What Englewood Construction does

Englewood Construction is a national commercial general contractor headquartered in Lemont, Illinois, founded in 2004 when Bill Di Santo acquired the firm's assets. The company delivers design-build, construction management, and preconstruction services for enterprise clients across retail, restaurant, hospitality, senior living, industrial, automotive, cannabis, education, and office sectors. With a track record of 2,500+ completed projects spanning 45+ states and 2,000+ municipalities, Englewood operates a project-based business model that serves national multi-location brands requiring standardized rollout capabilities across diverse U.S. markets.

The firm leverages industry-standard construction technology platforms including ProCore for project management and Building Connected for subcontractor prequalification and bidding. Englewood maintains a curated network of 20,000+ subcontractors - built over more than two decades - that underwrites its ability to mobilize trades in geographically dispersed markets. Service offerings are structured around fixed-price, cost-plus, and construction management fee arrangements, with pricing tailored to each client's procurement and risk-allocation model. Business development is led by Kim Sawyer and Tina McGrath.

Englewood's customer roster includes named enterprise brands such as Vasa Fitness, BJ's Brewhouse, Barnes & Noble, Jiffy Lube, Fogo de Chao, Darden Restaurants, Bloomin' Brands, Portillo's, First Watch, Bright Horizons, Zara, American Girl, Disney Store, Palmer House, Seritage, Discount Tire, Alamo Drafthouse, and X-Golf, alongside cannabis operators including Windy City Cannabis. The firm is privately held and led by founder Bill Di Santo, who continues to serve as President. In 2025 the company is marking its 25th anniversary milestone.

Name

Englewood Construction

Legal name

Englewood Construction, Inc.

Website

https://eci.build

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Englewood Construction is a national commercial general contractor headquartered in Lemont, Illinois, providing design-build, construction management, and preconstruction services across 45+ states for enterprise retail, restaurant, hospitality, senior living, cannabis, and other multi-location brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220), Industrial Building Construction (23621), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• Commercial construction services
• General contracting
• Design-build construction
• Construction management services
• Preconstruction services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lemont

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Construction Services: Englewood Construction generates revenue as a national commercial general contractor providing construction management, design-build, and preconstruction services for commercial projects across retail, restaurant, hospitality, senior living, industrial, automotive, and cannabis sectors. Revenue is project-based, earned through fixed-price contracts, cost-plus contracts, or construction management fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Englewood Construction is a national commercial general contractor providing design-build, construction management, and preconstruction services to enterprise clients across restaurant, retail, hospitality, senior living, automotive/fuel, industrial, office, education, cannabis, and mixed-use sectors. The firm manages projects from feasibility and preconstruction through grand opening, executing both ground-up construction and adaptive reuse for national brands executing multi-location rollout programs in the United States.

Product overview

Englewood Construction is a national commercial general contractor offering a unified suite of construction management services organized around three core delivery methods (Design/Build, Construction Management, and Preconstruction Services) that serve multiple market sectors including restaurant, retail, hospitality, senior living, automotive, industrial, education, and cannabis construction. The company operates a network of 20,000+ local subcontractors across 45 states to deliver consistent national rollout programs for retail, restaurant, and hospitality brands. The portfolio spans from ground-up new construction to adaptive reuse projects, with services extending from early preconstruction consulting through project completion and handover.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design/Build Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,500+ commercial construction projects completed successfully
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ProcorecoreTechnology or IntegrationProcore is Englewood's primary construction management platform used for project management, scheduling, scheduling, and data sharing. The platform facilitates coordination between off-site managers and on-site teams, enabling faster decision-making and reducing delays. Englewood describes it as essential to their project management capabilities.
• Building ConnectedcoreTechnology or IntegrationBuilding Connected is used by Englewood for subcontractor pre-qualification, allowing them to vet and onboard subcontractors into their network. The platform supports their subcontractor management processes.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Clark Construction Group: Major national general contractor with commercial, hospitality, healthcare, and education practices. Comparable in serving enterprise customers with multi-location programs but at substantially larger scale and with broader vertical mix.
• Gilbane Building Company: Large national commercial GC serving education, healthcare, corporate, and public-sector clients with similar multi-location rollout capability and enterprise customer relationships. Larger scale but directly comparable delivery model.
• The Walsh Group: Chicago-based national general contracting and development firm with significantly larger scale across commercial, healthcare, education, and transportation. Comparable GTM with national enterprise clients but broader portfolio and greater vertical mix.
• Mortenson Construction: National general contractor with significant commercial, hospitality, and renewable practices. Comparable in national rollout execution and enterprise customer focus but operates at substantially larger scale with broader vertical exposure.
• Skanska USA: Global construction and development firm with U.S. commercial GC operations across office, healthcare, education, and hospitality. Comparable in serving enterprise customers but operates at materially larger scale with broader geographic and vertical reach.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: National commercial GC serving retail, hospitality, healthcare, and office end markets with comparable customer base. Operates at much larger scale across broader geography but similar project-based revenue model and enterprise customer orientation.
• Turner Construction Company: One of the largest U.S. commercial general contractors serving hospitality, retail, office, and entertainment sectors. Comparable customer profiles and project delivery model, though operating at much greater scale than Englewood.

Direct peers

• Leopardo Companies: Chicago-based commercial general contractor with comparable mid-market scale and similar sector mix across healthcare, office, retail, hospitality, and senior living. Directly competes for the same enterprise customer relationships in the Midwest.
• Pepper Construction Group: Chicago-area national commercial general contractor serving retail, restaurant, hospitality, healthcare, and senior living sectors. Closest comparable peer given overlapping Chicago-area base, multi-sector commercial focus, and similar-sized enterprise customer programs.
• Barton Malow: Michigan-headquartered national commercial and industrial general contractor with comparable size and overlapping customer base in retail, hospitality, and industrial construction. Closest Midwest-headquartered peer with similar rollout execution model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Hardhatchat
• Facebookfacebook.com/EnglewoodConstruction
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/englewood-construction-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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