What McCullough Construction does

McCullough Construction, L.L.C. is a Washington, D.C.-based general contracting and construction management firm founded in 2000 by Tom McCullough, a structural and civil engineer with prior experience at Bechtel Power Corporation and a large commercial general contractor. The company delivers preconstruction and estimating, general contracting, and construction management services across three core service lines, specializing in historic restoration and adaptive reuse, multi-family residential (including affordable housing, market-rate apartments, and condominiums), base building and office construction, retail, and foundation and structural repair. Geographically the firm operates in the Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia metropolitan area, with current projects including Harvard Court Apartments (108 units), 1201 Connecticut Ave NW (a 182,000 gsf office-to-residential conversion of the Longfellow Building), 1109 Congress (69 units), and S Street Village (church-site redevelopment).

The firm employs over 60 people and reports an approximate annual project volume of $80-100 million, generating revenue through project-based contracts with custom quotes based on scope, specifications, and complexity rather than standardized pricing. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales supported by a relationship-based client acquisition model, a BuildingConnected subcontractor bidding platform, and brand reinforcement through regional industry awards (WBC, NAIOP, ABC, ENR, WBJ, ULI, DC Historic Preservation). The founder maintains personal involvement in every project, a deliberate capacity constraint that the company positions as a quality differentiator in a market where larger competitors operate on volume.

Customer segments span real estate developers (commercial, residential, and affordable), institutional and government property owners, and selective hospitality clients, with notable named engagements including LivingSocial (Acme Stove Building HQ conversion), NHP Foundation (Harvard Court), Willco Companies, Siena Corporation, and Red Roof Inn. The company has earned multiple awards for historic preservation and multifamily excellence, including the 2017 DC Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation, 2021 NAIOP Best Multifamily, and 2026 WBC Craftsmanship Award. Structurally, McCullough Construction is a privately held LLC, founder-owned with no institutional investors, no M&A history, no subsidiaries, and no public market presence.

Name

McCullough Construction

Legal name

McCullough Construction, L.L.C.

Website

https://mccullough-construction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

McCullough Construction is a Washington, D.C.-based general contracting and construction management firm specializing in historic restoration, adaptive reuse, and multi-family residential projects for real estate developers and institutional owners across the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia metro area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Contracting Services

NAICS

Residential Building Construction (23611), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Residential Remodelers (236118)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Renovation, Remodeling & Tenant Improvements (General Contracting) (IMAFAAAE)

Keywords

• General contracting services
• Historic building restoration
• Commercial construction services
• Multi-family residential construction
• Construction management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

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, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. General Contracting Services: Provides general contracting and construction management services for commercial construction, renovations, historic restorations, and multi-family residential projects. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts with approximate annual volume of $80-100 million.
2. Preconstruction and Estimating: Preconstruction services including estimating provided as part of the overall project delivery. Fee-based service preceding construction contracts.
3. Construction Management: Construction management services offered as a separate delivery method alongside traditional general contracting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

McCullough Construction is a general contracting and construction management firm providing preconstruction, estimating, general contracting, and construction management services for commercial, multi-family residential, renovation, and historic restoration projects in Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. The firm specializes in historic restoration, adaptive reuse, and multi-family residential construction, with annual project volume of approximately $80-100 million.

Product overview

McCullough Construction is a general contracting firm offering three core service lines: Preconstruction & Estimating, General Contracting, and Construction Management. The company specializes in Historic Restoration + Renovation, Multi-Family Residential (including affordable housing and condominiums), Base Building + Office construction, Retail, and Foundation + Structural Repair. Their current portfolio includes projects such as S Street Village (church site redevelopment), Harvard Court Apartments (108-unit building), 1201 Connecticut Ave NW (office-to-apartment conversion of the Longfellow Building), and 1109 Congress (69-unit apartment building). Notable completed projects include Channing Place (295 units, $56M), 37 L St. SE (74-unit condo), and Pappas Tomato Factory (137,000 SF retail/office renovation).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Preconstruction & Estimating Preconstruction and estimating services covering planning, budgeting, and material acquisition support for commercial, multi-family, and historic restoration projects.
• General Contracting General contracting services for commercial construction, renovations, historic restorations, and multi-family residential buildings in the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region.
• Construction Management Construction management services covering project oversight and delivery from pre-planning through project completion, offered as a separate delivery method alongside general contracting.
• Historic Restoration + Renovation Specialized historic restoration and renovation services for historic buildings, including facade restoration and adaptive reuse projects in the Washington D.C. area.
• Multi-Family Residential Construction Multi-family residential construction services covering apartments, condominiums, affordable housing, and market-rate housing projects.
• Base Building + Office Construction Base building and office construction services, including commercial office spaces and conversions of existing buildings.
• Retail Construction Retail construction services for commercial retail spaces.
• Foundation + Structural Repair Foundation and structural repair services for existing buildings.

Quantifiable outcome

• On-time, within-budget delivery on all projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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 core.

• NHP FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for Harvard Court Apartments project at 1425 Harvard Street NW. The NHP Foundation is collaborating with Columbia Heights Village Tenants Association and Change All Souls Housing Corp on this 108-unit affordable apartment development.
• Columbia Heights Village Tenants AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity development partner for Harvard Court Apartments project, representing tenant interests in the affordable housing development.
• Change All Souls Housing CorpcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for Harvard Court Apartments affordable housing project.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• DPR Construction: National commercial GC with a DC regional office active in multifamily, commercial office, and renovation work. Larger scope and geographic reach, but overlapping customer base in DC/Mid-Atlantic.
• Hensel Phelps: Large national GC with Mid-Atlantic operations including multifamily and commercial projects. Operates at significantly larger scale but in overlapping DC-area project categories.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: Major national commercial GC with a strong Mid-Atlantic presence. While vastly larger, it competes for many of the same commercial, multifamily, and renovation projects in DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
• Clark Construction Group: One of the largest commercial general contractors in the DC/Mid-Atlantic region. While significantly larger and broader in scope than McCullough, both operate as GCs in the same DC/MD/VA market with overlapping commercial and multifamily work.
• Balfour Beatty Construction: Large US construction firm with significant Mid-Atlantic operations across commercial, multifamily, and infrastructure segments. Overlaps with McCullough on DC-area commercial and residential projects at typically larger scale.

Regional players

• WCS Construction: DC-area commercial general contractor with comparable size and project focus on multifamily, commercial, and renovation in DC/Maryland/Virginia. Directly comparable mid-market peer.

Direct peers

• Forrester Construction Company: Mid-Atlantic general contractor with comparable scope in commercial, multifamily, and renovation projects, operating in the same DC/MD/VA region. Closely comparable in size and service breadth.
• James G. Davis Construction Corporation: DC-area general contractor with similar revenue scale and diversified portfolio across multifamily residential, commercial office, and renovations. Operates in the same geographic footprint and serves overlapping developer clients.
• Coakley & Williams Construction: DC-based general contractor focused on multifamily, senior living, commercial, and adaptive reuse projects. Overlaps with McCullough in DC-area multifamily residential and renovation work.
• Donohoe Construction Company: DC-headquartered commercial general contractor operating across DC, Maryland, and Virginia with comparable multifamily, hospitality, and commercial projects. Directly competes for similar mid-to-large project scopes in the same geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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