Snyder Langston

What Snyder Langston does

Snyder Langston is a privately held, full-service general contractor and construction manager founded in 1959 and headquartered in Irvine, California, with a secondary office in El Segundo serving Los Angeles County. The firm delivers ground-up construction, design-build, preconstruction, tenant improvement, and construction management services across at least fifteen market sectors, with healthcare, science & technology, senior living, studios & entertainment, and commercial/mixed-use as its primary verticals. Its core technical capabilities include OSHPD-compliant healthcare construction, clean room and laboratory facilities, large-scale sound stages and entertainment venues, tenant improvements in occupied buildings, and value engineering — evidenced by project credits such as the 545,500 s.f. Manhattan Beach Studios campus, a 323,000 s.f. Western Digital lab and data center build-out, the 227,000 s.f. Kia Motors North America headquarters, and OSHPD-3 cancer treatment facilities for Hoag Health.

The company operates dedicated service lines including Optym (tenant improvements and special projects) and SL Residential (residential and senior living), and runs a formalized Subcontractor and Supplier Diversity Program under an 'Include One' mandate, with prequalification managed through the SmartBidNet platform. Snyder Langston generates revenue through project-based contracts structured as lump-sum, cost-plus, or construction management at-risk arrangements, sourced exclusively through direct business development, RFP responses, referrals, and competitive bidding across Orange and Los Angeles Counties. Customer concentration sits with large enterprise owners and developers across healthcare systems, automotive OEMs, entertainment studios, and technology firms, with no public pricing tiers, no software or API products, and no disclosed revenue figures.

Name

Snyder Langston

Legal name

Snyder Langston

Website

https://snyderlangston.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Snyder Langston is a privately held Southern California general contractor founded in 1959, delivering ground-up, design-build, preconstruction, and tenant improvement services across healthcare, science & technology, senior living, studios, and commercial sectors for enterprise clients in Orange and Los Angeles Counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAB), Public Works General Contracting (IMAFAAAG)

Keywords

• General contracting services
• Construction management
• Commercial construction
• Healthcare construction
• Tenant improvements

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. General Contracting Services: Traditional general contracting services for construction projects across all market sectors. Revenue is generated through project-based fees with contracts typically structured as lump-sum, cost-plus, or construction management at-risk arrangements.
2. Construction Management: Construction management services providing preconstruction and construction phase oversight, typically fee-based engagements with clients engaging the firm for project management expertise throughout the development process.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Snyder Langston is a general contractor and construction manager providing project delivery services across healthcare, science & technology, senior living, studios & entertainment, commercial, mixed-use, automotive, residential, and tenant improvement market sectors in Southern California. Its offering spans preconstruction planning, design-build delivery, lump-sum and cost-plus general contracting, and construction management at-risk engagements for enterprise and institutional clients throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties.

Product overview

Snyder Langston is a Southern California general contractor founded in 1959, operating under the master builder philosophy. The company offers comprehensive construction services across diverse market sectors including healthcare, science & technology, tenant improvements (Optym brand), residential/senior living, studios & entertainment, and commercial/mixed-use development. Their service portfolio includes preconstruction planning, design-build delivery, and general contracting. The company operates primarily in Orange and Los Angeles Counties with offices in Irvine and El Segundo. Snyder Langston's approach emphasizes being a Trusted Advisor to clients from early project stages through completion, with a focus on community involvement and developing home-grown leadership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Optym: A service line of Snyder Langston focused on tenant improvements and special projects, including TI & Renovation work
• SL Residential

Products and services

• General Contracting Services Lump-sum and cost-plus general contracting for ground-up, renovation, and tenant improvement projects delivered across the firm's market sectors in Southern California.
• Construction Management Preconstruction and construction phase management oversight for owners, typically structured as fee-based or construction management at-risk engagements.
• Preconstruction Services Pre-construction planning including design assistance, value engineering, budgeting, and scheduling to align project scope and cost before construction begins.
• Design-Build Services Integrated design-build project delivery combining architectural design and construction under a single contract, used on projects such as the Hoag Health Center.
• Optym Tenant Improvement & Renovation Services Optym is Snyder Langston's dedicated service line for commercial tenant improvements, special projects, and renovations of office, retail, and occupied buildings across Southern California.
• SL Residential Construction Services SL Residential is Snyder Langston's residential construction division providing general contracting for multi-family housing and senior living communities across Southern California.

Quantifiable outcome

• $2.5 million in value engineering savings on Fox Studios Building 104 project
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SmartBidNetsupportingTechnology or IntegrationSnyder Langston utilizes SmartBidNet platform for subcontractor prequalification, managing safety, financial, and technical capability assessments for trade partners seeking to work on company projects. The system stores self-certification information and supports the diversity program's prequalification process.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Turner Construction Company: One of the largest U.S. commercial GCs with extensive SoCal operations across healthcare, entertainment, and commercial office. Comparable in commercial project types and enterprise client base, with much greater scale.
• Skanska USA: Global construction firm with major U.S. operations including healthcare, commercial, and civil infrastructure. Comparable in healthcare and large commercial GC work, broader geographic and service scope.
• Clark Construction Group: Large national GC with significant West Coast presence in commercial, healthcare, and institutional projects. Comparable in enterprise client mix and complex-project execution, much larger scale and geographic diversification.
• McCarthy Building Companies: Large national GC with strong healthcare, laboratory, and higher-education practices and active California operations. Comparable in healthcare and complex-project expertise, broader geographic footprint.
• DPR Construction: National GC with deep healthcare, life sciences, and advanced technology practices, including significant SoCal presence. Comparable in target verticals (especially clean rooms, labs, healthcare) but operates at substantially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company: California-based general contractor focused on commercial, healthcare, and institutional construction. Closely comparable in geographic concentration, project mix, and mid-to-large enterprise client base.
• Oltmans Construction Co. Southern California-based commercial GC specializing in industrial, office, retail, and healthcare builds. Closely comparable in regional concentration, project mix, and mid-market commercial GC positioning.
• Kitchell Contractors: California-based GC with strong healthcare and senior-living practices. Comparable in OSHPD-regulated healthcare construction and senior-living vertical focus, operating in similar Western U.S. markets.
• Swinerton: California-headquartered general contractor with comparable commercial, healthcare, and tenant improvement practices across the West Coast. Highly relevant peer given overlapping SoCal footprint and multi-sector commercial GC business model.
• Webcor: San Francisco-headquartered commercial GC with significant Southern California presence, building commercial, residential, and healthcare projects. Directly comparable in commercial GC scope and California-centric operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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