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DFW Garage Apartments is not a directory or a lead-gen site. It's a service built by 6th Ave Homes — Fort Worth's award-winning design-build company — to give homeowners one clear, trusted path to building a garage apartment in DFW.
We Started on 6th Avenue. We Grew Across DFW.
In 2016, Jimmy Williams and Jamey Ice started flipping historic homes in Fort Worth's Fairmount neighborhood — one house at a time, learning by doing. Jimmy came from a construction background (his family built homes from the ground up; he laid bricks as a teenager before serving as a Fort Worth police officer). Jamey brought the vision, the marketing, and the entrepreneur's belief that the whole home-buying-and-building experience could be done better.
They built 6th Ave Homes into a one-stop shop: buying, selling, design, and construction. The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce named them Emerging Small Business of the Year — then Overall Small Business of the Year. Their team grew. Their reputation grew. And they kept getting the same call.
Homeowners who wanted to add a garage apartment or ADU — but didn't know where to start, who to trust, or how to navigate the permit process. We already had the design team, the construction team, and the local expertise. DFW Garage Apartments was the natural next step.
Jimmy Williams & Jamey Ice — Co-Founders, 6th Ave Homes
Meet Jimmy & Jamey
Jimmy Williams
Co-Founder
Jimmy grew up around construction — laying bricks as a teenager and helping his father build properties from the ground up. Before co-founding 6th Ave Homes, he served as a Fort Worth police officer, developing the discipline and integrity that still define how the company operates. Jimmy and his wife Waverlee, with sons James and Hunter, call the Near Southside of Fort Worth home.
Jamey Ice
Co-Founder & Marketing Director
Fort Worth native, serial entrepreneur, and Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year (Overall). Jamey co-developed The 4Eleven — a 20,000 sq ft mixed-use warehouse on South Main — and is the lead guitar player for country/rock band Green River Ordinance, whose debut hit #1 on the Billboard Folk Charts. His passion is making Fort Worth a more vibrant place to live.
The People Who Actually Build Your Project
Lauren Bernhard Staats — Construction Director
Fort Worth native with a background in historic remodels and urban infill development. Lauren manages every construction project from permit pull to final walkthrough — she knows every subcontractor, every city inspector, every step of the process.
Kayla East — Principal Designer
Interior Design degree + Architecture minor from Texas Tech. Kayla leads every design engagement, working directly with homeowners to create garage apartments that actually feel like a home — not a conversion afterthought.
Our Construction Crews
We work with the same trusted subcontractors — plumbers, electricians, framers — on every project. No random subs from a list. People we've worked with for years who know our standards.
What Makes Us Different
One team from start to finish
Design, permits, and construction under one roof — no handoffs, no finger-pointing. You have one point of contact from first conversation to final walkthrough.
Design-first, not an afterthought
Our in-house design team (led by Kayla East, Texas Tech Interior Design) designs every project. Spaces with soul, not cookie-cutter boxes.
Construction built on transparency
We work cost-plus. You see exactly what we spend — materials, labor, subs — plus our overhead and profit. No hidden markups, no surprises.
Deep Fort Worth and DFW roots
We started on 6th Avenue in the Fairmount neighborhood and grew to serve homeowners across DFW. We know these neighborhoods, these permit offices, and these zoning rules.
Fort Worth Chamber Small Business of the Year
6th Ave Homes was named both Emerging Small Business of the Year and Overall Small Business of the Year by the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce.
We've done this before
Garage conversions, above-garage apartments, detached ADUs — we've built them all across Fort Worth, Dallas, Arlington, Mansfield, Burleson, Aledo, Denton, and more.
Your Property. Your Investment. Done Right.
Building a garage apartment in Dallas–Fort Worth is more complex than most people expect. Every city — Fort Worth, Dallas, Arlington, Mansfield, Burleson, Aledo, Denton, Southlake — has its own zoning rules, permit processes, and inspection requirements.
We've navigated this process dozens of times, across every major DFW city. We know which permit offices move fast and which take longer. We know which zoning districts allow ADUs by-right and which require a hearing. We know how to design a garage apartment that passes inspection, delights tenants, and holds its value.
That expertise lives in one team — available to you from the first conversation.
