What Palomar Modular Buildings does

Palomar Modular Buildings is a direct manufacturer of custom commercial modular buildings, operating a single integrated production facility in DeSoto, Texas where welded steel-frame modules are fabricated and then shipped for on-site installation. The company employs a seven-step construction process (design, engineering, permits, site development, plant fabrication, transportation, installation) and completes up to 90% of construction off-site, claiming up to 20% cost savings and 50% faster delivery than conventional stick-built construction, with daily production capacity exceeding 7,500 square feet of structure.

The company sells across at least ten verticals: education (portable classrooms, K-12 and higher-ed campuses), government (federal, state, municipal, including police/fire stations, courthouses, FEMA disaster recovery, and military), healthcare (clinics, dental, labs, senior housing), commercial and retail (offices, restaurants, franchises), multifamily residential (apartments, condominiums, student housing), industrial and workforce housing (man camps, Zone II blast-rated buildings for oil and gas), hospitality (hotels and motels), religious facilities, transportation terminals, and veterinary clinics. Distribution is entirely direct-to-customer, bypassing dealer networks, supplemented by purchasing cooperative agreements with BuyBoard and TIPS for government procurement and partnerships with 8(a), ANC, and minority contractors for federal set-aside work.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time project sales, with operating leases (24–60+ months), capital leases with ownership transfer, and long-term third-party lender financing available as capital-deployment options. The company is privately held (Palomar Modular Buildings, LLC, Texas-domiciled), has not disclosed outside institutional investment, and reports 11–50 employees. Notable customers include KIPP Journey Campus, STEM Academy at UTPB, City of San Antonio Fire Station 53, GSA/FMCSA Santa Teresa border inspection, Starbucks, Golden Chick, McCarthy Mortenson JV (NBAF), and Pecos Base Camp workforce housing.

Name

Palomar Modular Buildings

Legal name

Palomar Modular Buildings, LLC

Website

https://palomarmodular.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Palomar Modular Buildings is a direct manufacturer of custom commercial modular buildings, operating a single DeSoto, Texas fabrication facility and serving education, government, healthcare, multifamily, industrial, and commercial clients with up to 90% off-site prefabricated construction.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Modular Building Manufacturing

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220), New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116), Industrial Building Construction (236210)

SIC

Prefabricated Metal Buildings & Components (3448), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Operative Builders (1531), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Modular/Offsite General Contracting & Installation (IMAFAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Modular & Prefabricated Home Construction (IMAFABAF), Residential Manufactured Housing Setup & Installation (IMAFABAG)

Keywords

• Modular building construction
• Prefabricated commercial buildings
• Modular office buildings
• Portable classroom buildings
• Workforce housing construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Desoto

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Modular Building Sales: Palomar designs and manufactures custom commercial modular buildings sold directly to customers. As a direct manufacturer, Palomar eliminates dealer markups by selling directly to end customers. Buildings are sold for both permanent and temporary use across multiple industries including commercial, education, healthcare, government, military, and multifamily sectors. The company completes up to 90% of construction off-site in their DeSoto, Texas facility.
2. Operating and Capital Leasing Packages: Operating leases can range from 24 months up to and exceeding 60 months. Capital leases allow the lessee to own the building over time. These terms are arranged based on the customer's quality of credit.
3. Long-Term Financing: Palomar works with third-party lenders to create financing packages. By packaging the Palomar building with the land on which it is placed, long-term financing at conventional commercial rates is available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Palomar Modular Buildings is a direct manufacturer of custom commercial modular buildings, completing up to 90% of construction off-site at its DeSoto, Texas facility. The company designs, engineers, fabricates, transports, and installs steel-frame modular buildings for education, government, healthcare, military, multifamily, commercial, and industrial clients, offering up to 20% cost savings and 50% faster delivery than conventional stick-built construction.

