EASTERN LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS
WHAT WE DO
Heavy-Highway Landscape Construction
The Tristate area’s trusted partner for large-scale, high-volume landscape construction projects. We specialize in delivering complex landscape installations under the most rigid public agency standards and deadlines.
Grounded in Quality, Growing with Purpose.
Strategic High-Volume Planting
Eastern delivers large-scale tree, shrub, perennial, and groundcover installations with field-tested efficiency. Trusted by contractors and agencies across the Tristate area. Eastern plants greener grounds for stronger communities.
Built for Tough Terrain
Eastern delivers robust erosion control systems for high-impact sites.
Our crews install miles of coir logs, silt fence, blankets, and matting with precision and speed. We stabilize slopes, wetlands, and disturbed soils to meet the toughest specs and site conditions.
Wetland Restoration at Scale
Eastern delivers wetland mitigation by creating, restoring and enhancing wetlands to compensate for impacts to these areas. We’ve installed thousands of native plantings installed across engineered basins and sensitive zones to aid in mitigation. Trusted by DOTs, DEP, and Army Corps for high-stakes ecological restoration.
Rapid Coverage. Reliable Results.
We deliver full-scope solutions for turf establishment, erosion control, and slope stabilization.
Built for compliance, speed, and volume Eastern provides large-scale hydroseeding services for infrastructure, environmental, and restoration projects.
Clearing the Path for Progress
Eastern protects, clears, prunes, and salvages trees across complex, high-traffic project sites. Our crews are trained to work around utilities, structures, and sensitive root zones with effeciancy and accuracy. We’re trusted to deliver clean and compliant results safely.
Foundations Done Right
Topsoil installation is precision work—critical to every planting scope. Eastern places and fine-grades Hundreds of Thousands of Yards of specified material, meeting strict depth, slope, and compaction requirements. From tight corridors to open sites, we deliver precise soil placement.
Small Business Enterprise
We bring the qualifications of an SBE with the horsepower of a large-scale contractor—making us a smart, strategic partner on projects with participation goals.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
We help prime contractors meet their goals without compromising scope, schedule, or standards. With proven compliance, experience, and union workforce strength, Eastern is the trusted DBE partner for the region’s toughest infrastructure work.
Women Business Enterprise
We bring the resources of a seasoned contractor with the added value of a WBE certification.
We are a proud WBE partner trusted to execute when the stakes are the highest.
Who We Serve
Agencies, Authorities, and Civil Contractors Across the Tri-State
We execute in the public arena—where compliance, complexity, and pressure define success. From federal infrastructure initiatives to local capital investments, we operate in envrionments where precision and adherence to protocol are paramount.
Our team has delivered work under:
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Federal, State and local Departments of Transporation
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Environmental Protection Agencies (City & State)
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Transit and Rail Authorities
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Airport and Port Authorities
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Parks Departments and Capital Projects Divisions
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Federal Flood Mitigation and Resiliency Programs
- Housing & School Authorities
- Municipal Public Works & Capital Development Agencies
- Economic Development Corporations
- Solid Waste/Landfill Authorities
Proudly certified and built for public work.
We execute in the public arena—where compliance, complexity, and pressure define success. From federal infrastructure initiatives to local capital investments, we operate in envrionments where precision and adherence to protocol are paramount.
Our team has delivered work under:
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Federal, State and local Departments of Transporation
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Environmental Protection Agencies (City & State)
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Transit and Rail Authorities
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Airport and Port Authorities
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Parks Departments and Capital Projects Divisions
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Federal Flood Mitigation and Resiliency Programs
- Housing & School Authorities
- Municipal Public Works & Capital Development Agencies
- Economic Development Corporations
- Solid Waste/Landfill Authorities
Proudly certified and built for public work.
Certified DBE, SBE & WBE Contractor
As a certified firm, we help our partners meet diversity and compliance goals on federal, state, and municipal projects.
Bonded
Where trust is built into every contract
Union Signatory (NJ, NY, NYC) & Prevailing Wage Compliant
Our workforce is fully unionized and experienced with certified payrolls, PLA requirements, and agency onboarding.
ISA-Arborist Affiliated
Ensuring tree-related work meets regulatory and ecological standards.
Equal Opportunity
Fostering a skilled, diverse, and representative workforce.
Certified DBE, SBE & WBE Contractor
As a certified firm, we help our partners meet diversity and compliance goals on federal, state, and municipal projects.
