Say Builders is a New York-based builder for affordable and supportive housing, occupied rehabs & municipal work — woman owned & operated since 2014.
Our team delivers deep retrofits with residents living in place, keeps HPD and HCR funders compliant at every draw, and stays with each project through permanent closing.
1,300+
apartments in tenant-in-place and affordable work
$51M
affordable-housing construction led by our team
20+ yrs
of New York field leadership
HPD · HCR
construction loans closed and kept compliant
Say is the affordable-housing arm of an established New York building team. We are the entity through which our leadership delivers all municipal, affordable-housing and occupied-rehabilitation work.
Say operates as the sister company to Atlas Supreme Service Inc., which carries the team's commercial and hospitality portfolio. The two firms share the same principals, field bench, back office and subcontractor relationships. That means a newer name backed by people who have already rehabbed hundreds of thousands of square feet of occupied affordable housing.
Our in-house office covers estimating, project management, finance, compliance, and permitting and expediting. It meets every agency and lender requirement, scales quickly to meet demand, and stays with the project through sign-offs and permanent closing.
- Legal name
- Shipdaddy Creative LLC dba Say Construction
- Founded
- 2014
- Ownership
- Allison Shipper, Michael Yusim
- GC license
- #626381
- Bonding
- Bondable
- Status
- Woman-owned. WBE certification under review.
ACTIVE & RECENT
Closed, financed & under construction.
Project | Program | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Hour Children |
ProgramAffordable and supportive housing |
Value$1.3M |
StatusClosed February 2026 Under construction through December 2026 |
Fifth Avenue Committee |
ProgramAffordable housing and community facility |
Value$2.6M |
StatusClosed June 2026 Under construction through December 2027 |
TC Electric |
ProgramMunicipal work for the MTA |
Value$600K |
StatusClosed August 2025 Under construction through 2027 |
UHAB |
ProgramTenant-in-place rehab · LL11 façade and windows · Passive House |
Value$6M |
StatusClosing 2026 20-month construction schedule |
Select completed work.
Bronx · 291 units · $12M · Section 8 · 2022–2025
Roosevelt Gardens
A deep energy retrofit of a 1923 Pre-War complex on the Grand Concourse, delivered with every household in place.
Brooklyn · 348 units · $5M · Section 8 · 2023–2025
DA Green
A tenant-in-place energy retrofit of 13 Pre-War buildings in South Williamsburg, cutting energy use and Local Law 97 exposure.
Brooklyn · 252 units · $10M · Section 8 · 2023–2025
DA Buff
Masonry, façades, fire escapes, elevators and boilers brought up to date across a mid-century Williamsburg complex, with residents in place.
Queens · 9 homes · 13,400 sf · Net zero · 2024
Habitat for Humanity Net Zero
Nine prefabricated, net-zero energy homes for families in Queens, delivered on time despite incomplete modules and tight urban sites.
WHAT WE DO
One accountable partner from budget to permanent closing.
We work with owners, mission-driven sponsors and design teams early to build to a budget and protect funder requirements from day one.
01 · Before financing
Pre-construction & estimating
Budget and bid development
Cost estimation
Incentive procurement
Scope development
02 · Through construction
Construction management
General contracting
Subcontractor management and supervision
Tenant-in-place sequencing
Schedule and cost control
03 · To permanent closing
Compliance & close-out
HPD and HCR funder reporting
Certified payroll, M/WBE, SDVOB and Section 3
Permitting and expediting
Sign-offs through closing
Trade Coverage
Every scope runs through vetted subcontractors, managed and supervised by Say’s own project management and field team.
- Concrete, foundations and framing
- MEP and HVAC systems
- Elevator modernization
- Envelope and façade (Local Law 11)
- Drywall, ceilings, carpentry and finishes
- Flooring, tile and painting
- Electrification, efficiency and solar
- Tenant sequencing and relocation
Standing
HPD / HCR
Closed construction loans on HPD- and HCR-funded projects.
Workforce
Compliant with funder hiring and workforce requirements: M/WBE, Section 3 and certified payroll where applicable.
Bonding
Bondable through Quantum. Payment and performance bonds in place before construction closing.
Back office
Contracts, requisitions, lien waivers and all DOB and agency documentation handled in house.
LEADERSHIP
The people are the track record.
Every project is delivered by a full bench: principal-level leadership, dedicated project management, DOB-certified field supervision and a deep compliance office.
Business Operations · Partner
Allison Shipper
Owner of Say Construction since 2014 and a principal at Atlas Supreme. Previously Senior PM at Marriott International and Director of Operations at Town Partners, with a career spent on the owner and operator side.
B.S. Management, Indiana University · Project Management, Cornell
Director of Construction · Partner
Michael Yusim
Two decades building in New York, leading ground-up development, complex tenant-in-place retrofits and major alterations. Select work includes Aldus Green, MTA station alterations along the 7 line and NeueHouse Madison Square.
B.S. Civil Engineering, CUNY · DOB Site Supervisor
Assistant Project Manager
Tahreem Akif
Leads day-to-day delivery across multi-trade scopes, driving budget, schedule and design development. Select work includes Roosevelt Gardens and the 300,000 sf Navy Yard Hotel conversion.
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Manhattan College · DOB 62-Hour Site Supervisor
Project Manager
Zarifet Dinovic
Leads day-to-day delivery across multi-trade scopes, driving budget, schedule and design development. Select work includes Roosevelt Gardens and the 300,000 sf Navy Yard Hotel conversion.
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Manhattan College · DOB 62-Hour Site Supervisor
General Superintendent
Briken Vukaj
Runs the field: sequencing trades, enforcing safety, and protecting quality and schedule on occupied sites where residents remain in place. Select work includes DA Green.
B.Tech Construction Management, City Tech CUNY · DOB 62-Hour Site Supervisor
Operations Manager
Tauany Pasold Silva
Point person for the back office, compliance, bonding and insurance teams that get deals closed. Drives lender and agency compliance, surety coordination and project handover.
CONNECT
Let’s talk about your pipeline.
Owners, sponsors and design teams: bring us in early and we'll build to your budget and your funder's requirements.