May Construction Group

What May Construction Group does

May Construction Group is a privately-held commercial general contractor founded in 2011 and headquartered at 6900 Wisconsin Avenue in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The company specializes in commercial office renovations, capital improvements, and self-storage structures, operating exclusively within the DC Metro area. Across its operating history it has delivered more than 750 projects spanning over 6 million square feet and reports an average annual revenue of $44 million. The firm is founder-led by President Kevin May and operates with a deliberately small team of 11 to 50 professionals who participate at the executive level on every engagement.

The company's service offering is organized into three lines: pre-construction planning (cost estimation, scheduling, value engineering, and constructability reviews), construction execution (full-service project delivery including quality control inspections, vendor coordination, owner training, and close-out documentation), and sustainability services (LEED certification support, green building practices, construction waste management, and indoor air quality planning). Pricing is custom and quote-based on a project-by-project basis with multi-year contract cadences; there are no standardized pricing tiers. Approximately 90% of business comes from repeat clients, evidencing a relationship-based, high-touch commercial model rather than a transactional volume motion.

May Construction Group's customer base is concentrated in commercial real estate services and corporate end-users, with named relationships including CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, Transwestern, JBG Smith, Hines, Tishman Speyer, Brookfield Properties, JLL, Avison Young, New Balance, FNIH, Axis Communications, Securiport, and Chemtrec. The company maintains a deep partnership network with leading architecture firms including Gensler, OTJ, HKS, Perkins+Will, Stantec, GTM Architects, Hickok Cole, Collective Architecture, sshape, Wingate Hughes, DCS, and Focus Architecture. It has earned sustained regional recognition through ENR MidAtlantic Top Contractors, Washington Business Journal Largest Interior Construction Firm (2023 and 2025), Washington Business Journal Best Places to Work (2021, 2023, 2024, 2025), Inc. Best Workplaces (2021), and NAIOP DC|MD Award of Excellence (2023) and NAIOP Northern Virginia Focus on Excellence (2021).

Name

May Construction Group

Legal name

MAY Construction Group

Website

https://mayconstructiongroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

May Construction Group is a privately-held commercial general contractor founded in 2011 in Chevy Chase, Maryland, specializing in commercial office renovations, capital improvements, and self-storage structures within the DC Metro area, serving enterprise real estate firms and corporate clients through a boutique relationship-based model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep) (IMAFAAAC)

Keywords

• Commercial construction services
• Office interior renovation
• Pre-construction planning
• Capital improvement construction
• Sustainable building practices

Headquarters

HQ city

Chevy Chase

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. General Construction Services: Revenue generated from commercial office renovation and capital improvement construction projects in the DC Metro area. The company operates as a boutique general contractor with an average annual revenue of $44 million.
2. Pre Construction Services: Revenue from pre-construction planning including cost estimation, scheduling, value engineering, and constructability reviews

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

May Construction Group is a boutique commercial general contractor that delivers office interior renovation, capital improvement, and self-storage construction projects in the Washington DC Metro area. Services span pre-construction planning (cost estimation, scheduling, value engineering, constructability reviews), full construction delivery (quality control, vendor coordination, owner training, close-out), and sustainability support (LEED certification, green materials, waste management). The firm operates with a deliberately small team and maintains executive-level involvement on every project.

Product overview

May Construction Group is a commercial general contractor offering a unified suite of construction services organized into three service lines: Pre-Construction (cost estimation, scheduling, value engineering, and constructability reviews), Construction (full-service project delivery including quality control, vendor coordination, owner training, and close-out documentation), and Sustainability (LEED certification support, green building practices, construction waste management, and indoor air quality planning). The company operates as a single-service commercial construction firm rather than a modular software platform; it has no distinct named software products, modules, or SaaS offerings. All services are delivered by a dedicated team of professionals through direct client engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Construction Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 750+ projects successfully delivered since 2011
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered key client, key partner, key client and partner and partner.

