Reframe Systems Delivers Triple-Deckers 20–30% Cheaper and in Under 90 Days

Banker and Tradesman profiles our approach to serving small and medium-size developers, using the 13 Gilman Street triple-decker in East Somerville as the showcase project. We delivered the triple-decker in less than 90 days, compared to the conventionally-built triple-decker on our own CEO, Vikas Enti's, block that started before we launched and is still being finished. By bringing all trades into our Andover microfactory, through AI, robotics, and automation, we make our homes 20-30% more affordable than traditional construction.

Our model inverts how traditional construction scales. Instead of small developers paying markups to 25 different subcontractors, we have all our own architects and trades working at the factory and on-site. We absorb the inefficiencies and markups that plague traditional construction and pass savings back to customers.

The speed comes from our factory approach. Robots handle the rough framing, freeing our apprentices and tradespeople to do higher-skill tasks across multiple trades simultaneously. The room-sized modules we produce are pre-tested and pre-inspected, eliminating delays waiting for inspectors or for new subcontractors to arrive. Once modules are assembled and clad, only final municipal inspection is necessary. The modules are small enough to navigate narrow Massachusetts streets and do double-duty as shipping containers for cabinetry and appliances. Our real opportunity is democratizing access. Small developers and ambitious landowners building ADUs now get the same top-class team that only large developers could afford. We think about building a few hundred thousand square feet per year at the factory, and every customer gets those benefits. Eventually, we want to bring design, building, and financing together. Customers provide the land. That's how we build more housing in urban infill markets.