* * * WARNING: DO NOT HIRE * * * We signed a contract with Rodney Stephens, Owner of DesignWorks Development on March 27, 2024 and paid them $91,000+ to design and build a 2-story addition to our home, a simple patio enclosure. In April 2025, in the middle of construction, Rodney Stephens went silent. He ghosted us. We attempted to contact Rodney Stephens many times via phone, email, and text. We even stopped by his business several times and he failed to answer the door each time. He took our money. He went silent. As of July 2025, over one year and four months later, all we have to show for their efforts is a cement slab with a gas line and a PVC pipe for two electric outlets. On top of that, they did NOT pay their subcontractors for the work that they DID finish. We had to terminate the contract for cause due to non-disclosures, delays, and breaches of the terms of the contract. Rodney Stephens is not and has never been licensed to practice as an architect in the State of Colorado. RUN AWAY!! DO NOT WALK!!