2002 NAICS Definitions

236116 New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)

This U.S. industry comprises general contractor establishments responsible for the construction of new multifamily residential housing units (e.g., high-rise, garden, and town house apartments and condominiums where each unit is not separated from its neighbors by a ground-to-roof wall). Multifamily design-build firms and multifamily housing construction management firms acting as general contractors are included in this industry.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

• Building multifamily buildings on their own account for sale as operative or speculative builders--are classified in U.S. Industry 236117, New Housing Operative Builders;
• Remodeling or repairing existing multifamily housing and other residential buildings--are classified in U.S. Industry 236118, Residential Remodelers;
• Performing specialized construction work on multifamily housing and other residential buildings, generally on a subcontract basis--are classified in Subsector 238, Specialty Trade Contractors; and
• Constructing and leasing residential buildings on their own account--are classified in Industry 531110, Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings.

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2002 NAICS	1997 NAICS	1987 SIC	Corresponding Index Entries
236116	233220	1522	Apartment building construction general contractors
236116	233220	1522	Condominium, multifamily, construction general contractors
236116	233220	8741	Construction management, multifamily building
236116	233220	1522	Cooperative apartment, construction general contractors
236116	233220	1522	Custom builders (except operative), multifamily buildings
236116	233220	1522	Duplex (i.e., one unit above the other), construction general contractors
236116	233220	1522	Garden apartment construction general contractors
236116	233220	1522	High-rise apartment construction general contractors
236116	233220	1522	Home builders (except operative), multifamily
236116	233220	1522	Housing, multifamily, construction general contractors
236116	233220	1522	Low income housing, multifamily, construction general contractors
236116	233220	1522	Low-rise apartment construction general contractors
236116	233220	1522	Multifamily building construction general contractors
236116	233220	1522	Panelized multifamily housing assembled on site by general contractors
236116	233220	1522	Precut multifamily housing assembled on site by general contractors
236116	233220	1522	Residential construction, multifamily, general contractors

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