What Plaza Construction does

Plaza Construction Corporation is a privately held construction management and general contracting firm headquartered in New York with regional offices in Miami, Washington D.C., Tampa, and Los Angeles. Founded in 1986, the firm specializes in complex, architecturally significant projects across luxury high-rise residential, hospitality, commercial, mixed-use, and infrastructure segments, serving enterprise real estate developers (Related Group, LeFrak, China Overseas America, JBG Smith, Alliance Residential, The Continuum Co.), property owners, and government clients such as the MTA. Notable projects include Zaha Hadid's One Thousand Museum (a 63-story Miami tower built with innovative GFRC exoskeleton panels manufactured by Arabian Profiles in the UAE), 99 Hudson Street (the tallest building in New Jersey at 900 feet), the MTA Fulton Center, and the CRRC North America Railcar Factory.

The firm's core technology and differentiators center on proprietary high-rise construction methods rather than software — specifically the GFRC exoskeleton system using glass-fiber-reinforced concrete panels as permanent formwork, and self-climbing core systems for safe tower erection in dense urban environments. Supporting programs include the Subcontractor Extranet (password-protected project portal), the Trade Partners Prequalification Program, and Plaza Futures (an internal career development and rotation program). The firm emphasizes an "Open Book" collaboration model and a safety-first culture as functional differentiators.

Plaza Construction operates on a project-based, bid-and-quote revenue model, generating revenue through construction management fees and general contracting contracts. Pricing is project-specific with multi-year contract durations; no standard pricing tiers are publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales targeting prominent developers and repeat clients. Reported 2018 construction starts were $451M (per third-party source), which the company disputes as $689M. As of 2018 the firm employed approximately 650 people, was ranked the 7th largest construction company in New York, and was included in ENR's Top 400 contractors.

Name

Plaza Construction

Legal name

Plaza Construction Corporation

Website

https://plazaconstruction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Plaza Construction is a privately held construction management and general contracting firm headquartered in New York with regional offices across the U.S. It delivers high-rise residential, hospitality, commercial, mixed-use, and infrastructure projects for real estate developers, property owners, and government clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Services

NAICS

Residential Building Construction (23611), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Retail & Mixed-Use Commercial Construction (IMAFACAB), Government & Civic Building Construction (Courthouses, City Halls, Public Safety) (IMAFACAF)

Keywords

• Construction management services
• General contracting services
• High-rise construction
• Preconstruction consulting
• Luxury residential construction

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Management & General Contracting: Plaza Construction generates revenue through construction management fees and general contracting services for real estate development projects. Revenue is project-based and derived from construction contract values for managing and building residential, commercial, hospitality, and mixed-use developments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Plaza Construction is a construction management and general contracting firm delivering full-service building solutions for luxury residential towers, high-rise condominiums, hotels, mixed-use developments, and commercial/infrastructure projects. Its operations professionals lead project execution from preliminary reviews through closeout, with expertise in technically challenging urban high-rise construction including innovative techniques such as GFRC exoskeleton methods and self-climbing core systems.

Product overview

Plaza Construction is a full-service construction management and general contracting firm offering a unified portfolio of services centered on its core construction offering. The company provides preconstruction planning and consulting services as a precursor to its main construction delivery, supported by proprietary programs including Plaza Futures (an internal career development initiative) and a Trade Partners Program for subcontractor pre-qualification. The company also operates a secure Subcontractor Extranet for partner collaboration. Together, these services enable end-to-end project delivery from initial concept through final closeout.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Plaza Futures: A career development program designed to provide employees with a solid foundation for a definitive career path in construction, featuring experiential learning and department rotation.

Products and services

• Construction Management and General Contracting Full-service construction management and general contracting for residential, commercial, hospitality, and infrastructure projects. Services span from preliminary reviews through project closeout, led by operations professionals. Includes expertise in high-rise construction, luxury residential towers, and complex urban developments.
• Preconstruction Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered One Thousand Museum - 63-story tower with innovative GFRC exoskeleton, featured on PBS's 'Impossible Builds'
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Arabian ProfilescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Manufactured 4,800 GFRC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete) panels for One Thousand Museum in the United Arab Emirates. Panels were shipped via ocean containers to Miami. This was an innovative partnership using GFRC as permanent forms for the building's exterior, a technique described as 'the future of high-rise construction.'
• DeSimone Consulting EngineerscoreTechnology or IntegrationStructural engineering partner for 99 Hudson Street project in Jersey City. Simultaneously working with Plaza Construction on 125 Greenwich Street in Manhattan.
• Handel ArchitectscoreTechnology or IntegrationDesign firm for Port Imperial Development project in Weehawken, NJ. Plaza Construction was awarded preconstruction contract for this 282-unit residential development.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/plazabuilds
• Instagraminstagram.com/plazabuilds

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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