What Branagh Construction does

Branagh Construction is a fourth-generation, family-owned general contractor founded in 1917 by John E. Branagh, an Irish immigrant, and headquartered at 750 Kevin Court in Oakland, California. The firm delivers construction services across four core verticals: housing (affordable, market rate, senior, multi-family, and single resident occupancy, ranging from single-family homes to 500-unit complexes), commercial and industrial facilities (manufacturing, office, retail, hotels, sports clubs), educational institutions (K-12 and university projects), and religious organizations. Its work encompasses new construction, rehabilitation, seismic retrofitting, and LEED-certified sustainable building, with primary operations in Northern California and historical international project experience in Suwon, South Korea.

The company employs a team-based, relationship-driven project delivery model in which it joins project teams — alongside owners, architects, subcontractors, and lenders — from the design phase rather than competing primarily through traditional competitive bid. This approach is supported by long-tenured relationships with non-profit affordable housing developers (First Community Housing, Mercy Housing, EBALDC, Resources for Community Development, Palo Alto Housing, Christian Church Homes, CSI Support & Development, Sequoia Living, Bill Wilson Center) and institutional clients including the University of California Berkeley, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory (DOE), and 17 Northern California school districts. Notable credentials include LEED Platinum certifications (Fourth Street Apartments, Shinsei Gardens), LEED Gold certifications (Casa Feliz Studios, Villa Montgomery), and a 2010 Gold Nugget Grand Award for the Jack London Gateway project.

Branagh generates revenue through fixed-price, project-based construction contracts on completed projects and is privately held under continuous family ownership, with no disclosed outside investors, institutional funding, headcount figures, or revenue disclosures. Current leadership consists of John Branagh as President (fourth generation, appointed 2014) and Tom Branagh as Chairman (third generation). The firm operates from a single Oakland headquarters, has no disclosed app, API, AI/ML capabilities, or proprietary technology stack, and relies primarily on reputation, word-of-mouth, and established local relationships rather than formal marketing.

Name

Branagh Construction

Legal name

Branagh, Inc.

Website

https://branaghinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Branagh Construction is a fourth-generation, family-owned general contractor founded in 1917 in Oakland, California, delivering new construction, rehabilitation, seismic retrofitting, and LEED-certified building across housing, commercial, educational, and religious sectors in Northern California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Construction Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Residential Building Construction (23611), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Family Residential Construction (Apartments, Condos, Townhomes) (IMAFABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• General construction services
• Commercial building construction
• Educational facility construction
• Affordable housing construction
• Religious building construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Project-based construction revenue from building residential (affordable, market rate, senior, multi-family), commercial (industrial, office, retail, hotels), educational facilities, and religious buildings. Revenue is generated through fixed-price contracts on completed projects, with a mix of new construction and rehabilitation work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Branagh Construction is a fourth-generation family-owned general contractor founded in 1917 providing new construction, rehabilitation, seismic retrofitting, and sustainable/LEED building services across four primary categories: housing (affordable, market rate, senior, multi-family, SRO), commercial (industrial, office, retail, hotels), educational facilities (K-12 and university), and religious buildings. The company operates primarily in Northern California with team-based integrated project delivery alongside owners, architects, subcontractors, and lenders from the design phase onward.

Product overview

Branagh Construction is a fourth-generation family-owned construction company established in 1917, offering comprehensive construction services across four primary categories: Housing, Commercial, Religious, and Educational construction. The company serves Northern California and has completed over 50 educational facilities. Their housing services span affordable, market rate, rehabilitation, new construction, multi-family, senior housing, and single resident occupancy projects. Commercial services include manufacturing facilities, office buildings, laboratories, shopping centers, hotels, and sports clubs. The company is known for fast-track construction methods and quality-focused project delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Housing Construction Services Comprehensive residential construction services including affordable housing, market rate housing, rehabilitation, new construction, multi-family, senior housing, and single resident occupancy. Projects range from single family homes to 500-unit apartment complexes, including the first live-work condominium conversion in the Bay Area.
• Commercial Construction Services Industrial and commercial construction encompassing manufacturing facilities, office buildings, laboratories, shopping centers, luxury hotels, and sports clubs. Offers extensive experience with fast-track construction methods.
• Religious Construction Services Professional construction services for churches, sanctuaries, classroom buildings, and multi-use religious campus facilities, focused on stewardship of resources while serving religious institutions.
• Educational Facility Construction Construction of educational facilities including K-12 schools, university buildings, and scientific laboratories for clients such as UC Berkeley, the Atomic Energy Commission, and 17 northern California school districts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50+ educational facilities built in Northern California
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and regular.

