About Us
We founded SDC in 2017 as a strategic extension of Jumbo Capital’s development work. Starting with an early focus on site enabling, our approach de-risked investments and compressed schedules. SDC was utilized for managing soil remediation, ledge removal, utilities coordination, earth support installations and other site related activities to achieve a pad-ready condition. Concurrently, our team would lead an RFP process and select the contractor responsible for vertical construction. In time, the company evolved to perform all phases of construction on Jumbo’s projects as well as select 3rd party opportunities.
Today, SDC operates as a full-service construction manager with ~$100mm of construction completed to date. At our core, we are a hybrid and undeniably embrace the balance, learning and perspectives gained every day as we operate between traditional construction management and the real estate development process.
Our hybrid nature extends to the type of work and asset classes we participate in. What began as a commercial construction firm now also includes craft residential, where the best attributes of a commercial platform are purposefully entwined with the skilled craftsmen who build custom, luxury residential settings.
The character of our partnership is also a hybrid, with unique backgrounds and perspectives that complement one another to provide a foundation for success. Our combined experience, relationships and reputation have been instrumental in our work to date. If we can be a partner on your project, we’d love to hear from you.
Sincerely,
About Jay
Jay Hirsh founded Jumbo Capital Incorporated, LLC in 2009 and remains responsible for all aspects of acquisitions, dispositions and asset management across the firm’s ~4mm square foot portfolio ($1bn AUM).
Prior to founding Jumbo Capital Incorporated, LLC, Jay was a Vice President in the Acquisitions Group at New Boston Fund, Inc., a Boston-based, real estate investment management firm that managed over $1.2B in private equity capital on behalf of high net worth and institutional investors. Jay managed asset acquisitions in New England, property management, leasing issues and dispositions.
Jay is an active member of NAIOP and ULI. He attended Tufts University where he earned a B.A. in Economics and played football.
About Steve
Steve Laverty joined Jumbo Capital Incorporated, LLC in 2016 and was responsible for all aspects of development and construction.
Steve began his career in construction management at William A. Berry & Sons, acquired by Suffolk Construction, working exclusively with institutional healthcare and life science clients. Later transitioning to development management, Steve’s experience expanded to include office, residential and industrial asset classes.
Steve earned his M.B.A. from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College and his B.A. in Business Administration from Roanoke College. Steve holds a MA unrestricted construction supervisor’s license, a MA HIC license and is a certified Passive House Builder (CPHB).