Product overview

Palomar Modular Buildings is a direct manufacturer of commercial modular buildings serving diverse industries including commercial, education, government, healthcare, industrial, military, multifamily, and retail sectors. The company operates a single integrated modular building offering that encompasses design, engineering, fabrication, transportation, and installation services. Palomar's modular construction process completes up to 90% of building construction off-site in their DeSoto, Texas manufacturing facility, achieving up to 20% cost savings and 50% faster delivery compared to conventional construction. The product portfolio includes Custom Commercial Modular Buildings, Modular Office Buildings, Swing Space Buildings, Transportation Terminal Buildings, Veterinary Clinics, Senior Housing and Assisted Living, Daycare and Preschool Buildings, Churches and Religious Buildings, Education and School Buildings, Portable Classrooms, Government Buildings, Disaster Recovery and FEMA Buildings, Fire Stations, Police Stations, Industrial Buildings, Workforce Housing and Man Camps, Healthcare Buildings, Dental Clinics, Military Buildings, Multifamily Housing, Apartments and Condominiums, Student Housing, Hotels and Motels, and Restaurant Buildings. Supporting offerings include a catalog of Modular Building Floor Plans (customizable), a Modular Building Inventory (pre-built structures available immediately), the seven-step Modular Construction Services process, and Financing and Leasing options. The company differentiates through direct manufacturing (eliminating dealer markups), controlled fabrication environment, and ability to complete projects with up to 7,500 square feet of structure fabricated per day.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Commercial Modular Buildings Modular buildings for restaurants, retail spaces, commercial offices, and franchise operations, customizable for permanent or temporary installations and positioned as up to 20% less expensive and 50% faster to deliver than conventional construction.
• Modular Education & School Buildings Custom modular buildings for K-12 schools, charter schools, post-secondary institutions, and parochial schools, including portable classrooms, full campuses, dormitories, science and computer labs, cafeterias, libraries, and administrative buildings.
• Government Modular Buildings Temporary and permanent modular buildings for federal, state, and municipal government agencies, including military barracks, prisons and jails, police stations, fire stations, courthouses, government administration offices, FEMA disaster-recovery buildings, and border inspection stations.
• Modular Healthcare Buildings Modular buildings for medical and dental clinics, laboratories, wellness centers, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, diagnostic imaging, dialysis centers, company on-site clinics, veterinary clinics, senior housing, and assisted living facilities.
• Multifamily Residential Modular Buildings Prefabricated multi-family housing including apartment buildings, condominiums, townhouses, and student housing with parking and open-space environments, delivered up to 50% faster than conventional construction.
• Industrial & Workforce Housing Modular Buildings Prefabricated industrial buildings and workforce housing for oil and gas, mining, and remote construction projects, including Zone II buildings designed for placement at the Zone I/II boundary per API RP 753 (1.0 psi pressure-wave rating), man camps accommodating 20 to over 1,000 workers, and administrative offices.
• Modular Military Buildings Custom modular buildings for U.S. military branches, including administrative buildings, mess halls, armory, healthcare facilities, housing, and barracks, designed for rapid deployment to remote or overseas locations.
• Churches & Religious Modular Buildings Custom modular buildings for places of worship and faith-based campus facilities, including churches, temples, mosques, synagogues, cathedrals, chapels, tabernacles, youth centers, Sunday school rooms, parochial schools, and church camps.
• Modular Building Floor Plans Catalog of standard modular building floor plans across workforce housing, education, healthcare, daycare, office, and specialty building categories, available as free downloads, with custom floor plan design available on request.
• Modular Building Inventory Pre-built modular buildings available immediately from standing inventory, including classrooms, office buildings, and open buildings coded for Texas, sold at significant savings compared to fully custom orders.
• Modular Construction Services End-to-end modular construction services delivered through a seven-step process — Design, Engineering, Permits & Approvals, Site Development, Plant Fabrication, Transportation, and Installation — with third-party inspection at the factory to ensure code compliance with national, state, and local building codes including IBC 2015.
• Modular Building Financing & Leasing Operating leases (24 to 60+ months), capital leases with ownership options, and long-term financing packages arranged through third-party lenders, packaged with the land on which the building is placed, available at conventional commercial rates and structured to customer credit quality.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 20% cost savings vs. conventional construction
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• McCarthy Mortenson JV (MCMJV)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMcCarthy Mortenson JV (a joint venture of McCarthy Building Companies and Mortenson Construction) partnered with Palomar for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility project at Kansas State University. Palomar supplied 3 modular buildings totaling 14,624 square feet for swing space offices during the construction of the massive Department of Homeland Security facility. The buildings needed to be highly optimized and durable to withstand prolonged exposure to harsh construction conditions for 6-7 years.
• Brasfield & GorriecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor Brasfield & Gorrie partnered with Palomar to build the Santa Teresa Truck Inspection Station on the US-Mexico border in New Mexico. Palomar's role was to construct the modular administration building for this GSA-contracted Land Port of Entry project as part of the FMCSA Southern Border Program. The project included 55,000 square feet of paving and truck inspection pits.
• Allbrite ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAllbrite Construction served as the general contractor for the City of San Antonio Fire Station #53 project. While Palomar constructed the modular building in 6 weeks at its DeSoto facility, Allbrite completed the site's site work concurrently.
• BuyBoard (Local Government Purchasing Cooperative)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBuyBoard is a purchasing cooperative created to increase the purchasing power of government entities. Palomar has a purchasing agreement with BuyBoard enabling its members to buy directly from Palomar as a manufacturer, removing dealer markups and assuring low-bid pricing. BuyBoard has delivered economies of scale in purchasing to members since 1998.
• TIPS (The Interlocal Purchasing System)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPalomar has been approved on the Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Louisiana vendor list for TIPS purchasing cooperatives. TIPS has joined together government entities across multiple states to increase buying power, lower administrative procurement costs, and improve business performance through a centralized vendor listing, e-commerce store, and competitively bid procurement process.

