Williams-Hirsch Custom Builders

What Williams-Hirsch Custom Builders does

Williams-Hirsch Custom Builders is a privately held custom home and commercial construction company headquartered in New Braunfels, Texas, serving approximately ten Texas Hill Country and San Antonio-area markets including New Braunfels, San Antonio, Alamo Heights, Garden Ridge, Bulverde, Fischer, Canyon Lake, Spring Branch, Blanco, and Boerne. The company is co-founded and operated by Jim Williams (President) and Greg Hirsch (Vice-President), both Texas A&M graduates with 25+ and 30+ years of construction experience respectively, and employs a small in-house team that includes an architectural designer and design consultant/realtor. Revenue is generated entirely through one-time, project-based construction contracts; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Name

Williams-Hirsch Custom Builders

Legal name

Williams-Hirsch Custom Builders

Website

https://williamshirsch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Williams-Hirsch Custom Builders is a privately held Texas-based custom home and commercial construction firm serving the San Antonio and Texas Hill Country markets, building individually designed residential and commercial projects with integrated in-house design services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Home Building and Commercial Construction

NAICS

New Housing For-Sale Builders (236117), New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236115), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAFABAE

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Residential Building Construction

SECONDARYIMAFABAA

Single-Family Home Construction (Detached Homes)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Residential Building Construction

SECONDARYIMAFACAA

Office & Corporate Building Construction

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Commercial & Institutional Building Construction

SECONDARYBPAHAKAA

Architectural Design Services

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Architecture, Design & Planning Services

Keywords

• Custom home building
• Residential construction services
• Commercial construction services
• Green building construction
• Architectural plan design

Headquarters

HQ city

New Braunfels

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Custom Home Construction: One-time project-based revenue from building custom homes for individual clients. Homes are designed to client specifications and built on client-owned or company-provided lots. Revenue varies significantly based on home size, design complexity, and material choices.
2. Commercial Construction: Custom commercial building projects including hotels, office buildings, condominiums, and finish-outs for local shops and restaurants. Project-based revenue from larger commercial clients.
3. Design Services: In-house design consultation services included as part of the custom home building process. The company has in-house plan designers and design consultants who help clients make selections and design decisions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Williams-Hirsch Custom Builders is a Texas-based custom construction company that builds fully custom single-family homes and commercial buildings (hotels, offices, condominiums, and retail/restaurant finish-outs) for individual property owners and commercial clients across the San Antonio–New Braunfels–Texas Hill Country region. The company handles the entire customer journey from initial consultation and lot finding through in-house architectural plan design, design selections, and full construction, with an average custom home build timeline of 8–10 months. It also develops and sells lots within its own subdivisions, including Town Creek in New Braunfels and The Cottages of Blanco.

Product overview

Williams-Hirsch Custom Builders is a custom home and commercial building company offering full-service construction from design through completion. The core offerings consist of custom home building (ranging from craftsman cottage to modern farmhouse styles, including midcentury modern, traditional, and European countryside designs) and custom commercial construction (hotels, office buildings, condominiums, and retail/restaurant finish-outs). The company operates in several Texas communities and has developed specific neighborhoods including Town Creek in New Braunfels and The Cottages of Blanco. Supporting services include in-house plan design, custom selections consulting with local vendors, and design consultations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Home Building
• Custom Commercial Building Custom construction of commercial properties for commercial clients, including hotels, office buildings, condominiums, and finish-outs for local shops and restaurants in the New Braunfels and San Antonio area.
• Town Creek Neighborhood Cottage-style residential neighborhood in New Braunfels, TX featuring Williams-Hirsch custom homes of 1,500–3,300 sq ft with a 'front porch living' lifestyle; sales office listed at 640 N. Walnut Avenue, Ste. 1201, New Braunfels, TX 78130.
• The Cottages of Blanco Williams-Hirsch-developed residential subdivision in Blanco, TX with twelve available lots on 11th and 12th Street, close to downtown Blanco and Blanco Elementary School, featuring custom-designed cottage homes with mature live oak preservation and front porch living.
• In-House Plan Design Services In-house architectural plan design service led by an in-house plan designer (and supported by an in-house Architectural Designer), helping clients translate a vision into a complete custom home plan without needing to hire an outside architect.
• Custom Selections Consulting In-house design consulting service that guides clients through custom material and finish selections for their home, leveraging the company's relationships with local vendors that specialize in custom home materials and supplies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6 consecutive years named Best of New Braunfels (2019-2024)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CPS EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPS Energy partnership includes Premier Partner status and Smart Energy Builder certification. Williams-Hirsch was named 'Smart Energy' Custom Builder of the Year in 2007. The partnership focuses on energy-efficient building practices and sustainable construction in the San Antonio region.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Highland Homes: Texas-based production builder active in Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio with semi-custom home programs. Comparable in targeting move-up and premium buyers across Texas, though with substantially larger volume.
• Toll Brothers: National luxury homebuilder with a strong Texas presence offering custom and build-to-order homes in similar price tiers. Closest public-company analog to Williams-Hirsch's premium custom positioning, though much larger in scale and geographic reach.
• David Weekley Homes: Large privately held Texas-based homebuilder offering custom and semi-custom homes across multiple Texas metros including San Antonio and Austin. Comparable in custom-design emphasis but with substantially greater scale and geographic diversification.
• Lennar: Largest U.S. homebuilder with significant Texas operations including San Antonio. While primarily production, Lennar offers design-studio customization that competes for similar buyer profiles in overlapping Texas geographies.
• D.R. Horton: Largest U.S. homebuilder headquartered in Arlington, Texas with deep Texas Hill Country and San Antonio presence. Competes for buyer demand in the same regional corridors though at a different price and customization tier.
• Perry Homes: Houston-based homebuilder with deep Texas Hill Country and San Antonio/Austin operations, offering custom and design-center-driven homes. Comparable in serving premium Texas buyers with design-led offerings, though at much higher volume.
• Ashton Woods Homes: Texas and Southeast U.S. homebuilder with design personalization programs for new-construction buyers. Comparable in customization and design-center approach but with national scale and broader product line.

Direct peers

• Jauregui Architecture Interiors Construction: Texas-based design-build firm offering custom homes and light commercial construction with in-house architecture and interiors. Highly comparable integrated design-build model with similar premium custom positioning in Texas.
• Pross Design & Build: Austin-area design-build firm offering custom homes with in-house architecture and construction services. Comparable in integrated design-build delivery model and custom residential focus, though operating primarily in the Austin market.
• Sierra Classic Homes: Texas Hill Country custom homebuilder operating in the New Braunfels/San Antonio region. Comparable in geography, size, and custom-residential focus, with similar design-led, owner-operated positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/williamshirschcustombuilders
• Instagraminstagram.com/williamshirschcustombuilders
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/williams-hirsch-custom-builders

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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