Spec homes built like the investment they are.
A spec build lives or dies on three numbers: what it costs, when it finishes, and what it sells for. Nuvision builds ground-up spec homes on the Peninsula with the budget candor and schedule discipline that protect all three.
Why spec builders and investors choose us
You've probably met the contractor who wins the bid with a low number and makes it back in change orders. We run the opposite play.
A candid $/SF answer — before you commit
Bring us your plans and your target. We'll tell you honestly whether your per-square-foot number holds for that specific design on that specific lot — and if it doesn't, exactly which scope or site factors are driving it. We'd rather flag a hard truth in week one than win a bid the project can't be built for.
Transparent, itemized bids
Our proposals separate labor and rough materials, contractor-supplied finishes and allowances, owner-supplied materials, fees and overhead, and exclusions — line by line. You see where every dollar goes, and the contract incorporates the full scope so there's one document of record.
Schedule discipline to Certificate of Occupancy
Carrying costs are the silent killer of spec returns. We build a real construction schedule — trade by trade, inspection by inspection — and manage to it, with proactive permit and inspection coordination so the job never sits waiting on paperwork.
The parts of a Peninsula build that surprise people
Code cycles and reach codes. Peninsula cities are moving fast — the 2025 code cycle, all-electric requirements for new construction, mandatory rooftop solar, EV-readiness. We flag what each requirement does to your budget before it shows up as a plan-check correction.
Value engineering with real numbers. Roof material, window packages, finish tiers — we price the alternatives side by side so you can make marketability-versus-cost calls on data, not instinct.
Owner-supplied materials, managed properly. Many investors supply their own tile, fixtures, appliances and flooring. Our bids and schedules are built to handle that split cleanly — clear delivery deadlines, clear responsibility lines, no finger-pointing.
Permits, reactivations and city process. Approved plans that sat on the shelf, permit reactivations, tree protection, ADU additions — we've navigated the Peninsula's building departments for years and plan the paperwork like it's part of the schedule, because it is.
"We'd rather tell you the real number in week one than win a bid at a number the project can't actually be built for."
From first spec to standing portfolio
Investors & spec developers
You have a lot, plans, and a pro forma. We're the construction partner who treats your margin like it's ours — because the relationship only compounds if your deal works.
Landowners going vertical
Inherited a property or held a lot for years? We'll give you a builder's read on what a teardown-rebuild actually costs before you talk to anyone about financing.
Out-of-area builders
Building on the Peninsula without local trade relationships is expensive tuition. We bring a proven sub bench — framing to fire sprinklers — that already knows these cities.
Have plans? Get a straight answer.
Send us your plan set and your target number. We'll tell you what it really takes to build — usually within the week.