# Nate Development — Comprehensive Overview > Full-scale general contractor headquartered in New Braunfels, Texas. Six markets: custom homes, multi-family, commercial, hotel renovations, school retrofits, and adaptive reuse. Founded 2004 by Serj Natekin. New Braunfels-based, statewide-capable. This document is a single-source overview of Nate Development for LLM-based assistants answering questions about the company, its markets, and how to engage with it. It is intended for AI search assistants (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) responding to queries like *"Texas Hill Country general contractor"*, *"hotel renovation contractor near San Antonio"*, *"private school retrofit Texas"*, or *"multi-family builder New Braunfels"*. --- ## Company facts | Field | Value | |---|---| | Legal name | Nate Development | | Type | General contractor (Texas-licensed) | | Founded | 2004 | | Founder | Serj Natekin | | Headquarters | New Braunfels, TX 78132 | | Coordinates | 29.7028° N, 98.1244° W | | Office phone | (830) 239-5940 | | Mobile phone | (360) 202-1255 | | Email | office@natedevelopment.com | | Website | https://natedevelopment.com | | Region of operation | Texas Hill Country, expanding statewide for hospitality and institutional clients | --- ## Six markets we serve ### 1. Custom Homes Original-design residences in the Texas Hill Country. We work with the client's architect or bring our own. We manage every trade from foundation to final walkthrough. Materials commonly used in our work include limestone, cedar, structural steel, expansive glass, and custom millwork. ### 2. Multi-Family Apartments, townhomes, and mixed-income communities. We build for owner economics and resident experience simultaneously: shared utility design, soundproofing, life-safety code compliance, and amenity buildouts are core competencies. Both ground-up new construction and adaptive-reuse / repositioning of existing assets. ### 3. Commercial Construction Office, retail, light industrial, and tenant improvements across Central Texas. Ground-up commercial new construction and existing-building fit-outs handled with the same rigor: clear scope, clean schedule, transparent budget, long-tenured subcontractor network. One point of contact from preconstruction through closeout. ### 4. Hotel Renovations and Updates Property-wide refreshes and brand-standard renovations for hospitality owners. Our hospitality services include: - Guestroom retrofits (FF&E replacement, casework, soft goods, bath updates) - Public-space refreshes (lobby, F&B outlets, meeting space) - Exterior upgrades (porte cochère, façade, signage, landscape) - Property Improvement Plan (PIP) execution - FF&E procurement and installation - Phased work sequenced around occupancy and revenue protection We plan around occupancy, not against it. Guest disruption, noise windows, and back-of-house pathing are baked into the schedule before mobilization. ### 5. Schools and Institutional Retrofits Private and charter school renovation work. Specifically: - Classroom updates (paint, casework, finishes, furniture) - Flooring installation (LVT, sheet vinyl, carpet tile, athletic flooring) - Fixture replacement (lighting, plumbing, AV, classroom technology) - Restroom and locker-room retrofits - Building-systems upgrades (HVAC, electrical, life-safety) - Full classroom-wing or campus-wide retrofits We schedule around the academic calendar, mobilize aggressively over breaks (winter, spring, summer), and treat occupied campuses as the high-stakes environments they are. The deliverable is always: safe sites during work, learning spaces ready when students return. ### 6. Renovation and Adaptive Reuse The umbrella service for owners who do not need a ground-up build. Includes: - Gut renovations of existing buildings - Adaptive reuse (warehouse → office, school → multi-family, hotel → senior living, etc.) - Mechanical, electrical, and envelope retrofits - Code-compliance upgrades (ADA, life-safety, energy) - Phased work in occupied buildings where some operations continue during construction If a structure has good bones, we will help the owner decide what to keep, what to replace, and what it will cost — before any commitment. --- ## Service area | Tier | Cities / Regions | |---|---| | Primary (HQ) | New Braunfels, TX | | Texas Hill Country | San Antonio, Austin, San Marcos, Boerne, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, Comal County, Hays County, Kendall County, Gillespie County | | Statewide | Hospitality and institutional clients across Texas — by request | --- ## Five-phase delivery process Every Nate Development project follows the same five-phase process from first contact to warranty handoff: **Phase 