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on new projects, but hired general contractors to do the work, and it all just snowballed from there. We grew from doing remodels to large additions, new construction, and, eventually, high-end homes.
“ Now, every home we build is a spec; we often pre-sell our models, but the design is solely driven by us. We get the creative freedom to do what we want with our projects, though we’ re very mindful of making sure that, when we do build into an established neighborhood, the home fits the area accordingly.”
Today, Matt and Anthony work closely alongside their small but mighty team to make homeowners’ dreams come true: Dylan Giorgio( Architectural Draftsman), Pete Wilkinson( Construction Manager), Job Redman( Project Manager), and Allison Redman( Office Manager), with their dog, Sully, boosting morale. Each team member brings an invaluable skillset to the business that has been integral to its growth and evolution. Three years ago, for example, when Dylan joined the business, Pike Properties was able to bring its architectural design capabilities in-house. Whether designing homes for its own brand or for other homebuilders, the company’ s construction expertise as a luxury builder allows it to design with purpose – a rare perspective supplies a significant advantage in the home design space. Partnering homebuilders can choose from one of Pike Properties’ existing plans or design their own bespoke models. The business boasts a significant library of home plans that offer a great starting point, making only slight modifications to accommodate the unique needs of a buyer or homebuilder.
While Pike Properties’ success is driven by the expertise and collaboration of its close-knit team, the company also embraces innovative technology to streamline its processes. By combining skilled craftsmanship with AIpowered tools, Pike Properties has found new ways to improve efficiency without compromising the quality and attention to detail that define its work.
“ We’ ve embraced AI over the last couple of years,” Matt elaborates.“ All of the architectural designing for our homes is done by Dylan inhouse, who would design all of our renderings on 3ds Max. It’ s a really sophisticated rendering software, but it took us a week to complete a single rendering. Now, we’ re using a software called Render and, what used to take us a week, now takes us a day at most. It’ s a text-to- AI software, so we’ ll give it a view of the home from the outside and explain what we want it to create and it’ ll build the rendering itself. It’ s not as perfect as when we’ re controlling every detail, but it gets us 95 percent of the way there and gives us a good quality rendering to work from. It saves us a lot of time.”
The efficiencies gained through new technology allow the Pike Properties team to spend more time where it matters most – in thoughtful planning, creative problem-solving, and delivering exceptional homes. This approach is excellently illustrated in one of the business’
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