HUB Construction Group

What HUB Construction Group does

HUB Construction Group is a privately held, custom design-build construction firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington, founded in 2017 by Ian Hamm and Tim Apuzzo. The company delivers integrated architecture and construction management services for custom residential homes and commercial projects throughout the greater Seattle metropolitan area, including neighborhoods such as Ballard, Capitol Hill, Greenlake, Ravenna, Sunset Hill, Pioneer Square, Queen Anne, and Woodway. Its commercial portfolio spans breweries, taprooms, restaurants, and multi-unit residential developments, with named projects including Holy Mountain Brewing, Lowercase Brewing, Urban Family Taproom, Shorty's, and Phinney Station.

The firm operates as a unified design-build delivery model that combines architecture and construction under a single contract, giving clients access to vetted local architects, engineers, and tradespeople coordinated by HUB. The business earns revenue through project-based, one-time contracts for new construction, renovations, and tenant improvements, with pricing quote-based on scope, materials, and complexity rather than standardized tiers. The company is wholly owned by its two founders with no external institutional investment disclosed, and operates with a small core team (1-10 employees) supported by an established network of carpenters and tradespeople.

Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: HUB acquires projects through its website portfolio, direct phone and email contact, and word-of-mouth referrals from the Seattle architect, engineer, and tradesperson community. The firm differentiates on integrated design-build delivery, environmentally conscious building practices, and founder expertise (30+ years combined experience spanning architecture and construction management, including prior work at Turner Construction Company and the founders' prior firms, Celestine Construction and Apuzzo Construction LLC).

Name

HUB Construction Group

Legal name

HUB Construction Group

Website

https://hubconstructiongroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HUB Construction Group is a privately held Seattle-based design-build firm founded in 2017 that delivers custom residential construction and commercial projects (breweries, restaurants, multi-unit buildings) for homeowners and business owners throughout the greater Seattle metropolitan area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Services

NAICS

New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236115), Residential Building Construction (2361), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Custom Home Building (IMAFABAC), Multi-Family Residential Construction (Apartments, Condos, Townhomes) (IMAFABAB)

Keywords

• Custom residential construction
• Commercial construction
• Design-build services
• Home renovation
• Brewery buildout

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Custom Residential Construction: Project-based fees for designing and building custom residential homes. Revenue is earned through one-time project contracts for new construction and renovations in Seattle neighborhoods.
2. Commercial Construction Projects: Project-based fees for commercial construction including breweries, restaurants, taprooms, and multi-unit residential buildings. Revenue generated through negotiated contracts for tenant improvements and ground-up commercial builds.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

HUB Construction Group provides custom residential and commercial construction services in the greater Seattle area using an integrated design-build delivery model. The firm builds single-family homes and major renovations for homeowners, and constructs commercial spaces such as breweries, taprooms, restaurants, and multi-unit residential buildings for business clients. Services span project conception, architectural coordination, materials sourcing, and construction management through completion, leveraging a network of local architects, engineers, and tradespeople.

Product overview

HUB Construction Group is a custom residential and commercial construction company serving the greater Seattle area. The company operates as a unified design-build firm offering architecture, construction management, and project delivery services. The portfolio includes two core service lines: Residential Construction Services (custom homes and renovations in neighborhoods including Ballard, Capitol Hill, Greenlake, Queen Anne, Ravenna, Sunset Hill, Pioneer Square, and Woodway) and Commercial Construction Services (brewery and taproom buildouts, multi-use developments such as Phinney Station, Holy Mountain Brewing, Urban Family Taproom, Shortys, and Lowercase Brewing). Founded in 2017 by Ian Hamm and Tim Apuzzo, the company brings over 30 years of combined experience in architecture and construction, providing access to local architects, engineers, and tradespeople for each project.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Construction Services Custom residential construction projects including single-family homes, whole-house renovations, additions, and remodels for homeowners in Seattle neighborhoods such as Ballard, Capitol Hill, Greenlake, Ravenna, Sunset Hill, Pioneer Square, Queen Anne, and Phinney Ridge.
• Commercial Construction Services Custom commercial construction projects for businesses, including breweries, taprooms, restaurants, tenant improvements, and multi-unit residential developments in the greater Seattle area (e.g., Holy Mountain Brewing, Lowercase Brewing, Urban Family Taproom, Shorty's, and Phinney Station).
• Architecture and Design-Build Services Integrated architecture and construction management services delivered through a unified design-build model, providing clients with access to vetted local architects, engineers, and tradespeople and managing projects from concept through completion.

Named customers13 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• PCL Construction: Major North American contractor with established Seattle-area operations pursuing commercial and institutional work that overlaps with HUB's commercial project funnel, particularly tenant improvements and ground-up commercial builds.
• DPR Construction: Pacific Northwest presence focused on commercial, healthcare, and advanced-technology projects — competes for higher-end commercial and tenant improvement work that HUB targets in the Seattle market.
• Turner Construction Company: Large national general contractor where HUB co-founder Ian Hamm was previously a Project Manager; competes for nonresidential work in the Seattle market and represents the scale benchmark HUB could aspire to.
• Graham Construction: Large Canadian-headquartered contractor with Pacific Northwest operations pursuing commercial and mixed-use work comparable to HUB's commercial build-outs, including restaurant, retail, and multi-unit projects.
• Walsh Construction: Pacific Northwest operating unit of the Walsh Group, executing commercial and mixed-use construction across the Seattle metro — directly overlapping HUB's commercial project pipeline but with substantially greater scale and bonding capacity.
• Sellen Construction: Seattle's largest locally headquartered commercial general contractor with deep relationships across the same architects, owners, and trade partners HUB relies on; competes for many of the same commercial build-outs at a larger scale.

Direct peers

• Dwell Development: Seattle-based modern design-build developer-builder active in the same urban neighborhoods (Ballard, Capitol Hill, etc.) where HUB delivers custom homes and small multi-family projects.
• MRN Homes: Seattle-area custom home builder serving similar urban infill neighborhoods (Ballard, Queen Anne, Capitol Hill), competing head-to-head with HUB for design-conscious homeowner clients in the Puget Sound market.
• Isola Homes: Seattle design-build firm focused on modern custom homes and select small commercial projects, sharing HUB's integrated design-build delivery model and target customer of urban Seattle infill homeowners.
• Charter Construction: Seattle-based general contractor delivering commercial, residential, and mixed-use projects in the same Puget Sound market where HUB operates, with overlapping client base in breweries, retail, and custom residential.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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