What Craft Construction does

Craft Construction is a privately held, family-owned general contracting firm founded in February 2022 by the Falk family and headquartered in Virginia, operating under general contractor licenses in five states (Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Georgia). The company delivers a broad portfolio of construction services for commercial and luxury residential clients, including construction management, ground-up commercial construction, design-build, tenant improvements, remodels, historical renovations, luxury residential construction, in-house storefront services, and specialty site remediation such as underground storage tank removal.

Its commercial work is anchored by a construction-management engagement covering all new builds for a large Taco Bell franchisee throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, supplemented by scrape-and-rebuild, remodel, and TI projects for brands such as Long John Silvers and Barnes & Noble Cafe, institutional work for government and military clients (e.g., a law school remodel in Williamsburg, VA, and a medical building with 22 restrooms on a federal military base), and environmental remediation subcontracts for ECS Mid-Atlantic. Residential capability includes insulated concrete form construction and luxury remodels in Virginia.

The business model is project-based and quote-driven: pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies with scope (from tenant improvements to ground-up commercial builds). Go-to-market relies on direct client engagement led by the President and a dedicated VP of Business Development, supported by a company website portfolio and a LinkedIn presence. The company positions itself on software-enabled workflow efficiency, multi-state licensing, and the President's prior senior roles with a major Taco Bell franchisee and a national GC firm, rather than on proprietary technology or external capital. As a bootstrapped, privately held firm with no disclosed funding, headcount, or revenue, scale indicators are limited to project evidence and licensure footprint.

Name

Craft Construction

Legal name

Craft Construction

Website

https://craftandconstruct.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Craft Construction is a Virginia-based, family-owned general contractor founded in 2022 that delivers commercial, residential, and government construction management, design-build, remodel, and remediation services across five licensed U.S. states, anchored by a recurring Taco Bell franchisee CM program in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Contracting Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Construction of Buildings (236)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hospitality & Entertainment Venue Construction (IMAFACAC)

Keywords

• General contracting services
• Commercial construction
• Construction management
• Design-build services
• Tenant improvements

Headquarters

HQ city

Chesapeake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. General Contracting Services: Provides commercial and residential general contracting services including construction management, ground-up construction, renovations, remodels, and design-build projects. Revenue generated through project-based contracts.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Craft Construction provides commercial and residential general contracting services, including construction management, ground-up construction, renovations, remodels, design-build projects, tenant improvements, historical renovations, luxury residential construction, in-house storefront services, and site remediation. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts, with the company leveraging software automation to accelerate project delivery and improve communication with clients and field teams.

Product overview

Craft Construction offers a unified suite of general contracting services for commercial and residential construction. The core service portfolio includes Construction Management, Ground-Up Commercial Construction, Design-Build, Tenant Improvements, Remodels, Historical Renovations, and Luxury Residential Construction. These services are delivered through in-house capabilities supplemented by specialty services such as In-House Storefront Services and Site Remediation. The company emphasizes efficiency through software automation and agile project delivery across multiple states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Management

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Marvin Doors and WindowsminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerCraft Construction is a Factory Authorized Marvin Door and Window Installer, providing in-house installation services for specialty window and door products.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Gilbane Building Company: Large, established commercial and institutional general contractor with broad service portfolio spanning offices, healthcare, education, and government projects. Operates at significantly larger scale but competes for overlapping institutional and commercial work in the Mid-Atlantic.
• DPR Construction: National commercial general contractor with strong presence in healthcare, commercial, and institutional sectors. Operates at much larger scale but overlaps on commercial and tenant improvement work in markets where Craft is licensed.
• Barton Malow Company: Large national commercial and institutional GC with broad service capabilities including sports, healthcare, education, and commercial. Larger scale but provides useful incumbent benchmark on commercial construction delivery models Craft aspires to compete against.
• JE Dunn Construction: Top-tier national commercial general contractor with broad commercial, healthcare, and institutional portfolio. Larger scale incumbent comparable on commercial building construction delivery; competes for similar franchise and retail clients.
• McCarthy Building Companies: Large national employee-owned commercial GC with strong institutional, healthcare, and commercial portfolio. Broader incumbent operating at national scale, comparable on commercial building construction services.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: Mid-Atlantic-based large commercial GC with broad portfolio including commercial, retail, healthcare, and institutional construction. Larger scale but serves comparable client categories in overlapping Mid-Atlantic geography.
• Clark Construction Group: Major Mid-Atlantic-headquartered commercial and institutional general contractor with deep presence in Virginia and Washington DC markets. Competes for larger institutional, government, and commercial projects in the same geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• HITT Contracting: Mid-Atlantic-based commercial general contractor with comparable commercial, tenant improvement, and government/institutional project work. HITT operates at greater scale but competes in the same regional bid environment for similar commercial and institutional clients.
• Hourigan Group: Virginia-headquartered commercial general contractor with similar mid-Atlantic reach, performing ground-up, tenant improvements, and design-build for commercial clients including office, retail, and institutional projects. Closest geographic and scale peer.
• Horizon Retail Construction: Specialty general contractor focused on restaurant, retail, and franchise buildouts and remodels nationally. Directly comparable to Craft's QSR/franchise CM work for Taco Bell and Long John Silvers, with similar rapid-turnover franchise remodel capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/craft-construction-of-virginia

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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