly with HDI's portfolio.
• M/I Homes: Mid-size national homebuilder with Southeast presence. Comparable as a for-sale single-family production builder with a community/floor-plan model and a quality-finish positioning similar to HDI's.
• Lennar: Top-3 U.S. production homebuilder with national scale. Comparable because HDI hired from Lennar (Riley Smartt previously built rental properties for Lennar); they share production-builder DNA but Lennar operates at vastly greater scale and offers captive mortgage.
• Ashton Woods Homes: Private national homebuilder with Southeast presence. Comparable as a for-sale single-family builder using community-based floor plans; overlaps with HDI on premium-finish positioning but with broader geographic reach.
• D.R. Horton: Largest U.S. homebuilder with a national footprint and active East Tennessee division. Comparable because HDI's COO and VP Land Development both came from D.R. Horton; HDI competes in the same Knoxville submarkets but as a much smaller, premium-positioned operator.
• Beazer Homes: Public production homebuilder with Southeast operations including Tennessee. Comparable because it builds for-sale single-family homes in planned communities and is a typical competitive benchmark for regional TN builders.
• NVR (Ryan Homes / NVHomes): Top-5 U.S. homebuilder with significant Mid-Atlantic/Southeast activity. Comparable as a for-sale residential builder using community-based floor plans; competes against HDI for the same move-up family buyer demographic.

Direct peers

• Goodall Homes: Tennessee-based homebuilder with active communities around Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Comparable as a regional production builder using a community/floor-plan model and competing for similar move-up family buyers in TN metros.
• Smith Douglas Homes: Regional homebuilder focused on the Southeast including East Tennessee/Maryville area. Closely comparable to HDI in geography, product type (single-family for-sale homes), and target buyer; both serve Knoxville-area entry-level/move-up buyers.

Regional players

• Capital Properties: East Tennessee residential builder/developer operating around the Knoxville region. Comparable as a small regional peer competing in the same Maryville/Knoxville corridor for similar buyer segments and community format.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/home-development-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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