What Lennon Construction does

Lennon Construction Company is a privately held, founder-owned full-service restaurant and commercial construction firm headquartered in N. Charleston, SC. Founded by Tom Lennon following his 1994 graduation from the College of Charleston, the company evolved from residential building into a multi-state commercial builder executing restaurant and corporate facility builds across Charleston, Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Alexandria. Its service portfolio spans in-house design, custom build, construction and project management, plan review, budgeting, estimating, and ongoing maintenance, packaged as a design-build offering for restaurant and commercial clients.

The company generates revenue through professional-services construction contracts that are custom-quoted per project scope, with complimentary consultations offered upfront. Its go-to-market is sales-led and direct, driven by a website portfolio showcasing completed builds, Facebook and Instagram presence, and referral networks within the restaurant industry. A core ongoing partnership with Indigo Road Restaurant Group has produced multiple builds for the group's Oak Steakhouse, O-Ku, Indaco, Colletta, and Donetto brands across the Southeast, and the documented portfolio of 25+ named restaurant builds (Edmund's Oast, Lewis BBQ, Mercantile & Mash, The Kingstide, Butcher & Bee, Among Others) indicates a concentrated specialization in upscale restaurant interiors.

The underlying technology is conventional construction management rather than a proprietary platform, and the company relies on licensed in-house general contractors (Unlimited GC licenses held in SC, NC, GA, and DC) plus a subcontractor onboarding process for execution capacity. Leadership is concentrated with founder/CEO Tom Lennon, Vice President Tara Jennings, Construction Manager Chris Bates, and a bench of superintendents, project managers, and foremen. Client emails and phone-based contact remain the primary commercial channels, with no public API, mobile app, or software product.

Name

Lennon Construction

Legal name

Lennon Construction Company

Website

https://lennonconstructionco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lennon Construction is a privately held, founder-owned design-build construction firm headquartered in N. Charleston, SC, specializing in upscale restaurant and commercial builds across the Southeast US (Charleston, Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, Alexandria), with a core ongoing partnership with Indigo Road Restaurant Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362)

SIC

Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitality & Entertainment Venue Construction (IMAFACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• Commercial construction services
• Restaurant construction
• Design-build services
• Construction management
• General contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Charleston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Custom Build Services: Full-service custom building for restaurants and commercial facilities including design, construction management, and project management from inception to completion
2. Maintenance Services: Ongoing maintenance and repair services for completed facilities to ensure smooth operation and longevity

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lennon Construction is a full-service restaurant and commercial construction firm providing design, custom build, and ongoing maintenance services for restaurant venues and commercial facilities. The company delivers turnkey project execution—from in-house design and plan review through construction management and project completion—primarily serving restaurant operators and commercial facility owners across the Southeast US.

Product overview

Lennon Construction Company is a full-service restaurant and commercial construction firm serving the Southeast region. The company offers a comprehensive suite of construction services organized around three core offerings: Design Services (in-house designers creating innovative plans), Custom Build (full-service construction from restaurant venues to corporate facilities), and Maintenance Services (proactive and reactive building maintenance). These core offerings are supported by management modules including Construction Management, Project Management, Plan Review, Budget Creation, and Estimating. The company operates from its Charleston, SC headquarters and serves markets across Charleston, Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Alexandria.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design Services In-house design team creating innovative and functional plans to maximize space, enhance aesthetics, and ensure no detail is overlooked for restaurant and commercial builds.
• Custom Build Full-service restaurant and commercial construction from restaurant venues to corporate facilities, optimizing layouts for efficiency and adhering to complex regulatory standards.
• Maintenance Services Proactive maintenance services ensuring smooth operation and longevity of various systems, plus timely repairs to resolve unexpected issues for completed facilities.

Named customers25 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Indigo Road Restaurant GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLennon Construction has built multiple restaurants for the Indigo Road Restaurant Group including Oak Steakhouse locations, O-Ku sushi restaurants, Indaco Italian restaurants, Colletta, and Donetto across multiple cities including Charleston, Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Alexandria. This is a significant ongoing partnership serving a major restaurant group.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Holder Construction: Large national commercial construction manager with strong hospitality, corporate, and mixed-use portfolio. Comparable as an incumbent competitor pursuing hospitality/restaurant and commercial builds in Lennon's Southeast markets, but with national scale and broader service mix.
• Brasfield & Gorrie: One of the largest Southeast US general contractors with broad commercial, healthcare, hospitality, and multifamily portfolio. Comparable as a regional incumbent that competes for the same hospitality/restaurant and commercial build work, but at much larger scale across the same geography.
• Hoar Construction: Mid-to-large Southeast-rooted commercial GC with hospitality, retail, and office portfolio. Comparable as a regional incumbent competing for restaurant/commercial work in overlapping Southeast geographies but at a larger scale and broader project mix.

Emerging players

• Paric Corporation: Mid-market commercial GC pursuing hospitality, restaurant, and mixed-use projects across multiple regions. Comparable as a similarly-sized commercial builder pursuing design-build delivery for restaurant and hospitality clients, though operating from a different primary geography.

Direct peers

• Royal Construction: Hospitality-focused commercial builder with extensive restaurant and hotel construction experience. Comparable due to vertical specialization in hospitality construction and project-based delivery model targeting similar owner/operator customers.
• Choate Construction: Southeast US-based commercial general contractor of comparable size, performing commercial build-outs including hospitality/restaurant and corporate office projects. Highly comparable due to overlapping geography (Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida), similar mid-market scale, and shared commercial/hospitality customer base.
• Shiel Sexton: Mid-market commercial general contractor performing hospitality, commercial, and healthcare construction. Comparable due to similar firm size, project-based commercial delivery model, and overlapping customer profile of owner-operators seeking design-build services.
• June Construction: Multi-state Southeast US commercial contractor focused on restaurants, retail, and hospitality build-outs. Comparable due to vertical specialization in restaurant/hospitality construction, similar project size profile, and similar regional owner/operator customer base.
• Rife International: Restaurant and hospitality general contractor recognized for high-end restaurant builds. Comparable to Lennon due to vertical focus on restaurant construction, similar project profile, and similar customer base of restaurant owners/operators and hospitality groups.
• BBL Construction Services: Commercial general contractor with strong hospitality, retail, and multi-family portfolio across the Eastern US. Comparable as a similarly-sized commercial builder pursuing design-build delivery for restaurant and commercial clients in overlapping geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lennonconstructioncompany
• Instagraminstagram.com/lennonconstructioncompany
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lennon-construction-company

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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