Cordos Development & Associates

Name

Cordos Development & Associates

Legal name

Cordos Development & Associates

Website

https://cordos.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Project-based construction contracts for commercial, educational, cannabis cultivation, and residential projects. Revenue generated through lump-sum contracts, construction management fees, and design-build arrangements. Projects range from $1.5M retail buildouts to $80M+ cultivation facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cordos Development & Associates is a Chicago-based general contractor and construction management firm that delivers design-build, preconstruction, construction management, and in-house trade construction services. Projects span cannabis cultivation and dispensary buildouts, Chicago Public Schools facility improvements, historical restoration, mixed-use developments, and commercial/residential construction across Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, and Colombia.

Product overview

Cordos Development & Associates is a construction services firm offering a unified suite of services that includes project development, construction management, preconstruction, and trade construction. The company specializes in complex construction projects across multiple sectors including cannabis cultivation and processing facilities (for clients like Vireo Health, Cresco Labs, Pharmacann, and NuSierra), cannabis dispensary construction, Chicago Public Schools facilities, historical restoration, mixed-use developments, and sports facilities. Their service model combines large-scale construction expertise with the flexibility of a small firm, offering design-build, value engineering, and in-house trade capabilities (concrete, masonry, carpentry, finishes, plumbing) to deliver projects across commercial, educational, residential, and specialized industrial sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Development Services Pre-acquisition due diligence, project feasibility analyses, entitlements, conceptual planning, and capital budgeting services for construction projects.
• Preconstruction Services Design assist, design-build, value engineering, cost and schedule modeling, planning and logistics, and permitting services.
• Construction Management Full-service construction including project management, CPM scheduling, cost control, site management, quality control, inspections, and closeouts.
• Trade Construction In-house trade capabilities including concrete, masonry, carpentry, finishes, and plumbing.
• Cannabis Cultivation Facility Construction Large-scale indoor cannabis cultivation and processing facility construction, including greenhouse design, processing buildings, and specialized mechanical systems for cannabis production.
• Cannabis Dispensary Construction Construction and renovation of cannabis retail dispensaries, including security compliance, regulatory requirements, and retail buildouts for multi-state operators.
• Educational Facility Construction Chicago Public Schools playground renovations, exterior renovations, athletic facilities, and new school construction including site development, running tracks, and sports fields.
• Historical Restoration Historical building restoration services including Frank Lloyd Wright properties, preserving original architectural features while upgrading to modern building codes.
• Mixed-Use Development Construction Mixed-use residential and commercial development including condominium units, parking structures, and ground-floor retail spaces.
• Sports and Recreation Facility Construction Construction of sports training facilities, boxing gyms, and indoor soccer training centers including specialized high-clearance structures and running tracks.

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• VerilifecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023Multi-project partnership for Verilife's rebranding program across Illinois, New York, Ohio, and Massachusetts dispensary markets.
• Vireo HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Design-build partnership for $80M+ Bluebird cultivation facility, one of the largest in New York state.
• NuSierracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2018Strategic partnership for development of 14-acre cannabis cultivation site in Colombia, including extraction facility buildout in Rionegro near Medellin.
• Free Market VenturescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 October 2015Served as program manager for Cresco Labs cultivation projects, coordinating with Cordos for completion of facility construction within Illinois' six-month schedule requirements.
• PharmacanncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2015Long-standing partnership with Pharmacann for construction of multiple cultivation and processing facilities across Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts markets.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Cordos_Chicago

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 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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