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Copper Leaf Development is a Wellesley, MA builder. Its website says it builds high-performance luxury homes and does whole-home transformations, including renovations and additions, in Wellesley and surrounding towns, and states 17 years in business. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor license, 174485, is active on the state registry. In a 2025 review, a customer working with it for the second time wrote that it did a major renovation and addition of a different home, remodeling the interior and exterior and almost doubling the original footprint of the house. A 2025 bostonmagazine.com article described a cedar-shingle house brightened up and expanded in collaboration with DNA Architecture and Copper Leaf Development. On a 2023 page on modern-matter.com, the writers said they worked with the builder Copper Leaf Development and DNA Architecture on a plan that included a new vaulted beamed ceiling in one of the bathrooms. In a 2024 review, a customer moving from Chicago wrote that they wanted a not-too-big, energy-efficient house and that David and his team delivered all of their requests on time. In a 2022 review, a customer wrote that the project was completed within a week of a date agreed 16 months ahead. In a 2020 review, a customer wrote that Dustin Nolan, the architect who works with David, designed an outdoor kitchen to mirror the look of the house. In a 2017 review, a customer wrote that David Silverstein and his team built their house on time and within budget, with any overages being their elective upgrades, and that punch list items after move-in were attended to with urgency.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Copper Leaf Development. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Estimated range
$23,000 – $35,000
Typical remodeling project around $29,000
“Builder Copper Leaf Development Cabinetmaker Reynolds Custom Woodworks”
“After brightening up and expanding the cedar-shingle house in collaboration with DNA Architecture and Copper Leaf Development”
“Builder Copper Leaf Development”
“We worked with the builder Copper Leaf Development and DNA Architecture to develop a plan that included adding a new vaulted beamed ceiling in one of the bathrooms”
An ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING EXPERIENCE working with David and everyone at Copper Leaf Development! David, Peter and the entire team are true professionals, bringing integrity, deep experience, and well-established relationships with subcontractors to every aspect of the project. Their approach is thoughtful and personal—they treat each project as if they were building a home for their own family. David, Peter and the Team are extremely conscientious, dedicated, and fully committed to delivering not only an exceptional product, but an exceptional experience! Their attention to detail and follow-through provided us complete confidence from start to finish. We genuinely miss the day-to-day collaboration and already looking forward to working with David again in the future. We enthusiastically recommend Copper Leaf Development!
Second time working with Copper Leaf Development. We were impressed the first time by the build quality and attention to detail, not to mention the integrity of the builder, we decided to use CLD for a major renovation and addition of a different home. The project was complex, encompassing everything from remodeling the interior and exterior, almost doubling the original footprint of the house with an architecturally accurate and detailed addition. CLD was always on time, uses excellent subcontractors who do quality work, and after two years of a very complex project, we could not be happier with the amazing quality and beauty of our home. CLD stands by their work, which is a quality not easily found in today's building industry. I cannot recommend David S and Copper Leaf Development enough. Reasonably priced, conscientious work and a team that cares. Priceless.
Nothing but good things to say about David (Sensitive Information Hidden) and Copper Leaf Development. We were moving from Chicago, so we placed our trust in David, since we could not see the progress often, in person. We wanted a not-too-big, energy-efficient house for two empty nesters with a finite budget. David and his team delivered all of our requests and delivered on time. The architect, Dustin (Sensitive Information Hidden), delivered great, practical design at a fair price. The attorney David recommended, David (Sensitive Information Hidden), expedited the permitting. The project manager, Anderson (Sensitive Information Hidden), is very knowledgeable and has the patience of a saint. We would recommend Copper Leaf to anyone building in the area!
From the moment we walked through one of Copper Leaf Development’s homes, we knew that David Silverstein was the builder for us. The exceptional quality of work and design is evident throughout his homes. David is personable, humble and dedicated to providing superior service. The entire Copper Leaf team made our homebuilding process a positive experience. Copper Leaf’s general contractor, Anderson, was attentive and always with a smile on his face, whatever our ask. We also worked closely with Copper Leaf’s designer, who helped make the interior design process fun and exciting, while creating a beautiful and cohesive space. David and his team worked diligently to stay on schedule, despite supply chain issues. We were able to close as projected, and the entire team has remained responsive throughout our first year in the home. We are beyond grateful to David and his entire team of experts for creating our dream home, while also being a pleasure to work with.
If you ever have the opportunity to build or buy a home from Copper Leaf, do it! Having lived in our home for over a year and a half, I can say confidently that the entire experience has been incredible. The building process was wonderful. The team worked very hard. They were on schedule. Their skill and craftsmanship is unmatched. They went above and beyond for us as we were moving to Wellesley from out of state and didn’t get to visit throughout the process. We put a lot of trust into them and they exceeded our expectations and over delivered. David and his team truly care about the buyers’ experience. They make gorgeous homes that are so comfortable to live in. Our family absolutely loves living in our home and it suits our needs so very well. We are in our dream home but if we ever decided to move/build again, we’d want to make sure it was a Copper Leaf home. Thanks to the entire Copper Leaf team.
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2 changes recorded — last scanned Sep 26, 2026.
Full remodels4.6
Repeat clients across 5+ years4.4
Custom home building4.2