Chattanooga, Tennessee Est. Region · TN / GA / AL · AR Homes Builder №135

Built to
stand.

A Chattanooga builder working across Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. Commercial, residential, and maintenance — three disciplines under one roof, held to a single structural standard from the first estimate to long after the last walk-through.

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3 Disciplines
Commercial · Residential · Maintenance
Tri-State
Tennessee · Georgia · Alabama
№135
AR Homes Builder for the area
01 / The Practice
We build the places the region lives, works, heals, and gathers — and we stay accountable for them long after handover.

Relationships

Our work comes from owners, architects, and developers who have built with us before — and send the next project our way.

Range

Few regional builders carry a hospital and a custom home with equal care. We do — and each gets the same senior attention.

Stewardship

Our name ends in maintenance for a reason. Closeout is not an exit — the building, and the relationship, both keep going.

02

Selected Works

McLemore
01Mountain Community
Lookout Mountain, GA
McLemore
Brow Wood
02Senior Living
Lookout Mtn, GA
Brow Wood
Harper Lake
03Custom
Greater Chattanooga
Harper Lake
Siskin
04Healthcare
Chattanooga, TN
Siskin Fitness
Sports Barn
05Commercial
Chattanooga, TN
Sports Barn
The Alden
06AR Homes
Chattanooga Region
The Alden
The Lookout
07AR Homes
Chattanooga Region
The Lookout
Inside the work

Built rough.
Finished fine.

From exposed structure to the last coat of paint, the same crew, the same standard. Open great rooms, stone and steel, marble and brass — the range of a custom homebuilder backed by the discipline of a commercial contractor.

03

Capabilities

01Construction MgmtOwner-focused oversight from first estimate to final walk — schedule, budget, and quality under one accountable principal.
02CommercialHealthcare, financial, retail, civic, and recreation — ground-up and adaptive reuse on occupied, sensitive sites.
03Custom ResidentialArchitect-driven custom homes — and, as AR Homes Builder №135, a national luxury program delivered locally.
04PreconstructionEstimating, constructability, phasing, and procurement strategy — before the first shovel.
05MaintenanceOngoing care that protects an owner's investment for the long term. The promise on our name.
06AR Homes PartnerA national plan library and design resources, paired with local craft, oversight, and accountability.
04

The Practice

Duane Horton

Co-Founder & Vice President

A founding partner of GenTech, Duane leads the firm's residential practice and its AR Homes partnership for the Chattanooga area.

WJ

Wes Jones

Principal

Georgia Tech–trained, with experience at established regional and national builders before helping shape GenTech's commercial practice.

PV

Paul Vaughn

Principal

A long-tenured leader of field operations, responsible for delivery, safety, and the relationships that keep clients returning.

05 / Regions

On the mountain.
In the city.

Anchored in Chattanooga, GenTech works from the Tennessee River up to the brow of Lookout Mountain, and across the lines into Georgia and Alabama.

TN
GA
AL
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matters, so does
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