SERVING OTHERS SINCE 2007. PIONEERING IDEAS AND RAISING THE BAR.
Truebeck is a top 10 general contractor defined by safety, quality, partnership, and values. Founded by Sean Truesdale and David Becker in 2007, Truebeck quickly established a reputation for excellence through a commitment to best-in-class service, innovation, and high performance. With annual revenue totaling $1 billion, Truebeck specializes in building award-winning projects within the commercial office, education, healthcare, life science, mission critical, mixed-use, multi-family, and interiors market sectors.
Born in the Bay Area, Truebeck has grown to 500+ employees and four offices dedicated to serving clients throughout the West Coast. We remain steadfast and committed to improving construction practices and elevating industry standards while contributing to the community. Truebeck’s foundational values continue to guide our people and business.
ABOUT US
OFFICE LOCATIONS
Portland
Sacramento
San Francisco
San Mateo
MARKET SECTORS
Interiors
Adaptive Reuse
Advanced Technology
Affordable Housing
Civic & Public Works
Commercial
Higher Education
Healthcare
Life Sciences
Mass Timber
Multi-family
Special Projects
Truebeck Construction is an industry-leading full-service general contractor specializing in technical building, complex projects, and interiors. Clients come to us when they have ambitious goals, and when they want certainty, predictable costs, and high-performance buildings. We build it right the first time and deliver the best value.
A FULL-SERVICE GC
Truebeck’s work environment foregoes department silos, and instead encourages deep collaboration—with disciplines sitting side-byside. Working in nimble, autonomous teams, each project squad develops their own strategies and efficiencies to achieve the best outcome for your vision. When you work with Truebeck, you engage all our integrated disciplines.
Construction Technology + Innovation
Design-Build
Integrated Project Delivery
MEP Expertise
Preconstruction
Progressive Delivery Methods
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Safety Management
Self-Perform Work
Architecture Foundation of Oregon
Constructing Hope
Friends of the Children Girls Build
Oregon Food Bank
Taking Ownership PDX
ANNUAL AVERAGE REVENUE
$1 billion
These are the values that guide our people and business. They’re what we look for in every employee across the company. Recognizing that our success is founded upon these beliefs, they embody our culture and promise to our employees and business partners. This is our DNA.
WE WIN AS A TEAM AND HIGH-FIVE A LOT.
DON’T DO WHAT’S EASY. DO WHAT’S RIGHT. AND HUSTLE.
PROJECT SUCCESS. EVERY TIME. NO EXCUSES.
IF IT’S NOT THE BEST, IT SIMPLY WON’T DO.
COURAGEOUSLY, MAKE IDEAS REALITY. BUSINESS AND LIFE ARE ALL ABOUT PEOPLE.
FIRM PROJECT AWARDS
DJC Oregon Top Projects, 1st Place, Industrial, Manufacturing, or Logistics
The Factor Building, Portland, OR (1)
DJC Oregon Top Projects
TimberView VIII, Portland, OR
AIA Oregon, Architecture Awards
Ellen Browning Building, Portland, OR
DJC Oregon Top Projects (Honorable Mention) Catholic Charities of Oregon, Chiles House, Portland, OR
AIA Merit Award for Energy and Sustainability
DBIA, Regional Award for Educational Category
Go Beyond Award for a New Construction Project
USGBC-Northern California, Green Building Super Hero
UC Davis Winery, Brewery & Food Science Bldg, Davis, CA (8)
Coworky Award for Best Space Design
ENR Best Project
Bespoke Co-working, San Francisco, CA (4)
ENR Best Project
Twitter Headquarters/1Tenth, San Francisco, CA (10)
ENR Best Project
Gilead Wellbeing Center, Foster City, CA
ENR Best Project
SmartLabs North Tower Lab & Office, So. San Francisco, CA
ENR Best Project
Mozilla Headquarters, Mountain View, CA (3)
ENR Best Project
IIDA Award
GitHub Headquarters, San Francisco, CA (2)
SAFETY AWARDS
President’s Safety Award
Construction Employers’ Association (2016–Present)
CA Voluntary Protection Program (Cal/VPP) Designation
Cal/OSHA (2016–Present)
Platinum Safety Award
Highwire (2024–Present)
Excellence in Safety
Construction Employers’ Association (2007–Present)
1st Place, National Construction Safety Excellence Award AGC (2013)
ENR, Best Project, California Merit Award
SF-Marin Food Bank, San Francisco, CA
