About us

About Ironcrest Construction

Commercial construction. Honest timelines.

Our story

How Ironcrest Construction got here

Ironcrest started in 2005 with two former site supervisors, a shared truck, and one stubborn conviction: that a commercial project should open on the day the contractor promised, for the price the contractor quoted. They had spent years on job sites watching schedules slip and budgets balloon — and watching clients learn about both far too late. They were sure it didn't have to work that way.

So they built a company around the parts of the job most contractors treat as afterthoughts: planning the work before breaking ground, keeping clients informed every single week, and putting one accountable person on each site instead of a rotating cast. The weekly photo update — now the thing clients mention most in their reviews — started as a simple habit between two supervisors who believed an owner should never have to wonder what was happening to their building.

Twenty years and more than 340 projects later, that conviction still runs the company. Ironcrest has grown from two people into a full commercial general contractor with in-house crews and a roster of trusted trade partners across Greater Boston — but the promise is unchanged: an honest timeline, a transparent budget, and a building delivered when we said it would be.

Our mission

To make commercial construction predictable. We exist to give business owners and tenants the one thing the industry rarely delivers: an honest timeline, a transparent budget, and a building completed on the day we promised.

Milestones

Two decades, one promise

2005
Two site supervisors found Ironcrest Construction in Boston, taking on small commercial fit-outs.
2009
Brought carpentry and finish work fully in-house — the first dedicated Ironcrest crews.
2013
Completed the company's first full-floor office renovation in the Financial District.
2017
Expanded into design-build and added a formal pre-construction services group.
2021
Opened a dedicated healthcare and hospitality build-out practice.
2024
Passed 340 projects delivered, with a 98% on-schedule track record.

What we stand for

Our values

Tell the truth early

Bad news doesn't age well. If something threatens the schedule or the budget, you hear it from us right away — with options — not on the final invoice.

One job, one owner

Every project has a single accountable lead who is on-site daily and answers their phone. Accountability isn't shared across a committee; it has a name.

Build it like we'll have to stand behind it

Because we will. In-house crews, real quality control, and a closeout you can rely on — we build for the day three years out when you call about a warranty.

Respect the client's clock

A lease date, an opening day, a financing milestone — these are real deadlines with real consequences. We treat your schedule as if it were our own.

Credentials

Licensed, insured & accredited

Backed by 20+ years of commercial work and the credentials to match.

Licenses & registrations

MA Construction Supervisor License (CSL) #CS-XXXXXX
MA Home Improvement Contractor Registration #XXXXXX
NH General Contractor Registration #XXXXX

Insurance & bonding

Fully bonded and insured — $10M general liability, $5M umbrella coverage, full workers' compensation

Certifications

OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety certified leadership
EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm (RRP)
LEED-accredited project staff for green build-outs

Memberships

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) member
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) member
Better Business Bureau — A+ Accredited
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce member

Awards & recognition

Boston Business Journal — Best Places to Work, finalist (2023)
ABC Massachusetts — Excellence in Construction Award, Commercial Interiors (2022)

Meet the team

The people behind the work

The same names on day one are the ones who see your project through to handover.

Daniel Roarke

Co-Founder & Principal

Daniel co-founded Ironcrest in 2005 after more than a decade running commercial job sites across Boston. He still personally reviews every project budget before it goes to a client, and he's the reason the weekly photo update became company gospel. Clients describe him as direct, unflappable, and allergic to surprises.

MA Construction Supervisor License (CSL)
OSHA 30-Hour certified
20+ years in commercial construction

Specialties: Pre-construction planning · Budget strategy · Owner relationships

Marcus Whitfield

Co-Founder & Director of Field Operations

Marcus came up through the trades as a carpenter and site supervisor before co-founding Ironcrest. He built the company's in-house crews and still sets the standard for how an Ironcrest site is run — clean, safe, sequenced, and on schedule. If a project is complex or occupied, Marcus is usually the one who planned the phasing.

MA Construction Supervisor License (CSL)
OSHA 30-Hour certified
25+ years in the field

Specialties: Field operations · Phased & occupied builds · Trade coordination

Priya Anand

Senior Project Manager

Priya manages Ironcrest's largest office and healthcare projects from contract through closeout. A construction-management graduate with a decade of commercial experience, she's known for budgets that hold and for the kind of weekly reporting that makes clients feel like they're standing on the site themselves.

B.S. Construction Management, Wentworth Institute of Technology
OSHA 30-Hour certified
LEED Green Associate

Specialties: Office build-outs · Healthcare fit-outs · Cost & schedule control

Tomás Rivera

Site Superintendent

Tomás is the person clients on his projects talk to every day. He runs the field — coordinating crews and trades, keeping the site safe, and sending the Friday photo updates that clients love. Fifteen years on Boston job sites mean very little surprises him, and nothing rattles the schedule on his watch.

OSHA 30-Hour certified
First Aid / CPR certified
15+ years on-site

Specialties: Daily site supervision · Safety & quality control · Client communication

Ready to start your project?

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