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Build Group Selected to Construct Luxury Mixed-Use Development at 11905 Wilshire Boulevard

Building With Purpose. Giving With Intent.

Giving Back
Our responsibility extends beyond the projects we build. It includes the communities we serve, the resources we use, and the relationships we establish along the way. We approach every decision with care, recognizing that how we build today shapes the places and communities of tomorrow.

Giving Back

Every project represents a significant investment of trust: an owner’s resources, a community’s built environment, and the safety and livelihoods of the people who bring it to life. At Build Group, stewardship means taking that responsibility seriously. We manage our clients’ investments with care, communicate candidly about costs and risks, and consider the long-term performance of the buildings we deliver. From adaptive reuse and seismic retrofits to thoughtful material selection and construction practices, we work to extend the life of existing assets and minimize our impact on surrounding communities.

Stewardship also means investing in people. Through our internship program and hands-on mentorship, we help develop the next generation of builders. We support the communities where we work through charitable initiatives and partnerships, including the YMCA of San Francisco’s Jog in the Fog and the Sandcastle Classic. Above all, we maintain a commitment to safety that puts the well-being of our people first.

We measure success not only by the buildings we deliver, but by the trust we earn and the relationships that endure.

"We don't just build in these communities. We live here, raise our families here and care about what happens here. Giving back is how we say thank you to the neighborhoods that make our work possible."

Nathan Rundel, Co-founder & President
Build Group, Inc.

2007

Rooted in California since 2007, building in the communities we call home.

90%

Of our clients come back, because we treat every project as a long-term trust.

#11

2026 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area, as ranked by the San Francisco Business Times.

Organizations We Support

Build Group is Proud to Actively Support These Amazing Organizations:

Community Story

Why Our Teams Run Into the Fog Every Year

Every year, when the fog rolls in off the Bay, Build Group project managers, superintendents, engineers, and office staff trade their hard hats for running shoes. Together, they participate in the YMCA of San Francisco’s Jog in the Fog, an annual event we’re proud to sponsor.

The YMCA supports children, families, and seniors throughout San Francisco, including many of the neighborhoods where we work and live. Participating in Jog in the Fog gives our team an opportunity to come together outside the jobsite, support an organization making a meaningful difference, and connect with the communities we serve.

For Build Group, community involvement is about more than sponsorship. It’s about showing up, building relationships, and investing in the places we call home.

Community Story

Building Castles, Building Futures

Every October, San Francisco’s Ocean Beach becomes one of the Bay Area’s most creative construction sites. At the Leap Sandcastle Classic, architecture, design, and construction professionals join elementary school students to create elaborate sand sculptures while raising funds for arts and architecture education in Bay Area public schools.

Build Group is proud to participate, bringing our builders together with students to turn imaginative ideas into something tangible. From sketching plans and establishing foundations to adapting when conditions change, the experience introduces young people to the creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving that define our industry.

For our team, the greatest reward is seeing students take pride in what they’ve created. It’s an opportunity to inspire curiosity, introduce future career possibilities, and share the satisfaction of building something together.

Community Story

Standing With Our Neighbors After the Los Angeles Fires

In January 2025, wildfires swept through Malibu, the Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Pasadena, destroying homes, schools and places of worship in a matter of days. For the Build Group team, the loss was personal. Some of our own colleagues lost their homes, and many more watched neighbors and cherished places disappear.

In the weeks that followed, the question we heard most was simple: “What do I do now?”

It was a question we were equipped to help answer. Decades of building and rebuilding had given our team deep experience with insurance claims, and we knew how overwhelming that process can be for families already coping with loss. Rather than let the fire define our community, we put that experience to work.

Build Group offered complimentary guidance to homeowners and building owners affected by the fires. Our team helped people understand their insurance policies, weigh their options and plan their next steps. For many, we prepared basis-of-cost estimates, the detailed rebuilding cost assessments insurers rely on to evaluate a claim. A clear, credible estimate gave families a stronger footing in conversations with their insurers at a moment when they needed it most.

We made help easy to reach through a simple online request form and a dedicated relief email, and word spread quickly through friends, families and neighbors. Our experts answered questions one conversation at a time, bringing clarity to a confusing and painful process.

The effort was never about winning work. It was about showing up for the communities where we live and build, and using the skills we have to ease some of the burden that follows a disaster. It remains one of the moments our team is proudest of.

Community Story

Being a Good Neighbor in the Tenderloin

For Build Group, a successful project doesn’t end at the jobsite fence. Being a good neighbor to the communities we build in is part of the work.

We have deep roots along San Francisco’s Tenderloin and Market Street corridor, where we built 198 McAllister for UC Law San Francisco and 1028 Market Street. On both projects, steady communication with neighbors and community groups helped the work go well inside and outside the fence.

Our support for La Cocina shows that commitment best. Over two years, Build Group donated consulting and construction services to create a new parklet outside La Cocina at Hyde and Golden Gate. We partnered with La Cocina, Tenderloin community stakeholders, UC Law San Francisco and Perkins & Will, along with design consultants and trade partners who donated their time.

The parklet opened on August 25, 2022, giving neighbors a welcoming outdoor space to gather and share a meal. It’s one example of how Build Group helps strengthen the neighborhoods where we work, and we’re committed to supporting the Tenderloin for years to come.