The Sweet Construction Group

What The Sweet Construction Group does

The Sweet Construction Group (legal entity: Sweet Group LLC, also doing business as Sweet Group of New York LLC) is a private, family-owned general contracting and construction management firm headquartered at 5 Hanover Square, 17th Floor, New York, NY, with an additional office in New Jersey. Founded in 1912 and led since the 1980s by CEO/President Steven Alessio (a New York State-licensed architect with 45+ years of construction experience), the company delivers a full-spectrum service offering spanning general contracting, construction management, infrastructure development, heavy civil and marine-based construction, government contracting, disaster response and emergency sheltering, health facility design-build, and commercial and residential construction.

The firm serves both government and private-sector clients across the New York metropolitan area and broader Tri-State region. Its portfolio includes marquee institutional projects such as the American Museum of Natural History Hall of Ocean Life renovation, the Manhattan Theater Club's Biltmore Theater restoration, Jamestown's iCandy immersive retail at One Times Square, Thor Equities' bioscience lab fit-out in Jersey City, and the Queens Public Library Mitchell Linden branch. In 2025 it was selected (via a joint venture with SLSCO LP branded the Community Modernization Group) as design-build partner for the $400 million NYCHA Nostrand Houses modernization — the largest design-build contract in NYCHA's history.

Revenue is earned through project-based, one-time contracts (quote-based, not on a recurring license basis) under both competitive public-sector bidding and direct private engagement. Customer acquisition runs through pre-qualification platforms (BuildingConnected, TradeTapp), government procurement channels, and direct enterprise relationships; pricing is project-specific with no public price list. Sweet Group is also an active participant in M/WBE and Section 3 partnership programs to maintain standing in socio-economic public procurement. The firm has approximately 120 employees and reports operating with approximately 391 projects completed since 2018.

Name

The Sweet Construction Group

Legal name

Sweet Group LLC

Website

https://sweetconstruction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Sweet Construction Group is a private, family-owned New York general contracting and construction management firm founded in 1912, serving Tri-State government and private-sector clients across commercial, institutional, residential, healthcare, infrastructure, and disaster response projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. General Contracting and Construction Management Services: The company generates revenue through project-based contracts for general contracting, construction management, infrastructure, government contracting, disaster response services, and health facility design-build. Revenue is earned as one-time project fees tied to specific construction engagements with both government and private sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sweet Group provides full-service general contracting and construction management for commercial, residential, infrastructure, healthcare, and government projects across the New York metropolitan area and Tri-State region. Service offerings include design-build, heavy civil and marine-based construction, government contracting, disaster response and emergency sheltering, and health facility construction, delivered via project-based contracts.

Product overview

Sweet Group is a premier general contracting and construction management firm offering a comprehensive suite of construction services. Founded in 1912, the company provides general contracting, construction management, infrastructure development, disaster response, and health facility services through its core service offerings. The company operates across commercial, residential, infrastructure, government, healthcare, and emergency response portfolio segments, serving government and private sector clients throughout the New York metropolitan area and Tri-State region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Contracting Full-service general contracting for commercial, residential, infrastructure, healthcare, and government projects across the New York metropolitan area and Tri-State region, covering end-to-end project delivery.
• Construction Management

Quantifiable outcome

• 114 years in business with over 100 years of proven success throughout the Tri-State area
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SLSCO, LP (Community Modernization Group / CMG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025SLSCO, LP and Sweet Group of New York LLC operate as a joint venture under the name Community Modernization Group (CMG). The team was selected as the design-build partner for the $400 million Nostrand Houses modernization project by the NYC Public Housing Preservation Trust. Sweet Group is described as a diverse general contracting and construction management firm providing disaster and emergency response, construction, development, health, and infrastructure services alongside SLSCO.
• Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE)coreOthersSweet Group actively partners with certified Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBEs), Section 3 businesses and individuals, and a broad network of diverse vendors and subcontractors. The company recognizes certifications at the city, state, and federal levels and is committed to fostering meaningful partnerships with M/WBE-certified firms.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gilbane Building Company: Major US construction manager and general contractor with strong NY/NJ presence serving commercial, healthcare, and government clients. Comparable across multiple service lines including government contracting and education/healthcare institutional work.
• Structure Tone: NYC-based construction management firm delivering commercial, healthcare, cultural, and institutional projects across the NY metro area. Direct peer with overlapping clientele and service lines including commercial interiors, healthcare build-outs, and cultural institution renovations.
• Hunter Roberts Construction Group: NYC-headquartered construction manager delivering commercial, residential, healthcare, and public-sector projects across the NY metro area. Direct peer on size, geography, and service mix including M/WBE certifications and cultural institution builds.
• Pavarini McGovern: NYC-based construction manager focused on commercial, residential, healthcare, and cultural institution projects. Direct peer with comparable marquee cultural and residential client base across the NY metro market.
• Holt Construction Group: NJ/NY-based general contractor and construction manager with comparable regional focus on commercial, healthcare, and government projects. Direct peer on size, geography, and mid-tier NY metro market positioning.
• Balfour Beatty US: Major US infrastructure and commercial contractor with strong NYC presence in government, transportation, and commercial builds. Comparable across government contracting and infrastructure segments including public-sector pursuit.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM Tishman: NYC-legacy construction management arm of AECOM delivering commercial, healthcare, and cultural facilities. Direct overlap on marquee NYC commercial and cultural projects including hospitality, but with much broader geographic and service reach.
• Turner Construction Company: One of the largest US general contractors with deep NYC operations delivering commercial, healthcare, government, and infrastructure projects nationally. Overlaps with Sweet on government and commercial work but operates at far greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Skanska USA: Major construction and development firm with established NYC commercial, infrastructure, and healthcare operations. Overlaps with Sweet on commercial and government work but operates globally at significantly larger scale.
• Lendlease US: Global construction and development firm with US commercial, government, and infrastructure operations. Overlaps with Sweet on large-scale government and commercial pursuits but with much broader geographic scale and international platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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