Ironworkers on a lift bolting up a steel frame, one in a high-visibility vest watching from the beam

Contractors and construction managers · Millbrook, MA

Building on a handshake since 1951.

Hotel, retail and commercial building specialists. Old-world values, state-of-the-art building methods, and no hidden surprises in cost, quality or deadlines.

  • Established 1951
  • Building for hotel owners since 1962

Hotels, stores and offices we have built for

A selection from our client list. Sample clients, all fictional.

  • Harborline Hotels logoHarborline Hotels
  • Pinecrest Suites logoPinecrest Suites
  • Meridian Outfitters logoMeridian Outfitters
  • Brookside Market logoBrookside Market
  • Northgate Properties logoNorthgate Properties
  • Copperfield Credit Union logoCopperfield Credit Union
  • Linden Medical Group logoLinden Medical Group
  • Eastbrook Academy logoEastbrook Academy

What we build

From large chain superstores to hotel lobby cafés to tailor-made office build-outs, as general contractor or as construction manager.

  1. 01Hotels

    Guest rooms, public areas and function space

    We have worked with hotel owners since 1962 and have remodeled thousands of guest rooms, along with conference and public areas. For one regional hotel group we have built meeting rooms, restaurants, function facilities and guest rooms.

    • Guest room renovations
    • Lobbies, restaurants and function rooms
    • Conference and meeting space
  2. 02Retail

    Stores, from superstores to single shops

    More than 40 big-box and retail stores, and 60 branch and store roll-outs nationwide.

    • New stores and additions
    • Fixturing and custom casework
    • Interior treatments and multi-location roll-outs
  3. 03Commercial

    Offices and commercial buildings

    From the ground up to the finishes, for property owners, schools, healthcare and financial firms.

    • Excavating and steel erection
    • High-end tenant fit-ups
    • Multi-location build-outs
  4. 04Construction management

    Run by principals, priced with care

    Our principals run the job on site as the "A Team", with subcontractors we hand-select.

    • Value engineering
    • Timely quoting and on-demand scheduling
    • Fast-tracked work
A worker cutting concrete with a grinder, dust in the light

Delivering promises, building trust

No hidden surprises in cost, quality or deadlines

Alder Street Builders started on a handshake in 1951, and the company still runs that way. Most of our work is repeat business, and our relationship with our first hotel client goes back to 1962.

Our principals are on site as the "A Team", working with subcontractors we choose by hand. The 120,000-square-foot home-improvement store in Nashua, New Hampshire was handed over on March 14, 2016, under budget and ahead of schedule.

We love what we do, and you'll love what we build.

About the company
1951
the year we started, on a handshake
40+
big-box and retail stores built
60
branch and store roll-outs, nationwide
20+
hotel renovations completed

Selected work

Photographs are stock images, shown as examples of this kind of work.

  1. Hotels

    Hotel guest rooms

    Thousands of guest rooms remodeled over a relationship that began in 1962, with conference and public areas besides.

    See the work
  2. Retail

    Home-improvement store, Nashua, NH

    120,000 square feet, handed over on March 14, 2016, under budget and ahead of schedule.

    See the work
  3. Commercial

    Tenant fit-ups and build-outs

    High-end tenant fit-ups and multi-location build-outs for commercial owners and tenants.

    See the work

Planning a renovation, a fit-up or a new store?

Tell us about the project. We quote promptly and schedule on demand.