Digney York Associates

What Digney York Associates does

Digney York Associates (DYA), founded in 1985 and headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, is a US full-service general contractor specializing exclusively in hotel and hospitality property renovations. The company operates under Digney Holding, Inc. (Delaware) alongside its sister company EIS Hospitality, which provides millwork and casegoods solutions for limited-service and extended-stay brands. DYA delivers preconstruction, construction, and specialty services — including design review, budgeting, scheduling, FF&E warehousing, model room installation, occupied-property phasing, ADA compliance, and renovation rescue — for hotel owners, operators, REITs, and ownership groups across more than 40 hotel brands. Notable clients include Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Brookfield Properties, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Host Hotels & Resorts, and Eagle Four Partners, with projects ranging from guest room refreshes to multi-million-dollar full property remodels (e.g., $44M LAX Marriott, $34M Grand Hyatt DFW, 1,234-room Sheraton Denver Downtown). The company has completed over 450 hotel renovations totaling more than $2.0 billion in contracted work and 150,000+ guest rooms nationwide.

Revenue is generated through project-based, custom-quoted contracts awarded via direct sales to hotel owners and operators; pricing varies by scope, brand standard, materials, and geography, with multi-year contract cadences typical for portfolio-wide programs. Distribution is entirely direct/relationship-based — no retail, marketplace, or channel intermediaries — and the company's go-to-market emphasizes long-tenured brand relationships, repeat clients, referrals, and industry-event engagement (notably ALIS). DYA's competitive position rests on its proprietary "Digney Way" methodology, a 40-year-refined process for renovating occupied hotel properties with minimal guest disruption, combined with deep brand-specific operational knowledge, bonding capacity for large projects, and a national subcontractor network. Recent strategic activity includes the April 2026 reorganization under Digney Holding unifying DYA with EIS Hospitality and the promotion of Tom Kelley to CEO/President.

Name

Digney York Associates

Legal name

Digney York Associates, LLC

Website

https://digneyyork.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Digney York Associates is a US hotel renovation contractor founded in 1985, delivering preconstruction, construction, and specialty services to hotel owners, operators, and REITs across 40+ brands, with 450+ properties and $2.0BN+ in lifetime contracted work.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hotel Renovation Services

NAICS

Industrial Building Construction (23621)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Renovation, Remodeling & Tenant Improvements (General Contracting) (IMAFAAAE)

Keywords

• Hotel renovation services
• Hospitality construction contractor
• Hotel interior remodeling
• Commercial renovation contractor
• Hotel remodeling specialties

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hotel Renovation Construction Services: Project-based revenue from full-service hotel renovation contracts. Revenue is generated through general contracting services including preconstruction, construction, and specialty services for hotel properties. Projects range from guest room renovations to full property remodels including lobbies, restaurants, meeting spaces, and amenities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Digney York Associates is a full-service general contractor specializing in hotel renovations for the hospitality industry. Founded in 1985, the company delivers integrated preconstruction, construction, and specialty renovation services for active hotel properties across the continental United States, working with hotel owners, REITs, ownership groups, management companies, and brands to renovate guest rooms, public spaces, amenities, and meeting areas while keeping properties operational.

Product overview

Digney York Associates is a single, unified hotel renovation contractor offering a comprehensive suite of services organized into three main categories: Preconstruction Services (design review, scope development, budgeting, scheduling, value engineering), Construction Services (general contracting, construction management, model room installation, subcontractor management, on-site supervision, FF&E installation, quality control), and Hotel Remodeling Specialties (guest room renovations, fast track renovations, tub-to-shower conversions, ADA-compliant bathrooms, luxury hotel renovations, occupied hotel renovations, renovation rescue). The company operates under the Digney Holding corporate structure alongside EIS Hospitality, a millwork and casegoods manufacturer, enabling complementary service offerings for the hospitality sector. The Digney Way methodology underpins all operations as a proprietary approach refined over 40 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hotel Renovation Contracting Services
• Preconstruction Services
• Construction Services
• Hotel Remodeling Specialties

Quantifiable outcome

• 150,000+ guest rooms renovated across 450+ hotel properties
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and supporting.

