Who Are the Largest CRE General Contractors & Construction Companies?
- Jan 27
- 6 min read
Who are the largest commercial real estate contractors and builders in the country? This post includes the largest general CRE contractors, builders, and construction companies in the Biscred database, which includes data for more than 584,000 companies. We’ve based this list primarily on the number of projects developed by each company, and we’ve included builders that have a large number of contacts in our database, as well as those with specific asset experiences.
Finding a CRE general contractor or builder is made easy with Biscred, which has an online database populated with 112,949 companies in CRE construction and nearly 30,000 general contractors in CRE.* Our database includes specialized search terms, including specialized subcontractors that offer services including mold remediation, waterproofing, roofing, infrastructure, electric, plumbing, HVAC, and more.
5 Largest CRE General Contractors by Projects
For the largest CRE general contractors, we’ve focused on the number of projects that each company is responsible for. Projects include offices, mixed-use centers, entertainment facilities, and more. Biscred helps gauge company size by historical data about public projects across all 50 states.
These are five of the largest CRE contractors based on project count:
Venture Construction Company based in Norcross, Georgia, lists 18,772 CRE projects primarily in retail and restaurants.
HQ City: Norcross, Ga.
Company size: 250 -350, according to various data sources
Noteworthy: Responsible for building fast food restaurant buildings for over 40 years, holds many long-term clients.
Contacts in Biscred: 117
W.L. Hall Co. is associated with about 15,000 CRE projects in retail, education, office, healthcare, multifamily and parking structures.
HQ City: Minneapolis, Minn.
Company size: 200 to 500 employees
Noteworthy: Known for providing specialized exterior and interior building systems like glass, glazing, specialized security systems, and more.
Contacts in Biscred: 31
Curry Construction is associated with about 14,730 projects in industrial, office, government, railroad, infrastructure and parking structures in CRE.
HQ City: Mattoon, Ill.
Company size: 51 to 200
Noteworthy: Industrial CRE, including specialized services like fire protection, plumbing, concrete construction, and more.
Contacts in Biscred: 45
Albert M. Higley Company, is affiliated with more than 11,000 projects spanning a wide range of asset classes including healthcare, education, hospitality, industrial, retail, multifamily and more.
HQ City: Cleveland, Ohio
Company size: 160-200
Noteworthy: Specialization in facility renovations, maintenance, and structural work. Past clients include several universities.
Contacts in Biscred: 90
Triton Construction Group is affiliated with more than 10,000 completed projects since it was established in 1972, according to their website.
HQ City: Tampa, Fla.
Company size: 100-200
Noteworthy: Past project expertise includes service centers, gas stations, fast food restaurants, and petroleum construction.
Contacts in Biscred: 7
Other Large Commercial GCs by Property Count
The following general contractors are among the largest in the Biscred database, based on the number of properties with which they are affiliated.
6. PR Construction in Orange, Cal., 10,900+ completed projects
7. Capitol Construction Services, Fishers, Ind., 10,000+ completed projects
8. Riverstone, Glen Allen, Va., 10,000 projects
9. Stevens-Leinweber Construction Inc., Phoenix, Ariz., 9,500 completed projects
10. Gorick Construction Company, Binghamton, N.Y., 9,020 projects
Largest General Contractors by Company Size (Number of Employees)
The following list includes general contractors with 10,000 or more employees. Many, if not all, of these companies operate in multiple industries, including property development, property management, consulting, design and engineering, to name a few.
AECOM Capital, GC and professional services in multiple asset classes, based in Dallas, Texas.
Ant Yapi, global GC in hospitality, mixed use, office, retail and multifamily (especially high rises), with US headquarters in Astoria, N.Y.
Arabian Construction Company, GC in multiple CRE areas like industrial, multifamily, retail and more, and based in London, England.
Balfor Beatty, also based in London, England, and specializing in GC, development, investment and other CRE in a dozen asset classes.
Belfor USA Group, GC, construction and other services in multiple asset classes including healthcare, retail, senior living, mixed use, industrial and many more.
Black & Veatch, GC, consulting and engineering in infrastructure, energy, data centers and other asset classes, based in Overland Park, Kansas.
