Build-Only

A data-driven process for a risk-free renovation

Without transparency, it is difficult to understand your project's true cost and how to allocate your investment to stay within budget. Chances are it is also hard for you to know if you have all the documents you need from your architect. We know that the pre-construction and tendering process can be complex and time consuming. Our data-driven process simplifies it for you. 

Our Build Only model caters to vetted architects and homeowners with a full CD set and full building approvals. If you think your project may be a good fit, please reach out so we can learn more about your project.

You Have the Right Documents
Build-Only is best for architects and homeowners who have a full CD Set and full Building Approvals.

You Have Budget Concerns
The project has a construction documentation set or a design development set - you may be worried about the design going over budget 

You Need a True Renovation Partner
You want a risk-free renovation with a firm that can focus on your project’s planning and delivery, in partnership with you and your architect.

You Want Bid Clarity
Comparing multiple bids is hard and the audit of who’s missing what is time-consuming.

Pre-Build Planning

We start by ensuring you have a full CD Set and Building Approvals, then gather information to better understand your vision for the project and define your build priorities. This gives us a clear vision of your scope of work and the main drivers of your project.

Construction Review

We audit your construction documents to help you and your architect to understand your project from a cost perspective. We visit your property and get familiar with it.

Granular Pricing

Together, we review a granular pricing breakdown for your total project cost and produce a personalized project proposal detailing all build-phase activities of your project.

Risk-Free Build

Our in-house build crews, supported by our operations team and proprietary technology, deliver your project exactly as promised and absorb any and all surprises along the way.

Bolster wins the bid on a Harlem Brownstone reno

Harlem homeowners Jay and Maya reached out to Bolster for a quote on the Build portion of their renovation. They were unhappy with previous bids from other contractors, which they found lacking in detail and quality.

Bolster conducted a deep dive into the cost structure of the proposed renovation with the homeowners and their architect, laying out each functional component broken out into sections. In the end, Jay and Maya’s confidence in Bolster’s attention to detail and cost transparency persuaded them to move forward, and Bolster won the project.