Construction experience, brought to the owner's side.
Principal-led construction advisory for owners who value straightforward communication and a practical understanding of the work.
Stephen Hale
Stephen brings more than 15 years of commercial construction experience to Heartpine. His background includes field operations, project management, and senior leadership roles on projects throughout Central Texas, East Texas, and the Dallas–Fort Worth area.
He began his career in the field and later managed project teams, budgets, schedules, and client relationships. That path gave him a practical view of how construction decisions are made and how challenges develop on active projects.
His experience as a contractor informs how Heartpine approaches budgets, schedules, project teams, and the practical decisions owners face throughout construction.
Stephen founded Heartpine to bring that experience directly to owners and tenants who need an experienced perspective without having to hire for in-house construction support.
Raised in East Texas and based in Austin since 2017, he enjoys spending time with his family, getting outdoors, and taking on hands-on building and fabrication projects.
Experience from the field to project leadership.
Projects Stephen has worked on.
The following are examples from Stephen's professional career with previous employers, not projects contracted or completed by Heartpine.
Ground-up and design-build
- Undisclosed private client – Ground-up tilt-wall design-build project with new interior officeMustang Ridge, TX · ~13,500 SF on a 3-acre site · $3M–$5M
- Undisclosed private client – Ground-up tilt-wall/PEMB design-build project; full site and building construction~25,000 SF on a 10-acre site · $1M–$3M
- Cedar Park Warehouse Expansion – Public ground-up warehouse expansionCedar Park, TX · ~5,000 SF · $3M–$5M
Tenant improvements and renovations
- Undisclosed office building – Full interior and exterior renovation of a multi-story office buildingAustin, TX · ~69,000 RSF · $3M–$5M
- Undisclosed law office – Phased full remodel of an occupied law officeAustin, TX · ~10,000 SF · $500K–$1M
- Galderma Labs – Tenant improvement within a large ground-up tilt-wall joint ventureFort Worth, TX · ~100,000 SF of interiors · $3M–$5M
- Industrious Coworking, 823 Congress – Class A tenant improvement renovationAustin, TX (Downtown) · ~32,000 SF across three floors · $3M–$5M
- The Star in Frisco – Multiple tenant improvement projectsFrisco, TX · ~29,000 SF across six projects · $3M–$5M combined
- City of Austin Transportation HQ – Class A tenant improvement renovationAustin, TX · ~22,000 SF · $500K–$1M
- Tyler Technologies – New industrial office tenant improvementPlano, TX · ~10,000 SF · $500K–$1M
- Dell Campus Renovations – Data and lab build-outRound Rock, TX · ~2,000 SF · Up to $500K
Site, landscape, and hardscape
- UTSW Seldin Plaza – Prime contractor for full site, landscape, and hardscape constructionDallas, TX · ~1.5 acres · $1M–$3M
- UTD Bioengineering and Sciences Building – Landscape and hardscape construction under the general contractorRichardson, TX · ~8 acres · $500K–$1M
- Undisclosed Preston Hollow residence – Residential hardscape and landscape installationDallas, TX · ~4 acres · $3M–$5M
Project involvement and scope varied by role. Sizes and values are approximate. Additional information can be discussed as appropriate.
Why Heartpine?
Heart pine is the dense, resin-rich heartwood of longleaf pine, the timber that once covered much of the Southeast, including the Piney Woods of East Texas. Builders prized it for courthouses, mills, and homes meant to last, and reclaimed heart pine from old buildings is still sought out today.
The name is a nod to where Stephen grew up and to the kind of work he admires: made with care and meant to last. It's the standard he aims for in his own work.
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