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History

Take a look back in time at our company’s milestones, from our founding in 1970 through 2020.

1970

LANGAN FOUNDED

Langan Engineering Associates, Inc. founded by Bernie Langan, Dennis Leary, George Derrick, and George Kelley as a geotechnical firm in Clifton, NJ.

GEOTECHNICAL

04Employees

1971

NEW SERVICE: SITE / CIVIL

1972

JERSEY GUYS
GO MIDWEST

Young and hungry founders start supporting shopping center projects in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Texas.

1973

NEW SERVICE: TRAFFIC

1974

NEW OFFICE: MIAMI, FL

1975

DAM INSPECTION

New Jersey DEP and US Army Corps of Engineers select Langan to evaluate safety of the state’s dams.

1976

DEVELOPER’S
CONSULTANT

Langan becomes very active with major developers – Related, Vornado, Glimcher – on projects up and down the East Coast.

1977

CLIENT LOYALTY

Langan grows its ongoing relationship with Turnberry, which leads to major projects in Florida, Las Vegas, and the Washington, DC area.

1978

MORE MALLS

Rubin selects Langan for Newburgh Mall in New York. When client becomes PREIT, it leads to many retail projects in Pennsylvania and the eventual opening of our Philadelphia office.

1979

URBAN REDEVELOPMENT

Langan’s reputation as the go-to consultant for urban projects grows with the rebuilding of downtown White Plains. Langan would later open an office in that city.

1980

NEW JERSEY’S GOLD COAST

From the redevelopment of Colgate-Palmolive to Newport City, Langan plays key role in resurgence of Jersey City.

35Employees

1982

FLORIDA FOUNDATIONS

Langan’s innovative foundation design for One Tampa Center, the tallest building in Florida at the time, earns Bernie Langan an ENR Newsmaker Award.

1983

ACTIVE WITH NJEDA

Langan secures major project under the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, which leads the agency to select Langan for numerous complex redevelopment projects over the next 40 years.

1984

TECH LEAP

Langan switches from print to digital technology; CAD deployed on every desktop.

HEADQUARTERS MOVES TO ELMWOOD PARK, NJ

1985

Don Murphy

ENVIRONMENTAL:
FOUNDER DON MURPHY

1986

STADIUM KICK-OFF

Langan has supported dozens of major sports projects. Our first was Joe Robbie Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins. Decades later, the firm continues to provide engineering services on what is now Hard Rock Stadium.

1987

NEW SERVICE: SURVEY

1988

LANGAN BREAKS INTO ENR TOP 500 DESIGN FIRMS

TREADWELL & ROLLO FORMS IN SAN FRANCISCO

Don Treadwell starts environmental practice in San Francisco. Three years later, geotechnical engineer Frank Rollo joins him as a partner.

1989

RCRA, ISRA, CAFRA

Langan’s environmental practice grows by helping clients navigate complex regulatory permitting processes.

NEW SERVICE: NATURAL RESOURCES

NEW OFFICE: DOYLESTOWN, PA

1990

125Employees

1992

Big Box Boom

Langan supports the rise of big box retail, working with major brands including Lowe’s, Stop & Shop, and Walmart.

1993

ACEC National Awards

Langan wins its first two ACEC National Awards for Liberty Science Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital. To date, Langan has won over 80 ACEC awards.

1994

Brownfield Business

Since the 1980s, Langan has worked on “brownfield” projects, well before that term was even coined. That experience led to massive redevelopments for Campbell’s Soup and Singer Industrial in New Jersey, and Waterbury Brass in Connecticut.

1995

ACEC National Awards

Langan wins its first two ACEC National Awards for Liberty Science Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital. To date, Langan has won over 80 ACEC awards.

1996

Giant Project

Treadwell & Rollo begins geotechnical and seismic investigations at Pacific Bell Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, which would later become AT&T Park and then Oracle Park.

1996

MGP Remediation

Langan starts its long history of helping multiple utilities clean up manufactured gas plants.

1997

NEW OFFICE: NEW HAVEN, CT

1998

NEW OFFICE: PHILADELPHIA, PA

1999

NEW OFFICE: NEW YORK, NY

2000

LANGAN RANKS ON ENR
ENVIRONMENTAL LIST AND BREAKS
INTO TOP 200 DESIGN FIRMS

250Employees

2001

Langan International

Wholly owned subsidiary starts in Athens, Greece, and eventually grows to multiple offices in Canada, UK, UAE, and Latin America. International reach leads to ASCE Opal Award for Rion-Antirion Bridge.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

2001 - 2002

9/11

Langan’s downtown New York City office destroyed. Reopens in Midtown.

