About us
A family-owned heavy civil contractor on Long Island.
Galvin Bros., Inc. (GBI) serves Long Island and the New York metropolitan area. Established more than 35 years ago, the company has grown from a local contracting outfit into a premier general contracting firm.

- Years in business
- 35+
- Bonding capacity
- $100M+
- Annual revenue
- $30M+
- Awards since 1989
- 39
- Featured projects
- 79
- Service lines
- 5
Galvin Bros., Inc. (GBI) is a premier, family-owned heavy civil construction firm serving the Long Island & New York metropolitan area. Established more than 35 years ago, the company has evolved from a local contracting outfit into a premier general contracting firm, generating over $30 million in annual revenues with an exceptional bonding capacity exceeding $100 million. We possess the specialized planning, management, and technical capabilities required to deliver complex, large-scale municipal, public agency, and commercial infrastructure.
Our comprehensive civil capabilities span major site work, environmental remediation, marine construction, and award-winning public park spaces. From restoring delicate coastal wetlands and marine ecosystems to building multi-million-dollar urban waterfront destinations, Galvin Brothers leverages a large, wholly-owned fleet of advanced heavy equipment and a dedicated team of highly skilled craftsmen and operators.
Leadership
Under the leadership of owner Ed Galvin, our projects are directed by a full-time, dedicated staff of project managers, engineers and seasoned construction superintendents. This collective expertise ensures that every project meets stringent public safety standards, strict regulatory compliances, and demanding schedule and budget milestones, all while maintaining an uncompromising commitment to client service.
Milestones
The story so far.
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.

Who we build for
Public agencies, towns and institutions.
A sample of the owners named on our project pages.
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Coast Guard
- NYC Parks
- NYC EDC
- NYC DEP
- NYS Parks
- DASNY
- Nassau County DPW
- Town of Oyster Bay
- Town of North Hempstead
- Town of Babylon
- Town of Islip
- Village of Ocean Beach
- US Merchant Marine Academy

