Manitoba Business: A. Akman and Son / Akman Construction

This Winnipeg-based construction firm was founded in 1912 by Aaron Akman.

Presidents

Period	President
1912-?	Aaron Akman (1880-1962)
?-?	Abram “Lefty” Akman (1912-1996)
?-2024	Richard Stephen “Richie” Akman (1953-2024)

Some of its construction works in Manitoba included:

Building	Location	Year	Status
Commodore Apartments	624 Broadway, Winnipeg	1928
Queen's Theatre (repairs and renovations)	237-239 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg	1934-1935
Tweedsmuir Apartments	301 Broadway, Winnipeg	1938
Wolch Building	881 Main Street, Winnipeg	1938
Burrows Court (repairs)	230 Salter Street, Winnipeg	1940	Demolished (1980)
Drake Apartments	270 Broadway, Winnipeg	1940
Nelson Apartments	250 Broadway, Winnipeg	1940
Rosh Pina Synagogue	123 Matheson Avenue East, Winnipeg	1952
Charterhouse Motor Hotel	330 York Avenue, Winnipeg	1959-1960
Hampton Green	?	?
Asper Jewish Community Campus	?	?
Roblin Centre (Red River College)	?	?
Simkin Centre	?	?
Women's Correctional Centre	?	?
Len Evans Centre (Assiniboine Community College)	?	?
CN Campus Winnipeg	?	?

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We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 4 August 2025