Bonded
Where trust is built into every contract
Union Signatory (NJ, NY, NYC) & Prevailing Wage Compliant
Our workforce is fully unionized and experienced with certified payrolls, PLA requirements, and agency onboarding.
ISA-Arborist Affiliated
Ensuring tree-related work meets regulatory and ecological standards.
Equal Opportunity
Fostering a skilled, diverse, and representative workforce.
We’re not a subcontractor. We’re a partner to the public sector—trusted to execute on time with integrity, accuracy, and to scale.
What We’ve Accomplished
Capacity. Competence. Credibility.
Our performance speaks through the work we’ve completed on some of the most demanding infrastructure sites in the region:
Over 1 million native plants installed
across restoration zones, shorelines, and storm-damaged coasts
50,000+ CY of topsoil imported, amended, placed, and finished
across highway embankments, airport runways, and floodplain restoration sites
Over 2,000 regulated trees removed, mitigated, or replanted
in accordance with environmental and parks department guidelines
Dozens of Bioretention basins, vegetated swales, and stormwater treatment zones constructed
across high-profile infrastructure programs—fully compliant with green infrastructure and water quality standards. Systems included amended soils, engineered plantings, underdrains, and erosion control integrated into active civil schedules and inspected to agency satisfaction.
Over 250 acres of planting and hydroseeding completed
across DOT corridors, landfills, and ecological restoration sites—delivered with precision, volume, and speed
HOW IT WORKS
Aligned with Your Process. Focused on Execution.
Eastern Landscape Contractors works within established public procurement systems. From bid award through closeout, we follow agency standards, coordinate with project teams, and deliver scope-specific results that support your schedule, budget, and compliance goals.
STEP 1
Bid Award
We engage following contract award or buyout request. Our estimating and operations teams are already familiar with prevailing wage and PLA requirements, spec sections, and agency protocols across the tri-state.
STEP 2
Scope Review & Buyout
We collaborate directly with Project Managers, Procurement Teams, and Superintendents to confirm quantities, phasing needs, and any value engineering opportunities. Submittals, COIs, payment requisitions and EEO paperwork are turned around promptly and efficiently.
STEP 3
Mobilization & Execution
Union crews execute site prep, plantings, tree work, and irrigation in coordination with your project schedule. We stay responsive to evolving site conditions and ensure we meet your project timeline.
Constructing Tomorrow's Landscapes Today
Innovative. Sustainable. Built to Last.
We bring vision and craftsmanship together to create enduring landscapes that shape the future.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Eastern provide residential landscaping services
No. Eastern exclusively performs public-sector landscape construction. We do not take on residential or private homeowner projects of any size.
Does Eastern offer post-construction landscape maintenance?
No. We are not a maintenance contractor. Our scope ends at construction and installation. Ongoing care, watering, mowing, or seasonal upkeep should be handled by separate maintenance firms.
Does Eastern bid on non-union or open shop projects?
No. We are a union signatory contractor and only perform work on prevailing wage or Project Labor Agreement (PLA) projects. We do not bid on non-union, private-sector development work.
Does Eastern sell or wholesale landscaping materials (plants, soil, mulch, etc.)?
No. While we procure and install materials for our contracted jobs, we are not a supplier or distributor of landscaping products to the public or other contractors
Does Eastern provide design or architectural landscaping services?
No. We are strictly a build-phase contractor. While we often collaborate with landscape architects and designers, we do not provide design drawings, renderings, or planning services in-house.
What types of clients and agencies does Eastern Landscape Contractors work with?
Eastern works exclusively in the public sector, partnering with over 30 agencies including NJDOT, NYSDOT, PANYNJ, NYCDEP, NYC DDC, and the NYC Parks Department. We specialize in heavy highway and infrastructure-related landscape construction.
What areas do you serve?
Eastern Landscape Contractors proudly serves public agency clients throughout New Jersey, New York City, Long Island, Staten Island, and select regions of Western New York, Downstate New York, the Hudson Valley, and Pennsylvania.
How large are the projects Eastern typically undertakes?
We specialize in medium to large-scale public infrastructure projects, with individual contract values ranging from six figures to over $20 million. Our past projects include coastal resiliency improvements, highway landscaping, and airport runway rehabilitation.
How can I get in touch to request a proposal or discuss a project?
You can reach us directly through the contact form on our website or by emailing our estimating team. We’re happy to review plans, provide preliminary feedback, and submit formal proposals for qualified public works opportunities.
Eastern Landscape Contractors
788 Shrewsbury Ave, Suite 203 Tinton Falls NJ 07724 USA