Wainschaf Associates

What Wainschaf Associates does

Wainschaf Associates, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned full-service construction company founded in 1980 by Gerald E. Wainman and headquartered in Rensselaer, New York (with a recently renovated East Greenbush facility). The firm provides design-build, construction management, general contracting, and pre-engineered metal building services across New York's Capital District and selected Northeast markets, employing between 11 and 50 staff. Joshua Wainman (President) and Gerald Wainman (Vice President) lead the company alongside a deep operational bench of VPs of Field Operations, Construction, and Development, plus dedicated safety, project management, and property management functions.

The company's core technical differentiator is specialization in BioPharma and research facility construction — cleanrooms, laboratories, and data centers — built on the back of the 500,000 SF College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering project, with extended capability into healthcare facility construction in active operating environments (e.g., a 48-hour MRI swap at Albany Medical Center). It also delivers LEED-certified sustainable construction and pre-engineered metal building systems through a strategic partnership with Morton Buildings. The firm has held the NYS AGC Safety Award for six consecutive years.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through project-based contracts — fixed fees or percentage-of-cost compensation across general contracting, construction management, and design-build engagements — with disclosed project values ranging from $190K (retail fit-outs) to $4.1M (automotive dealerships), with a $1-3M median. The customer base spans healthcare, higher education, K-12, government/municipal, automotive, retail, and nonprofit/religious clients. Go-to-market is relationship-driven via direct sales, competitive public bidding, and word-of-mouth referrals supported by a professional website; no digital marketing channels are in use. The firm operates with no external institutional capital and is owned and managed within the Wainman family.

Name

Wainschaf Associates

Legal name

Wainschaf Associates, Inc.

Website

https://waiconstruction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wainschaf Associates is a family-owned full-service construction company in New York's Capital District providing design-build, construction management, and general contracting services, with specialized expertise in BioPharma/cleanroom, healthcare, and institutional construction since 1980.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

East Greenbush

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, Others

Revenue model

1. General Contracting Services: Traditional general contracting where Wainschaf serves as the primary contractor for construction projects, managing subcontractors and delivering completed projects on time and within budget. Revenue is project-based with fixed fees or percentage-based compensation.
2. Construction Management: Acting as construction manager serving as the focal point of accountability, coordinating efforts of multiple designers, contractors, and third parties. Revenue typically earned as a fee percentage of project cost.
3. Design-Build Services: Full-service design-build where Wainschaf provides both design and construction under a single contract, minimizing project risk and reducing delivery schedule by overlapping design and construction phases.
4. Pre-Engineered Metal Building Sales and Construction: Sale and construction of pre-engineered metal buildings. Revenue from both the product supply and installation services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Wainschaf Associates is a full-service construction company that delivers design-build, construction management, general contracting, and pre-engineered metal building services for clients across New York's Capital District. The firm specializes in BioPharma cleanroom construction, healthcare facility renovation in active environments, laboratory and data center builds, and LEED-certified sustainable construction. Projects range from small renovations to multimillion-dollar designs for healthcare, education, government, and commercial clients.

Product overview

Wainschaf Associates is a full-service construction company offering General Contracting, Construction Management, Design-Build, and Pre-Engineered Metal Building services. The company specializes in BioPharma construction (cleanrooms, laboratories, office space) and serves various sectors including healthcare, education, municipal, commercial, and food service. Their services include clean room construction, data center construction, laboratory construction, and healthcare facility construction. The company operates primarily in New York's Capital District and has expertise across various building components and construction types.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Contracting

Quantifiable outcome

• Albany Medical Center MRI installation completed in under 48 hours, old machine removed and new installation operational
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Morton BuildingscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for pre-engineered metal building construction. Wainschaf worked with Morton Buildings to provide the Town of Kinderhook with a highway maintenance facility that met their needs and exceeded expectations. The partnership combines Morton's building systems with Wainschaf's construction expertise.
• Synthesis ArchitectscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitectural firm partner on the Mohawk Honda project. Collaboration with Synthesis Architects resulted in successful 38,000 SF Ford dealership construction.
• Hyman Hayes Associates Architects, LLCcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRepeated architectural partner on multiple Albany Medical Center projects including MRI installation and South Clinical Campus renovation.
• C.T. Male AssociatescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitectural and engineering firm partner on the BASF LEED Platinum project, providing both design and engineering services for the near-zero energy classroom.
• McKinney MacDonald Architects, LLCcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitectural partner on Union College Wicker Wellness Center project.
• Lacey Convertino ArchitectscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitectural partner on St. Vincent de Paul renovation project.
• Engineered SolutionscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering partner on Union College Wicker Wellness Center project.
• 3tArchitectscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitectural partner on Wainschaf Associates headquarters renovation project in East Greenbush.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Gilbane Building Company: National construction manager with strong Northeast presence and significant healthcare and life-sciences vertical. Competes in the same BioPharma/cleanroom and healthcare space but with substantially greater scale, bonding, and geographic reach.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: National construction manager with significant healthcare, higher education, and life-sciences presence. Competitor for institutional healthcare and BioPharma projects in the Northeast, with broader resources and geographic reach.
• Turner Construction: Largest domestic general contractor in the U.S. with deep healthcare, education, and BioPharma portfolios. Competes for the same institutional and healthcare projects in the Northeast, though at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Pike Construction Services: New York-based general contractor focused on healthcare, education, and commercial construction. Comparable in vertical mix and project delivery approach.
• BBL Construction Services: Capital District (Albany, NY) general contractor and construction manager with strong healthcare, higher education, and institutional portfolios. Closely comparable in geography, size, and service mix (GC, CM, design-build).
• LeChase Construction Services: Rochester-headquartered construction manager with strong Upstate New York presence across healthcare, education, and commercial. Comparable in delivery model (GC/CM/design-build) and regional focus, though larger in scale.
• Hueber-Breuer Construction: Syracuse-based Upstate NY general contractor with similar education, healthcare, and institutional client base. Comparable in service model and regional positioning.
• Bast Hatfield Construction: Capital District general contractor active in healthcare, education, and commercial construction. Comparable in geographic footprint and project type.
• MLB Construction Services: Capital District-area construction manager and general contractor serving healthcare, education, and institutional clients. Comparable in size, geography, and core service offerings.
• Bonacio Construction: Saratoga Springs/Capital District general contractor and developer. Comparable as a mid-size, locally rooted Upstate NY builder offering design-build, construction management, and development services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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