• First Community HousingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership on multiple affordable housing projects including Fourth Street Apartments (LEED Platinum, 100 units) and El Paseo Suites (96 SRO units, Excellence in Design Award). First Community Housing is a non-profit affordable housing developer.
• Resources for Community DevelopmentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on The Park Alameda rehabilitation project (63 SRO units) and Ashland Family Housing (85 units). RCD is a non-profit housing developer serving the East Bay.
• EBALDC (East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Prosperity Place (71 multi-family units with retail) and Drasnin Manor (26 multi-family units). EBALDC is a community development organization focused on affordable housing.
• Mercy HousingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Veterans Village in Colma (66 units) serving veterans with affordable supportive housing.
• Sequoia LivingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Town Park Towers senior housing renovation (216 units, 10-story) and The Sequoias Portola Valley renovation project.
• Bill Wilson CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on The HUB youth community center (16,907 SF) for foster youth in Santa Clara County, operated in partnership with the County of Santa Clara.
• Christian Church HomesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Garfield Park Village senior housing rehabilitation (94 affordable units) in Santa Cruz, CA.
• MWA Architects Inc.regularImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitect for Westlake Christian Terrace East project (200 units, 11-story senior housing renovation with seismic upgrades).
• Van Meter Williams PollackregularImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture firm for Bay Oaks (18 units San Francisco) and Jack London Gateway (61 units, highest GreenPoint Rated at time of construction).
• Mikiten ArchitectureregularImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture firm for Rising Oaks project (31 units transitional housing for young adults from foster care system).
• Palo Alto HousingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Eagle Park project (67 units in Mountain View with 30 reserved for veterans).
• CSI Support & DevelopmentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Redwood Gardens fast-track renovation (169 senior apartment units).
• US Green Building CouncilregularOthersLEED certification body for multiple Branagh projects including Shinsei Gardens (LEED Platinum), Casa Feliz (LEED Gold), Fourth Street Apartments (LEED Platinum), and Villa Montgomery (LEED Gold).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Turner Construction Company: Largest U.S. general contractor with significant presence in California institutional and commercial markets. Competes for the same education, healthcare, and large commercial projects Branagh pursues.
• Swinerton: Major West Coast general contractor with significant Bay Area presence and affordable housing practice. Substantially larger than Branagh but operates in the same regional residential and institutional markets.
• DPR Construction: National general contractor with established Bay Area operations serving commercial, healthcare, education, and residential clients. Operates in the same regional sectors as Branagh at meaningfully larger scale.
• Clark Construction Group: Major national general contractor with West Coast operations in commercial, institutional, and multifamily residential construction. Competes for larger-scale Northern California institutional and residential pursuits.
• Webcor Builders: Larger Bay Area-headquartered general contractor operating across residential, commercial, and institutional sectors. Comparable product mix and geography, but significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach than Branagh.

Direct peers

• Cahill Contractors: Bay Area-headquartered general contractor of comparable regional scale, with overlapping multifamily residential, education, and institutional work across Northern California. Most directly comparable peer given similar size, geography, and project mix.
• Plant Construction Company: San Francisco-based general contractor serving residential, commercial, education, and institutional clients in the Bay Area. Comparable regional contractor with similar vertical diversification and project scale.
• Lathrop Construction Associates: Northern California general contractor with comparable portfolio spanning affordable housing, education, and commercial projects. Similar team-based delivery model and regional concentration make it a tight comparable.
• Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction: San Francisco-based general contractor with deep Bay Area presence across commercial, residential, and institutional sectors. Comparable in regional focus and vertical mix to Branagh, with similar mid-scale project size profile.
• Nibbi Brothers General Contractors: Family-influenced Bay Area general contractor with strong affordable housing and community-development portfolio. Closely aligned with Branagh's mission-driven residential and institutional focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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