ENR California, Best Project, Interior/ Tenant Improvement Arc Institute, Palo Alto, CA
IIDA Design Excellence Award, Best in Education
TEL HI Childcare Center, San Francisco, CA
Interior Design Magazine, Best Tech Office of the Year, Largest San Francisco Construction Project
Uber Headquarters, Mission Bay, San Francisco, CA (9)
Metal Construction Association, Best Overall, Best Solar, and Best Custom project
Thirty75 Tech Office Development, Santa Clara, CA
Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Milestone Project of the Year
Apple Park, Cupertino, CA (5, 6)
Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Project of the Year
Stanford Research Park at 3223 Hanover, Palo Alto, CA (7)
Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Honoree for Office Project, Medium Thirty75 Tech Office Development, Santa Clara, CA
Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Honoree for Interiors, Small Arc Institute, Palo Alto, CA
ENR California, Best Project, Excellence in Sustainability & Best Project, Government/Public Building;Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Public/Civic Project
County of San Mateo, County Office Building (COB3)
NOTABLE COMPANY AWARDS
Best Places to Work
San Francisco Business Times (2013–2014, 2017-2024)
Top 100 Bay Area Corporate Philanthropist
San Francisco Business Times (2017–2024)
Libertas Companies
The Factor Building
PORTLAND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Complete interior and exterior renovation of two existing buildings adjacent to the Eastside Innovation Quadrant. The structures will be connected by openings between the buildings as well as a vertical circulation system and new shared building amenities. The project includes shelled tenant improvement, seismic upgrades, new design-build MEP systems throughout, upgraded windows, roofing, elevator, custom stairs, landscaping, site utilities, and building services.
SIZE
53,559sf
PROJECT ARCHITECT
SUM Design Studio + Architecture
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build MEP; Seismic upgrades
Confidential Global Financial Services Client
PORTLAND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This office tenant improvement includes the sixthfloor build-out within a 17-story high-rise, mixeduse apartment and office building at 5 MLK in the newly developed Burnside Bridgehead area. The renovation includes high-end interior finishes and A/V packages that celebrate creativity and hard work, and complement the dynamic and focused work style of the building and surrounding neighborhood.
SIZE
2,532sf
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Vocon Partners
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Occupied building
Papercut Office Tenant Improvement
PORTLAND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Tenant improvement for Papercut Software on the seventh floor of the Umpqua Bank building in Portland. This tenant improvement includes a retrofit of the existing office space with new finishes, millwork, MEP, and new partitions.
SIZE
6,500sf
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Thunder Egg Collaborative
4G Clinical
Broadway Tower Office Tenant Improvement
PORTLAND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The design-build MEPF tenant improvement office build-out on the 17th floor of the newly constructed Broadway Tower in downtown Portland consists of open offices, conference rooms, private offices, and a cantina with informal meeting. Additional scope includes glazing in all rooms, millwork in the cantina, and wood wall paneling. Considerable value engineering efforts were executed by the team in order to successfully meet the tight budget constraints while maintaining the overall aesthetic.
SIZE 3,245sf
PROJECT ARCHITECT
GBD Architects
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build MEPF
IBEW Local 48
Union Hall Remodel
PORTLAND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This project for the International Brotherhood of Iron Workers updated the interiors of the building and enclosed an existing terrace. Scope includes a new dais in the meeting hall, extensive A/V work, a video display wall, restrooms, millwork, concrete slab replacement, acoustical ceiling tile replacement, copper metal panel decorative walls, new flooring and paint throughout.