2003

Supertall Hotel/Tower

Langan provides geotechnical and coastal engineering services for Millennium’s 65-story Four Seasons Hotel in Miami, the tallest building in the Southeast, which was designed to sustain the highest hurricane wind loads in the US.

NEW OFFICE: TRENTON, NJ
(EVENTUALLY MOVES TO LAWRENCEVILLE)

2003

K-12 Schools

Building programs in tri-state area leads Langan to support new schools in New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York City.

2004

Bernie Langan retires. David Gockel becomes president & CEO.

2005

Home Field Advantage

Langan named Engineer of Record for 82,500-seat MetLife Stadium, home to the New York Football Giants and Jets.

CIVIL ENGINEERING NEWS RANKS LANGAN A BEST FIRM FOR THE FIRST TIME

2006

3D Laser Scanning

Langan begins offering high-definition laser scanning and modeling to capture existing conditions for expansion and renovation projects like the historic Alamo.

LANGAN BREAKS INTO ENR TOP 100 DESIGN FIRMS AND RANKS ON INTERNATIONAL DESIGN FIRMS LIST

2007

Tunnel Vision

PortMiami Tunnel beneath Biscayne Bay is approved and eventually completed in 2013, thanks in part to Langan’s geotechnical expertise.

2008

Embassies Around
the World

New Washington, DC-area office leads to long relationship with the US Department of State and involvement in 100+ embassy and consulate projects.

NEW OFFICES: ARLINGTON, VA. BETHLEHEM, PA.

2009

LSRP Program

Langan leads creation of innovative, successful New Jersey program enabling consultants to reduce backlog of environmental projects around the state.

NEW OFFICE: IRVINE, CA

NEW SERVICE: GIS/DATA MANAGEMENT

2010

BREAKING NEWS

LANGAN ACQUIRES
TREADWELL & ROLLO

OFFICES: SAN FRANCISCO, OAKLAND, SAN JOSE, SACRAMENTO

2010-2011

Energy Player

Langan enters energy market supporting oil and gas companies on exploration and transmission projects, and on many renewable assignments, such as wind and solar energy.

NEW OFFICE: PITTSBURGH, PA

525Employees

2011

World’s Tallest Tower

Langan designs foundation for Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia, which sparks megatall tower practice worldwide, and earns Alan Poeppel an ENR Newsmaker Award.

LANGAN CITED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
EXCELLENCE BY ITRC

2012

On a Mission

Langan continues to play a pivotal role in the massive redevelopment of Mission Bay in San Francisco.

2013

NEW SERVICE: LAND USE PLANNING

NEW OFFICE: WHITE PLAINS, NY

2014

Hospital Delivery

Langan serves on the design team for Penn Medicine, The Pavilion in Philadelphia, the largest healthcare project to be completed via IPD (Integrated Project Delivery).

2014

Hollywood Hits

Langan SoCal offices manage major projects in entertainment and sports worlds.

2015

E-Commerce Entrance

Langan leverages its strong industrial experience to become leading consultant for fulfillment centers around the country.

2015

HEADQUARTERS MOVES TO PARSIPPANY, NJ

NEW OFFICES: HOUSTON, TX. CLEVELAND, OH. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. PANAMA CITY, PANAMA. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.

2017

Road Win

ASCE bestows Opal Award for the 202-km long EKPPT Motorway, which earns George Leventis an ENR Newsmaker Award.

NEW OFFICES: LOS ANGELES, CA. PHOENIX, AZ. TAMPA, FL.

NEW SERVICE: ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE

2018

LANGAN BECOMES CARBON NEUTRAL

2019

Largest Private Development in US

Hudson Yards opens and transforms Manhattan’s West Side. Langan has supported this redevelopment over the rail yards since 2002.

NEW OFFICES: DENVER, CO. SANTA BARBARA, CA. BOSTON, MA. ORLANDO, FL. CALGARY, CANADA.

2019

Dreams Come True

American Dream, a 3-million-square-foot experiential retail destination, opens with the help of Langan’s fully integrated services and unmatched knowledge of the challenging subsurface conditions and regulatory complexities of the Meadowlands.

#61 ON ENR TOP DESIGN FIRMS

1200Employees

2020

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