What Streeter Associates does

Streeter Associates, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned commercial general contractor incorporated in 1949 and headquartered in Elmira, New York, with a satellite office in Vestal, NY. The company delivers institutional, healthcare, educational, municipal, manufacturing, and cultural-facility construction across Central New York and the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania through multiple delivery methods: competitive-bid general contracting, at-risk construction management, design-build (often utilizing Butler Pre-Engineered Metal Building systems), and pre-construction services. Its technical core is a self-performed trade workforce spanning carpentry, masonry, concrete, miscellaneous steel, millwright, and drywall/cleanroom work, supplemented by in-house CAD capabilities and an on-site safety program managed through the Lovell Safety Management partnership.

The company's revenue model is project-based, driven primarily by lump-sum and guaranteed-maximum-price contracts won through competitive bidding on public work and negotiated relationships with long-tenured institutional clients such as Arnot Ogden Medical Center (70+ year relationship), Cornell University, multiple SUNY campuses, and regional K-12 school districts. Notable project scope includes the $58 million Elmira-Corning Regional Airport terminal renovation and a 3,300-foot floodwall at the Binghamton-Johnson City Sewage Treatment Plant. The company is a founding member of the Associated General Contractors of New York State and maintains USGBC membership with LEED-construction capability, supporting its bid positioning on green-building work.

Commercially, Streeter Associates operates a regional relationship-driven go-to-market rather than broad digital or geographic expansion: it relies on its website, the iSqft.com bid platform, a Subcontractor Plan Room, and direct relationships cultivated by project managers and estimators. Leadership has remained within the Streeter family across three generations, currently under President Jeffrey B. Streeter (since 2002), with deliberate internal promotions (e.g., Kevin Burnett to General Superintendent in 2023) and selective external hires (Controller John Manning in 2018). The business is stable, mature, and regionally entrenched, with no disclosed M&A, funding events, or material geographic expansion beyond the Southern Tier footprint.

Name

Streeter Associates

Legal name

Streeter Associates, Inc.

Website

https://streeterassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Streeter Associates is a family-owned commercial general contractor founded in 1949 in Elmira, NY, delivering general contracting, construction management, design-build, and self-performed trade services to institutional, healthcare, education, municipal, and manufacturing clients across Central New York and Northern Pennsylvania.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (238110), Masonry Contractors (23814), Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (238120)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Government & Civic Building Construction (Courthouses, City Halls, Public Safety) (IMAFACAF)

Keywords

• Commercial construction services
• General contracting
• Construction management
• Design-build construction
• Pre-construction services

Headquarters

HQ city

Elmira

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, Others

Revenue model

1. General Contracting: Traditional general contracting services where the company serves as the prime contractor, self-performing significant portions of work while subcontracting specialized trades to carefully selected subcontractors. Revenue is generated through lump-sum contracts on competitively bid projects.
2. Construction Management: Construction management services, primarily under 'at risk' contracts. The company provides project management, scheduling, and coordination services as an agent of the owner during design and construction phases.
3. Design-Build Services: Turn-key design-build project delivery providing full services inclusive of all design work. Revenue generated through guaranteed maximum price (GMP) contracts. Often utilizes Butler pre-engineered metal building systems.
4. Preconstruction Services: Pre-construction services including budget estimating, scheduling, site logistics, constructability reviews, building performance analysis, material life cycle studies, value engineering, and LEED studies provided prior to project commencement.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Streeter Associates delivers commercial construction services including general contracting, construction management (at-risk), design-build with pre-engineered metal buildings, and pre-construction planning. The company self-performs carpentry, masonry, concrete, miscellaneous steel, and millwright trades while subcontracting specialty work to qualified partners. Services are provided primarily to institutional and public-sector clients across Central New York and Northern Pennsylvania.

