IHospitality & Retail
Where guests arrive.
Multi-story hotels, restaurants, and retail destinations — including our flagship Hampton Inn build on Keuka Lake — delivered to brand standards and opening-day deadlines.
Established 1984 · Gorham, New YorkCommercial · Institutional · Mixed-Use · Custom Residential
Premier Commercial Builders · Finger Lakes
Architecture
built to endure.
For four decades, Iversen Construction has delivered the Finger Lakes' most considered commercial, institutional, and residential buildings — works of permanence, executed with restraint and precision.
Hospitality. Civic. Mixed-use. Custom residences. Each project led by principals, built by trusted hands, finished without compromise.
40
Years
of disciplined practice
200+
Projects
delivered to completion
100%
Principal-led
field oversight
1984
Established
in Gorham, New York
Our Philosophy
A building is a contract with the generations who will use it.
From the Hampton Inn on Keuka Lake to the SerVU Credit Union, Penn Yan Academy, and the lakefront homes of Moorings on Keuka — every Iversen project shares the same quiet conviction: that craft, sequence, and accountability are the only things that outlast a schedule.
We build commercial. We build institutional. We build the residences our community wants to come home to. The work is varied. The standard is not.
Service
Preconstruction
Estimating, planning, sequencing
Service
Construction Management
Principal-led delivery
Service
Design-Build
Integrated from concept
Capabilities
Four practices.
One standard.
Our portfolio spans hospitality, financial, recreational, and residential — unified by a refusal to dilute the work to fit the market.
IIFinancial & Civic
Where community gathers.
Banks, credit unions, and civic institutions including SerVU Credit Union — built with the durability and finish that public-facing architecture demands.
IIIRecreational & Specialty
Where ambition takes form.
Engineering-forward builds with exposed structural steel, custom envelopes, and athletic facilities — the projects most general contractors decline to bid.
IVCustom Residential
Where life settles in.
A selective residential practice for owners who want commercial-grade discipline brought to the home they will live in — and the lakefront communities that surround it.
Selected Work
A portfolio shaped by the
Finger Lakes.
01Hospitality · Ground-Up
Hampton Inn, Keuka Lake
Penn Yan, NY
02Financial · Ground-Up
SerVU Credit Union
Penn Yan, NY
03Institutional · Education
Penn Yan Academy
Penn Yan, NY
The Studio
What separates a good contractor from a trusted one.
Choosing the team for a commercial development — or a generational residence — is among the most consequential decisions an owner makes. Owners, architects, and institutions hire Iversen when the work must be executed without compromise.
01
Craft First
Every decision favors quality and longevity. We don't compromise materials, methods, or sequencing — even on tight schedules.
02
Transparent Process
Clear communication, detailed documentation, realistic schedules — from preconstruction through closeout.
03
Trusted Partners
A curated network of subcontractors and artisans who share our standards across decades of collaboration.
04
Principal-Led
Field leadership that owns decisions in the moment, not bounced back to a distant office.
The Process
Considered. Sequenced. Delivered.
Phase 01
Discovery
Conversations to understand operations, program, site, and stakeholder priorities.
Phase 02
Design
Collaboration with your architect — or our trusted partners — to refine plans against budget and schedule.
Phase 03
Construction
Skilled crews execute with meticulous planning. Regular updates and site walks keep owners engaged.
Phase 04
Delivery
Thorough walk-throughs, punchlist, turnover, and complete documentation for the lifetime of the building.