SIZE
17,500sf
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Lenity Architecture
General Services Administration (GSA)
911 Federal Building PORTLAND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Built in 1953, the eight-story steel-framed structure is home to the GSA, U.S. Congress, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Energy, among other national security entities. This major design-build transformation within a fully occupied and functional federal office building included major seismic and non-seismic structural systems upgrades to ensure the facility’s long-term operational status. This project also involved office relocation and build-out for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Earl Blumenauer.
SIZE
312,447sf
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Soderstrom Architects
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build
Urban Development + Partners
550 SE MLK Mixed-use Residential
PORTLAND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Situated in the Central Eastside among a growing cluster of creative and professional services and high-tech businesses, this new seven-story mixed-use residential building includes 132 apartments, retail spaces, and a 68-stall parking garage with semiautomated parking stackers. The basement includes mechanical spaces and residential amenities such as bike parking and a fitness center. The ground floor consists of building services, residential lobby, parking garage, amenity spaces, and shell space for future commercial and retail use. The building includes a fully-automatic sprinkler system with fire detection as well as a vegetated roof system.
SIZE
108,557sf
PROJECT ARCHITECT
GBD Architects
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Lean; Design-build MEP
Trammell Crow/High Street Residential
The Frankie, Multi-Family Housing
PORTLAND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This five-story, 110,063sf multi-family apartment building with ground-floor amenities and support spaces includes co-working spaces, speakeasy lounge, creative maker space, fitness center, pet washing stations, bike rooms, and an outdoor space complete with barbecue area. The structured parking area includes 60 car stackers.
SIZE
110,063sf
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Works Progress Architecture
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build MEP
Garmin
Office Tenant Improvement
PORTLAND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This Tenant Improvement at Scholls Business Center is split into two phases. Phase 1 included build out of the 2nd floor tenant space MEP/Finishes and upgrades to the existing electrical systems in the Machine shop. Phase 2 will include build out of the ground floor tenant space to accommodate Garmin’s continued growth and R&D footprint in the Portland market.
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Ankrom Moisan
Garmin
Phase 2, Office Tenant Improvement
PORTLAND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This Tenant Improvement at Scholls Business Center is split into two phases. Phase 2 included a build out of the ground floor tenant space to accommodate Garmin’s continued growth and R&D footprint in the Portland market with machine shops to meet research and development needs.
SIZE
17,000sf
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Ankrom Moisan
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build
Multnomah Athletic Club
Sundeck Pool Renovation
PORTLAND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This project encompasses a comprehensive maintenance and improvement plan for the social swimming pool and its adjacent changing rooms located on the 3rd floor in the Multnomah Athletic Club. Originally built as a Type 1A structure with full sprinkler protection, this facility now requires targeted upgrades to enhance functionality, safety, and aesthetics. The renovation scope includes the selective removal of interior, non-load-bearing walls, existing finishes, and outdated fixtures. Key improvements consist of installing new pool and mechanical equipment, reconstructing the pool floor and stairs, and applying modern finishes. Additional upgrades encompass new lighting installations, replacement of interior doors and casework, updated plumbing fixtures, and a complete overhaul of interior finishes to ensure a refreshed, inviting environment for club members and guests.
PROJECT ARCHITECT
GBD Architects
Truebeck Construction
Creative Office Tenant Improvement
PORTLAND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This tenant build-out, within the Arete building that Truebeck built the core and shell, consists of open creative office space, collaborative spaces, conference rooms, phone booths, kitchenettes and exposed wood ceilings in most spaces to show off the mass timber structure.
SIZE
5,000sf
PROJECT ARCHITECT
GBD Architects, Inc.
