“After fifteen years between New York and Austin, I've worked with my share of high-end contractors. What sets SDB+D apart is the trade subcontractors — every one of them treated this project with care, not just as a job. The finish work — millwork, stone, mechanical systems — is the level you read about but rarely receive. Jon ran every detail like it was his own home.”
J. Dachis — Pemberton Heights · $2.8M · client
“Our Westlake estate had been in the family for nearly thirty years and we were terrified of what a remodel would do to its character. Jon understood that immediately. He preserved every original detail that mattered while updating systems we didn't even know were failing. The house feels like itself, only better. That's harder to do than most builders realize.”
S. Haley — Westlake · Complete estate remodel · client
“Most builders give you a number and that's the end of the conversation. Jon built actual cost models with us — we could see what each design choice cost and where we could trim back without losing the parts that mattered to us. That changed how we thought about every decision in the Rollingwood remodel. The project landed almost exactly where we started, which is rare in my experience.”
E. Ambrose — Rollingwood · Complete remodel and addition · client
“You can't open up walls in a 1940s Tarrytown house without finding things you weren't expecting. Knob-and-tube wiring in one room, a hidden plumbing issue in another, original beams that had to be sistered. Jon's team caught each surprise early, brought us options with real numbers, and kept the project moving without the budget chaos that usually happens with old homes. I would do it again with him.”
D. Jenkins — Tarrytown · Full remodel · client
“Our property in the Hill Country wasn't a finished lot — it needed well work, septic design, electrical extension, and a lot of grading before we could even talk about the house. Jon's team handled all of it under one contract. No coordinating between a developer, an engineer, and a builder. The home looks like it grew out of the site. That's how the development-and-build approach is supposed to work.”
B. Sabrin — West Austin Hill Country · New construction · client
“We came to SDB+D with our own architect and a complicated scope — a full remodel plus new addition on an acre lot in Las Lomas. Jon's familiarity with the Westlake permitting process saved us months. He coordinated directly with our architect on the design adjustments needed for the existing structure, and the addition feels like it was always part of the house. Construction was orderly even with neighbors close on both sides.”
M. Kendrick — Westlake, Las Lomas · Full remodel and new addition, acre lot · client
“Our Zilker Park property had a tricky lot configuration and we'd been told by two other builders the addition we wanted wasn't feasible. Jon took the time to actually walk the site, then came back with a plan that worked within both the city's setback rules and our budget. He's the kind of builder who finds the path through instead of telling you it can't be done. Six months in the new house and we still feel like we got a custom answer to our specific situation.”
A. Moore — Zilker Park · Full remodel with addition · client
“This was a hillside lot in Westlake Hills with elevation changes that made the engineering anything but routine. Jon walked the steel package with our engineer line by line, then ran us through three different foundation approaches before we picked one. Two years from breaking ground to move-in, and not once did we feel out of the loop. We get compliments on the house every week. He earned every one of them.”
J. Little — Westlake Hills · New construction · client