Name

Development Solutions

Legal name

Development Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://dsi-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. General Contracting & Construction Management: DSI generates revenue as a general contractor and construction manager on commercial construction projects. Revenue is project-based, earned through competitive bids and negotiated contracts. Projects range from small tenant interiors to large ground-up industrial facilities. No recurring or subscription revenue streams are disclosed.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Development Solutions (DSI) is a Chicago-based full-service commercial construction firm providing general contracting, construction management, preconstruction, design-build, interior build-outs, and ground-up construction for office, industrial, healthcare, retail, and higher education clients across the Midwest and Southeast US. The firm specializes in occupied-facility renovations, cold storage facilities, healthcare build-outs, and luxury retail environments.

Product overview

DSI is a Chicago-based, full-service construction firm providing interior and ground-up commercial construction services. Founded in 1992, the company offers a unified portfolio of construction services rather than a software product platform. The core offerings consist of General Contracting Services, Preconstruction Services, and Interior/Ground-Up Commercial Construction. General Contracting Services handles Office, Industrial, Medical, Retail and Higher Education construction projects with tenant interiors and build-to-suit capabilities. Preconstruction Services encompass due diligence, cost estimating, value-engineering, and sustainability implementation (LEED and WELL). The company operates primarily in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Contracting Services Full-service general contracting for commercial construction projects, including subcontractor management, scheduling, and on-site supervision for office, industrial, healthcare, and retail clients.
• Construction Management Services Owner-representation construction management including schedule, budget, and trade coordination for enterprise commercial construction projects.
• Preconstruction Services Front-end preconstruction planning, budgeting, value engineering, and constructability review prior to project execution for commercial clients.
• Design-Build Services Integrated design-build delivery combining design and construction under a single contract, used for industrial, cold storage, and commercial projects.
• Interior Build-Out Services Specialty interior build-outs for corporate offices, healthcare facilities, and luxury retail environments, including occupied-facility renovations.

Named customers30 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CRGminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2025DSI partnered with CRG on The Cubes at Roosevelt & Kostner project — a two-building, 364,102 SF industrial campus in Chicago's North Lawndale community.
• Karis IndustrialcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2023DSI partnered with Karis Industrial as design-builder for the 500,000 SF Ravago facility anchoring the 200-acre Karis Center for Commerce in Montgomery, IL. This project represents a major design-build collaboration for industrial development.
• Karis ColdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 January 2023DSI South was established in January 2023 as a joint effort between DSI Group and Karis Cold to serve the Southeast cold storage and industrial market. DSI serves as design-builder for Karis Cold's speculative cold storage facilities, including Jacksonville Cold (265,264 SF) and other projects. Karis Cold is a strategic development partner enabling DSI's geographic expansion into Florida.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Walsh Construction: Chicago-headquartered, employee-owned general contractor and construction manager with a comparable Midwestern footprint and tenant interiors / industrial practice; same size bracket and customer mix as DSI.
• Pepper Construction: Chicago-based general contractor with offices across Illinois and the Midwest delivering commercial, healthcare, higher education and industrial construction; directly overlaps DSI in core geographies and verticals.
• Leopardo Companies: Chicago-based full-service construction firm providing preconstruction, general contracting, design-build and interiors work across commercial, healthcare and industrial sectors; comparable scale and service mix to DSI.
• W.E. O'Neil Construction: Chicago-area family-owned general contractor delivering commercial, industrial, healthcare and education construction across the Midwest; similar size and customer profile as DSI.
• Power Construction: Chicago-based general contractor serving commercial, healthcare, education and corporate interiors clients with a comparable preconstruction and design-build approach; direct competitor in the Chicago market.
• Bulley & Andrews: Chicago general contractor specializing in commercial, healthcare, hospitality and residential construction with deep downtown Chicago project experience; closely comparable in market and size.
• Clune Construction: Chicago-headquartered national general contractor focused on corporate interiors and tenant build-outs; overlaps directly with DSI's interiors practice and target client base.
• FCL Builders: Midwest-based design-build general contractor specializing in cold storage, distribution, manufacturing and industrial facilities; directly comparable for DSI's growing cold storage and industrial vertical.

Broad incumbents

• Mortenson Construction: Minneapolis-headquartered national general contractor with a strong Midwest presence and significant commercial, industrial and healthcare practices; competes with DSI on larger design-build industrial projects.
• Gilbane Building Company: National construction management and general contracting firm with a Chicago office; overlaps with DSI in commercial interiors, healthcare, and education markets as a larger established competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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