What we do
Four businesses, one balance sheet
A developer usually buys these four things from four companies. Every seam between them is a margin paid out, a schedule nobody controls and a risk nobody owns. We run them ourselves.
01
Construction
Self-perform crews, not a rolodex of subs. Site-work and vertical construction run in-house, which is why the general contractor's margin stays inside the deal.
- Construction design and consulting
- Sitework development
- Concrete and steel structures
- Interior carpentry
02
Development
From raw land to a permitted, buildable site. We carry entitlements, design and permitting ourselves, so the schedule we underwrite is the schedule we control.
- Development consulting
- Design, permitting and entitlements
- Construction oversight
03
Real estate investment
Deals are underwritten off our own delivered projects in this submarket — real cost, real absorption, real rent — rather than off broker comps alone.
- Investment advisory
- Private equity capital
- Underwriting and analysis
- Acquisitions
04
Property management
The team that leased the last community leases the next one. Lease-up assumptions are tested by the people who have to hit them.
- Sales lead processing
- Leasing and tenant management
- Marketing and positioning
- Social media marketing
Areas of growth
Every trade we bring in-house is a margin we stop paying out
Vertical integration is not finished. Each trade brought in-house is a margin we stop paying out and a schedule risk we stop carrying.
Self-performed trades
Expanding- Framing
- Siding
- Insulation
- Roofing
Licensed contracting
Next phase- General contracting
- Electrical contracting
- Mechanical contracting
- Plumbing contracting
Our underwriters are MBAs and financial analysts with construction backgrounds. Our marketing and sales team processes thousands of leads and hosts property tours for prospective buyers and renters.
Digital transformation
A construction operating system, built in-house
Abranova's next phase of growth depends on leveraging software, data analytics and lean project management to drive construction and development efficiency. We are building that system ourselves, structured on CSI division codes.
Field crews
Day-to-day operations
- Assigned workers
- Materials being used
- Tasks of the day
Project managers
Project management
- Inventory management
- Task management
- Schedule and cost tracking
Investors
Shareholder reporting
- Project progress
- Costs against budget
- Returns
Bring us a site
We take on ground-up development, general contracting and construction management across the Research Triangle. Tell us what you are trying to build.