As New York City begins its reopening phase from COVID-19, California-based construction services firm Swinerton will open its first New York office in the company’s 133-year-old history. Located at 292 Madison Avenue, the new office will be managed by former New Yorker Andrew Pearl, vice president and division manager.
“Despite the uncertainty due to the pandemic that adversely impacted New York City, particularly in the office market sector, Swinerton sees opportunity in crisis,” said Eric Foster, CEO of Swinerton. “We build nationally and will connect with our long-standing clients to serve them best in one of the hardest hit areas of the country.”
Swinerton’s services include building expertise and self-perform capability in key trades such as drywall, concrete, doors/frames/hardware, mass timber delivery and integration, SAK Builders Division 3 concrete services and Swinerton Renewable Energy. It also offers Perq, a first-of-its kind product in collaboration with Walker Consultants, that is an innovation to design, build and deliver pre-designed and pre-engineered parking solutions in 13 months. It will bring its expertise and national reputation in building affordable housing, aviation, education, corporate and critical facilities, gaming, healthcare, hospitality, interiors, residential, retail, life sciences and renewable energy to New York.
“Being in the New York market has accelerated the company’s 15-year business plan to expand both geographically and through sector diversification,” Pearl said. “For now, we are bullish on office interiors as our target sector and fulfilling our East Coast expansion plan.”
The company, which was founded in 1888 as a masonry and contracting firm, put down roots by following the post-Gold Rush era in Los Angeles, California. When a major earthquake in San Francisco, California in 1906 destroyed 28,000 structures, the only buildings left standing were built of concrete by Swinerton, making them the first to pioneer reinforced concrete as a building material to withstand the pressures of California earthquakes. Swinerton has been a 100% employee-owned company since 1985.
