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C.E. Gleeson Constructors

C.E. Gleeson Constructors, Inc.

Multi-Region · 24 statesHQ Troy, MIFamily-owned — three generations of continuous ownership

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Surfaice profile score

What each dimension is worth, and the evidence behind this firm’s read on it.

Retail Fit

20%

Delivery Capacity

20%

Speed & Reliability

20%

Geographic Strength

15%

Construction quality and closeout discipline

Quality

15%

Construction quality and closeout discipline

Commercial Discipline

10%

Cost and change-management predictability

Company facts

Headquarters

Troy, MI

Coverage

Multi-Region · 24 states

Founded

1924 — founded by Clarence M. Gleeson; reincorporated 1990; 100th anniversary in 2024

Ownership

Size

51–250 employees · estimated $10M–$50M revenue

Website

www.gleesonconstructors.com

Retail focus

Sectors served

Automotive

Banking & Finance

Grocery

Office / Industrial

Restaurant / QSR

Big Box & Department

Shopping Centers & Malls

Specialty & Small-Shop

Veterinary & Pet

Project types

Ground-Up

Remodels

Design-Build

Specialization

  • General contracting, construction management and design-build
  • Ground-up retail — including a 60,000 SF Floor & Decor build in Mount Pleasant, SC
  • Grocery conversions — a 50,000+ SF Asian-grocery conversion in Pembroke Pines, FL
  • Multi-tenant retail pad development — an 85,000 SF pad with QSR, grocery and convenience tenants

Overview

C.E. Gleeson Constructors is a Troy, Michigan-based general contractor founded in 1924 and still family-owned into its third generation, marking its 100th year in 2024. It works as a general contractor, construction manager and design-builder, and is unusual among its peers in staffing four regional offices — Troy, Charlotte, Austin and Delray Beach — rather than dispatching crews from a single headquarters, which matters for retailers running multi-state programs. It is also one of roughly one in four RCA contractors that publishes a client list at all.

Licensed states

24 states · Multi-Region

Four staffed regional offices — Troy MI (HQ), Charlotte NC, Austin TX and Delray Beach FL — rather than a single HQ dispatching crews nationally.

Home market

4

Regional reach

8

Licensed

Not licensed

Also covered

CT

DE

MD

NJ

Named retail clients

self-reported by the contractor

Brands C.E. Gleeson Constructors states it has worked with, from its own portfolio pages. These are the firm’s claims and have not been confirmed with the retailers.

LA Fitness

Floor & Decor

Lotte Plaza Market

MTB Partners

R+L Carriers

7-Eleven

Aldi

Starbucks

Wendy’s

Tropical Smoothie Cafe

Sources

Compiled from public information as of July 2026. The Surfaice rating is informational and does not replace retailer qualification, reference checks, licensing verification, or insurance review. Work at C.E. Gleeson Constructors and want this profile corrected? Contact us.