Proyecto - Oakland, California

Marcy Kaufman

If you have a home construction project/remodel Proyecto is the best company to go with. After many construction projects and disappointing experiences with other contractors, I found Proyecto for my Kitchen remodel and it was hands down a great experience and they did an amazing job! They were easy to work with and very responsive and did an amazing job. They even kept on budget and schedule. I wish I had discovered them sooner! Everyone I dealt with at Proyecto was awesome to work with.

nadja pentic

I am a kitchen and bath designer and have collaborated with Proyecto on several projects. I love working with them becasue they are professional and organized and communicate well with the entire team. They strive to make every project a succes and give theier clients the best possible service.
They understand my expectations as a designer, and are happy to help me figure things out if issues come up.
I highly reccomend Abe and his team!

Rajib Chowdhury

For our home remodel (including 2.5 bathrooms, kitchen, interior and exterior paint, windows, and additional projects), we researched a dozen design/build companies operating in the Bay Area.

Like most everybody I know, we have busy, chaotic lives, with little time to spare to closely manage all the details of such a huge remodel. We were looking for a firm that could complete our remodel and make our lives as stress-free as possible during the process. Proyecto fulfilled our hopes and expectations, and I highly recommend you consider them for your project.

From the very first interaction, our experience was excellent. Abe (one of the principals/founders) came to our house to learn about our project, offer insights, and begin preparing a cost estimate. We felt completely at ease with Abe. Remodel projects can be very confusing and opaque, but Abe promised to be a communicative, clear, and honest partner in our remodel project.

Over the next two to three months, we completed the design and permitting phase. Thankfully, we had very strong opinions of what we wanted in the design. I’m not sure what the process would have been like if we had no idea what our design style was. They can fulfill any vision you may have, and we came to them with several Pinterest boards of exactly what we wanted. They contract with a local architectural firm and have their own in-house interior designer, Audrey. She was very responsive to our e-mails, answering literally hundreds of questions we had during the process.

Once the design phase was finished, we moved on to the permitting process. Navigating through our city’s byzantine permitting bureaucracy can be daunting, and that is where Abe excels and why working with Proyecto was such a good idea for us. He guided our project through in an organized and calm manner, whereas if we did it ourselves we would likely lose our minds. It took longer than expected to get the permits, but that was due to delays on our city’s side.

Abe and our assigned project manager, Brian, served as our points of contact. They were very responsive, and responded often within minutes after we sent them e-mails and texts. They were efficient managers and kept all the details of our project organized.

The construction work itself was performed to a very high degree of quality. Proyecto has a strong network of contractors and they were all skilled, diligent, and respectful. As in any remodel project, among the thousands of things that are completed correctly, there are bound to be a few small mistakes (often resulting from miscommunication). Where Proyecto is different from other firms is that they understand that they are in the client satisfaction business. The few times we pointed something out to them that we didn’t like, they would quickly rectify or change anything we asked. It was such a relief to know they were so intent on ensuring we would be happy with the final product.

After several months, our home remodel project is complete, and it looks beautiful. The people we worked with at Proyecto, including their partners, are really good, trust worthy people, and we are rooting for their continued success. These guys go above and beyond. Hire them and reduce the potential stress that may come with your remodel project.

Max Christoff

We were absolutely delighted with the work that Proyecto did in remodeling our primary bathroom, along with a few minor adjacent projects (a new exterior door, and replacing a sink). For context, this was a down-to-the-studs bathroom remodel that included relocating walls and doorways, plumbing, new electrical lines, insulation, drywall, HVAC, a heated tile floor, beautiful tile work, fixtures, lighting, heated towel bars, and a fancy new Toto bidet. At the same time, this is a 1920s Spanish Mediterranean home, and we wanted to achieve a tasteful blend of old and new, and to ensure our contractor had experience working with older homes in Berkeley. The result? We've done several remodeling projects in Berkeley the last two decades, and this was by far the smoothest experience we've had. The work itself was of very high quality, execution was timely (no inexplicable gaps in the schedule or downtime), and the engagement and overall level of communication from the team were outstanding. Highest compliments to Abe, Lovejoy, and the Proyecto team!

Jonathan Shorter

Proyecto General Contractors is a first-class organization. Besides their professionalism, extensive experience and quality work, they are mindful of their clients needs and desires which allows them to offer and deliver excellent construction services. Choosing the right contractor can be a daunting task, but Proyecto will carefully assess your project and help you determine if they are the right fit for you. If so, they will keep things as simple as possible, they will guide you through the entire endeavor and they will do their utmost to keep you happy and satisfied during and long after the project is complete. I highly recommend their services.

Li Yau

Proyecto just finished a complete down to the studs remodel of our Berkeley Hills home. All of the work is top notch and the house turned out beautiful with true quality and craftsmanship.

Completing the remodel during the pandemic definitely brought its challenges, but Abe and his team were able to ensure that our project was prioritized and supply chain was never really an issue. I want to specially call out Joe on his team that went above and beyond in coordinating the contractors on site and ensuring all of our questions and concerns were addressed.

With Proyecto I always felt well represented and involved with the remodel process. This was our first remodel so we definitely had a lot of questions, but Proyecto was always there to answer them and guide us in the right direction. I would highly recommend Proyecto in the future to anyone looking for a high level of quality and professionalism in their future home renovation.

Steve Swearengen

Abe and I connected several years ago through our local chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, NARI. Since then Abe and I have collaborated on a number of successful projects.

We work with a number of General Contractors serving the residential market. Abe and his company are unique and set themselves apart with their attention to forming strong relationships with the Customer and Design Team, managing communications and following a clean process. Those components together engender a strong sense of commitment and simply put is the formula to build trust.

Abe brings business experience and knowledge about aligning customer’s expectations with available budget and works hard to advocate the most bang for the customer’s buck. Abe understands the nuances that separate an average contractor customer experience from excellent one as much as he understands that unique transition that happens on a project as it moves from design into construction. These skills are unique and invaluable to his clients and to us.

Behind Abe, Proyecto sets itself up as a leader in the residential construction business in the East Bay and beyond.

We highly recommend Abe and Proyecto's services; we are happy to refer clients we work with to consider as a candidate to construct their project.

Toby Weiss

I'm on owner of a historical house in the Claremont neighborhood of Berkeley and after calling and speaking to several contractors selected Proyecto and could not be happier with my decision. They show up when they are supposed to, have excellent communication and did very high quality work within the quote they provided me. Abe who runs the show is a genuine person who clearly knows what he is doing.