About

Built by people who still walk the site.

Summit Ridge Construction has been building in the New York metro since 1998. We stayed mid-sized on purpose, big enough to bond major work, small enough that a principal knows your job.

Our story

From a framing crew to a full general contractor.

We started with two carpenters and a pickup, framing houses for other builders. Clients kept asking us to run the whole job, so we did, adding concrete, finish carpentry, and finally full project management.

Today we self-perform the structural trades and manage everything else, with a superintendent on every active site and a principal reviewing every budget.

One superintendent, one schedule, one company standing behind the work.

How we work

Four things we don’t compromise on.

Price the risk early

We flag the hard parts, existing conditions, long-lead items, permit hurdles, during preconstruction, not during the build. Fewer change orders, fewer surprises.

Self-perform the structure

Concrete and framing stay in-house so quality and schedule don’t depend on someone else’s crew showing up.

Communicate weekly

Every owner gets a written update: what got done, what’s next, what needs a decision.

Leadership

The people who run your job.

Dana MercerFounding Principal
Ray OkaforDirector of Field Operations
Lena ChoHead of Preconstruction

Names and photos shown are placeholders.

Milestones.

1998

Founded

Two-person framing crew, first house in Yonkers.

2006

Self-perform concrete

Brought foundations and flatwork in-house.

2014

Commercial division

First occupied-building tenant fit-outs.

2023

150th project

Delivered across NY and NJ, most from referrals.

Let’s talk about your project.

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