President & CEO, Lastop Construction
Charlie Hong
Still on the Job Site. Every Day.
I started in this business as a project manager in the field, and I never left it. Becoming the owner didn’t change where I work. You’ll still find me on site, walking the job, teaching the crew, and checking the work myself.
37 Years in the Field
Projects Few Builders Ever Get to Run
Over 37 years as a project manager and as the owner of a general contracting company, I have completed a range of projects that very few builders ever get to experience: Manhattan penthouses and hotels, a ground-up church on eight acres, medical and dental offices, pharmaceutical dry rooms, franchise stores, and custom homes. Each one taught me something the next one needed.
Two things come before everything else on my projects: safety and the quality of the work. Schedules and budgets matter, but a job built unsafely or built poorly is a failure no matter when it finishes.
How I Work
A Designer’s Eye, a Builder’s Hands
I trained as an industrial designer, and that training never goes away. I see the details: the reveal that is off by an eighth of an inch, the joint that won’t age well, the finish that doesn’t match the drawing. That is why our millwork and interiors look the way they do.
But I am just as comfortable below grade. Excavation, shoring, foundations, structural steel, site and civil work: I have run these jobs from the first pile to the final inspection. Few contractors can carry a project from a furniture-grade detail all the way down to the footing. I can, and I’m confident no one will finish your job more completely.
Background
Credentials at a Glance
37+ Years
As a project manager and general contractor owner. In the U.S. since 1999.
Design and Business
Industrial design degree. MBA, Boston University.
NYC Construction Superintendent
Registered 2008–2023, responsible for code compliance and site safety on new buildings.
NASCLA Exam Passed
The commercial general contractor exam accepted in 18 U.S. jurisdictions.
Licensed in Four States
Virginia (Class A), Georgia, Alabama, and New Jersey.
Korean and English
Fluent in both, on site and at the table.
On the Record
NYC New Hotel Projects: 11, 9, and 5 Stories
On major construction work, New York City holds a named individual responsible for code compliance and site safety. These NYC Department of Buildings permit records list Charlie Hong as Superintendent of Construction (Registration No. 021682) on three new buildings.
5-story hotel
112-26 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens
11-story hotel
500 Exterior Street, Bronx
9-story mixed-use building
133-12 37th Avenue, Queens
Training
Fire, Security, Low Voltage, and Control Panel Training
Charlie Hong completed all five modules of the New York State approved Security or Fire Alarm Installer Course with the Metropolitan Burglar & Fire Alarm Association of New York (MBFAA) in September 2012, 81 hours in total.
Module 1: Basic Electricity and Codes
15 hours
Module 2: Control Panels and Alarm Transmissions
15 hours
Module 3: Security Systems
15 hours
Module 4: Fire Technology
15 hours
Module 5: Service and Maintenance of Security Systems
21 hours
On Site
In the Field Since 1999
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