Tom Story at dusk with Buffalo skyline, toolbelt visible, raw presence

From the Trenches to the Legacy

Tom Story, co‑founder

BUILT FROM GRIT, NOT GRANTS: The Aaron Michael Services Legacy

In 2012, construction in Buffalo meant getting your hands dirty and your name known. That's how Tom Story and his partner Nick started T&N Construction—two young builders taking on everything from local house flips to stadium contracts across America. But behind every great story lies an even greater one.

Aaron Michael Story—born December 28th, 1989—was more than Tom's brother. A mechanical savant with calloused hands and quiet wisdom, Aaron saw potential where others saw problems. The Story family's first major project—a beaten-down 4-unit in South Buffalo—became the catalyst. Together with their father, the Story brothers transformed that property, learning every lesson the hard way. That building still stands today in South Buffalo, a testament to family, vision, and sweat equity.

THE DAY SILENCE FELL - NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Some dates change everything. When Aaron passed, the construction sites fell quiet, but his legacy roared louder than ever. Tom rebranded the company as Aaron Michael Services—not as a memorial, but as a promise.

The company expanded beyond Buffalo's borders, leaving its mark from Lake Havasu to Las Vegas, from Provo to the Pacific. While Nick continued T&N Construction's legacy in stadium work, Tom transformed Aaron Michael Services into something unprecedented: a full-scale real estate investment powerhouse built on street-earned wisdom.

THE EVOLUTION

Today, Aaron Michael Services doesn't chase contracts or bid on local jobs. We've evolved into trusted advisors for serious investors, managing portfolios that would have made that first South Buffalo 4-unit flip look like a stepping stone. But success didn't change our soul.

When hammers swing now, they swing for those who need it most—seniors, disabled veterans, families in crisis. No cameras, no tax write-offs, no social media campaigns. Just quiet competence and Buffalo-born determination.

LEGACY, NOT LEVERAGE

This isn't a marketing pitch. We don't advertise. We don't network. We build. We invest. We grow. Our reputation isn't built on promises but on portfolios—real properties, real returns, real results.

In every boardroom from New York to Nevada, the Aaron Michael Services name carries weight because it carries truth. We're not here to compete with local contractors or chase viral moments. We're here to redefine what's possible when you build on principle instead of promotion.

TO AARON

Brother, you taught me that true legacy isn't what you leave behind—it's what you build forward. That first 4-unit we flipped as a family in South Buffalo was just the beginning. Today, every property in our portfolio, every deal we close, every family we help in silence—that's your blueprint coming to life.

Rest easy, knowing your name still builds dreams. Different tools, same grit.

Built from grit, not grants. That's the Story way.

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