You’re here
because someone you trust made a recommendation.
Our reputation precedes us, and that’s not something we take for granted.
We are O’Leary Group, a multidisciplinary construction management firm. We meet you where you are in your development process, primed to protect your budget while you scale your business. From project inception to completion, it’s our job to reduce your exposure to risk and guide you to the next best step.
Our team will provide you access to a network of experienced contractors, ensuring a thoughtfully planned and priced build. We’ll challenge contractors when we need to, negotiate costs and maximize scheduling opportunities on your behalf.
Challenges are inevitable, but our experience empowers us to identify and solve for potential pitfalls, long before they become lessons learned.
O’Leary Group is setting a new standard as a trusted advocate and advisor in your corner. Our combined experience in design, general contracting, and client representation means that what we bring to the table goes beyond a single successful project, and looks to a future of shared successes.
CONOR O’LEARy
FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL
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Conor O’Leary, Founder & Principal, brings over two decades of general contracting, client representation, and startup executive experience to O’Leary Group. After immigrating to the U.S. from Ireland, Conor partnered with ambitious startups, learning the ins and outs of the construction industry alongside driven minds and strategic risk takers. In the years that followed, Conor continued his work with startups, joining the team that increased Reidy Contracting Group’s annual revenue, and expanding Tend’s medical practices to over 25 locations as VP of Construction. At the start of 2023, Conor fully committed to O'Leary Group after managing freelance projects on a part-time basis since 2018. Today, Conor oversees our every build, acting as your trusted advocate and solutions-focused advisor at every stage.
MADILYN O’LEARy
FINANCE & OPERATIONS
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Madilyn O’Leary, Co-Founder, is the Head of Finance and Operations at O’Leary Group. She proudly puts to work at OLG a diverse background in accounting, finance, data analytics, financial modeling, project management, and system implementations. In addition to working across industries at companies like Kraft Foods, Time Inc., and Verizon, Madilyn was a Controller at a global brand communications agency in NYC, where she led the finance and accounting teams through the lifecycle from the start-up phase through a major acquisition as a $50M company to a large media firm. Madilyn brings her company scaling experience to OLG to maximize efficiencies and empower the OLG team to focus on the work and bring value to our clients.
NIALL MEEHAn
PROJECT LEAD
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Niall Meehan is a Project Lead at OLG, bringing nearly a decade of experience in NYC’s construction scene. He has managed jobs across residential, commercial, retail, and healthcare sectors, and thrives on breaking down complexities and ensuring the technical decisions are easy for clients to understand and make.
Originally from Ireland, Niall has a degree in Engineering and Technological Education from the University of Limerick. One of his career highlights is spending five years as Project Manager on multiple NYU contracts.
SAMARA PETIGROW
PROJECT LEAD
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After almost a decade in the design & construction industry, Samara Petigrow, Project Lead for OLG, understands the level of care and ambition needed to scale a brand. Armed with a Masters in Interior Design from Cornell University, Samara has worked on in-house development teams for rapidly growing brands, including SoulCycle, Tend, and Van Leeuwen. She is passionate about the intersection of function and aesthetic, and translating a brand's goals into a well-constructed, user-centric space.