What Henry Bros. Co. does

Henry Bros. Co. is a privately held, third-generation general contracting and construction management firm founded in 1921 and headquartered in Hickory Hills, Illinois. The company delivers preconstruction and construction services across three primary delivery methods—Construction Management, General Contracting, and Design-Build—serving public sector clients (school districts, park districts, municipalities, townships) and private sector developers in the Chicago Metropolitan Area, Northeast Illinois, and Northwest Indiana. Its project portfolio is concentrated in educational facilities, affordable housing tax credit developments, senior living, and municipal/community buildings, with self-perform capabilities in demolition, excavation, concrete, carpentry, and general labor. The firm cites over 1,500 completed assignments, more than 11 million square feet of educational construction in 25 years, $220 million+ of affordable housing tax credit work across 16 projects by mid-2025, a 100% project completion track record, and an EMR of 0.90.

Name

Henry Bros. Co.

Legal name

Henry Bros. Co.

Website

https://henrybros.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Henry Bros. Co. is a privately held, third-generation general contracting and construction management firm founded in 1921, serving public sector and private developers across the Chicago metropolitan area with construction management, general contracting, and design-build services focused on education, affordable housing, and senior living facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Residential General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Construction management services
• General contracting services
• Design-build construction
• Affordable housing construction
• Educational facility construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Hickory Hills

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, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Construction Contracting: Henry Bros. Co. generates revenue through construction contracts as a general contractor and construction manager. Projects are delivered via General Contracting, Construction Management, and Design-Build delivery methods. Revenue is project-based and earned through competitive bidding and negotiated contracts with both private and public sector clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Henry Bros. Co. is a general contracting and construction management firm that plans, budgets, and builds facilities for private and public sector clients in the Chicago metropolitan region. Services are delivered through three project methods — Construction Management, General Contracting, and Design-Build — covering preconstruction planning, value engineering, constructability reviews, competitive bidding, on-site supervision, self-performed trade work, and project closeout for educational, affordable housing, senior living, municipal, and commercial projects.

Product overview

Henry Bros. Co. is a construction company that offers a unified suite of construction services organized around three primary delivery methods: Construction Management, General Contracting, and Design-Build. These core offerings are supported by a portfolio of integrated service modules including Preconstruction Services, Critical Path Scheduling, Estimating and Competitive Bidding, Value Engineering and Constructability Reviews, Construction Supervision and Project Management, Self Perform Work, and Project Closeout and Commissioning. The company does not offer a software product or technology platform; instead, it provides these services as a traditional construction contractor focused on the private and public sectors, with particular expertise in educational facilities, affordable housing, senior living, and institutional construction projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Management Full-service construction management in which Henry Bros. Co. acts as the owner's representative, managing the project from design through construction with a collaborative superintendent/project manager partnership approach. The service covers preconstruction planning, value engineering, constructability reviews, competitive bidding, on-site supervision, and project closeout, and is targeted at public sector clients (school districts, municipalities, park districts) and private developers of affordable housing, senior living, and institutional projects. The Construction Management portfolio spans more than 8.2 million square feet.
• General Contracting Traditional general contracting services in which Henry Bros. Co. contracts directly with the owner to complete construction projects according to defined specifications and schedules. The service includes in-house estimating, competitive subcontractor bidding, on-site supervision, and self-performed work in demolition, excavation, concrete, carpentry, and general labor. It is offered to public and private sector clients in the Chicago metropolitan region, with the firm having delivered more than 1,500 assignments over 100+ years.
• Design-Build

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% project completion track record
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Claretian AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Development partner for SACRED Apartments in South Chicago. Claretian Associates and Villa Guadalupe Senior Services provide onsite resident services. CEO Angela Hurlock coordinates community education programs.
• VOA IllinoiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Henry Bros. Co. serves as general contractor for VOA Illinois developments including Hope Manor Village in Joliet - a 54,345 S.F. supportive housing project for women recovering from substance abuse. VOA Illinois is the project developer and provides supportive housing services.
• Franciscan Ministries / Franciscan CommunitiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025More than 30-year partnership with Franciscan Ministries for senior living construction including Ancora Memory Care at Marian Village (38 rooms, Lemont). Franciscan Ministries operates the facilities.
• Northpointe Development Corp.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term development partner with multiple completed projects including Fox Hill Senior Living (Yorkville), Taylor Place (McHenry), and Greenhaven Apartments (Palatine). Northpointe develops affordable and senior housing properties with Henry Bros. as general contractor.
• Interfaith Housing Development Corporation (IHDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for SACRED Apartments (81 units, South Chicago) and Conservatory Apartments (Chicago's largest Passive House certified affordable housing). IHDC manages properties and provides development services.
• Housing Opportunity Development Corp. (HODC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developer with Northpointe for Taylor Place Apartments in McHenry - 50 units including historic renovation of Old Feed Mill into community center.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• W.E. O'Neil Construction: Chicago-area family-affiliated general contractor with comparable mid-market footprint serving public-sector, education, healthcare, and commercial clients with general contracting and construction management services.
• Walsh Construction: Major Chicago-based general contractor delivering construction management, general contracting, and design-build across public, institutional, and commercial sectors in the same Illinois geography as Henry Bros.
• Bulley & Andrews: Chicago general contractor providing construction management, general contracting, and preconstruction services across commercial, healthcare, education, and cultural sectors in the same regional market.
• Leopardo Companies: Illinois-based construction management and general contracting firm competing for institutional, healthcare, hospitality, and office projects in the Chicagoland market.
• Pepper Construction: Midwest-headquartered general contractor offering construction management, design-build, and general contracting for commercial, education, healthcare, and senior living clients regionally.
• Power Construction: Chicago general contractor serving corporate, healthcare, higher education, and multifamily clients with construction management, design-build, and general contracting services in the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• Clark Construction Group: Large national general contractor with a significant Midwest presence; competes for larger institutional, education, and government projects in Illinois where Henry Bros. also bids.
• Gilbane Building Company: National construction management and general contracting firm operating across education, healthcare, and public sectors, with a Midwest footprint that overlaps with Henry Bros.'s core markets.
• Mortenson Construction: Major national general contractor with Midwest presence pursuing healthcare, education, and renewable projects; competes with Henry Bros. on select institutional and civic work in Illinois.
• AECOM Hunt: Global construction services firm with Midwest presence bidding on large public-sector and institutional projects; relevant for understanding where Henry Bros. sits relative to scaled incumbents.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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