Product overview

Streeter Associates is a commercial construction company established in 1949, offering a portfolio of construction services delivered through multiple delivery methods: General Contracting, Construction Management, Design Build & Pre-Engineered, Pre-Construction and Budgeting, and Self-Performed Trades. The company self-performs concrete, masonry, carpentry, drywall, millwright, and miscellaneous steel work while subcontracting specialized trades. They serve diverse market sectors including K-12 Schools, Colleges & Universities, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Municipal, Commercial & Retail, Corporate Offices, Financial, Museums, Religious, Energy & Infrastructure, and Sports and Entertainment. Their approach combines traditional general contracting with construction management services, often utilizing Butler Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings for cost-effective design-build solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Contracting
• Construction Management (CM at Risk)
• Design-Build & Pre-Engineered Buildings
• Pre-Construction and Budgeting Services
• Self-Performed Trades

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully completed $58 million Elmira-Corning Regional Airport renovation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Associated General Contractors of New York State (AGC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1955Streeter Associates was a founding member of the General Building Contractors of New York State (now known as the Associated General Contractors of New York State) in 1955 and has had frequent board representation in both the state and national chapters of the AGC. The partnership provides industry leadership, networking, and advocacy for commercial construction interests.
• Lovell Safety ManagementcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStreeter Associates utilizes the services of Lovell Safety Management as a member of Safety Group 469 since 1956. This partnership provides access to safety services, loss control programs, and safety professional consultation through direct contact with Lovell staff.
• Butler ManufacturingminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerStreeter Associates is a Butler Pre-Engineered Metal Building dealer. The company often utilizes Butler building systems as a cost-effective solution for design-build projects, providing proprietary building technology to clients.
• US Green Building Council (USGBC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStreeter Associates is a member of the USGBC and has several employees with individual memberships in the upstate New York chapter. Management regularly attends and encourages participation in USGBC meetings and training sessions to stay current with green building trends.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Pike Company: Rochester-based general contractor and construction manager with similar regional footprint across Upstate NY, offering design-build, CMAR, and self-performed trades in education, healthcare, and manufacturing — directly comparable business model and end markets.
• Christa Construction: Central NY-based general contractor and construction manager serving healthcare, education, and commercial clients in the Syracuse/Central NY region — overlapping geography and institutional vertical with comparable self-perform capability.
• LeChase Construction Services: Rochester, NY-based commercial construction manager and general contractor of comparable size serving Upstate New York with self-performed trades and design-build delivery across education, healthcare, and industrial markets — Streeter's closest regional competitor.
• Rodabaugh Construction: Northern Pennsylvania commercial contractor with comparable size serving educational, healthcare, and industrial clients — directly comparable regional peer on the PA side of Streeter's Northern Tier territory.
• DiMarco Constructors: Rochester, NY commercial general contractor and construction manager serving higher education, healthcare, and corporate clients across Upstate NY — similar size, similar institutional client mix, and comparable delivery methods.

Broad incumbents

• Gilbane Building Company: Top-10 national construction manager with deep higher-education and healthcare practice and active Upstate NY pursuit — competes for the same Cornell/SUNY and healthcare system contracts as Streeter, but at a larger scale and with broader geographic reach.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: National ENR Top-50 commercial contractor with established Upstate NY presence competing for higher-ed and healthcare institutional work — represents the larger, broader-portfolio competitor encroaching on Streeter's regional bid pool.
• Turner Construction Company: Largest U.S. commercial construction manager with growing presence in New York State institutional markets (healthcare, higher-ed) — broad incumbent whose regional expansion directly threatens mid-tier competitors like Streeter on large institutional bids.
• Balfour Beatty US: National general contractor and CM with established higher-education and healthcare market share in the Northeast — competes for institutional work on similar delivery terms, often pushing mid-size regional firms to compete on price alone.

Regional players

• H.R. Beebe Construction: Pennsylvania-based commercial/industrial contractor serving healthcare, education, and manufacturing clients across Central and Northern PA — geographically adjacent peer with comparable customer mix and project sizes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/streeter-associates

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 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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