General Contracting

Not your local GC. We build like operators.

Construction breaks down between the trades. Schedules slip in preconstruction, change orders pile up in mid-build, closeout drags for months. MODRN’s GC arm exists because we’ve run those job sites — and we know how every problem gets solved. We build the way the best CMs run their jobs: documented, measured, and quietly relentless.

Operator-led

The principals run point on every project. You're not handed off to a project manager you've never met. Decades of field experience steer every job from contract to occupancy.

Self-performing

Painting, masonry, carpentry, finish work — in-house when the schedule's tight. When subs slip, we don't subcontract risk; we pick up the trowel and the schedule holds.

Audit-grade documentation

Every submittal, RFI, change order, and pay app logged with SCA / MTA / Port Authority precision. Closeout starts at NTP — not at substantial completion.

What we build

Three sectors. One standard.

Different scales, same discipline. Whether it’s a $35K wellness studio or a $2M ground-up showroom, the principals are at the table every week, the trades report to one superintendent, and the documentation closes the day the certificate is signed.

Commercial fit-out & build-out

Tenant improvements, retail showrooms, wellness studios, mixed-use storefronts. Ground-up or interior — delivered against an aggressive opening date.

Residential renovation

Full-gut rebuilds, additions, and high-touch interior renovations for private homeowners. Occupied, dust-controlled, sequenced room-by-room when the family is in residence.

Specialty self-perform

Self-perform scopes on public-agency contracts — paint, masonry, finish carpentry — when the prime needs a partner who can move at SCA / MTA cadence.

How we deliver

Start to finish. Owned at every step.

Preconstruction

Production-based estimating, value engineering, permit strategy, procurement, and a mobilization plan you can hand a foreman on day one.

Mobilization

Site logistics, safety setup, MEP utility coordination, and a kickoff that locks in expectations across every trade before the first wall comes down.

Execution

Daily supervision, QA/QC, three-week look-aheads, trade coordination, and weekly OAC meetings that surface problems before they cost time.

Closeout

Punchlist resolution, change-order reconciliation, warranties, as-builts, occupancy permits, and the final lien releases that actually get you paid.

Selected experience

Recent work. Real numbers.

Commercial · Ground-up$2,000,000
Kabinet King Showroom
8815 Hollis Court, Queens, NY
Ground-up commercial construction of a two-story glass-and-stone mixed-use showroom — foundations through finishes.
Commercial · Build-out$35,000
Vita Wellness Center
550 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Two-unit commercial build-out. Custom Andor Willow slat divider wall, barn-door fabrication, rubber gym + vinyl tile flooring, HVAC split-unit, full closeout.
Residential$65,000
Langhorne Home Renovations
West Orange, NJ
Three connected interior renovations — sunroom refresh, living-room remodel, full bathroom rebuild — sequenced with the homeowner in residence.
Specialty self-perform$635,000
MTA Contract C-43069
23rd Street Station, Manhattan, NY
Self-performed painting and masonry on the Communication Room Upgrade. Bid estimating, project management, and field execution end-to-end with Lambo Mechanical.

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We’ll review the scope, walk the site, and tell you honestly whether MODRN is the right team for the build. No fluff, no auto-yes.

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