Castle Homes

“Every Home Should be a Castle”

Alan Looney is the founder & president of Castle Homes and has a well-established reputation based on more than 30 years of building excellence.

Looney's achievements have been accomplished as he intertwines his industrial engineering background and cost analysis experience to create a synergy of impeccable detail and quality for Castle Homes' custom building and neighborhood developments.

Named Southern Living magazine’s 2012 Custom Builder of the Year for his work producing the Nashville Southern Living Showcase Home, this honor helped land Castle Homes the prestigious build of the nation’s only 2013 Southern Living Idea House at Fontanel in Nashville – the magazine’s most ambitious build to date. Other accolades include the Southern Living Cornerstone Award for Outstanding Leadership in 2014, and Music City's 2014 Best Custom Home Builder.  Most recently, Castle Homes was honored to help partner with the Nashville Symphony to build and host the Nashville Symphony Showhouse Event in 2015, which provided valuable support for the Nashville Symphony's ongoing work throughout Middle Tennessee.

Castle Homes previously earned top honors for the home building industry's Parade of Homes "People's Choice - Best of Show."  Looney also received a preservation award by the Metro Historical Commission and was the Custom Home Builder winner for the "2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, & 2014 - Tennessean - Toast of Music City Awards.  In addition, Castle Homes has earned the Best of Houzz in Design in each year since 2019 and a Regional Design winner for Wolf Subzero Kitchen Cove Design.  

Unique to the industry, the design-build process of Castle Homes successfully implements meticulous pre-construction planning, comprehensive budgeting, combined with the latest in client interfacing web technology to produce master craftsman, heirloom quality homes. 

Guaranteed price, heirloom quality craftsmanship and proven customer satisfaction have helped distinguish Castle Homes as the premier builder for luxurious and elegant custom homes throughout Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Unique to the area, the Castle Homes’ management of the custom building process ensures the client an agreed upon price before construction begins. Industry leaders, Castle Homes takes the process to a whole new level weaving into their classic homes healthy, green living elements which reflect the clients’ needs and style of life.

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