About Watermark Design Build

The product isn’t just the build.
It’s the process.

Watermark Design Build is a licensed residential builder serving the greater Tampa Bay area — one in-house team that designs, engineers, permits, and builds suites, additions, pools, pavilions, and whole-home renovations.

Who we are

Design and construction, under one roof.

Anyone with a hammer can buy materials and quote a job. At Watermark, what you are actually investing in is the experience of a premium design-build process: absolute clarity, meticulous structural engineering, zero financial surprises, and a final result that mirrors your vision.

We bring your interior and exterior remodeling dreams under one roof. Based out of our private Garrison House Office & Design Studio, we coordinate every trade and municipal permit so you can relax and watch your space transform.

Every project runs through the Watermark Way™ — the same five-stage journey from discovery to closeout, with your schedule, selections, and documents visible in your client portal the whole way.

The Watermark Way™ guarantee

  • Turnkey accountability

    One point of contact, one contract, and one team managing your entire permit, design, and trade timeline.

  • 8-hour communication SLA

    No more unreturned texts. Any message sent in the Watermark Portal receives a response within 8 business hours, guaranteed.

  • 206 field-level quality gates

    We test our work against rigorous standards — including mandatory 24-hour shower pan flood tests — before close-in.

The particulars

Licenses
CBC1261697 · CPC1457546
Studio
Garrison House, 301 S. Falkenburg Rd., Tampa
Service area
Greater Tampa Bay

The people behind the process

Meet the Watermark team.

No subcontracted handoffs and no rotating cast — the designers, managers, and builders who start your project are the ones who finish it.

  • Jason Smith, Owner

    Jason Smith

    Owner

  • Nick Rankin, Owner

    Nick Rankin

    Owner

  • Reid Mason, Chief Operating Officer

    Reid Mason

    Chief Operating Officer

  • Jeff Singer, Chief Marketing Officer

    Jeff Singer

    Chief Marketing Officer

  • Cailynn Bradley, Client Experience & Design Manager

    Cailynn Bradley

    Client Experience & Design Manager

  • Michael Lewis, Design Consultant

    Michael Lewis

    Design Consultant

  • Luke Culwell, Design Consultant

    Luke Culwell

    Design Consultant

  • Chris Cummings, Production Manager

    Chris Cummings

    Production Manager

  • Mike Rice, Construction Manager

    Mike Rice

    Construction Manager

  • Mason Brooks, Construction Manager

    Mason Brooks

    Construction Manager

  • Natalie Fernandez, Finance Manager

    Natalie Fernandez

    Finance Manager

  • Kenny Cates, Digital Content Producer

    Kenny Cates

    Digital Content Producer

  • Watermark Design Build logo placeholder for Van Tampoa, Client Relations

    Van Tampoa

    Client Relations

  • Watermark Design Build logo placeholder for Brad Canfield, Field Operations Supervisor

    Brad Canfield

    Field Operations Supervisor

  • Watermark Design Build logo placeholder for Ilde Dagohoy, Designer

    Ilde Dagohoy

    Designer

  • Watermark Design Build logo placeholder for Florence Mae Julag, Finance

    Florence Mae Julag

    Finance

  • Watermark Design Build logo placeholder for Aly, Administration

    Alyssa Willy

    Administration

Talk to the team that builds it

Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll walk your property, talk budget honestly, and show you what’s possible.