What Cauldwell Wingate does

Cauldwell Wingate is a privately held New York City-based construction management and general contracting firm founded in 1910, with headquarters at 380 Lexington Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The firm delivers pre-construction planning, full-service construction management, and traditional general contracting for complex projects in urban environments, with 79 projects completed since 2018 and 14 LEED-certified builds demonstrating sustainability credentials. Its service portfolio spans five verticals: high-rise residential construction (luxury condominiums, mixed-use developments), corporate interiors (tenant fit-outs, office renovations), healthcare/life sciences (hospitals, medical offices, labs requiring infection-control protocols), commercial construction (office towers, retail, hospitality), and education/cultural (museums, libraries, courthouses, historic preservation).

The firm operates on a project-based professional services revenue model, with pricing determined per engagement rather than via published rate cards. Its customer base is heavily enterprise-weighted, anchored by major New York healthcare systems (Northwell Health, Mount Sinai, NewYork-Presbyterian, NYU Langone, Montefiore, Stony Brook, Westchester Medical Center, New York Blood Center, Regeneron), institutional clients (Columbia University Medical Center, Weill Cornell, NYU Tandon, Brooklyn Museum, New York Public Library), government agencies (U.S. GSA, DASNY), and a roster of repeat real estate developers (Rockrose, Rose Associates, Aurora Capital, Torkian Group, Lighstone, RAL, Davis Companies, Adamamerica). Go-to-market is enterprise field sales, with executive-level engagement across pre-construction through project completion.

The company has 101-250 employees and operates with an exceptionally low 0.67 EMR (Experience Modification Rate) for 2024, well below industry average, and is a multi-year winner of the BTEA Safety Award including 2024. Geographic focus is the New York City metropolitan area with active expansion into the broader Tri-State area and New Jersey. There is no disclosed parent company, no institutional investor or PE/VC backing, and no revenue figure published, consistent with a stable, founder-controlled private operator in a relationship-driven services market.

Name

Cauldwell Wingate

Legal name

Cauldwell Wingate

Website

https://cauldwellwingate.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cauldwell Wingate is a privately held New York City-based construction management and general contracting firm serving real estate developers, healthcare systems, educational institutions, and government agencies across the NYC metropolitan area, founded in 1910.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Construction Management Services: Fees earned through construction management and general contracting services for commercial, residential, healthcare, and institutional projects in New York City and surrounding areas.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cauldwell Wingate is a New York City-based construction management and general contracting firm delivering pre-construction planning, construction management oversight, and general contracting execution for high-rise residential, corporate interior, healthcare/life sciences, commercial, and educational/cultural building projects. The firm serves real estate developers, healthcare systems, educational institutions, cultural organizations, and government agencies across the New York City metropolitan area.

Product overview

Cauldwell Wingate is a New York City-based construction management firm offering a unified suite of services centered on pre-construction planning, construction management, and general contracting. The firm operates across five distinct service categories: High-Rise Residential Construction, Corporate Interiors, Healthcare/Life Sciences Construction, Commercial Construction, and Education & Cultural Construction. With over a century of experience shaping New York City's skyline, the company serves institutional clients, real estate developers, healthcare systems, and cultural institutions through its integrated service model combining strategic pre-construction expertise with hands-on construction management and general contracting capabilities. The portfolio demonstrates deep expertise in complex, occupied healthcare environments and LEED-certified sustainable construction projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Construction Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 0.67 EMR (Experience Modification Rate) for 2024 - significantly below industry average indicating strong safety performance
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers32 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Aurora Capital AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term development partner for multiple projects including 40 Tenth Avenue and tenant fit-out work. Collaborated on innovative floorplan development approach for potential tenants.
• Rose AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor client for residential projects including 7 West 21st Street - two 18-story towers at 345,000 SF
• Rockrose Development CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for major residential projects including 43-22 Queens Street - 54-story, 710,000 SF mixed-use development

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Structure Tone: NYC-headquartered construction management firm with deep interiors and corporate fit-out practice; overlaps with Cauldwell's Corporate Interiors and Healthcare segments across the Tri-State.
• Hunter Roberts Construction Group: NYC-based construction manager and general contractor serving residential, commercial, healthcare, and cultural clients. Directly comparable in scale, service mix, and NYC project portfolio.
• Plaza Construction: NYC-based general contractor and construction manager focused on luxury high-rise residential, hospitality, and commercial projects. Direct competitor for the same developer clients (e.g., Torkian, Related, Rockrose) in NYC high-rise work.
• Gilbane Building Company: Privately held construction manager with strong healthcare, education, and cultural institutional practice; competes with Cauldwell for hospital systems (e.g., Northwell, Mount Sinai type clients) and university clients in NYC and beyond.
• Suffolk Construction: Technology-enabled construction manager with significant NYC presence serving commercial, healthcare, and residential developers; competes with Cauldwell for large NYC projects and is known for heavier tech investment.

Broad incumbents

• Skanska USA: Global construction and development firm with significant NYC high-rise and healthcare practice; larger and more geographically diversified, competing on premier commercial, healthcare, and institutional builds in NYC.
• AECOM Tishman: NYC-based CM arm of AECOM, focused on commercial and high-rise construction; competes for the same trophy commercial and residential commissions as Cauldwell, with similar brand emphasis.
• Turner Construction Company: One of the largest national general contractors/CMs with major NYC presence across healthcare, education, and commercial — broader portfolio than Cauldwell but competes head-to-head on landmark institutional projects.
• Lendlease US: International CM/developer with a strong NYC presence (e.g., Hudson Yards work) — broader multinational scale but competes for the same high-end NYC commercial and residential work.
• Related Companies Construction: Vertically integrated NYC developer that operates its own construction arm, competing for large mixed-use and high-rise residential projects where Cauldwell is also active (e.g., Hudson Yards-area projects).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cwcbuilds
• Facebookfacebook.com/CauldwellWingateConstruction
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/89300
• Instagraminstagram.com/cwcbuilds/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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