Avatar Design and Construction has operated as a primary commercial construction firm in Greater Boston and Southern New Hampshire since 1999. Every project Avatar takes on runs under an integrated design-build structure backed by a Guaranteed Maximum Price, with senior management directly involved from pre-construction planning through final certificate of occupancy. The result is a delivery model that eliminates the budget exposure, communication gaps, and accountability gaps that define traditional design-bid-build contracting. Whether you are developing a multifamily community, building a community health center, or repositioning a commercial building, Avatar brings the full range of design, engineering, and construction capabilities under one contract and one roof.
Primary Services
Multi-Family Construction
Avatar builds ground-up apartment buildings, urban infill multi-unit developments, and new construction multifamily communities across Greater Boston and Southern NH. Projects range from 6-unit infill builds to 100-plus unit residential communities, with hard costs managed under a GMP from pre-construction through delivery. Avatar’s senior leadership is directly involved in every multifamily project from site feasibility through punch list, and our 25 years of experience navigating Boston’s permitting and entitlement environment translates directly into fewer approval surprises and more reliable schedules.
Mixed-Use Development
Avatar builds ground-up apartment buildings, urban infill multi-unit developments, and new construction multifamily communities across Greater Boston and Southern NH. Projects range from 6-unit infill builds to 100-plus unit residential communities, with hard costs managed under a GMP from pre-construction through delivery. Avatar’s senior leadership is directly involved in every multifamily project from site feasibility through punch list, and our 25 years of experience navigating Boston’s permitting and entitlement environment translates directly into fewer approval surprises and more reliable schedules.
Healthcare Facility Construction
Avatar builds ground-up apartment buildings, urban infill multi-unit developments, and new construction multifamily communities across Greater Boston and Southern NH. Projects range from 6-unit infill builds to 100-plus unit residential communities, with hard costs managed under a GMP from pre-construction through delivery. Avatar’s senior leadership is directly involved in every multifamily project from site feasibility through punch list, and our 25 years of experience navigating Boston’s permitting and entitlement environment translates directly into fewer approval surprises and more reliable schedules.
Commercial Design-Build
Design-build is Avatar’s core delivery model. One firm, one contract, one point of accountability covering design coordination, pre-construction planning, and full construction delivery. The design-build structure is what makes the GMP possible: when the builder is inside the design process from the start, budget targets are checked against real subcontractor pricing in real time, constructability is reviewed before drawings are finalized, and scope decisions are made with full awareness of their cost implications. Avatar operates as a primary design-builder and does not pursue subcontractor engagements.
General Contracting
For owners and developers who have completed design and need a commercial general contractor to deliver the build, Avatar provides full-service general contracting backed by GMP pricing, established subcontractor relationships across Greater Boston and Southern NH, and the same senior management involvement that defines our design-build engagements. We serve commercial, institutional, multifamily, and healthcare clients across Massachusetts and New Hampshire on projects ranging from $5 million to $50 million and above.
Pre-Construction Services
Avatar’s pre-construction process is where the GMP is built, where schedule assumptions are validated, and where regulatory risk is identified and addressed before it becomes a construction problem. Services include site feasibility analysis, zoning and entitlement review, full budget development using real subcontractor pricing, value engineering, constructability review, subcontractor pre-qualification, and permitting strategy. Clients who engage Avatar in pre-construction consistently see better budget performance and fewer surprises during construction than clients who bring a GC in after design is complete.
Additional Services
Construction Management
Avatar provides construction management services for owners and developers who need a professional to manage design teams, subcontractors, schedule, and budget on their behalf. Our construction management engagements apply the same senior-led, detail-oriented approach as our design-build projects. Learn More
Commercial Remodeling and Renovations
Major commercial renovations, building repositioning, occupied-facility upgrades, and tenant fit-outs across all commercial sectors. Avatar manages phased renovation projects that maintain operational continuity while construction proceeds in stages. Learn More
Historical Restorations
Avatar has completed historical restoration projects across New England, working within the preservation requirements and approval processes that govern historically designated properties. Learn More
Commercial Consulting
Feasibility studies, budget reviews, constructability assessments, and owner’s representative services for clients who need independent commercial construction expertise before committing to a project. Learn More
Land Development
Land acquisition support, entitlement strategy, ZBA and planning board coordination, site planning, and land development services for clients pursuing ground-up commercial and residential projects.
