DeAngelis Diamond Wants to Lead Locally in Construction and Community

When Florida-based commercial construction company DeAngelis Diamond was looking for a new regional office, the Franklin-Nashville area was an easy choice.

The company, which opened its fifth office recently at 2179 Edward Curd Lane in Franklin, is looking to get involved in projects in a big way fast. They opened its first office in Florida 20 years ago.

Through quality work and a good reputation, it expanded from Southwest Florida to being licensed in 45 states, with an international presence in the Caribbean Islands and fully staffed offices in Naples, Fl, Fort Myers, FL, Sarasota, FL and Birmingham, AL.

And now Franklin.

“We looked at multiple other big city locations, but landed here,” Vice President Jason Sain said. “For three reasons: it is a great market, we already have great existing relationships here and we have people that can execute the work locally currently employed.”

It was really the perfect fit, he said.

Sain, who has been with the company for more than a decade and is also an owner, moved his family here from Florida to get the new office running. It opened in September and held a grand opening in late October.

The larger DeAngelis Diamond family, which now has more than 200 employees, was started by David Diamond and John DeAngelis in 1996 in Naples, Florida doing local projects.

Today, DeAngelis Diamond specializes in 16 market sectors, building health care related projects and all types of commercial projects.

“We just have a phenomenal pre-construction and estimating department,” Sain said. “They have their finger on the pulse regionally and locally and can forecast what things cost as well as predicting labor shortages, price increases and looking ahead at projected schedule for the projects.”

Sain is looking to build both construction projects and relationships locally and regionally.

“Our goal is that we provide such a better experience and do such a great job during a construction project that, and I really mean this, the clients, the architects, the subcontractors and even the community will actually miss us when the project is done. Our project managers and superintendents must wear imaginary goggles to see our influence on the community, industry, owners and architects while we build relationships and buildings.”