What Stevens-Leinweber Construction does

Stevens-Leinweber Construction (SLC) is a Phoenix-based commercial general contractor founded in 1981 by Mike Stevens and Mark Leinweber. The company delivers tenant improvement (TI) services, ground-up construction for Class A office and industrial projects, and integrated design-build delivery, operating exclusively in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Its core TI business has completed more than 10,000 projects over four decades, while a ground-up division launched in 2017 under Executive Vice President Erik Powell has produced 20M+ square feet of speculative and build-to-suit industrial and office space. SLC serves enterprise clients and developers across industrial/logistics, commercial office, and institutional/community verticals, with marquee projects for Liberty Mutual, Best Buy, Boeing/XPO, Western Alliance Bank, Cognizant, and Zovio.

SLC's revenue model is professional-services based, generating construction management fees on competitively bid commercial projects; pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by project scope and complexity. The go-to-market motion is relationship-driven enterprise field sales: SLC secures work through direct engagement with developers, REITs, property owners, and corporate tenants, supplemented by referrals from architects (e.g., Butler Design Group), brokers (CBRE, JLL), and industry associations (NAIOP Arizona). The company invests in brand-building through awards and earned media in AZRE Magazine, Bisnow, and RED Awards.

Operationally, SLC runs on a flat, lean model with 51-100 employees supporting more than 100 active projects at peak. Leadership transitioned from founders to President/CEO Jamie Godwin in 2014-2016, with Erik Powell driving the ground-up expansion. In December 2025, SLC announced the acquisition of Innovative Building Partners to add senior project management talent. The company is privately held with no parent or external equity sponsor, incorporated in Arizona, and headquartered at a building SLC purchased in 2023 at 5045 N. 12th Street, Phoenix.

Name

Stevens-Leinweber Construction

Legal name

Stevens-Leinweber Construction, Inc.

Website

https://stevensleinweber.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Stevens-Leinweber Construction is a Phoenix-based commercial general contractor delivering tenant improvements, ground-up industrial and office construction, and design-build services exclusively in the Phoenix metro, serving enterprise tenants, developers, and REITs across industrial, office, and institutional sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Industrial Building Construction (23621)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Commercial construction services
• Tenant improvement construction
• Ground-up construction
• Design-build services
• Industrial general contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. General Contracting Services: Fee-based general contracting services for commercial construction projects including tenant improvements and ground-up development. Revenue is generated through construction management fees on completed projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stevens-Leinweber Construction (SLC) is a Phoenix-based commercial general contractor providing tenant improvement, ground-up construction, and design-build services for office, industrial, and institutional clients across the Phoenix metropolitan area. The firm delivers preconstruction planning, construction management, and value engineering on commercial build-outs, with capabilities spanning interior renovations, speculative and build-to-suit new construction, and integrated design-build delivery. Since 1981, SLC has completed more than 10,000 tenant improvement projects and over 20 million square feet of ground-up construction.

Product overview

Stevens-Leinweber Construction (SLC) is a Phoenix-based commercial construction company offering tenant improvement (TI) and ground-up construction services as a single unified platform. Their core offerings include Tenant Improvement Services for office and industrial interiors, Ground-Up Construction for Class A speculative and build-to-suit projects, and Design-Build Services for integrated project delivery. The company operates primarily in metro Phoenix across commercial, industrial, office, retail, and community sectors, with over 10,000 completed TI projects and more than 20 million square feet of ground-up construction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed 10,000+ tenant improvement projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and preferred.

• Alidade CapitalmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 June 2026Development partner for TenSixty Interchange office-to-industrial redevelopment project in Tempe (58,250 SF small-bay industrial).
• Pine Creek Real Estate PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 June 2026Development partner for TenSixty Interchange office-to-industrial redevelopment. Managing Partner Dominic Alba quoted on project.
• Innovative Building PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 December 2025Acquired construction firm bringing industry veterans Thomas and Benjamin Fyffe to SLC team; expands in-house talent and industry network.
• Comunale PropertiesmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2021Denver-based developer entering Phoenix market; selected SLC as general contractor for Chandler Connection (201,000 SF Class A industrial) and market entry project.
• Merit PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary development partner for industrial projects in PV303 and other Phoenix locations. Long-term relationship involving multiple ground-up and TI projects including Best Buy distribution center, Lex Cotton buildings, Merit Woolf Logistics, and PV303 industrial park developments.
• Lincoln Property CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey developer partner for large-scale industrial projects including Goodyear Airpark (7 MSF master-planned industrial campus) and Empire 101 industrial project in Peoria.
• Lexington Realty TrustmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial-focused REIT partner for PV303 speculative industrial buildings (Buildings 3 and 4). Joint venture on Class A industrial development.
• Butler Design GrouppreferredTechnology or IntegrationArchitecture firm serving as project architect on multiple SLC industrial projects including PV303 Mlily, Goodyear Airpark, and Lex Cotton buildings.
• CBREpreferredChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive leasing brokers for PV303 Buildings 3 and 4 project; Pat Feeney and Danny Calihan represent the project.
• JLLpreferredChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive leasing brokers for TenSixty Interchange project; Steve Larsen, Jason Moore and Katie White serving as project brokers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• DPR Construction: National commercial GC with significant Phoenix presence serving tech, healthcare, and advanced industrial clients. Competes directly on Class A office TI and complex industrial build-outs.
• McCarthy Building Companies: Large national GC with a substantial Phoenix office delivering industrial, healthcare, and commercial office projects. Directly comparable in industrial ground-up and Class A office TI scope.
• Willmeng Construction: Phoenix-based GC specializing in industrial, office, and healthcare commercial construction. Highly comparable in scale, customer base, and design-build delivery model.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: Large national GC with a Phoenix office delivering tenant improvements and ground-up commercial projects. Direct competitor for Class A office and industrial work in the same submarkets.
• Adolfson & Peterson Construction: Regional GC with a Phoenix-area office delivering commercial, industrial, and institutional projects. Comparable in mid-sized industrial ground-up and TI execution.
• Layton Construction: National commercial GC with active Arizona operations delivering industrial, office, and retail projects. Comparable on speculative industrial ground-up and tenant improvement delivery.
• Okland Construction: Phoenix-based commercial GC with comparable industrial, office, and institutional project portfolio. Similar mid-market positioning and metro Phoenix geographic focus.
• Kitchell: Phoenix-based contractor and construction manager with commercial, healthcare, and industrial work in Arizona. Overlapping customer base among Phoenix developers and institutional clients.
• Sundt Construction: Phoenix-headquartered commercial general contractor with industrial, office, and institutional work across the Southwest. Closest direct peer given shared Arizona base, industrial ground-up capabilities, and similar vertical mix.

Broad incumbents

• Ryan Companies US: National developer and GC with significant industrial, office, and mixed-use work including Arizona projects. Larger and more diversified than SLC but competes on similar Phoenix industrial ground-up opportunities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/StevensLeinweberConstruction
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stevens-leinweber-construction-inc-/posts/?feedView=all
• Instagraminstagram.com/stevensleinweberconstruction

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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