DPR Construction, one of Nashville’s top technical builders, today announced its partnership with SA|RE Development, a real estate and development consulting firm with deep roots in the region. Headed by Fiona Haulter Abbott, a 17-year resident of Nashville, the firm brings critical industry and local market expertise that will empower DPR’s Development Services Group (DSG) in the market. DSG’s goal is to support the development and construction industries through practices that provide greater predictability to the front end of a historically unpredictable process.

“This is an innovative approach to construction that will bring value to our clients by saving them a great deal of time, money and stress on the front-end of projects moving forward,” said Lizabeth Theiss, Nashville Executive Leadership at DPR Construction. “We recognize how important it is to build firm relationships across every touchpoint of the construction process, and we know our partnership with Fiona will positively disrupt the way we build by combining our technical experience with her long-standing career in Nashville.”


Fiona Haulter Abbott brings 22 years of experience managing design, construction, and corporate real estate projects, and strong institutional knowledge to the collaboration that DPR will leverage within the Nashville market to create predictability in what can be a cumbersome process. DPR has managed projects totaling over 500 million in revenue every year over the last four years, and the pace is projected to sustain for several years to come as the market continues to see rapid growth in the construction space. It is now more important than ever to offer clients the services Fiona offers to support them through the acquisition, conceptual analysis, entitlement and overall development process.

The Nashville market presents a unique opportunity for DPR in the Southeast to leverage Development Services because of its jurisdictional, entitlement and real estate development conditions. Clients will now be able to leverage Fiona Abbott with SA|RE Development and DPR Construction as one team bringing together expertise and influence to support their ability to bring projects to life.
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