RightStart: Preconstruction That Decides Whether a Project Goes Well
Stellan Eoin Builders is a licensed Tennessee general contractor serving Williamson County, including Franklin, Brentwood, and the surrounding communities that make up our core custom home territory with Nashville. We manage residential and commercial projects with written scope, honest pricing, and one accountable party. John Hochstetler has been building since 1993 and founded the firm in 2018.
Where we work in Williamson County
- Franklin — custom homes, historic preservation, restaurants, retail, and adaptive reuse.
- Brentwood — custom homes, renovations, and commercial buildouts.
- Surrounding Williamson communities where site conditions, HOA rules, and local permitting still need an experienced general contractor.
What we build across Williamson County
- Custom homes from lot evaluation to keys. Custom Homes →
- Commercial construction including hospitality, restaurants, retail, tenant improvements, and event spaces. Commercial →
- Historic preservation and adaptive reuse when the building and the review process demand it.
Why Williamson County owners hire us
- This is core territory. Most of our project work happens in Davidson and Williamson Counties, in and around Nashville, Brentwood, and Franklin.
- Permitting fluency across jurisdictions. We have worked with permitting departments in more than twenty Tennessee jurisdictions, and that experience shows up as fewer surprises.
- Land-first planning. We evaluate lots before purchase so grading, utilities, drainage, and setbacks are priced while you still have options.
- Licensed breadth. Tennessee BC 73150 covers residential, commercial, and industrial construction across 34 building categories.
RightStart for Williamson County projects
Every Williamson County project runs through RightStart so feasibility, budget, and schedule are settled before construction. RightStart →
Questions Williamson County owners ask
Do you build throughout Williamson County or only in Franklin?
Throughout the county, with especially deep experience in Franklin and Brentwood as part of our core territory.
Can you help before I buy land in Williamson County?
Yes. We can connect you with a reputable realtor and, more importantly, evaluate the lot before you commit.
Do you handle both residential and commercial work in Williamson County?
Yes. Custom homes, renovations, commercial buildouts, and historic projects are all within our license and practice.
Building in Williamson County? Call (615) 212-9005 or email quotes@stellaneoin.com.
See also: Nashville · Brentwood · Franklin · Clarksville · Contact
Stellan Eoin Builders is a licensed Tennessee general contractor serving Brentwood and Williamson County, part of our core Middle Tennessee territory alongside Nashville and Franklin. We manage custom homes and commercial construction with the same standard: plan it in writing, then build it accountable. John Hochstetler has been building since 1993 and founded the firm in 2018.
What we build in Brentwood
- Custom homes, including lot evaluation before you buy and RightStart preconstruction before we break ground. Custom Homes →
- Renovations and additions that match the quality expectations of Brentwood neighborhoods. Renovations →
- Commercial work: restaurants, retail, tenant improvements, adaptive reuse, and assembly spaces when the project calls for it. Commercial →
We are a general contractor. We select and manage licensed trade partners and answer for every one of them.
Why Brentwood owners hire us
- Core Williamson County territory. Most of our custom home work happens in and around Nashville, Brentwood, and Franklin.
- We look at the land first. Site conditions, utilities, drainage, and setbacks drive a large share of a Brentwood custom home budget. We evaluate a lot while you can still walk away.
- Licensed and accountable. Tennessee BC 73150, the state's broadest building classification, plus Metro Nashville Master Contractor MCN151894.
- Recognized craft. A Stellan Eoin project earned the 2024 Kitchen of the Year from the Nashville Design Collective.
RightStart for Brentwood projects
Brentwood projects run through RightStart so scope, budget, and schedule are settled before construction starts. RightStart →
Questions Brentwood owners ask
Do you build custom homes in Brentwood and Williamson County?
Yes. Brentwood is part of our core territory with Nashville and Franklin.
Can you evaluate a Brentwood lot before I buy?
Yes. We assess topography, drainage, utilities, setbacks, floodplain, and what the jurisdiction will allow before you close.
Do you handle renovations as well as new builds in Brentwood?
Yes. Renovations, additions, and new custom homes are managed with the same RightStart planning process.
Building in Brentwood? Call (615) 212-9005 or email quotes@stellaneoin.com.
See also: Nashville · Franklin · Williamson County · Clarksville · Contact
Hospitality space has to work for the staff and feel effortless to the guest. Both are the build.
Stellan Eoin Builders manages hospitality and event-venue construction as a licensed Tennessee general contractor (BC 73150). We build assembly and event spaces where the guest experience depends on things most people never notice: how sound behaves, how the room lights, how the back of house flows.
What we build
Event venues, assembly-occupancy spaces, hospitality interiors, and the conversion of existing or historic buildings into gathering spaces. This includes the occupancy-load and egress requirements that assembly spaces carry, along with integrated lighting and sound.
