What Millis Development & Construction does

Millis Development & Construction is a privately held, family-owned commercial construction company founded in 1980 by Jason Millis in Missouri City, Texas, that specializes in landscape-architecture-led projects for public and private clients. Its core services span parks construction, recreation and amenity centers, pedestrian and infrastructure bridges, hardscapes, fountains, and public plazas, supported by an in-depth pre-construction planning process developed over the company's 45-year history. Project work is executed under fixed-price or cost-plus contracts on a per-project basis, drawing on a multi-office Texas footprint in Houston (Missouri City), Dallas-Fort Worth (McKinney), and Austin/San Antonio, and an equipment arm, Millis Equipment (created 2005), which provides dirt work capability.

The company serves two primary customer verticals: government and municipal entities — including the City of Sugar Land, City of Houston, Missouri City, Harris County Flood Control District, The Woodlands Township, and the Texas Department of Transportation — and master-planned community and residential developers such as Toll Brothers, Johnson Development, Taylor Morrison, Meritage Homes, KB Home, Bridgeland, and D.R. Horton. Landscape architecture firms act as lead consultants on its projects, and Millis captures work through that referral channel alongside direct sales to project owners. Leadership is multi-generational: founder Jason Millis (University of Houston), CEO Chad Millis (University of Texas at Austin, joined 2003), COO Daniel Jensen (Ithaca College, joined 2022), CFO Chad Creel (Texas Tech University, joined 2025), Chief Growth Officer Julie Rastegar (Texas A&M University, joined 2006), and Safety Director Chris Scott (University of Texas at Arlington CSHO program) — supported by a dedicated Business Development Manager hired in 2024.

Millis Development & Construction generates revenue under project-based commercial construction contracts with no public pricing or subscription model; revenue figures are not disclosed. Distribution runs through direct enterprise sales to governments, municipalities, and master-planned developers, and through referral relationships with landscape-architect-led project teams. The firm has won First Place in the Specialty Division of the AGC Construction Safety Excellence Awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025, giving it a defensible safety brand in the Texas construction market, though it has no external institutional investors, funding rounds, patents, or disclosed technology platform.

Name

Millis Development & Construction

Legal name

Millis Development & Construction

Website

https://millisdevelopment.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Millis Development & Construction is a Texas-based, family-owned commercial contractor founded in 1980 that builds parks, recreation centers, bridges, hardscapes, and public plazas for municipal clients and master-planned community developers, operating from offices in Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Austin/San Antonio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (23731)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Commercial construction services
• Landscape architecture construction
• Parks and recreation construction
• Hardscape installation services
• Municipal infrastructure construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Missouri City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Project-based construction services for commercial projects including parks, recreation centers, bridges, hardscapes, and landscape projects. Revenue is generated through fixed-price or cost-plus contracts on a per-project basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Millis Development & Construction provides project-based commercial construction services for landscape-architecture-led projects, including parks, recreation centers, bridges, hardscapes, fountains, and public spaces. Services are delivered alongside pre-construction planning and full project management for government entities, master-planned community developers, and landscape architecture firms across Texas.

Product overview

Millis Development & Construction is a family-owned commercial construction company (founded 1980) that specializes in large-scale parks, recreation centers, bridges, hardscapes, and landscape projects where landscape architects serve as lead consultants. The company operates as a unified service offering rather than a platform architecture, providing integrated pre-construction planning, construction services, and project management. Their core services span Parks Construction, Recreation Centers Construction, Bridges Construction, and Hardscape & Fountains installation, all unified under their specialized approach to landscape architecture-led community projects. The company maintains offices in Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio, Texas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Parks Construction Large-scale park construction services including design implementation, landscape integration, and active community framework development for municipalities and master-planned community developers in Texas.
• Recreation Centers Construction Construction of recreation centers including amenity centers, pool buildings, and community gathering facilities for municipal and developer clients.
• Bridges Construction Construction of pedestrian bridges and infrastructure bridges supporting active communities for municipal and developer clients.
• Hardscape & Fountains Installation Installation of hardscape elements including public plazas, cabanas, entry features, and water fountains as part of landscape architecture projects.
• Pre-Construction Planning Services In-depth pre-construction planning process developed throughout the company's history to identify potential issues early and save clients time and money.
• Project Management Services Comprehensive project management including cost control, schedule management, and open communication from conception to completion for commercial construction clients.

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SpawGlass: Texas-based commercial and civil contractor with multiple regional offices (Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas); competes for similar municipal and developer-led projects across the same Texas metros Millis serves.
• Beck Group: Texas-headquartered design-build firm integrating architecture and construction; comparable Texas footprint and ability to deliver design-driven commercial and community projects.
• Tellepsen: Houston-based, family-influenced commercial general contractor with similar Texas footprint and customer base (municipalities, developers); directly comparable in scale and market to Millis's Houston-centric operations.
• D.E. Harvey Builders: Houston-based specialty commercial contractor serving public and private clients in Texas; comparable regional footprint and project types (parks, civic, and developer-driven construction) to Millis.
• Hill & Wilkinson: Texas commercial contractor with offices in Dallas, Austin, Houston, and San Antonio; comparable multi-office Texas presence serving commercial, civic, and developer clients.
• Linbeck Group: Texas-based, family-influenced construction and facilities services firm with deep public-sector and institutional client base; comparable as a Texas specialty contractor serving civic/community projects.

Broad incumbents

• Austin Industries: Large Texas-based construction services company with civil, mechanical, and building capabilities; competes for similar public infrastructure work in Texas but at materially larger scale.
• Manhattan Construction Company: Larger Oklahoma/Texas-headquartered contractor with broad capabilities across civic, sports, and commercial construction; overlaps with Millis on public-sector and community amenity projects but at greater scale and breadth.
• McCarthy Building Companies: Large national contractor with strong Texas presence on civic, parks, and institutional projects; represents a larger-scale incumbent that occasionally competes for the same municipal and developer-led work as Millis.
• BrightView Landscapes: Largest U.S. commercial landscape services company with Texas operations covering landscape construction and maintenance; adjacent rather than direct, as it focuses on broader landscape services rather than Millis's specialty amenity/bridge construction.

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

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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