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Model City Roofing reviews

One company with offices in several states · Jacksonville, Florida · Founded 2016

3 locations rated in 3 of our 11 cities

Model City Roofing is a roofing company that runs its own offices in several states. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida. Ownership: Private; its website says Chris Canipe acquired the business in 2016 and leads it. We track 3 of its locations in Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville, 3 of them ranked. Its Better Business Bureau profile (Model City Roofing) shows an A+ rating and BBB accreditation (checked October 2026).

We rate locations, not brands

There's no brand-wide RooferRated Score for Model City Roofing. Each office has its own license record, permits and reviews, so each one is scored on its own and keeps its place in its city's ranking. Check the location you'd actually hire.

Every Model City Roofing location we rate

3 Google listings in Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville, best score first. Each links to the location's full profile.

How Model City Roofing works

Model City Roofing is headquartered in Jacksonville and lists its own locations in Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa and Sarasota, Florida, and Kingsport, Tennessee. Its website says owner Chris Canipe bought a Jacksonville roofing company in 2016 and expanded it into Tennessee and most of Florida.

Business model
One company with offices in several states company website
Services
Residential roof repair, replacement and inspections, plus commercial roofing for offices, retail, warehouses and multi-family buildings.
Customers
Homes and commercial buildings
Founded
2016 company website
Headquarters
Jacksonville, Florida company website
Ownership
Private; its website says Chris Canipe acquired the business in 2016 and leads it company website
Size
Lists locations in Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa and Sarasota, FL and Kingsport, TN company website

Checked October 2026. Company figures are what the company or the cited source says.

Google and Yelp across Model City Roofing locations

The 3 Model City Roofing locations we track have 380 Google reviews between them, with ratings from 4.1 to 4.9 stars by location. We don't average them into one brand rating: a high-rated office in one city says little about another.

We don't show a Yelp rating for any Model City Roofing location. We only show a Yelp page when it matches one location's phone number, street address or website, and none of the pages we found could be tied to a single location that way.

Google data as of October 2026. Yelp ratings as shown in search results; we don't copy reviews from either site.

Sources

What we relied on for this page, with the date we checked.

  • Model City Roofing's About page says Chris Canipe fulfilled his goal of owning a business in 2016 by acquiring a roofing company in Jacksonville, FL, and expanded it to the Tri-Cities of Tennessee and most of Florida. company website, as of October 2026
  • The website lists Model City Roofing Headquarters at 3830 Williamsburg Park Blvd #7, Jacksonville, FL. company website, as of October 2026
  • Its locations page lists Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa and Sarasota in Florida and Kingsport in Tennessee. company website, as of October 2026
  • The website lists Florida licenses CCC1334589 (roofing) and CGC1537861 (building). company website, as of October 2026
  • BBB lists Christopher W. Canipe as President, a business start date of April 29, 2016, and the alternate name The Roofing Alliance, LLC. BBB, as of October 2026
  • The website says it does residential roofing and commercial roofing for office buildings, retail centers, warehouses and multi-family properties. company website, as of October 2026

Common questions about Model City Roofing

Is Model City Roofing legit?

We don't give verdicts on companies; here is what the public record shows. Model City Roofing is a roofing company that runs its own offices in several states. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida. Ownership: Private; its website says Chris Canipe acquired the business in 2016 and leads it. We track 3 of its locations in Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville, 3 of them ranked. Its Better Business Bureau profile (Model City Roofing) shows an A+ rating and BBB accreditation (checked October 2026). Before you sign, check the specific location: its license, the legal name on your contract, and who pulls the permit.

What do Model City Roofing reviews show?

Reviews belong to each location. The 3 Model City Roofing locations we track in Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville have 380 Google reviews between them, with ratings from 4.1 to 4.9 stars depending on the location (as of October 2026). Each location's page shows its review history by year and how often it replies to 1 and 2 star reviews. Its BBB profile lists complaints filed with the BBB.

Is Model City Roofing a franchise?

No. Model City Roofing runs its own offices rather than selling franchises (source: company website). Local offices may still hold their own state license under a local business name, so check the name on your contract.

How do I check my local Model City Roofing location?

Start with the location's page on this list: it shows the license we matched, permits in city records where available, and its Google review history. Then confirm the legal business name on your contract, and look that name up yourself: Florida DBPR license lookup (myfloridalicense.com). Ask who pulls the permit and get the permit number.