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# C.E. Gleeson Constructors
C.E. Gleeson Constructors, Inc.
Multi-Region · 24 states HQ Troy, MI Family-owned, three generations of continuous ownership
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
- [C.E. Gleeson Constructors, home](https://www.gleesonconstructors.com/)
- [Retail Contractors Association, members directory](https://www.retailcontractors.org/)
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.
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