02 | About
Martin Building Company provides the opportunity to live and work in exceptional urban environments.
At the heart of our work is the central principle that outstanding design should be realized. It must get built. In every project our integrated team of architects, designers and construction experts meld design with buildability, creating a seamless collaboration between meaningful architecture and state-of-the art construction to deliver the most inspiring results.
In our expanding portfolio you’ll find a wide range of new construction and renovations in diverse buildings and sites.
Our work includes multifamily residential, single-family residential, historic renovations, commercial office buildings, restaurants and retail, and community spaces.
Design & development specialisits
Our Team
Patrick McNerney
Founder & CEO
Julie Heinzler, AIA
Director of Architecture
Jill Helffenstein
Creative Director
Jesse Cowdrey
Executive Assistant
Patrick McNerney
Founder & CEO
The President and visionary behind Martin Building Company, Patrick provides hands-on direction to its operations. Since founding the company in 1989, he has applied his 40 years of professional design-build experience and passion for outstanding design and construction to develop more than 30 historically significant buildings in San Francisco. Patrick has been instrumental in leading the revitalization of the city’s Mid-Market district, and helped establish SOMA and Dogpatch as vibrant urban neighborhoods. His notable developments include Mint Plaza, the first voluntary downtown street-to-plaza conversion completed by a developer in San Francisco, and mixed-use developments, Potrero Launch, Arc Light Company and Mint Collection. Patrick is a broker member of the National Association of Realtors and California Associations of Realtors and serves as board President of the Urban Preservation Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the historic and neighborhood revitalization of San Francisco’s Mid-Market district through urban renewal, preservation and management. Previously, Patrick was a Board Member at San Francisco Architectural Heritage and advisor for the Salvation Army’s Adult Rehabilitation Center. He also recently served on the Site Committee at The Sterne School where he led the transformation of the school’s underutilized lower-level space to develop a state-of-the art performing and visual arts facility and athletic center.
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