Daniell Burton (far right) is a project manager at Taylor Burton Company as are his younger brothers Zach (second from right) and Reilly (third from left). Their dad Taylor Burton (fourth from right) started the company, and they are pictured with the rest of the Taylor Burton Company team. construction business debuts a new Southbend home on this year’s Parade of Homes.
By Madoline Markham Koonce
Daniell Burton grew up around construction job sites. His dad builds homes. His grandfather built homes. His two brothers now build homes. You could say the residential construction business is almost genetic for him, but it’s deeply tied to passion too. “With a custom home, you can build something different based on the land or based on people with different tastes and what they want,” he says. “It’s fun putting all of that together, and it keeps things interesting day to day.”
Now Burton is a third generation to not only be involved with the Parade of Homes (he’ll be the chair of next year’s event) but also to showcase a home on it this year. During the weekends of April 24-26 and May 1-3 (see sidebar on page 16 for more event details), anyone in Birmingham can tour the new home built by Burton’s family’s business, Taylor Burton Company, at 3304 Southbend Circle in Vestavia Hills, along with dozens of other new homes in the Birmingham area on the Parade.
Burton encourages anyone interested to check out a home or two near them on the tour. For him, one of the best parts of the Parade experience is hanging out in their Parade home during the event and answering any questions visitors have about countertops, paint colors, square footage and anything else they’d like to know. “It’s a cool two weekends for people to go out and look and see the latest greatest thing [in residential construction],” he says.
New this year, the Parade organizers are also hosting a Home Building and Remodeling Expo May 8-9 at Vestavia Hills Civic Center where anyone in the area can talk with experts about building, remodeling, landscaping and more.
It’s fitting that the Taylor Burton home in this year’s Parade is in Southbend—a neighborhood off Rocky Ridge Road with about 45 homes—since Taylor Burton, the company Burton’s dad Taylor started in 1986, first developed several years ago. They have built several custom-designed homes a year in Southbend, and now 3304 is completed on one of the last remaining lots.
Since the Parade home is a spec house, the Taylor Burton team likes to go all out to select new and interesting materials throughout the home to showcase, and that’s just what you’ll find throughout the four bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms and 4,523 square feet inside their Southbend home. “Nearly every aspect of the home involved tailored design and craftsmanship that we thoroughly enjoy,” Burton says.
The exterior of the home, which will be listed for $1,350,000, features a classic white painted brick paired with Hardie siding and complemented by cedar accents that give the house warmth and architectural character. As guests enter the front door, a vaulted, coffered ceiling creates a dramatic focal point paired with a custom iron handrail.
Visitors will also find thoughtful interior selections throughout the home, from the Brava Blue polished quartzite in the kitchen to the wide plank white oak floors throughout the home, all selected by interior designer Honey Miller.
The main level features not one but two bedrooms, along with a spacious kitchen (which comes with a private bar area and a walk-in pantry!) that opens seamlessly to the living room and a casual dining nook. Off the entry, a flex room can serve as either a formal dining room or a home office, and at the back of the home a large porch with a grilling deck is an ideal spot for outdoor living.
Back in the primary suite, a concealed door connects the master closet and bathroom directly to the laundry room. Upstairs, two additional bedrooms share a bathroom and a loft area, and on the lower level a sizable unfinished basement, lower outdoor living are, and two-car garage round out the home’s space.
Although Burton spoke with us about this home, he’s quick to note that his youngest (fitting, since the home design’s name is also The Reilly). All three brothers, including their middle brother Zach, grew up on the cleanup crew for houses Taylor Burton Company built, but now one by one they’ve come on board to serve as project managers for the company after graduating college. And now there’s no telling how many more homes around Birmingham will continue to have the Burton family imprint for generations to come.
Preview More Parade of Homes for 2026
For a full, up-to-date list of homes on the Parade, visit birminghamparadeofhomes.com.
Forest Ridge
1584 Forest Ridge Road
Homewood, AL 35226
4 bedrooms / 4.5 bathrooms / 3,452 square feet
Built by KD Custom Homes
The Bray at Liberty Park
3607 Brayfield Lane
Vestavia Hills, AL 35242
5 bedrooms / 4.5 bathrooms / 3,392 square feet
Built by Harris Doyle Homes
The Heritage / Lake Martin
14 Heritage Point North
Alexander City, AL 35010
6 bedrooms / 5.5 bathrooms / 5,286 square feet
Built by Mathews Development Company, LLC
Parade of Homes
Visit participating Parade residences
(see all addresses on birminghamparadeofhomes.com):
April 24-26 & May 1-3
Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sundays, noon-6 p.m.
Home Building and Remodeling Expo
Vestavia Hills Civic Center
May 8-9
Friday noon-6 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
