diff --git a/cpp/perspective/src/cpp/sparse_tree.cpp b/cpp/perspective/src/cpp/sparse_tree.cpp
index f6a9494e76..2244346f52 100644
--- a/cpp/perspective/src/cpp/sparse_tree.cpp
+++ b/cpp/perspective/src/cpp/sparse_tree.cpp
@@ -682,9 +682,7 @@ t_stree::build_strand_table(
     t_uindex npivotlike = metadata.m_npivotlike;
     std::vector<const t_column*> piv_fcols(npivotlike);
     std::vector<t_column*> piv_scols(npivotlike);
-
     t_uindex insert_count = 0;
-
     for (t_uindex pidx = 0; pidx < npivotlike; ++pidx) {
         const std::string& piv = metadata.m_strand_schema.m_columns[pidx];
         piv_fcols[pidx] = flattened.get_const_column(piv).get();
@@ -694,9 +692,7 @@ t_stree::build_strand_table(
     t_uindex aggcolsize = metadata.m_aggschema.m_columns.size();
     std::vector<const t_column*> agg_fcols(aggcolsize);
     std::vector<t_column*> agg_acols(aggcolsize);
-
     t_uindex strand_count_idx = 0;
-
     for (t_uindex aggidx = 0; aggidx < aggcolsize; ++aggidx) {
         const std::string& aggcol = metadata.m_aggschema.m_columns[aggidx];
         if (aggcol == "psp_strand_count") {
@@ -710,46 +706,59 @@ t_stree::build_strand_table(
     }
 
     t_column* agg_scount = aggs->get_column("psp_strand_count").get();
-
     t_column* spkey = strands->get_column("psp_pkey").get();
-
     t_mask msk;
-
     if (config.has_filters()) {
         msk = filter_table_for_config(flattened, config);
     }
 
     bool has_filters = config.has_filters();
+    const t_uindex loop_end = flattened.size();
+    const t_uindex size = loop_end - msk.count();
+    const t_uindex ploop_end = metadata.m_pivot_like_columns.size();
+    parallel_for(int(aggcolsize + 1), [&](int aggidx) {
+        // This over-allocates for `OP_DELETE`, as it only accounts for
+        // filtered count.
+        if (aggidx > 0) {
+            if (aggidx - 1 != strand_count_idx) {
+                agg_acols[aggidx - 1]->reserve(size);
+            }
+        } else {
+            spkey->reserve(size);
+            for (t_uindex pidx = 0; pidx < ploop_end; ++pidx) {
+                piv_scols[pidx]->reserve(size);
+            }
+        }
 
-    for (t_uindex idx = 0, loop_end = flattened.size(); idx < loop_end; ++idx) {
-        bool filter = !has_filters || msk.get(idx);
-        t_tscalar pkey = pkey_col->get_scalar(idx);
-        std::uint8_t op_ = *(op_col->get_nth<std::uint8_t>(idx));
-        t_op op = static_cast<t_op>(op_);
+        for (t_uindex idx = 0; idx < loop_end; ++idx) {
+            bool filter = !has_filters || msk.get(idx);
+            if (!filter) {
+                continue;
+            }
 
-        if (!filter || op == OP_DELETE) {
-            // nothing to do
-            continue;
-        }
+            std::uint8_t op_ = *(op_col->get_nth<std::uint8_t>(idx));
+            t_op op = static_cast<t_op>(op_);
+            if (op == OP_DELETE) {
+                continue;
+            }
 
-        for (t_uindex pidx = 0,
-                      ploop_end = metadata.m_pivot_like_columns.size();
-             pidx < ploop_end;
-             ++pidx) {
-            piv_scols[pidx]->push_back(piv_fcols[pidx]->get_scalar(idx));
-        }
+            if (aggidx == 0) {
+                t_tscalar pkey = pkey_col->get_scalar(idx);
+                for (t_uindex pidx = 0; pidx < ploop_end; ++pidx) {
+                    piv_scols[pidx]->push_back(piv_fcols[pidx]->get_scalar(idx)
+                    );
+                }
 
-        for (t_uindex aggidx = 0; aggidx < aggcolsize; ++aggidx) {
-            if (aggidx != strand_count_idx) {
-                agg_acols[aggidx]->push_back(agg_fcols[aggidx]->get_scalar(idx)
+                agg_scount->push_back<std::int8_t>(1);
+                spkey->push_back(pkey);
+                ++insert_count;
+            } else if (aggidx - 1 != strand_count_idx) {
+                agg_acols[aggidx - 1]->push_back(
+                    agg_fcols[aggidx - 1]->get_scalar(idx)
                 );
             }
         }
-
-        agg_scount->push_back<std::int8_t>(1);
-        spkey->push_back(pkey);
-        ++insert_count;
-    }
+    });
 
     strands->reserve(insert_count);
     strands->set_size(insert_count);