Company History:

Artimus Construction is one of New York's most successful and driven companies. With dozens of projects completed and many more in progress, Artimus has succeeded in providing  strong profits for investors and better housing and communities for residents.

Founded in 1979, Artimus began with small renovations and repair projects. By developing relationships with other contractors Artimus established its signature style in creating, evolving and expanding partnerships.

Joining as Vice President in 1984, Ken Haron had a vision that moved the company towards General Contracting and larger projects which stimulated the firm's growth. In 1989 Ken Haron became the President and sole owner of Artimus; in his new role, Ken began a two pronged strategy for success: Engage the Neighborhood and City Agencies; and allow subcontractors to participate in Artimus's accomplishments. This was a crucial time in the city's housing development. Ken recognized that for Artimus to be successful, all the components interacting with Artimus had to become successful and develop as well. With the help of the neighborhood police, community groups, Churches, tenant associations, and its own labour force, Artimus moved from being tangentially related to the process to being part of the process itself.

In 1990 Artimus ventured north from Harlem to Washington Heights where it constructed its first affordable housing building.  Artimus has since built over 50 buildings in Manhattan including both market rate apartments and affordable housing units.

In 1994, Eytan Benjamin joined Artimus  as a partner. Eytan set his sights on updating operations while sustaining the principles Artimus had developed through the years .  The construction management system was modeled, while it kept its "family oriented" atmosphere, but at the same time was able to undertake much larger projects.

In 1995, Artimus began construction in the Manhattan Valley Neighborhood nestled between Morningside Heights, Harlem, and the Upper West Side. Renovations of vacant buildings that were eyesores while working with local police to push out drug dealers, and getting help from tenant associations was part of the strategy of constructing the community one building at a time. By 1997, Artimus had  built  its first 10 story New Construction apartment building located in Manhattan Valley as well as numerous gut-rehabilitations within an area of three blocks.

In 2000, Barry Gurvitch joined Artimus, as a project manager.  In 2003 Barry was promoted to Chief Architectural officer and currently oversees all of the construction projects from plan schematics, to final punch lists.  Barry has developed the field staff, so that every project manager has full accountability and responsibility for his/her project, yet at the same time can tap into the endless support of the company.

In 2001, Yoav Haron further developed the company’s infrastructure , using new technologies and his management background so that Artimus was prepared for larger projects .  Artimus now has 10 highly skilled project managers, working on up to nine projects at any time, and has hundreds of relationships built on trust that will continue to propel the firm forward.

All managers, subcontractors and workers, participate in the successes of Artimus Construction, through partnership, yearly bonuses and production incentives.