Clemens Construction

What Clemens Construction does

Clemens Construction Company, Inc. is a privately held, full-service commercial general contractor and construction manager headquartered at the Drexel Building in Center City Philadelphia, founded in 1979 by Jim Clemens. The firm operates a horizontal-segment business across multifamily, hospitality, historic preservation, education, health sciences, corporate, retail, special projects, and social-impact construction, primarily in the Philadelphia metropolitan area with select multi-state institutional work (notably a PNC Bank branch rollout across DE, KY, NJ, OH, and VA). The technical core of the firm is its self-performing carpentry and millwork division — the 4th largest carpentry contractor in Philadelphia with 350+ union carpenters and an in-house millshop — supported by BIM-based constructability analysis and a design-assist delivery model. The company also maintains company-wide LEED accreditation and reports more than 60 LEED-certified projects completed.

Clemens' project portfolio skews to complex, schedule-sensitive, occupied-environment work: marquee projects include the $30M Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School on a former brownfield, the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia Sky Garden Suites fit-out on Level 45 of the Comcast Technology Center, the Union League Trumbauer's Rooftop Restaurant, the adaptive-reuse UPenn College Hall West Wing, and conversions of landmark hotels such as the Sheraton Society Hill-to-Philadelphia Marriott Old City. Repeat clients include Hersha Hospitality Trust ($10M across Rittenhouse and Westin over five years), Loews Hotel (eight years including a 26-story guest-room refresh), the Union League of Philadelphia, and the University of Pennsylvania. Pricing is project-specific via RFQ/RFP under Vice President of Preconstruction Paul Horning, with no published rate card; project values disclosed in testimonials range from $7.6M (Boyds Philadelphia) to $30M (Cristo Rey).

The operating profile reflects a regional GC scale with substantial self-perform labor: 51-100 office staff, 350+ carpenters, eight served market segments, and proven execution across ground-up, renovation, and adaptive-reuse modalities. Differentiators cited in awards and client testimony include occupied-environment expertise, in-house millwork control, LEED specialization, and a safety record of 500,000+ consecutive hours without an incident (recognized by GBCA). Leadership comprises Founder Jim Clemens, President Steve Pouppirt, CFO Brent Paxton, VP Preconstruction Paul Horning, HR Director Kimura Anderson, and Operations Manager (Millwork) Joe Bellenzeni. The firm owns no subsidiaries, has no disclosed parent company or outside investors, and operates without a public listing.

Name

Clemens Construction

Legal name

Clemens Construction Company, Inc.

Website

https://clemensconstruction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Clemens Construction is a Philadelphia-based commercial general contractor founded in 1979, delivering ground-up, renovation, and adaptive-reuse projects across multifamily, hospitality, historic, education, healthcare, and institutional segments, supported by an in-house 350-carpenter millwork division, BIM, and LEED specialization.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220), Residential Building Construction (2361)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• Commercial construction services
• General contracting
• Construction management
• Historic renovation
• Millwork services

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

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, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. General Contracting & Construction Management: Traditional general contracting services taking ownership of projects from preconstruction through completion. Includes contracting with subcontractors and vendors, tenant lease coordination, daily site supervision, cost management, safety program enforcement, and project close-out.
2. Preconstruction Services: Early-stage planning and estimating services leveraging subcontractor relationships and union reputation to optimize client budgets. Provides cost-saving options and best-value recommendations during project planning phase.
3. Self-Perform Carpentry & Millwork: In-house carpentry and millwork division that self-performs trade work, providing cost control and schedule optimization on projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Clemens Construction is a Philadelphia-based commercial general contractor and construction management firm providing preconstruction, general contracting, design-assist, and self-perform carpentry and millwork services. The firm delivers new construction, historic renovation, adaptive reuse, and tenant fit-out projects across multifamily, hospitality, education, healthcare, corporate, retail, and social impact sectors. It is the 4th largest carpentry contractor in Philadelphia with 350+ carpenters on staff.

Product overview

Clemens Construction is a commercial construction company offering a comprehensive suite of services organized into core construction capabilities and market specializations. The core service portfolio includes General Contracting & Construction Management, Preconstruction, Self Perform Carpentry & Millwork (including an in-house Millshop), BIM Technology, Sustainable Building (LEED-certified), and Design-Assist delivery methods. The company serves diverse market sectors including Multifamily, Hospitality, Historic, Education, Health Sciences, Corporate, Retail, Special Projects, and Social Impact. Their projects range from high-end hotel renovations and adaptive reuse of historic buildings to healthcare facilities, laboratories, and community recreation centers, all supported by their self-performing carpentry division and BIM capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Contracting & Construction Management Full-service general contracting taking ownership of construction projects from start to finish, including subcontractor contracting, tenant lease coordination, safety programs, site supervision, cost management, and project close-out. Targeted at commercial, institutional, and hospitality owners and developers.
• Preconstruction Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 4,500 residential units built in Philadelphia over the past decade
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Gilbane Building Company: National construction manager with strong Mid-Atlantic presence across higher education, healthcare, hospitality, and corporate — directly overlapping Clemens' core verticals but at significantly larger project scale.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: Large Mid-Atlantic-headquartered construction management firm operating across commercial, healthcare, education, and hospitality sectors nationally; competes with Clemens on many of the same Philadelphia institutional and commercial project opportunities at larger scale.
• Skanska USA: Global construction firm with major operations in the Northeast US; competes with Clemens on commercial, healthcare, and education projects across the Philadelphia metropolitan area, but at a meaningfully larger scale.
• Turner Construction Company: Top-tier national general contractor with significant Philadelphia presence across commercial, hospitality, and institutional project categories — overlapping Clemens' market but typically bidding larger-scale work.
• Suffolk Construction: National construction management firm expanding aggressively into the Mid-Atlantic market; competes for the same hospitality, multifamily, and commercial fit-out work as Clemens with stronger technology investment and capital backing.

Direct peers

• IMC Construction: Malvern, PA-based general contractor with comparable mid-Atlantic regional presence across corporate, healthcare, education, and multifamily construction projects of similar scale.
• INTECH Construction: Philadelphia-based commercial general contractor serving similar market segments including hospitality, healthcare, education, and historic renovation within the Mid-Atlantic region.
• L.F. Driscoll: Bala Cynwyd, PA-based construction manager and general contractor focused on healthcare, higher education, and cultural institutions — overlapping Clemens' healthcare and education segments in the same Philadelphia market.
• B. Pietrini & Sons: King of Prussia, PA-based general contractor with similar multifamily, hospitality, and commercial renovation focus across the Philadelphia metropolitan area; comparable mid-tier regional size and self-perform trade capabilities.
• P. Agnes Inc. Philadelphia-based commercial general contractor with comparable self-perform capabilities and project portfolio spanning commercial, healthcare, and education sectors in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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