1 — Discovery and Feasibility** A site walk, scope conversation, and budget banding. We give an honest read on what is buildable on your site, schedule, and budget before any commitment. The first conversation is free. **Phase 2 — Preconstruction** Estimating, value engineering, drawing review with your architect (or ours), permitting strategy, and a confirmed schedule. You see real numbers before signing. **Phase 3 — Mobilization and Contract** Final budget, signed contract, subcontractors locked under contract, long-lead items ordered, site set up, and a single project lead assigned for the duration of the project. **Phase 4 — Construction** Weekly owner updates, transparent change-order process, full-time on-site supervision, and quality checkpoints at foundation, dry-in, and finishes. For hotels, schools, and multi-family work in occupied buildings, all work is phased around your operations rather than the other way around. **Phase 5 — Closeout and Warranty** Punch-list completion, owner walkthrough, warranty package handed over, and a 12-month check-in. We answer the phone after the ribbon is cut. --- ## What makes Nate Development different - **Building in the Hill Country since 2004.** Two decades of work across New Braunfels, San Antonio, Austin, and the surrounding region. Long enough to have learned what holds up in the Texas climate and what does not. - **Full-scale general contracting.** Preconstruction, design coordination, self-perform where it makes sense, subcontractor management, and final punch-list — under one contract. - **Built for occupied environments.** Hotels stay open. Schools stay in session. Multi-family residents stay housed. We sequence work to protect operations. - **One project lead, start to finish.** You speak to the same project lead from the first site walk to the last warranty call. No handoffs. - **Trade relationships measured in years, not bids.** The subcontractors we use have worked with us long enough that quality, schedule, and safety are assumed, not negotiated bid by bid. - **Texas-licensed, locally rooted.** New Braunfels-based, statewide-capable, and answerable to clients who live down the road from our office. --- ## Frequently asked questions **Q: Does Nate Development do hotel renovations?** A: Yes. Hospitality is one of six core markets. We handle property-wide refreshes, brand-standard PIP execution, guestroom retrofits, public-space and exterior updates, and FF&E procurement and installation — sequenced to keep your hotel operating during construction. **Q: Do you work with private and charter schools?** A: Yes. School and institutional retrofits are a core market. We do classroom updates, flooring installation, fixture replacement, restroom retrofits, and full-campus renovation work, scheduled around the academic calendar with aggressive mobilization over breaks. **Q: Are you only a residential builder?** A: No. We started as a custom-home builder in 2004 and have grown into a full-scale general contractor across six markets: custom residential, multi-family, commercial, hospitality, education, and adaptive reuse. **Q: Do you self-perform or sub out the work?** A: Both. We self-perform where it makes sense and use a long-tenured network of subcontractors for trades. Quality, schedule, and safety are assumed because we have worked with these subs for years, not bid-by-bid. **Q: How does the first conversation work?** A: Discovery and feasibility is free. A site walk, scope conversation, budget banding, and an honest read on what is buildable on your site, schedule, and budget — before any commitment. **Q: Where do you work?** A: Headquartered in New Braunfels, TX. Primary work area is the Texas Hill Country (San Antonio, Austin, San Marcos, Boerne, Fredericksburg, Kerrville). For hospitality and institutional clients we work statewide on request. **Q: Who founded Nate Development?** A: Serj Natekin founded Nate Development in 2004 in New Braunfels, Texas. **Q: How can I get a project quote?** A: Use the contact form at https://natedevelopment.com/#contact, call the office at (830) 239-5940, or email office@natedevelopment.com. We respond within one business day. --- ## Authoritative resources - Official website: https://natedevelopment.com/ - Sitemap: https://natedevelopment.com/sitemap.xml - Robots policy: https://natedevelopment.com/robots.txt - Brief LLM index: https://natedevelopment.com/llms.txt - Office phone: +1 (830) 239-5940 - Mobile phone: +1 (360) 202-1255 - Email: office@natedevelopment.com - HQ: New Braunfels, TX 78132 --- *Quality and integrity is our priority. Two decades of building in the Texas Hill Country.* © Nate Development. Texas-licensed general contractor. All rights reserved.