Featured Builders
Columbia, SC
Lexington Development and Builders Inc., was formed in 1998. Following in the footsteps of MC Smith, the company builds high quality custom homes. Building the highest quality custom home achieving customer satisfaction are the organization’s guiding principles.
Tim Broome, president, has been in the home building for 35 years. Tim directs the daily operations of the all jobs. His hands on approach includes meeting with every prospective new client to properly evaluate what is desires.
Mark Smith, vice president, and Mike Smith, secretary/treasurer, grew up with their family members in the homebuilding industry. Their father, MC Smith, was one of the top builders of custom homes in the area.
Mark is involved with Lexington Development & Builders, while Mike continues to manage another business introduced by Mr. Smith. Combined, the brothers’ work experience exceeds 50 years.
Lexington Development & Builders concentrates on building in Lexington County, the Irmo area, St. Andrews and Chapin. They build between 25 and 30 speculative homes and contract homes each year.
Columbia, SC
Jerry W. Bradley has been a builder of quality homes in the Columbia area since 1990.
He learned the trade from his father-in law, Richard Marsh, a local Columbia builder for more than 40 years. Jerry had a distinguished career as a corporate pilot for over 20 years prior to becoming a homebuilder.
The company’s specialty is quality with a special emphasis on exquisite kitchens and master suites. Jerry has a flair for innovation and his company was among the among the first companies incorporate a mix of stone and brick facades and to introduce tankless water heaters to the Columbia area homebuilding trade.
The company builds approximately six homes per year and has completed custom homes at Kenwood in Lexington; Harbor Watch in Leesville; and Lakeside at Ballantine, the Oaks, Magnolia Key and the Point in Chapin.
Jerry is a member of the Professional Builders of South Carolina, serves as Vice President of the Irmo Chapter of the South Carolina Builder-Developer Club and the Aircraft Owners Pilot Association.
Jerry and his wife have three daughters.
Columbia, SC
Mack Blanchard and Eddie Spencer are partners in M&E Custom Homes, LLC.
M&E’s primary goals are to develop strong relationships with their home owners via thorough and frequent communications, guiding them through the selections process so they obtain the custom features they desire and constantly updating the customer regarding costs.
Mack has been a builder in the Columbia and Irmo area for over 22 years. He most recently built Arbor Oaks, a patio home neighborhood with 53 homes. He has built custom homes in Woodmore and lake homes around Lake Murray priced at a half-million plus; and in Hulon Green - a senior community where homes are priced from $165k-$225k.
Eddie built with Mack in Arbor Oaks, and around the lake and in Hulon Green. Both builders have Master’s degrees and worked in other business arenas before entering the homebuilding field. Mack worked in banking for 18 years; Eddie in personal and interpersonal relations for 15 years.
Mack has lived in Columbia for 29 years and Eddie for 15 years.
Columbia, SC
As a young boy, Sam Coogler and his brother Joe tended to mix it up a bit. To separate the boys, their father William, a Ballantine-area builder, would take Sam out with him on jobs. Sam paid close attention and, by age 13, was taking an active part in his father’s building projects. Coogler has been building ever since, including during a period when he was employed by the City of Columbia. In the mid-1970s he started his own building company, Coogler-Bilt, which he runs with his wife Pat.
His building credits are many. Coogler purchased the first lot in Harbison and has constructed more homes there than any other individual builder. Coogler-Bilt homes can be found throughout the Irmo/Chapin/Lake Murray. The firm has been active in construction of patio homes as well as larger, traditional family homes.
Among priorities for Coogler is ensuring that the houses he builds are accessible for people with disabilities. Coogler suffered (and completely recovered from) a stroke many years ago, which gave him a new awareness. As a result, many of his homes feature extra-wide doorways for wheelchairs, and small touches like levered door openers rather than hard-to-open knobs.
Although the style of homes he’s built over the years has changed with the times, what has not changed is Coogler’s commitment to building a quality home from the ground up. He also credits listening to customers. “I’d say patience is the most important quality you need to succeed as a builder,” Coogler suggests. It’s also essential when working with subcontractors, many who have been with Coogler for more than a decade.
When Pat and Sam Coogler aren’t building homes, they’re enjoying a Lake Murray residence Sam built for the couple and a beachfront home near Charleston where they enjoy fishing and relaxing.
Columbia, SC
Richard Dent, President, has been a residential custom builder in Columbia, Lexington, and on Lake Murray for 32 years.
“As a hands-on home builder, I feel it is imperative that my customers know that I will always have direct communication with them to discuss any questions and new ideas. My customer’s concerns will always be my primary focus. Over the years, it has been my pleasure to build second homes for repeat customers.”
“My building background includes commercial and residential building. I began my residential career as the Chief Building Inspector of Lexington County for six years and have been certified as a residential inspector under the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc. I am also a member of the Greater Columbia Home Builder’s Association, Professional Builders of South Carolina, and the National Association of Home Builders.”
Dent Development & Construction Company, Inc. builds approximately six to eight homes yearly and has built in subdivisions such as Ascot, Ascot Ridge, Governor’s Grant, Lake Side At Ballentine and including individual customer lots.
Richard has always lived in the Columbia area and resides with his wife, Carroll, on Lake Murray. They are active in the community and are members of Union United Methodist Church in Irmo.
