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The King Rose Story

We are an award winning New York City General Contractor that takes great pride in our work. We provide our clients with terrific value: excellent, high-quality work at a reasonable price coupled with outstanding customer service.

In 2007, Yoel Borgenicht set out to build a new company. He knew that to be successful in NYC’s cutthroat construction landscape, his company would place the highest value on punctuality and standing behind the work as standard practice. In under a decade, he quickly grew King Rose to be one of New York City’s most respected and reputable construction firms. Engineering News-Record took notice and named King Rose New York’s Top Contractor. The company’s core values haven’t changed from the beginning: meet demanding budgets and deadlines, provide impeccable attention to detail, counsel with honesty, build with integrity, and exceed clients’ expectations on every project.

“Our core values and our talented team members are what enable us to provide the highest-quality work and outstanding customer service,” says Yoel Borgenicht.

What Differentiates King Rose Construction?

At King Rose, our focus is on providing a finished space that makes both us and our clients proud. We specialize in meeting demanding budgets and deadlines. We are available to our clients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We provide guaranteed fixed prices and schedules on all projects. And we maintain a clean work environment, utilizing environmentally-friendly construction products and methodologies. Most importantly, our staff is at the heart of what makes King Rose most special. We are most proud that our staff comprises a diverse group of women and men at King Rose. Our clients benefit from the King Rose work ethic, respect for one another and shared commitment to delivering the highest quality construction at a reasonable price, coupled with unparalleled customer service.

The New York Real Estate Journal sat down with Borgenicht to find out what motivates him to work in this opportunity-filled, high-risk construction industry.

Yoel Borgenicht outlines critical questions and checklists that will help you determine whether you have found a suitable contractor for your next project.

Certificates and Awards

King Rose is dedicated to providing you with a level of service that is unmatched. Our attention to detail and reliability ensures that we exceed our clients’ expectations on every project

Goldman Sachs Businesses Grant Award
Clinton Foundation Economic Opportunity Award
Columbia University Award
SEEDCO GOLS Program Award

SBA HubZone Certified
NYC DOB Registered General Contractor
NYC DCA Licensed Contactor
EPA Lead Safe Certified

Sustainability

King Rose understands both the short and long-term benefits of sustainable building practices and is highly experienced in constructing projects that integrate green building materials and techniques. We are well-versed in sustainability requirements and work with clients to ensure projects meet the proper specifications.

Careers: Join our Team

King Rose aims to attract and retain the best and brightest professionals in the New York City construction business. We embrace and value diversity, engage employees’ viewpoints, and provide pathways for professional development. Our clients welcome King Rose specifically because of our emphasis on team development. Apply now if you seek an entrepreneurial environment with team members who are committed to building King Rose as the premier general contractor in New York City. We are currently hiring for the following positions:
Superintendent Apply Now
Project Manager Apply Now
Foreperson Apply Now
Junior Estimator Apply Now
Carpenter Apply Now
Laborer Apply Now

Benefits provided to all employees are listed below:

Family Health benefits
Dental
Vision
401K with Match
Educational Benefits
Annual performance reviews
End of year Holiday Bonus

testimonials

All is good. The space looks great.

The New School

Jo Goldberger Assistant Vice President

Everything is looking great. It’s always a pleasure working with King Rose.

Viraline

James Vira Principal Architect

I'm very happy with your firm's performance. King Rose has been on point which has made the project go through very smoothly. look forward to working with you in future projects here at sinai

mount sinai medical center

Gerald Lim Project Manager

Thank you again for all your hard work. The PR, locals and customers are loving the space.

Billy Reid

Justin Couchara

The work just looks great. Thank you for another job well done

US Federal Govt

Marylee Cavaioli
General Services Administration

Thank you King Rose. You did outstanding job.

FedEx Corp

Nasser Mansour

We are very happy with the work.

Modus

Phillip Lentz Office Manager

I just wanted to say thank you for all you’ve done. Today Zeta hit a MAJOR milestone which was getting our facilities and operations approved by our charter authorizer to open schools on day 1 which we certainly have you and your team to thank for all the support on.

Zeta Charter Schools

Amy Cruz
Network Director of Operations

A big thank you to all of you. Your team was able to do everything despite the short time window we had,and really made our day. Thank you again, it is always a pleasure working with you

columbia university

Leonie Lang
Office of the President

If you want a job done on time and on budget, I would 100% recommend King Rose

Zar Properties

Simon Zar

The quality of work King Rose of NY provides has always been impressive

Amber Charter School

Zebedee Daniels

I was impressed with the attitude and professionalism of the workers.

Lefrak Organization

Gerard Musurace

It was an honest pleasure working with your team. You guys are a professional bunch and do outstanding work.

The Gordian Group

I recommend King Rose whole heartedly. They do excellent work, on time, on budget. They are my first choice among contractors.

columbia university

Mark Taylore Graduate School of Architecture

Kingrose is a well oiled machine. I have never encountered a construction company that has such a dedication to customer service at all levels from the office staff, supervisors to the field workers

TF Comerstone

Richard Nichols

Thank you for the wonderful work that had been done at the US Mission and I look forward to continue working with you and you staff in the near future!

US Federal Govt.

Jessica Karkat
General Services Administration

King Rose is the best. You guys are the only ones I can really depend on when push comes to shove.

Dish Network

Affil Cruz

Glad you're on board and appreciate your historical expertise of onsite professionalism

LeFrak organization

Frank clapsaddle

I wanted to tell you all how much we love our new beautiful conference room

Columbia University

James Pakiela
Director Of Human Resources

our team

Yoel Borgenicht
President
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Yoel Borgenicht leads King Rose’s field operations and staff development. He is a NY State Supreme Court certified expert in construction estimating and has been published in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, New York Post, The Real Deal, and many others. In addition to running the day to day operations of King Rose Yoel is a Board Member of several charitable organizations that seek to empower economically challenged women by providing free child care and advocating for equal access to education and opportunities for all communities.

Hema Duraiappan
Director
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Hema Duraiappan oversees all project administration, accounting, and procurement. Her team is at the heart of what makes King Rose special as it is comprised of a diverse group of women and men with a shared commitment to delivering the highest quality work possible. Hema has a degree in Civil Engineering and started at King Rose as an Estimator.

Rafael Fernandez
Vice President of Construction
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Rafael Fernandez has decades of Senior Construction management experience and leads the King Rose Project Management team to ensure that we provide the highest quality work, completed on time and on budget. Rafael is a Professional Engineer with advanced degrees from Universidad Iberoamericana, Columbia University, Darmstadt Technische Hochschule and UNU. Last but not least, Rafael is a Veteran of the United States Army where he served and was honorably discharged.