Licensed since 1989 · Lic. 0A-221-88
Ironworks & Burke is a thirty-person general contractor in Portland, Oregon. We take on commercial fit-outs, mixed-use ground-up, and civic restoration — 280 completed projects, zero open punch-lists from the last 36 months.
Services · 03
Every Ironworks project is led end-to-end by a single project manager — no handoffs between generalists and subs, no finger-pointing when the drywall meets the mechanical. Here is what that crew is actually built for.
Commercial Fit-Out
Office, retail, restaurant build-outs from 2,000 to 80,000 sqft. Landlord coordination, permit run, MEP trades, finish carpentry — delivered on a 16-week average schedule.
Ground-Up Construction
Four- to six-story mixed-use shells and cores. Concrete podium, steel frame, envelope, and core trades self-performed. Portfolio includes 42 completed residential and hospitality buildings.
Civic & Restoration
Historic preservation, seismic retrofit, and public-sector small-works projects up to $6M. Union and prevailing-wage compliant, Section 3 and MWESB partnerships on every bid.
Work · 04
A sample from the last eighteen months — all delivered on or under budget, documented by the owner's representative on each job.
Burnside Tower Fit-Out
42,000 sqft · Portland OR · Q3 2025
Alder Creek Lofts
Ground-up · 6 stories · 2024
SW Library Retrofit
Seismic · civic · 2024
Riverplace Hotel Core
Shell & core · 2023
Pearl District Retail
Fit-out · flagship · 2024
Foster Road Warehouse
Envelope · 2024
Division Street Workshop
Adaptive reuse · 2023
Multnomah Courthouse Annex
Civic · interior · 2025
How We Work · 05
Every Ironworks project runs on the same four-stage plan. You speak to the same project manager from the first walk-through to the warranty window. No subcontracted management.
Plan
Site walk, scope capture, preliminary schedule and budget range within ten business days of first call.
Permit
Drawing coordination with architect, expediting, city run — we chase the stamps so your team can keep designing.
Build
Self-performed concrete, framing, and finish carpentry. Weekly owner's-rep meeting every Tuesday at 8 a.m.
Hand-off
Punch-list closed before final invoice. 24-month warranty, followed by a 36-month courtesy check.
By the Numbers · 06
Years on the job
Crews on payroll
Projects completed
Square feet delivered
Estimate · 07
Send us your drawings — or just walk us through the site. You'll have a scope-backed range, a schedule, and a named project manager on your desk inside two weeks. No ghost bids, no revised-at-invoice surprises.