• JBG Smithkey clientOthersCommercial real estate company that has worked with MAY Construction on general construction projects. JBG Smith is a significant real estate investment trust operating in the DC Metro area.
• Genslerkey partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading global architecture and design firm that has collaborated with MAY Construction on projects including Axis Communications DC office (13,533 SF).
• Transwesternkey client and partnerOthersCommercial real estate services firm that has worked extensively with MAY Construction. Testimonials indicate multiple projects over 10 years. Owner of MP5 Spec Suite project.
• Avison YoungpartnerOthersCommercial real estate services company listed as a partner of MAY Construction Group.
• HinespartnerOthersInternational real estate firm listed as a partner of MAY Construction Group.
• Cushman & Wakefieldkey client and partnerOthersGlobal commercial real estate services firm that has worked with MAY Construction on projects. Provided testimonial praising MAY's proactive approach and attention to detail.
• Tishman SpeyerpartnerOthersReal estate company listed as a partner of MAY Construction Group.
• Brookfield PropertiespartnerOthersGlobal alternative asset management company and real estate operator listed as a partner.
• CBREkey clientOthersWorld's largest commercial real estate services company that has worked with MAY Construction. Testimonial indicates collaborative partnership approach.
• JLLpartnerOthersLeading professional services firm specializing in real estate listed as a partner.
• OTJkey partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture and design firm that has collaborated with MAY Construction on multiple projects including OTJ's own office, Korea Economics Institute, Chemtrec, and Private Non-Profit projects.
• Collective ArchitecturepartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm that has worked with MAY Construction on projects including Groundswell (20,693 SF) and 8270 Greensboro Drive lobby.
• Wingate HughespartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm that has collaborated with MAY Construction on Private Client (8,080 SF) and Trinity Center (5,500 SF) projects.
• sshapepartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm that has worked with MAY Construction on Carl M. Freeman (9,781 SF) and Private Client Nonprofit (30,616 SF) projects.
• GTM ArchitectspartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm that has collaborated with MAY Construction on 1211 Connecticut Avenue (2,109 SF) and 2677 Prosperity Drive (16,934 SF) projects.
• HKSpartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm that has worked with MAY Construction on FNIH (21,969 SF) and MONEX (14,550 SF) projects.
• Hickok ColepartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm that has collaborated with MAY Construction on 1325 G Street Lobby (2,495 SF) project.
• Perkins + WillpartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal architecture and design firm that has worked with MAY Construction on Private Client Association (30,333 SF) project.
• StantecpartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture and engineering firm that has collaborated with MAY Construction on 1850 M Street Fitness Center (3,378 SF) project.
• DCSpartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm that has worked with MAY Construction on 4350 N. Fairfax Amenity Center (3,116 SF) project.
• Focus ArchitecturepartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm that has collaborated with MAY Construction on Metro Offices (20,511 SF) project.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• DPR Construction: National commercial contractor with strong office interiors practice and a client base that includes many of the same large CRE owners, REITs, and tech tenants as May Construction. Overlap is partial due to broader portfolio.
• Walsh Construction Group: Large, diversified US construction firm active across commercial, education, healthcare, and interiors segments. Touches the same general commercial/office interiors market but at substantially larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Clark Construction Group: One of the largest DC-area commercial general contractors, active in office, hospitality, and institutional buildings. Competes for the same enterprise tenant-improvement work but at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: Mid-Atlantic-rooted commercial GC with national footprint across office, retail, healthcare, and interiors. Comparable on commercial interior and capital improvement work but operates across many verticals and geographies.
• Manhattan Construction Company: Established general contractor active in commercial building and interior construction across multiple US regions, comparable to May Construction on commercial interiors scope but with broader service mix and geographic reach.
• Gilbane Building Company: Major national contractor with a deep DC-area presence across commercial interiors, tenant improvements, and capital projects. Comparable to May Construction on interiors work, with a much larger resource base and broader service mix.
• DAVIS Construction: Large, established DC Metro general contractor with broad portfolio across commercial, healthcare, education, and interiors projects. Overlaps with May Construction on commercial interior work but operates at significantly larger scale and project size.
• Balfour Beatty Construction (US): National general contractor with a notable Mid-Atlantic commercial interiors practice serving corporate, healthcare, and higher education clients. Overlaps on tenant fit-out scope but with broader geographic and segment coverage.

Direct peers

• HITT Contracting: DC-area commercial general contractor with a nationally recognized interiors practice and strong base of commercial office, corporate, and institutional clients. Closest direct peer given overlapping focus on commercial interior buildouts and similar Mid-Atlantic client base.
• Coakley & Williams Construction: Boutique DC-area general contractor specializing in commercial interiors, base building, and renovations, with deep relationships to local CRE owners and brokers. Directly comparable in size, geography, and service mix to May Construction.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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