Scale indicators6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Triumph Modular: Triumph Modular is a New England-based modular building provider offering both lease and purchase of modular offices, classrooms, and permanent modular buildings. It is comparable in offering and go-to-market but serves a primarily different geographic territory than Palomar.

Broad incumbents

• WillScot: WillScot is the largest North American provider of modular space and portable storage, offering mobile offices, modular buildings, and storage via a national fleet. It is the dominant scaled incumbent in the same product category Palomar serves, with multi-region manufacturing and a deep dealer/rental network.
• Mobile Mini: Mobile Mini is a leading provider of portable storage and modular space solutions across North America, now part of WillScot. It overlaps with Palomar in the portable and modular space category with a strong rental and lease orientation.
• ATCO Structures & Logistics: ATCO is a large diversified manufacturer of modular buildings, workforce housing, and industrial shelters with global operations. It is a directly comparable scaled player in workforce housing, government, and industrial modular construction, including remote-site man camps.
• ModSpace (now part of WillScot Mobile Mini): ModSpace was a national modular space provider serving construction, commercial, education, and government before being acquired by WillScot. It remains a benchmark competitor in the modular space rental and sale market.

Direct peers

• Whitley Manufacturing: Whitley Manufacturing designs and produces modular buildings for commercial, educational, healthcare, and government applications, with both permanent and relocatable offerings. It is a direct mid-market peer in the custom modular building category.
• NRB Inc. NRB is a Canadian modular building manufacturer serving commercial, institutional, and industrial customers with permanent and relocatable modular solutions. It is comparable to Palomar as a vertically integrated modular manufacturer with a similar product mix and project-based sales motion.
• Vanguard Modular Buildings: Vanguard designs, manufactures, and leases relocatable and permanent modular buildings for commercial, education, healthcare, and government customers across the US. It is a directly comparable regional-to-national modular manufacturer with overlapping verticals and a similar lease/sale model.
• BOXX Modular: BOXX Modular is a North American modular building provider offering portable storage, offices, and modular buildings for construction, education, and commercial markets. It competes head-to-head with Palomar in the modular space and portable building category.

Emerging players

• BMarko Structures: BMarko Structures is a smaller modular building manufacturer focused on custom modular commercial, multifamily, and hospitality projects. It is comparable as an emerging direct peer in custom modular construction with overlapping end markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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