What Southside does

Southside Constructors, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned general commercial contractor founded in 1999 and headquartered at 11319-D Granite Street, Charlotte, NC. The firm provides design-build, general contracting, construction management, and preconstruction estimating services, and has completed more than 300 commercial projects since inception across the Southeast United States, with individual project values ranging from $1 million to $93.5 million (the Myrtle Beach International Airport terminal expansion). Service delivery is sales-led and project-based: Southside acquires work through competitive bidding on public and private projects, direct engagement with property developers and business owners, and repeat business from established clients, with revenue recognized against project completion milestones.

The company operates across a broad sector footprint — industrial, automotive, aviation, child development, commercial, entertainment (including theme-park attractions such as Carowinds' Copperhead Strike and Fury 325), municipal, religious, restaurant, and amenity-center construction — making it a horizontal generalist within regional commercial construction. Core technology is conventional GC delivery (subcontractor management, estimating, scheduling) with no proprietary software or AI/ML components; the moat is built on 26 years of execution reputation, cross-sector experience, and relationships with anchors such as Carowinds, DHL, the City of Charlotte, K. Hovnanian, and McKenney-Salinas Honda.

Ownership and leadership are concentrated among founding-family members and long-tenured principals: Darryl Kellough is Executive Chairman, Randy Kies is Principal, Ed McLelland is CFO, with Daniel Kellough in a Safety Manager role and a small project-management bench. Headcount is reported at 11–50, consistent with a lean general-contractor model that relies on a large subcontractor base. There is no external institutional investment, no public listing, and no disclosed revenue figure; recognition includes ENR Top Contractors, NC 500 Fastest Growing Companies, NC Mid-Market Fast 40, ICF Builder Awards (Best Light Commercial), and Charlotte Business Journal Heavy Hitters Commercial Real Estate Awards.

Name

Southside

Legal name

Southside Constructors, Inc.

Website

https://southsideco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Southside Constructors is a Charlotte, NC-based, family-owned general commercial contractor providing design-build, general contracting, construction management, and estimating services across industrial, aviation, entertainment, automotive, municipal, religious, and other sectors throughout the Southeast United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA), Self-Performing General Contractors (IMAFAAAI), Public Works General Contracting (IMAFAAAG)

Keywords

• Commercial construction services
• Design-build construction
• General contracting
• Construction management
• Preconstruction estimating

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Construction Project Contracts: Southside generates revenue through one-time construction project contracts. Revenue is project-based, earned as construction progresses on awarded contracts. Projects range from $1 million to over $93 million, with revenue recognition tied to project completion milestones.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Southside Constructors is a general commercial contractor that delivers Design Build, General Contracting, Construction Management, and Estimating services across the Southeast United States. The firm manages projects from $1 million to over $93 million spanning ten+ sectors including industrial, automotive, aviation, entertainment, municipal, religious, restaurant, and amenity center construction, guiding each engagement from concept through completion via a hands-on team approach.

Product overview

Southside Constructors is a general commercial contractor offering a unified portfolio of construction services including Design Build, General Contracting, Construction Management, and Estimating. The company specializes across multiple sectors (Industrial, Automotive, Aviation, Child Development, Commercial, Entertainment, Municipal, Religious, Restaurants, and Amenity Centers), delivering projects from concept through completion. Services are delivered through a total team approach with emphasis on on-time, on-budget delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design Build Integrated project delivery service combining design and construction under a single contract, guiding projects from concept through completion for commercial clients in the Southeast.
• General Contracting Traditional construction management service where the contractor oversees all trade subcontractors and project execution for commercial owners.
• Construction Management Professional construction oversight service managing scheduling, budgeting, and coordination of all project stakeholders for commercial clients.
• Estimating Preconstruction cost estimation and budgeting service to help commercial clients understand project financial requirements before construction begins.
• Industrial Construction Specialized construction services for industrial facilities including warehouses, manufacturing plants, and distribution centers for commercial and industrial clients in the Southeast.
• Automotive Construction Construction and renovation services for automotive dealerships, service centers, and related retail facilities, including manufacturer brand-compliance builds.
• Aviation Construction Airport terminal, hangar, and aviation facility construction including projects at Myrtle Beach International Airport for aviation and government clients.
• Child Development Center Construction Construction of early childhood education facilities including preschools and after-school programs for child development operators.
• Commercial Construction General commercial construction services for office buildings, retail spaces, and business facilities serving property developers and commercial owners.
• Entertainment Construction Theme park attractions, roller coasters, water parks, and entertainment venue construction for amusement park and entertainment clients.
• Municipal Construction Government and public sector construction including fire stations, police stations, and city halls for municipal clients in the Southeast.
• Religious Facility Construction Church, temple, and religious institution construction and renovation services for religious organizations and nonprofits.
• Restaurant Construction Restaurant and food service facility construction including fine dining, fast casual, and themed restaurants for hospitality clients.
• Amenity Center Construction Residential community amenity facilities including clubhouses, pools, fitness centers, and recreational complexes for real estate developers and community operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 300 commercial projects completed since 1999
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Robins & Morton: Privately held general contractor headquartered in Birmingham, AL with strong Southeast presence. Operates across commercial, healthcare, aviation, and industrial sectors with design-build delivery — comparable regional GC competing for many of the same institutional and commercial owners.
• Brasfield & Gorrie: One of the largest privately held GCs in the Southeast US, headquartered in Birmingham, AL with a Charlotte office. Operates across commercial, healthcare, aviation, industrial, and entertainment sectors with design-build and general contracting services — directly comparable in geography, scale ceiling, and sector mix.
• RQ Construction: California-based mid-sized design-build GC specializing in commercial, aviation, military, and institutional projects. Comparable mid-market scale and design-build delivery model, though operating in a different geography.
• Holder Construction Company: Atlanta-based commercial construction firm providing design-build, construction management, and general contracting across aviation, entertainment, hospitality, and corporate markets. Comparable in core service offering and Southeast US presence, though typically operating at larger project scale.
• Choate Construction Company: Southeast US-based commercial general contractor headquartered in Atlanta with offices across the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Florida. Closest comparable peer — same regional focus, similar mid-market commercial GC profile, design-build and construction management services, and overlapping end markets including aviation, automotive, healthcare, and entertainment.
• BL Harbert International: Birmingham, AL-based commercial and industrial GC with international and US Southeast operations. Offers design-build, GC, and construction management across commercial, government, aviation, and entertainment sectors — directly comparable in service mix and regional focus.
• Doster Construction Company: Alabama-based commercial GC with regional offices across the Southeast. Provides design-build, construction management, and general contracting across commercial, automotive, healthcare, and industrial sectors — closely comparable mid-market peer with similar project size profile.
• Hoar Construction: Privately held GC headquartered in Birmingham, AL with offices across the Southeast and Texas. Provides preconstruction, design-build, and construction management for commercial, healthcare, aviation, and entertainment projects — comparable mid-to-large regional competitor with overlapping end markets.

Broad incumbents

• DPR Construction: Large national commercial GC with strong design-build expertise and offices across the US Southeast. Competes for many of the same aviation, commercial, and entertainment projects but typically at much larger scale and with broader national/international reach.
• Manhattan Construction Company: Large national GC with deep Southeast US operations based in Oklahoma/Tulsa/Florida. Delivers commercial, aviation, sports, and entertainment projects including design-build — broader incumbent competitor that overlaps with Southside's aviation and entertainment sector wins.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/southsidecoinc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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