RIVET BUILDERS
Real estate developers · New York and New Jersey

We design and build. Residential and commercial, big and small.

A Manhattan townhouse, a Brooklyn storefront, a New Jersey retail build. We acquire with our own capital, draw it ourselves, build it with our own licensed contractor and deliver it finished.

What we do

Four things, all under one roof. We are the buyer, the designer, the builder and the owner, so there is one number and one name on every project.

01   Acquire

We buy houses, buildings and lots

Direct from owners, all cash, exactly as they stand. Townhouses, mixed-use, storefronts, development lots, in New York City and central New Jersey.

02   Design

We draw it ourselves

Measured survey, options, approved concept, full construction set, custom joinery and lighting packages. Residential interiors and commercial fit-outs.

03   Build

We build with our own licensed GC

Gut renovations, enlargements, storefronts and ground-up work, with a project financial report reconciled to receipts at the end.

04   Own or sell

One project, one entity, one exit

Every project sits in its own single-purpose company with its own budget, financing and sale or lease. Investors join a project, not a fund.

Now buying

Manhattan townhouses within a ten-minute walk of Central Park.

Our current acquisition campaign. We screen every townhouse block between 59th and 110th for width, lot depth, zoning headroom and landmark status, then write to the owners of the houses that pass. If you received a letter from David, your house is one of them.

18.5 ft
Minimum width
10 min
Walk to the park
48 hrs
Walkthrough to written offer
How a sale to us works →
What we promise a seller
01All cash, no financing contingency, proof of funds to your attorney
02The property exactly as it stands: no repairs, no clean-out, no showings
03Written offer within 48 hours of one walkthrough; the number we offer is the number we close at
04Closing on your calendar, and no commission on your side
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Where we work

New York City and central New Jersey.

We work where we can be on site the same day. That means the five boroughs, with Manhattan and Brooklyn first, and the Monmouth and Middlesex County corridor in New Jersey.

New York
Manhattan townhouses
Brooklyn storefronts and mixed-use
Residential interiors
Commercial fit-outs
New Jersey
Retail and licensed retail build-outs
Medical and professional space
Small residential development
Custom joinery and millwork
Work

Designed, built, opened.

All projects →
Living-wall feature panels, licensed retail store, Matawan NJ
Commercial · Licensed retail store, Matawan NJ. Custom joinery designed by us and fabricated to our drawings. Opened 2024.
Illuminated display cases in fabrication
Commercial · Display cases in fabrication, Matawan.
Approved design concept, salon retail floor, Brooklyn
Commercial · Salon, 2905 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn. Approved design; still in business.
Approved design concept, private residence living room
Residential · Private residence, New York. Approved design; completed.
Approved design concept, optical store sales floor, Brooklyn
Commercial · Optical store, 2907 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn. Approved design; completed.
For investors

Invest in a project, not a fund.

Each project is bought, built and sold or leased inside its own single-purpose company, with its own budget, its own loan and its own exit. You see the property, the numbers and the drawings before you commit, and monthly reports reconciled to receipts after.

The townhouse program is the largest of these today: buy a wide, unrenovated house near the park below finished value, add floors where zoning allows, sell to an end user who wants new construction on a historic block.

How we work with investors
The team

One principal, and the specialists each project requires.

Principal
David Weissman. Has built and sold companies; leads every project personally.
Architect
New York City, including historic districts.
General contractor
Licensed and insured in New York and New Jersey.
Real estate attorney
Contracts, title and closing.
Brokers
Walkthroughs, offers and the resale.
Capital
Equity per project plus a bank construction facility once permits are issued.
Meet the team →

Have a property to sell, or a project to fund? Talk to David directly.

Leave a number and he will call you within one business day. Your number goes to him and nobody else.