Why hospitality owners hire us
- We built one of Nashville's event venues. We reimagined a historic restaurant space into The Bedford, preserving its arched brickwork and exposed structure while adding a covered patio of more than 120 feet and integrated lighting and sound.
- Assembly occupancy is familiar ground. Event and gathering spaces carry occupancy-load and egress requirements that differ from other commercial work. We plan for them up front.
- Atmosphere is a construction problem. Acoustics, lighting, and flow are decided in the build, not added later. We have solved them on real venues.
Planning first
Hospitality projects run through RightStart, so the code path, occupancy strategy, budget, and schedule are settled before construction. When a venue has bookings or a season to open for, planning is what protects the date.
Questions we hear most
Do you build event venues?
Yes. We converted a historic Nashville restaurant space into an event venue, The Bedford, including a covered patio of more than 120 feet.
Do you handle assembly-occupancy code?
Yes. Occupancy load, egress, and the related life-safety requirements are part of how we plan an assembly space from the start.
Can you work with a historic building?
Yes. We have preserved historic structure and brickwork while adapting a building to a new hospitality use.
Building or converting a venue? Call (615) 212-9005 or email quotes@stellaneoin.com.
Learn more: Commercial Construction · Adaptive Reuse · Historic Preservation · The Bedford · RightStart · Contact
Retail lives and dies on the calendar. We build to the opening date.
Stellan Eoin Builders manages retail construction and store buildouts as a licensed Tennessee general contractor (BC 73150). We have delivered retail on fast-track schedules, including a national franchise rollout, coordinating finish, inspection, and handover under real deadline pressure.
What we build
New store buildouts, tenant improvements for retail space, franchise rollouts to a brand's national standard, and mixed retail concepts that combine selling floor with café, service, or event functions.
Why retail owners and brands hire us
- We have done the fast-track franchise version. We partnered with national builder Action RCS to deliver a 5.11 Tactical retail buildout, handling code compliance, finish execution, inspections, and scheduling under tight deadlines.
- We build to a brand standard. A franchise rollout has a spec book that does not bend. We build to it and manage the inspections that keep the opening on schedule.
- Mixed-use retail is a strength. Rome Records & Café combines vinyl retail, a café, and a live-music venue in one space, which took flexible layouts and custom casework to pull off.
Planning first
Retail projects run through RightStart, so scope, budget, schedule, and the inspection path are set before mobilization. When the store's opening is tied to a lease or a grand-opening date, that planning is what protects it.
Questions we hear most
Do you do franchise rollouts?
Yes. We have delivered a national franchise retail buildout to brand standard, coordinating the finish and inspection schedule to hold the opening date.
Can you handle a fast-track retail schedule?
Yes. Fast-track retail is work we have done, including managing inspections and finish under tight deadlines.
Do you build mixed retail and café concepts?
Yes. We built a combined retail, café, and live-music space, which required flexible layouts and custom casework.
Opening a store or rolling out a location? Call (615) 212-9005 or email quotes@stellaneoin.com.
Learn more: Commercial Construction · RightStart · 5.11 Tactical · Rome Records & Café · Contact
Stellan Eoin Builders is a licensed Tennessee general contractor serving Franklin and Williamson County, part of our core project territory. We build custom homes and manage commercial and historic work here. I have been building since 1993 and founded the firm in 2018.
What we build in Franklin
- Custom homes, with land evaluation before purchase and RightStart preconstruction before we build. Custom Homes →
- Commercial and historic work: restaurants, retail, adaptive reuse, historic preservation, and tenant improvements, which matter in a town with as much historic fabric as Franklin. Commercial →
Why Franklin owners hire us
- Core-territory familiarity. Williamson County, in and around Franklin and Brentwood, is where most of our custom home work happens.
- Historic and preservation fluency. Preservation work runs under a different set of constraints: what can be altered, what must be retained, and which review body approves it. We plan for that process rather than discovering it midway.
- We look at the land first. Site conditions drive a large share of a custom home budget. We evaluate a Franklin lot before you commit.
- Recognized craft. A Stellan Eoin project earned the 2024 Kitchen of the Year from the Nashville Design Collective.
Planning first
Franklin projects run through RightStart, so scope, budget, and schedule are settled in writing before ground breaks. RightStart →
Questions we hear most
Do you build custom homes in Franklin and Williamson County?
Yes. It is part of our core territory.
Do you handle historic or preservation work in Franklin?
Yes. We work within preservation standards and alongside the review bodies that enforce them.
Can you evaluate a Franklin lot before I buy?
Yes, including topography, drainage, utilities, setbacks, floodplain, and what the jurisdiction will allow.
Building in Franklin? Call (615) 212-9005 or email quotes@stellaneoin.com.
See also: Custom Homes · Commercial · RightStart · Service Areas · Nashville · Contact