Matt Lines started Tandem Building Corporation in 2013 after serving five years as Director of Development at Boot Ranch, a luxury, private golf and residential community in the Texas Hill Country, five miles north of Fredericksburg, Texas. While working at Boot Ranch, Matt was tasked with overseeing all elements of development including horizontal infrastructure and vertical construction. Projects included a 9-mile pipeline to provide effluent water to the golf course, the award winning Clubhouse, new product offering of the Overlook Cabins, and the incomparable Ranch Club pool and tennis amenity. While there, Matt earned his ranking as a formidable leader in luxury, custom home building for affluent residential communities.

Serving as Principal of Tandem Building Corporation, Matt set out to create high-end, bespoke residences throughout Fredericksburg. Under Matt’s leadership, Tandem has  well-earned their ranking as a Premier Luxury Homebuilder, building many of the most luxurious residences in the Boot Ranch community and surrounding neighborhoods in Greater Fredericksburg. Tandem has also taken a big role in the improvement of Fredericksburg Proper, remodeling homes in communities in and around the heart of Fredericksburg.

Matt takes a very hands-on approach to homebuilding. He is very involved in all Tandem projects and you can always find him on site making sure things are going as planned. No matter the challenge at hand or project to be completed, there is never a doubt where Matt’s heart is….residential homebuilding. Clients appreciate the care he takes in every step of the building process, and because of that, Tandem Building Corporation has grown solely by word of mouth referrals.

Matt thoroughly enjoys meeting new homebuyers and welcomes every opportunity to get to know each client. From the days in college when he made the choice to pursue residential construction instead of commercial, Matt has always been charmed by the opportunity to build and fulfill the greatest dream of us all….your own home! Contact us to request a Builder Interview to discuss building the home of your dreams. We want to partner in making your vision come true through working in Tandem.

The Early Years

From the earliest age, Matt’s pedigree pointed him towards construction as a career. His father was a licensed Architect with extensive Developer experience. Exposure to those fields provided the spark to attend the University of Florida where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management.

Prior to graduation, Matt was recruited by Morrison Homes for the position of Assistant Builder. After less than a year, he was promoted to Builder and oversaw all construction for several communities with up to thirty houses under construction at any one time.  This portion of his career provided a great foundation for scheduling the construction process.

After five years, Buzz Willis of Willis Construction Consulting offered Matt an Estimator position with his firm which was being used as the primary Cost Consultant on the new Universal Studios Islands of Adventure in Orlando. In this role, Matt was awarded the position of lead Estimator to Universal’s construction team for the Suess Landing theme. The challenge of pricing the unparalleled structures in that project provided a strong background in budgeting.

With the completion of Universal Studios, the West Coast beckoned. Hayhoe Construction was starting construction for all structures necessary for development of the luxury community, The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe. Matt joined the onsite Hayhoe team to become a part of building the nationally recognized Clubhouse and all accessory structures. This period provided a profound basis for Matt to execute high-end construction.

Upon completion of the Bridges, another segment of the industry showed a need so Matt and a partner founded a custom homebuilding company that would thrive until the downturn of 2008. The recession of 2008 had a silver lining as opportunity knocked once more through a position as Director of Development at Boot Ranch in Fredericksburg, Texas. The rest is history!