History

Pizzano

Contractors

Throughout the years.

The Early Years

1950's

1956

Bob Pizzano Sr. is traveling from Connecticut to Florida and stops in Washington, DC to visit his sister and his truck breaks down. Bob performs small residential jobs to repair his truck and complete his move to Florida. During this time, Bob meets his wife Carolyn and decides to settle in DC.

1958

Bob founds Pizzano Contractors (originally named Robert T. Pizzano General Contractors, Inc.) and operates the business out of Bob’s home on Filmore St in Arlington.

1960's

1964

Bob Pizzano Sr.'s brother Jimmy joins the business in 1964 and they work on several prominent homes owned by Congressman Jack Brooks, Lyndon B, Johnson, the Kennedy family.

1968

Pizzano Contractors performs their 1st significant commercial project for Page Communications in 1968.

Building Relationships

1970's

1970

Bob establishes a relationship with several key players which facilitates the shift of Pizzano Contractors from residential to commercial construction.

1971

Pizzano Contractors establishes headquarters at 1019 Cameron St in Old Town Alexandria, VA.

Year?

Pizzano Contractors is awarded its first major relocation of Covington & Burling Law Firm to four floors of 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue. Eventually, Covington takes over the entire building plus an adjacent property (1275 Pennsylvania Avenue). Pizzano Contractors constructs a bridge between the two buildings during this time.

Second Generation

1980's

2nd generation Pizzanos, Lisa Paul and Bob Pizzano Jr., join the business and Pizzano Contractors begins performing significant work for defense contractors.

1990's

Pizzano Contractors shifts to employing sub-contractors in key trades leading to a significant growth period and allowing Pizzano to take on larger, more complex projects.

2000's

2002

Pizzano Contractors reaches $10M in revenue and reaches 20 employees

2008

Pizzano Contractors celebrates it’s 50th anniversary

2008

3rd Generation (?) Pizzano, Kelsey Gutierrez, joins the family business.

Building for the Future

2010's

2014

Bob Pizzano Jr becomes President of Pizzano Contractors maintaining the legacy of Bob, Sr. as he steps into Chairman Emeritus role.

2016

Pizzano Contractors reaches $20M in revenue and over 40 employees to continue to build Pizzano Contractors for future growth.

2016

3rd Generation Pizzanos, Will and Christina, join the team.

2017

Pizzano Contractors completes largest project in company history at 1225 4th St NE

2017

Pizzano Contractors is recognized at Washington Business Journal’s Family Business Awards

2019

Pizzano Contractors begins their 1st ground-up construction project creating luxury condominiums in Georgetown, Washington D.C.