Pioneering Progress,
Empowering Communities
CELEBRATING 75-PLUS YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
Since 1948, we have built a reputation for excellence in the fields of construction, development and management. We are one of the oldest and largest, 100% minority-owned companies in the United States.
A third-generation family business, Cruz is a modern firm that values old-fashioned quality and integrity.
Banker&Tradesman
Statewide Housing Push Must Prioritize Access to Home Ownership
Nubian Square Development Includes Condo Component
As a third-generation, 100 percent Black-owned construction, development and management organization focused on affordable housing and community impact, our firm sees these realities, and opportunities, firsthand. In work across New England, as well as in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic, Cruz Companies has found time and again that vibrant, equitable communities grow best where there is both accessibly priced for-sale housing and affordable and mixed-income rentals.
BUILD BLACK
Celebrating Excellence and Equity
At Cruz Companies, we believe in the great contributions and strength of diverse members of our Black and Brown communities. BUILD BLACK is a joyous celebration of that excellence, and our dedication to improving our places and our futures.
BUILD BLACK is our pledge to support more and better affordable housing in U.S. communities where it is needed most.
BUILD BLACK is our commitment to supporting homeownership and wealth building for all Americans.
BUILD BLACK is an affirmation of our longstanding promise to elevate leading minority business enterprises — contractors, architects, engineers, attorneys, suppliers, and finance leaders — on all our developments and construction projects.
… and BUILD BLACK is a celebration of our own legacy as a 100% Black-owned enterprise, a third-generation enterprise founded in 1948 by John B. Cruz, Jr., and committed to traditional values of quality and integrity!
JOIN US. LET’S BUILD A BETTER FUTURE!
Help us make a difference. Cruz Companies welcomes your involvement and support in our national BUILD BLACK campaign. For strategic initiatives and project opportunities, reach out to info@cruzcompanies.comor call (617) 445-6901 to share your community stories, partner on new initiatives, advance second - and third-generation MBE firms, and bring America more high-quality, affordable and enduring housing opportunities. For our Cruz C.A.R.E.S. nonprofit social responsibility activities, contact agomes@cruzcompanies.com.
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Dudley - Boston, MA
Breaking Ground in 2026
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Cruz Companies Headquarters
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Taurus Apartments - Boston, MA
1st development completed in 1973
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Michael E. Haynes - Boston, MA
A 55 unit residential space
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Briscane Bay - Miami, FL
470 total units completed in 1992
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Cruz Development Corporation produces well-designed communities maintaining the highest standards of quality and living.
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John B. Cruz Construction Company has a history of success in new construction as well as historic renovations, providing clients with an unmatched degree of personal commitment, service and integrity.
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Cruz Management Company, Inc., a minority-owned business, was incorporated in 1982 to provide quality residential housing management services to properties located in the Boston area.
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Cruz Management has had extensive involvement in the planning and implementation of several relocation programs. Since 1983 Cruz has assisted over 1,000 families to relocate while construction is in process within their communities.
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Cruz Companies’ mission is giving back to the community in as many ways as possible. Cruz CARES (Community, Arts, Recreational and Educational Services) is Cruz Companies’ social responsibility arm, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the region’s urban communities.
