McDonald Building

What McDonald Building does

McDonald Building Company (MBC) is a privately held, full-service construction management and general contracting firm founded in 2010 and headquartered at 910 East Main Street, Suite 101, Norristown, Pennsylvania. The firm serves four primary vertical segments: multi-family residential developers (affordable, supportive, and market-rate housing), healthcare systems (hospitals, infusion/MRI suites, behavioral health facilities), senior living operators (continuing care retirement communities and assisted living), and a secondary life sciences and commercial real estate segment. Geographically, MBC concentrates on the Philadelphia metropolitan area, South Jersey, and Delaware, with projects also delivered through its MDSA joint venture with Dale Corporation.

MBC's service offering spans preconstruction through project delivery, supported by an in-house Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) coordinator, BIM-based digital quality assurance, a proprietary "Batman" drone used for weekly jobsite monitoring, and adoption of partners such as Dusty Robotics for layout printing on slabs. The firm uses Building Connected for transparent trade-partner bidding and Procore for project management. MBC markets itself as a relationship-driven builder that works in occupied healthcare and senior living environments and holds deep expertise in LEED, WELL, Energy Star, and Enterprise Green Communities certifications, having delivered Philadelphia's first LEED v4 Platinum and WELL v2 Platinum pre-certified building (3.0 University Place).

The business model is project-based professional services revenue earned through negotiated contracts or competitive bidding on RFPs. Prequalified trade partners submit bids through Building Connected, and project delivery is augmented by repeat engagements with anchor clients such as Mission First Housing Group, Project HOME, AtlantiCare, Jefferson Health, and NewCourtland. GTM is enterprise field sales supported by digital content marketing (website, "Flyby Friday" drone content on LinkedIn), industry events (GreenBuild, ULI, SADV), and community/educational outreach (ACE Mentor Program, university co-ops with Drexel and Temple).

Name

McDonald Building

Legal name

McDonald Building Co.

Website

https://mcdonaldbc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

McDonald Building Company is a privately held construction management and general contracting firm serving multi-family residential, healthcare, senior living, and life sciences developers across the Philadelphia metro, South Jersey, and Delaware.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Management and General Contracting

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Residential Building Construction (23611), New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Land Development & Subdivision Homebuilding (Build-to-Sell Communities) (IMAFABAL), Senior Living & Assisted Living Facility Construction (IMAFACAJ), Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA), Residential General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Construction management services
• General contracting
• Healthcare construction
• Multi-family residential construction
• Senior living construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Norristown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Management/General Contracting: MBC serves as construction manager and general contractor for commercial, healthcare, multi-family residential, and senior living projects. Revenue is generated through project fees based on negotiated or bid contract values. The company operates a joint venture (MDSA) with Dale Corporation for select projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

McDonald Building Co. delivers full-service construction management and general contracting for commercial, healthcare, multi-family residential, senior living, and life sciences projects across the Philadelphia metropolitan area, South Jersey, and Delaware. Services span preconstruction planning through project completion, supported by in-house Virtual Design & Construction (VDC), Building Information Modeling (BIM), and proprietary drone-based site monitoring to reduce delays and cost overruns.

Product overview

McDonald Building Co. is a construction firm offering general contracting and construction management services. The company specializes in multi-family residential, healthcare and life sciences, senior living, affordable housing, and commercial construction projects. Their services span the full project lifecycle from preconstruction through completion, with in-house Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) capabilities and drone technology for project monitoring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Management Services

Quantifiable outcome

• First LEED v4 Platinum and WELL v2 Platinum certified building in Philadelphia delivered by MBC/Dale joint venture
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MDSA (McDonald Dale Strategic Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership with Dale Corporation for larger construction projects. Operating as MDSA, the alliance enables pursuit of major projects like 3.0 University Place (250,000+ sq. ft. life sciences facility). The partnership combines MBC's residential and healthcare expertise with Dale Corporation's capabilities for complex commercial projects.
• Building ConnectedcoreTechnology or IntegrationPre-qualified trade partners use Building Connected platform to view current project bids. This construction management technology platform enables transparent bidding processes and project tracking.
• ProcorecoreTechnology or IntegrationProject management platform used by MBC for pre-qualified trade partners to access current projects. Enables construction document management, project scheduling, and field collaboration.
• Drexel UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity co-op and internship program partner in Philadelphia market. Supports experiential education alongside classroom learning for Construction Management students.
• Temple UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity internship program partner. Provides talent pipeline for construction management and related-AEC majors through paid co-op positions.
• Williamson Trade SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrade school partnership supporting career services and experiential education. Part of MBC's network for attracting diverse talent to the construction industry.
• Orleans Technical CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical college partnership for carpentry training and career services. Expands MBC's talent recruitment network.
• ACE Mentor Program of Greater PhiladelphiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMBC is a proud sponsor of ACE Mentor Program, participating in events like Giant Jenga tournaments. Program attracts high school students to careers in architecture, engineering, and construction.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Daniel J. Keating Company: Philadelphia-headquartered general contractor with healthcare, institutional, and commercial work — same Mid-Atlantic footprint and overlapping customer base as MBC.
• IMC Construction: Pennsylvania-rooted national construction manager with healthcare, life sciences, and senior living expertise — mid-market peer competing for the same Eastern PA institutional owners.
• LF Driscoll: Philadelphia-area construction management firm with deep specialization in healthcare and academic/institutional projects — directly comparable to MBC on healthcare vertical, regional footprint, and project scale.
• P. Agnes & Associates: Philadelphia-based construction manager and general contractor active in healthcare, higher education, and industrial — comparable regional mid-market peer with similar project mix and client types.

Broad incumbents

• Balfour Beatty US: Large US general contractor with Mid-Atlantic presence across healthcare, multifamily, and education — comparable bid-list competitor but materially larger and geographically diversified.
• DPR Construction: National technical builder with leadership in healthcare and life sciences — competes for the same sophisticated institutional clients (e.g., University Place Associates) but at enterprise scale.
• Gilbane Building Company: Large national construction manager with strong healthcare, education, and life sciences practices and a Philadelphia presence — broader scale but directly comparable verticals and bid list.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: Major US general contractor with deep Mid-Atlantic presence in healthcare, senior living, and multifamily — direct overlap on target verticals, larger in scale and balance sheet.
• Turner Construction Company: One of the largest US general contractors with active Philadelphia operations — competes with MBC on healthcare, higher education, and commercial institutional work, but at substantially larger scale.
• Skanska USA: Major US construction manager active in healthcare, life sciences, and higher education in the Northeast — competes for institutional work at substantially larger scale than MBC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mcdonald-building-company

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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