• EIS HospitalitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2026EIS Hospitality, LLC operates as a sister company under Digney Holding, Inc. focused on millwork and casegoods solutions for limited-service and extended-stay hotel brands. The partnership combines complementary hospitality businesses under unified governance while preserving distinct operational focuses.
• Capital Area Food BankminorOthersNon-profit partner for annual food drive initiatives. Digney York participated in Battle of the Brands competition and Season's Feedings Showdown 2024, raising $6,675 and donating 386 items.
• Los Angeles Regional Food BankminorOthersNon-profit partner for ALIS 2025 wildfire relief efforts, receiving essential supplies donations coordinated by Digney York for LA wildfire victims.
• LA Dream CenterminorOthersNon-profit partner for ALIS 2025 community relief effort supporting Los Angeles wildfire victims through Digney York-organized shuttle and donation program.
• American Heart AssociationminorOthersBeneficiary of 2024 Greater Washington Region Heart Walk where Digney York team of 40 raised $31,086.10 honoring Gary Munroe.
• Wreaths Across AmericaminorOthersAnnual veteran tribute program where Digney York volunteers place wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery graves of servicemen and women.
• Toys for TotsminorOthersAnnual holiday toy donation program where Digney York team members donated 45 toys to children in need.
• Hays Electrical ServicessupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorElectrical services subcontractor that participated with Digney York team in the 2024 Greater Washington Region Heart Walk.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM (Construction Services): AECOM's construction services business performs large-scale hospitality, hotel renovation, and resort work globally through its Hunt and Tishman brands. A broad incumbent that overlaps DYA on premium and large-format hospitality projects.
• Turner Construction Company: Turner is a top-three U.S. GC with a dedicated hospitality and interiors practice executing major hotel renovations and PIP programs. Operates at substantially larger scale than DYA across multiple sectors.
• Gilbane Building Company: Gilbane is a large national ENR-ranked GC with a hospitality and hospitality-renovation practice across commercial, institutional, and hotel clients. A broad incumbent that overlaps DYA on hotel renovation scopes but is far larger and more diversified.
• McCarthy Building Companies: McCarthy is a national employee-owned GC with hospitality, hospitality renovation, and resort project experience. Comparable on the hotel construction side but with a much broader portfolio across healthcare, education, and commercial.
• Suffolk Construction: Suffolk is one of the largest private U.S. general contractors with a hospitality and hospitality-renovation practice serving major hotel owners and brands. A broad incumbent with deeper balance sheet and technology investment than DYA.

Direct peers

• Shawmut Design and Construction: Shawmut is a national GC with a substantial hospitality practice delivering hotel renovations, new builds, and occupied-property work for luxury and lifestyle brands. Comparable business model and target customer set to DYA.
• R.D. Olson Construction: R.D. Olson Construction is a California-based general contractor with a dedicated hospitality division that builds and renovates hotels and resorts. It is the closest direct competitor to DYA in U.S. hotel renovation GC services, serving similar brand families and ownership groups.
• Hourigan Construction: Hourigan is a mid-Atlantic general contractor with a hospitality renovation practice that performs occupied-property hotel renovations across the Eastern U.S. The geographic and customer overlap with DYA (Mid-Atlantic/National hotel brands) makes it a direct comparable.
• Barton Malow Company: Barton Malow is a large national GC with significant hospitality and hotel renovation experience. While broader than DYA, it competes for the same PIP and renovation scopes at major-brand hotels and competes on bonding capacity.

Emerging players

• WATG (and Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo): WATG is a hospitality-focused design, planning, and project management firm that performs preconstruction and owner-rep services for hotel renovations and new builds. Comparable as a hospitality specialist but design/PM rather than self-perform GC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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