What Commodore Builders does

Commodore Builders is a privately held construction management firm headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Boston, Massachusetts and Brentwood, Tennessee. Founded in 2002, the company provides preconstruction, construction, and post-construction management services as a general contractor and construction manager for projects across eight primary market sectors: life sciences, healthcare, higher education, commercial real estate, hospitality, retail, public/municipal, and historic preservation. The firm serves institutional and enterprise clients including Harvard University, Tufts University, Boston University, Northeastern University, Mayo Clinic, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Cambridge Health Alliance, Takeda, CRISPR Therapeutics, BXP (Boston Properties), Capital One, Santander, and Four Seasons Hotel Boston, executing work that ranges from cGMP cell therapy manufacturing facilities and Class A office developments to K-12 schools, healthcare renovations, and adaptive reuse of historic buildings.

The firm's underlying technology stack centers on Building Information Modeling (BIM) for coordinating complex building systems, traffic routes, and construction logistics on technically demanding projects. Commodore has built differentiated delivery capability in sustainable construction methods, notably completing the first Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) commercial building in Boston (69 A Street, 21,000 SF of CLT) and the first Passive House dormitory in Massachusetts (Wheaton College Pine Hall, 70% more energy-efficient than state code). These capabilities, combined with LEED-certified project delivery, position the firm for institutional and public-sector RFPs where green-building credentials are increasingly required.

Commercially, Commodore Builders operates on a project-based professional services revenue model with quote-based, non-publicly-disclosed pricing. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales through direct relationships with property owners, developers, institutions, and government entities, supplemented by referral-driven flow from a long-standing partner network of regional architecture firms (Elkus Manfredi, Margulies Perruzzi, BH+A, Perkins&Will, Cannon Design, Flansburgh) and owner representatives. The firm is independently owned with no parent company or institutional investors identified, and revenue figures are not disclosed.

Name

Commodore Builders

Legal name

Commodore Builders LLC

Website

https://commodorebuilders.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Commodore Builders is a privately held construction management firm founded in 2002, headquartered in Newton, MA, serving institutional and enterprise clients across life sciences, healthcare, higher education, commercial real estate, hospitality, and public sectors in the Northeast and Tennessee.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Management Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220)

SIC

Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• Construction management services
• Commercial construction
• Life sciences facilities
• Healthcare construction
• Historic preservation construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Waltham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Construction Management Services: General construction management and general contracting services for commercial, institutional, healthcare, life sciences, residential, hospitality, retail, and public/municipal building projects. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts including new construction, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Commodore Builders is a construction management firm that provides full-service preconstruction, construction, and post-construction services across multiple market sectors. The company serves clients in Life Sciences, Healthcare, Commercial, Institutional, Residential & Hotel, Retail and Hospitality, Historic Preservation, and Public & Municipal markets. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, the firm delivers ground-up construction, renovations, and complex occupied-space projects.

Product overview

Commodore Builders is a construction management firm that provides comprehensive construction services across diverse market segments including Life Sciences, Healthcare, Commercial, Institutional, Residential & Hotel, Retail and Hospitality, Historic Preservation, and Public & Municipal sectors. The company delivers projects ranging from new construction of Class A office buildings and biomanufacturing facilities to renovation of historic buildings, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions. Their core offering is construction management services with expertise in complex, multi-stakeholder projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Management Services Full-service construction management covering preconstruction planning, construction execution, and post-construction closeout for owners, developers, institutions, and public entities across multiple market sectors.
• Preconstruction Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 21 years of operating history with consistent delivery of complex projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BH+AcoreOthersArchitecture firm for 333 Summer Street Boston commercial adaptive reuse project. BH+A designed the adaptive repurposing of the 8-story 1911 Fort Point Channel Historic District building.
• SGAcoreOthersArchitecture firm for RMD Inc. Retail Marketplace Development project at 1265 Main Street, Waltham - 255,000 SF mixed-use development reviving the former Polaroid Campus site.
• Elkus Manfredi ArchitectscoreOthersArchitecture firm for BXP 10 CityPoint (450,000 SF office building and parking garage) and 20 CityPoint projects in Waltham.
• HerevaminorOthersOwner representative for 333 Summer Street Boston project.
• Margulies Perruzzi ArchitectscoreOthersArchitecture firm for 69 A Street commercial renovation (first CLT building in Boston) and Hobbs Brook 275 Wyman Street Development.
• Arrowstreet ArchitectscoreOthersArchitecture firm for Conservatory Lab Charter School new academic building in Dorchester.
• Studio G ArchitectscoreOthersArchitecture firm for Match Community Day Charter School new elementary school in Hyde Park.
• LDA ArchitectcoreOthersArchitecture firm for Department of Conservation & Recreation North Point Maintenance Facility in Cambridge.
• Flansburgh ArchitectscoreOthersArchitecture firm for City of Malden New Police Headquarters project.
• Schwartz/Silver ArchitectscoreOthersArchitecture firm for Newton Fire Headquarters & Station #3 project.
• Perkins Eastman ArchitectscoreOthersArchitecture firm for Hebrew Senior Life Orchard Cove project in Canton.
• Cannon DesigncoreOthersArchitecture firm for Lasell University Science & Technology Center in Newton.
• MDS ArchitectscoreOthersArchitecture firm for Wheaton College Diana Davis Spencer Discovery Center renovation.
• Perkins & WillcoreOthersArchitecture firm for Boston University Walter Brown Arena locker room renovations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Suffolk Construction: Boston-headquartered national construction management firm with deep presence in life sciences, healthcare, higher education, and commercial sectors across the Northeast. Directly comparable to Commodore in target verticals, geographic footprint, and project delivery model.
• Consigli Construction: Massachusetts-based construction management firm operating across higher education, healthcare, life sciences, and commercial real estate in the Northeast. Closely comparable to Commodore in sector mix and regional concentration.
• Shawmut Design and Construction: Boston-based national construction management firm serving commercial, healthcare, education, and hospitality clients. Comparable to Commodore in target market sectors, project complexity, and Boston headquarters.

Broad incumbents

• Turner Construction Company: Largest domestic construction manager in the US with national reach across healthcare, education, commercial, and life sciences verticals. Competes with Commodore on larger institutional projects where scale and self-perform capability matter.
• Skanska USA: Global construction and development firm with major US operations including Boston. Competes for large-scale commercial, healthcare, and institutional projects across the same Northeast geography as Commodore.
• Gilbane Building Company: Major family-owned construction manager with strong Northeast presence and deep higher education, healthcare, and life sciences portfolios. Comparable to Commodore in sector mix and family/private ownership profile.
• AECOM (Tishman Construction): Global infrastructure and construction services firm operating major commercial, healthcare, and institutional projects. Competes with Commodore for the same enterprise clients on large-scale builds.

Regional players

• BOND Brothers: Massachusetts-based construction management and civil contracting firm with strong higher education and institutional client base in the Northeast. Comparable to Commodore in regional focus and target sectors.
• Windover Construction: Beverly, MA-based construction management firm serving life sciences, healthcare, higher education, and commercial clients in New England. Comparable in scale, geography, and sector specialization.
• Lee Kennedy Company: Boston-based construction manager with a long-standing New England presence in commercial, healthcare, institutional, and adaptive reuse projects. Comparable to Commodore in regional focus and historic preservation expertise.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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