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Stardem was founded in 2018 by two people who came at construction from opposite ends of the same question. David Levy came at it from civil engineering and a decade of construction management — the side that sees drawings from the inside and knows where they tend to break in the field. Adam Marooni came at it from real-estate development and the broker's chair — the side that watches projects miss their dates and their numbers, and counts the cost.
The studio they started together was a reaction to that — a smaller firm built around a smaller premise: one superintendent, one project manager, no handoffs. The first three years taught us which corners the industry cuts and which ones we wouldn't. Eight years and fifty-six projects later, we still run that way — slowly when slow is the right speed, fast when fast doesn't cost quality, and honest about which is which.
None of these are unusual on paper — they're choices most builders make somewhere. The difference is that we don't move off them when a schedule gets tight.
We pick projects we can keep one superintendent on from groundbreaking to walkthrough. The handoff is the failure mode — so we avoid the handoff.
We finish in materials that age the way we promised they would. If a detail won't read in five years, we change the detail, not the photograph.
Our pre-con team's number rarely moves more than two percent on a fixed-scope build. We'd rather lose a job at the bid than win it on a wish.
We earn a permit twice — once from the city and once from the neighbors. Generators off at six. Trucks queued offsite. No outdoor radios.
Every Stardem project closes with a one-year walkthrough, scheduled the week we hand over keys. The first call you make in year one isn't to a hotline — it's to the same superintendent who built it.
The studio is small on purpose. The two people below started Stardem together in 2018 — and you'll meet both of them inside the first two weeks of working with us.
Co-CEO & Co-Founder
David came to construction the long way — through civil engineering and a decade of construction management before co-founding Stardem in 2018. He brings the kind of project discipline that treats a foundation problem on paper the same as a foundation problem on site.
Co-CEO & Co-Founder
Adam works the seams between construction, development, and the deals that move a building from drawings to keys. A licensed real-estate broker with a construction-management background, he ran commercial development across the Gulf Coast before co-founding Stardem in 2018.
David Levy and Adam Marooni found Stardem in Houston with a single rule: one superintendent and one project manager on every build, from groundbreaking to walkthrough.
We make a choice the rest of the industry didn't — we don't lay off a single field crew member through the pandemic. The team that comes out of 2021 is the team we still build with.
First commercial project closes inside its opening date. The studio formalizes its three practices: residential, commercial, and remodeling.
Pre-construction integrates a continuous cost-modeling workflow with our partner architecture studios. A design-build practice opens for owners who want a single contract.
Stardem closes its 56th project — eight years in, still small on purpose, with the same two people answering their phones.
We carry general liability, workers' comp, and a project-named builder's-risk policy on every job. Certificates of insurance are sent within 24 hours of any request from owner or architect.