Commercial Tenant Fit-Outs
White-box and turnkey fit-outs for commercial tenants across retail, office, medical, and service sectors. Learn More
Industries We Serve
Avatar’s commercial construction experience spans the project types that drive development across Greater Boston and Southern NH:
- Multi-Family and Mixed-Use Residential
- Community Health Centers and FQHCs
- Behavioral Health and Dayhab Facilities
- Medical Office and Urgent Care
- Commercial Office Buildings
- Retail and Restaurant
- Hospitality and Hotels
- Warehouse and Industrial
- Laboratory and Research
- Municipal and Institutional
- Educational Facilities
- Historical Restoration
Service Area
Avatar serves commercial clients across Massachusetts and New Hampshire:
Greater Boston, MA: Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline, Newton, Quincy, Waltham, Watertown, Medford, Everett, Chelsea, Malden, Lynn, Revere, Braintree, and surrounding communities.
MetroWest and Central MA: Framingham, Natick, Shrewsbury, Marlborough, Worcester, and nearby markets.
Southern New Hampshire: Manchester, Nashua, Concord, Derry, Bedford, Londonderry, Salem, and the Merrimack Valley corridor.
Why Choose Avatar?
Guaranteed Maximum Price on every project. Your cost ceiling is locked before construction begins. No budget surprises, no change order exposure, no gap between what was promised and what was delivered.
Senior management on every project. Avatar’s principals are directly involved from pre-construction through completion on every engagement. You are not handed to a junior project manager after contract signing.
Primary design-builder. Avatar holds full accountability for design, budget, schedule, and delivery. One contract, one point of accountability, no finger-pointing between design and construction teams.
25 years in Greater Boston and New England. The subcontractor relationships, the permitting knowledge, and the sector-specific expertise Avatar has built since 1999 are embedded in every project we take on.
Projects at the right scale. Avatar focuses on commercial projects in the $5 million to $50 million and above range where the depth of our pre-construction process and senior management involvement is proportionate to the project scope.
Frequently Asked Questions
Avatar’s primary focus is multifamily residential, mixed-use retail-residential, and healthcare facility construction across Greater Boston and Southern New Hampshire. We also deliver commercial office, institutional, warehouse, and industrial projects. Our target project scale is $5 million to $50 million and above, where our integrated design-build model and pre-construction process deliver the most measurable value.
A Guaranteed Maximum Price is a firm cost ceiling established before construction begins, based on a fully developed pre-construction budget using real subcontractor pricing and a constructability-reviewed design. Avatar offers GMP contracting on all projects. The GMP is not a bid with contingency language that evaporates through change orders. It is a binding commitment. It is the financial structure that makes Avatar’s design-build model credible rather than aspirational.
Three things separate Avatar from the majority of commercial contractors in the Boston market. First, GMP contracting on every project, not as a premium option but as the standard. Second, direct senior management involvement throughout every engagement. Avatar’s principals are not account managers who hand projects off after signing. They are experienced construction professionals who remain on your project from pre-construction through completion. Third, primary design-build accountability. Avatar holds the full contract and the full responsibility. There is no split accountability between a design team and a construction team
No. Avatar operates exclusively as a primary design-builder and general contractor. Every Avatar engagement is a direct contract with the project owner. Avatar does not pursue subcontractor relationships.
As early as possible. The decisions that most determine whether a project is built on budget and on schedule are made during pre-construction, not during construction. Site feasibility, program development, preliminary budget modeling, entitlement strategy, and design-budget alignment are all work Avatar can perform before you have committed to a full development program. Clients who engage Avatar at the site evaluation stage consistently see better outcomes than clients who bring a contractor in after design is already underway.
Avatar serves commercial clients across Greater Boston and MetroWest Massachusetts, including Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline, Newton, Quincy, Waltham, Watertown, Medford, Everett, Malden, Lynn, Framingham, Natick, Shrewsbury, and surrounding communities. In Southern New Hampshire, Avatar serves Manchester, Nashua, Concord, Derry, Bedford, Londonderry, Salem, and the broader Merrimack Valley corridor.
Avatar provides financing needs assessment and proforma development as part of the pre-construction process, and can connect clients with commercial construction lending sources. For clients who need financing secured before a project can proceed, Avatar’s early feasibility and budget work is structured to produce the documentation lenders require.
Start Your Project Conversation
If you are planning a commercial construction project in Greater Boston or Southern NH, the earlier Avatar is engaged, the more value the pre-construction process delivers. Call us at 617-714-5773 or schedule a project evaluation below.