Special Feature
Enter Burkhart Brothers Construction ( Burkhart Bros ). Owned and run by Bryan and Mark Burkhart , the business creates luxury custom , contemporary , transitional and traditional homes , priding itself on working closely with a very select group of clientele , keeping its portfolio smaller to ensure the delivery of unparalleled service is met each time .
When considering the portfolio of incredible projects that Burkhart has delivered across its history , it is hard to believe the brothers didn ’ t begin their careers in construction . Indeed , they both started out in very different areas , with Mark in tech and Bryan in wine . When Mark ’ s CEO passed away and he was looking for a new opportunity , they decided to work together , buying property to fix , flip and sell .
“ We did it ourselves , as our father had always encouraged us to do on our family home . We had a lot of fun and made some money in the process ,” begins Bryan . “ By the time the economy slowed in 2007 we had some people working for us , and so , decided to start contracting for other people . Fifteen plus years later , we ’ re still excited about the projects we ’ re working on .”
While previous tech and wine experience may not sound easily translatable to homebuilding , Mark and Bryan ’ s skills and personalities are the perfect complement and fit . Mark ’ s passion for technology and systems implementation pair with Bryan ’ s sales and people skills . While Mark might describe himself as ‘ the quiet guy ,’ both brothers ’ enthusiasm for their work is obvious and their ambition for new projects shows no sign of waning .
“ We are very fortunate that we are at the point where we can pick and choose what we want to do ,” says Bryan . “ We maintain a smaller yet higher profile portfolio of projects , working with the true tastemakers and influencers of the community . We bring massive experience to the table and after 20 years of making mistakes - we know what works and what doesn ’ t , and that fully supports the quality of our work today .”
“ At our level , it ’ s assumed that we can build the house ,” adds Mark . “ So , what we are providing is the ability to make the experience of building or remodeling a house , the least stressful it can be . These projects are taxing on a family , and we believe that communication , making sure the client knows what is going on , really takes some of the anxiety out of the process . All our systems are very transparent ; we have an online owner ’ s portal , which they can access at any time to see the schedule , the accounting and the daily logs . They can
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