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Mass timber
Urban Development + Partners
Hotel Grand Stark
PORTLAND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This four-story brick masonry building built in 1908 originally served as a hotel, then a furniture warehouse. Though the rooms on the upper floors were shuttered in the 1970s, they remain intact. UD+P and Beam Development jointly acquired the building for adaptive reuse. We renovated the building and restored it to its original hotel use. Key components of the renovation include the restoration of the historic character of the exterior, modernization of outdated systems, and renovation of the upper floors into new hotel rooms. Hotel Grand Stark features 57 rooms, a ground-floor restaurant, and lobby.
SIZE
Confidential per Client
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Works Progress Architecture
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Hotel; Adaptive Reuse
Confidential Athletic Client
Media Room
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Selective interior demolition and finishes to join two adjacent rooms and create a larger room for media covering sporting events.
ADDITIONAL PROJECTS
Additional experience in Oregon and Washington includes the following sample project list:
AARP, Broadway Tower Office Tenant Improvement PORTLAND, OR
4,400sf / Tenant improvement / Office space / Designbuild MEP / Occupied building
Confidential Athletic Client, Clubhouse Tenant Improvement BEAVERTON, OR
20,000sf / Tenant improvement / Conference rooms
Confidential Athletic Client, Office Tenant Improvement BEAVERTON, OR Tenant improvement / Office Space / Feature walls
Confidential Athletic Client, Office Tenant Improvement PORTLAND, OR Tenant improvement / Press Room / Branding walls
Confidential Athletic Brand Client, North American Brand Center PORTLAND, OR
49,445sf / Tenant improvement / Visitor experience center / Visitor lounge / Auditorium / Showrooms / Conference rooms / Fitting rooms / Storage / Kitchenette / Coffee / Outdoor terrace / Service elevator
Confidential Financial Planning & Investment Client VANCOUVER, WA Tenant improvement
Confidential Client, Gaming Office Tenant Improvement PORTLAND, OR
10,000sf / Tenant improvement / Two-story custom office space / Conference rooms / IDF build-out
Evergreen School District, Security Vestibule Upgrades VANCOUVER, WA Tenant improvement / Six Locations / Occupied building / Classroom / K-12 / Vestibule installation / Security upgrades / Access controls
Fisher Phillips, U.S. Bancorp Tower Office Tenant Improvement PORTLAND, OR
7,600sf / Tenant improvement / Office space on the 40th floor / Conference rooms / Break room / Occupied building
Libertas, 315 SE 7th Street Core & Shell Improvements PORTLAND, OR
Tenant improvement / Seismic upgrade / New exterior windows and door / Design-build MEPF
Libertas, Library Building Tenant Improvement PORTLAND, OR
5,000sf / Tenant improvement / Historic building / Office space / Design-build MEP
Libertas, Pan’s Mushroom Jerky PORTLAND, OR Tenant improvement / Core & Shell Upgrades
Liquid Wire, Lab Tenant Improvement
PORTLAND, OR
8,300sf / Tenant improvement / Lab space / MEP upgrades
Milliman Bank, Broadway Tower Tenant Improvement PORTLAND, OR
2,000sf / Tenant improvement / Occupied Building
STACK Infrastructure, Clean Room Tenant Improvement HILLSBORO, OR
30,263sf / Tenant improvement / Secured clean room door between two operational data halls / Security hardware and fire alarm modifications
STACK Infrastructure, Unisex Restroom Addition HILLSBORO, OR
Tenant improvement / Occupied space
Terrace Tower Group, Angeli Law Office Tenant Improvement PORTLAND, OR
5,400sf / Tenant improvement / Office space / Occupied building / Tight, congested site
University of Portland, Waldschmidt Hall Upgrades PORTLAND, OR
Tenant improvement / Office Space / Reception
YMCA, Child Development Center TI, Moda Tower PORTLAND, OR
Tenant improvement / Office Space / Occupied building / Partition between childcare facilities and office / Plumbing demolition / Electrical work
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