Costanza Builders

What Costanza Builders does

Costanza Builders Inc. is a family-owned general contracting and construction management firm headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, with operating history stretching back to the early 1920s and formal incorporation in 1938. The company delivers pre-construction engineering, site development, construction management, design-build, and turn-key development services through two operating units: an Engineering Division (covering pre-construction engineering, planning and approvals, systems engineering, and cost/value engineering) and a Construction Division (covering project management, controls, contracts administration, construction engineering, and project accounting). Trade work is subcontracted, allowing flexibility across project types.

The firm serves private entrepreneurs, non-profits, municipalities, and public corporations across New Jersey, executing projects in multi-family residential (low- to high-rise, luxury and affordable/economy markets), commercial and light commercial construction, student housing, senior/assisted living facilities, and renovation/adaptive reuse. Notable completed projects include an 80-unit apartment complex, a 100+ acre college campus with 382,000 SF of residential buildings and a 165,000 SF parking garage, clubhouses, assisted living facilities, and commercial office buildings.

Revenue is generated on a project-based, quote-driven model with no publicly disclosed pricing. Go-to-market relies on direct enterprise and field sales, supplemented by a project portfolio website serving as a top-of-funnel marketing channel. The company is privately held under three generations of family ownership with no external capital, funding rounds, or M&A activity in the input record.

Name

Costanza Builders

Legal name

Costanza Builders Inc.

Website

https://costanzabuilders.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Costanza Builders is a family-owned New Jersey general contractor, founded in the early 1920s and incorporated in 1938, delivering pre-construction engineering, construction management, design-build, and turn-key development services to municipalities, non-profits, public corporations, and private entrepreneurs across multi-family, commercial, student housing, and senior living sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Services

NAICS

New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362)

SIC

Operative Builders (1531), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA), Multi-Family Residential Construction (Apartments, Condos, Townhomes) (IMAFABAB), Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA), Residential General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Construction management services
• General contracting
• Design-build services
• Construction engineering
• Site development

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Laurel

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Project-based construction and development services providing construction management, subcontracting trade work, and project delivery from concept to completion for commercial and residential projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Costanza Builders is a family-owned general contractor providing construction management, engineering, design-build, and turn-key development services. The company operates two divisions — an Engineering Division delivering pre-construction, site development, planning, systems engineering, and cost/value engineering, and a Construction Division managing projects from concept to completion using subcontracted trade work. The firm serves commercial, multi-family residential, student housing, senior/assisted living, and renovation/adaptive reuse projects for private entrepreneurs, non-profits, municipalities, and public corporations.

Product overview

Costanza Builders operates as a construction and engineering services company with two primary divisions: the Engineering Division (providing pre-construction engineering, site development, planning and approvals, systems engineering, and cost/value engineering) and the Construction Division (performing construction management with project management, controls, contracts administration, and project accounting). The company offers specialized building approaches including Design-Build, Turn-key Development, Lifestyle Systems Building (accessible/universal design), and Environmental Systems Building (green/renewable energy standards). Their portfolio spans multi-family residential (apartments, senior housing, student housing), commercial properties (office buildings, fitness centers, clubhouses), and renovation projects (assisted living, adaptive reuse). Notable completed projects include Meadow Green Apartments (80 units), Lakeside Student Housing (382,000 SF), Cooper's Place Clubhouse, Laurel Circle Assisted Living, and Freedom Village Westampton.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering Division Services
• Construction Division Services
• Design-Build Services
• Turn-key Development Complete development services in which the company delivers a fully finished, ready-to-occupy property to the client.
• Lifestyle Systems Building
• Environmental Systems Building

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Whiting-Turner Contracting: One of the largest Mid-Atlantic-headquartered general contractors in the US, delivering commercial, healthcare, higher education, and multi-family projects across the region. Whiting-Turner represents the larger-scale incumbent that competes with Costanza on institutional and public-sector work in NJ and PA.
• Clark Construction Group: Large US general contractor with a strong Mid-Atlantic presence delivering commercial, healthcare, education, and multi-family projects. Clark is a broad incumbent that competes with Costanza on larger institutional builds in the region.
• Skanska USA: Global construction firm with significant US operations including the Mid-Atlantic, focused on commercial, healthcare, education, and civil infrastructure. Skanska competes with regional GCs on larger multi-family and institutional builds and brings scale, sustainability credentials, and design-build capacity that exceed Costanza's.
• Turner Construction Company: One of the largest US general contractors with a strong Mid-Atlantic presence, delivering commercial, healthcare, education, and residential projects. Turner is a broad incumbent that competes with regional GCs like Costanza for institutional and multi-family work in NJ.

Direct peers

• B. Pietrini & Sons: Pennsylvania-based (King of Prussia) general contractor with comparable size and similar segment mix including multi-family, senior living, healthcare, and commercial work. B. Pietrini & Sons is a regional direct peer with overlapping geography in PA/NJ.
• Harkins Builders: Mid-Atlantic general contractor (MD/PA/DE/NJ) of comparable size serving multi-family, senior living, education, and commercial markets. Harkins shares Costanza's regional scope, project type mix, and reliance on design-build and construction management delivery.
• P. Agnes: Philadelphia-based family-owned general contractor of similar size, serving healthcare, higher education, commercial, and multi-family clients in the Mid-Atlantic. P. Agnes' family ownership, segment mix, and regional footprint make it a close peer to Costanza.
• Wohlsen Construction: Mid-Atlantic-headquartered (Lancaster, PA) general contractor of comparable size and longevity serving senior living, higher education, healthcare, and multi-family markets. Wohlsen closely mirrors Costanza's segment mix, regional footprint, and family/employee-owned governance style.
• Warfel Construction: Pennsylvania-based employee-owned general contractor with similar size, serving senior living, healthcare, higher education, and commercial clients. Warfel's regional PA/Mid-Atlantic focus, segment mix, and integrated project delivery model make it a close peer to Costanza.
• L.F. Driscoll: Mid-Atlantic-based construction manager and general contractor with deep experience in healthcare, life sciences, and higher education projects in NJ and PA. Directly comparable to Costanza in regional scope, project type (campus development, institutional clients), and project scale.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

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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