Chanen Construction Company, GC based in Phoenix, Ariz., with projects in multifamily, education, healthcare and more.
Englewood Construction, GC in Lemont, Ill., with projects in hospitality, retail, senior living, office, industrial and education.
Skanska USA, one of the largest builder-developers in the world with U.S. headquarters in New York City.
Turner Construction Company, also based in New York City and specializing in CRE in education, industrial, healthcare, government and more asset classes.
Largest Commercial GCs by Contact Count
These general contractors are among the largest in the Biscred database, based on the number of contacts. They may have additional employees, but the contacts in Biscred are those who are most likely to be decision makers and decision influencers.
1. AECOM Capital
HQ: Dallas, Texas
Contact count: 9,313
Industries: general contractor, professional services — consulting, professional services — environmental consulting, interior design, auxiliary services - landscaping, engineering, construction, architect, private equity.
Asset experience: multifamily, mixed use, office, hospitality, entertainment facilities, government, infrastructure, healthcare, industrial, education, aviation, sustainable energy, retail, life sciences, energy, data center, communication, railroad, self storage, student housing.
Noteworthy project(s): One World Trade Center in New York City, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, which won a 2015 “Best of the Best” award in the office/retail/mixed-use category.
2. PWC Management
HQ: Fairfax, Va.
Contact count: 6,991
Industries: general contractor, professional services — consulting
Asset experience: healthcare, office, data center, life sciences, infrastructure, government
Noteworthy project(s): Notable projects include several medical centers, such as the Caton Hill Medical Center in Woodbridge, Va., which is equipped with 144 provider rooms and 102 exam rooms.
3. Kiewit
HQ: Omaha, Neb.
Contact count: 5,978
Industries: engineering and general contractor
Asset experience: aviation, data center, education, government, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, mixed use, retail, entertainment facilities, office, infrastructure, energy, railroad
Noteworthy project(s): Responsible for the Lower Mattagami River Project in Northern Ontario, a large hydroelectric power generation project that involved retiring an old generating station and replacing it with a 271-megawatt station.
4. HNTB
HQ: Malta, N.Y.
Contact count: 3,554Industries: architect, engineering, general contractor, construction, auxiliary services — landscaping
Asset experience: entertainment facilities, aviation, railroad, infrastructure, parking
Noteworthy project(s): Led the design team for the Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Col. This involved demolition and construction of the field, which ended two weeks ahead of schedule and $4.5 million under budget, according to their website.
5. Turner Construction Company
HQ: New York, N.Y.
Contact count: 2,471
Industries: general contractor, residential — home builders
Asset experience: education, industrial, healthcare, government, mixed use, hospitality, office, entertainment facilities, aviation, data center, retail, life sciences, multifamily
Noteworthy project(s): Provided construction management for the Great American Tower in Cincinnati, Ohio. This is a 665-foot skyscraper with an 800,000-sqft, 33-level interior.
Top Asset Experience Among Largest CRE General Contractors
Of the 29,942 general contracting companies listed in the Biscred database, 37 of them have estimated annual revenue over $1 billion. What are the top asset classes where these top-earning GCs fall?
Office: 15,136 companies
Retail: 14,703
Industrial: 12,316
Hospitality: 12,252
Multifamily: 11,005
Healthcare: 10,603
Top U.S. Locations for Commercial GCs
It’s no surprise that the states with the most company headquarters are also states in the top 10 for most populous states in the country.
California: 4,033
Florida: 3,299
Texas: 2,596
New York: 1,588
Illinois: 1,201
Pennsylvania: 1,073
North Carolina: 992
How to Access Contact Information for the Top General Contractors
If you’re in commercial real estate — whether that’s sales, marketing, investing, or operations — you know the power of getting in front of the right decision makers. Biscred gets you there faster. Our platform gives you instant access to verified contact data, from email addresses and phone numbers to LinkedIn profiles, so you can spend less time hunting and more time connecting. With advanced filters like asset class, industry, job title, and company size, you can build highly targeted lists in minutes. Want to reach the people making moves behind the properties? See what Biscred can do for your outreach strategy.
*Biscred updates its database continuously, so numbers in this guide are a snapshot in time. When you schedule a demo with us, you’ll likely see a different number — likely higher — because we are updating our data sets regularly.