Family-owned · Great Neck, NY · 35+ years
Heavy civil constructionfor Long Island& New York City.
Sitework, wetland and shoreline restoration, dredging and marine construction, parks and green infrastructure, built by our own crews with our own fleet.
- Years in business
- 35+
- Years in business
- Bonding capacity
- $100M+
- Bonding capacity
- Featured projects
- 79
- Featured projects
- Industry awards
- 39
- Industry awards
Overview
Galvin Brothers is a premier heavy civil construction firm based on Long Island, building site work, wetlands, marine works and public parks across Long Island and the New York metropolitan area.
As an established, family-owned company, we have the technical capability and proven capacity to deliver large-scale municipal, public agency and commercial infrastructure.
Under owner Ed Galvin, a full-time staff of project managers, engineers and superintendents runs every job, and our own craftsmen and operators build it: safely, to spec and on schedule.
$30M+
Annual revenue
What we build
Five crafts, one waterfront.
- Photo · Tobay Beach Marina
01 / 05
Dredging & Marine
Hydraulic and navigable-waterway dredging, plus timber, steel and concrete bulkheads built for the coast.
- Photo · Shorefront Park Living Shoreline and Little Creek Restoration
02 / 05
Wetland & Shoreline
Tidal marsh and freshwater habitat reconstruction, stabilized by living shorelines and rock revetments.
- Photo · Village of Ocean Beach Phase 1 & 2 Sanitary and Stormwater Improvements Project
03 / 05
Heavy Civil & Sitework
Site development, structural concrete and utility infrastructure for New York’s most demanding public agencies.
- Photo · Alhambra Park – Massapequa, NY
04 / 05
Green Infrastructure
Bioswales, rain gardens and permeable pavement for NYC DEP’s Green Infrastructure Program.
- Photo · Hunters Point South Infrastructure & Waterfront Park Phase I and Phase II
05 / 05
Parks
Award-winning waterfront esplanades, urban plazas and landmark state parks, built from world-class designs.
Latest projects
Recent work across the region.
Dredges, marsh restorations, green infrastructure and civic spaces, completed for federal, state, city and town clients.
Since the 1980s
35 years of building New York’s edge.
Every milestone below is taken from our own project files and awards record.
Our story
1989
From a Great Neck roadway in the 1980s to marsh islands, state parks and a federal academy campus.
1989
Manhasset Green Bandstand
Named Project of the Year by the Town of North Hempstead, the first award on the company’s record.
See the awards record1996
Wooleys Lane, Great Neck
Roadway reconstruction close to home wins Public Works Project of the Year from the APWA New York Metropolitan Chapter.
See the awards record2005
Mill Dam Bridge, Centerport
The bridge rehabilitation is ASCE Long Island Branch Project of the Year.
2006
Elders Point, Jamaica Bay
The Army Corps awards Galvin Brothers $13 million to rebuild a vanishing marsh island: 300,000+ cubic yards of sand and about 70 acres of marsh.
2013
Hurricane Sandy recovery
Emergency clean-up in Coney Island and emergency construction at Conference House Park and Crescent Beach for NYC Parks.
2018
Hunter’s Point South
Infrastructure and waterfront park on the Long Island City shore, later honored with an ASLA National Design Honor Award.
2020
Shirley Chisholm State Park
A $41 million, 407-acre park built on two former landfills: the largest state park in New York City.
2021
West Pond living shoreline
2,400 linear feet of Jamaica Bay shoreline restored and 200,000 native grasses and shrubs planted.
2024
Shorefront Park
A living shoreline and Little Creek restoration that collects five awards in a single year.
2026
USMMA Memorial Pavilion
General contractor on the first public/private partnership project on the US Merchant Marine Academy campus.
Remu Big Float E22 amphibious excavator at Canaan Lake. Image courtesy of Remu.
Capacity
Our crews. Our fleet. Our bond.
Backed by a bonding capacity of more than $100 million, Galvin Brothers self-performs and manages complex, high-volume heavy civil contracts. A large, wholly owned fleet of heavy equipment, down to an amphibious excavator that works where nothing else can stand, gives our crews the precision and reliability New York’s public work demands.
- Bonding capacity
- $100M+
- Annual revenue
- $30M+
- Wetland & shoreline jobs
- 29
- Dredging & marine jobs
- 18
Recognition
39 awards, 1989 to today.
ASLA, ACEC, ASCE, ENR, AIA, ULI and more, earned alongside the designers and agencies we build for.
Services
What we build.
- 01Heavy Civil & SiteworkSite development, structural concrete and utility infrastructure for New York’s most demanding public agencies.
- 02Wetland & ShorelineTidal marsh and freshwater habitat reconstruction, stabilized by living shorelines and rock revetments.
- 03Dredging & MarineHydraulic and navigable-waterway dredging, plus timber, steel and concrete bulkheads built for the coast.
- 04ParksAward-winning waterfront esplanades, urban plazas and landmark state parks, built from world-class designs.
- 05Green InfrastructureBioswales, rain gardens and permeable pavement for NYC DEP’s Green Infrastructure Program.
Questions
Straight answers.
What does Galvin Brothers build?
Galvin Bros., Inc. is a family-owned heavy civil contractor. We build sitework and utilities, restore wetlands and shorelines, dredge channels and ponds, build bulkheads and marinas, construct public parks, and install green infrastructure.
Where do you work?
Across Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk) and the New York metropolitan area, including all five boroughs of New York City. Our office is at 149 Steamboat Road in Great Neck, NY.
What is your bonding capacity?
Galvin Brothers has a bonding capacity of over $100 million and generates over $30 million in annual revenue.
Who are your typical clients?
Mostly public agencies and municipalities: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, NYC Parks, NYC EDC, NYC DEP, NYS Parks, DASNY, Nassau County and Long Island towns and villages, plus commercial and institutional owners.
How long has Galvin Brothers been in business?
More than 35 years. Our awards record goes back to 1989, when the Manhasset Green Bandstand was named Project of the Year by the Town of North Hempstead.
How do I reach Galvin Brothers about a project or a bid?
Call (516) 466-3785, fax (516) 466-3607, or write to Galvin Bros., Inc., 149 Steamboat Road, Great Neck, NY 11024-1739.