construction management consulting founded 1902 founder henry c. turner headquarters 375 hudson street new york ny 10014 united states area served international key people peter j. davoren president & ceo karen gould cfo products green buildings healthcare industrial pharmaceuticals aviation data centers commercial sports education interiors services preconstruction consulting logistics revenue 10 billion 2014 number of employees 5 200 2014 parent hochtief subsidiaries turner international turner universal turner logistics service building products tompkins builders website www.turnerconstruction.com turner construction company is an american construction company it is one of the largest construction management companies in the united states of america with a construction volume of 10 billion in 2014 . it is a subsidiary of the german company hochtief . contents 1 history 1.1 early years 1.2 1950s 80s 1.3 1990 present 2 operations 3 building types 4 major projects 4.1 united states 4.1.1 northeast 4.1.2 mid atlantic 4.1.3 midwest 4.1.4 west coast 4.2 international 5 references 6 external links history edit early years edit henry chandlee turner b. 1871 founded turner construction company in 1902 with 25 000 in start up capital at 11 broadway in new york city . 1 turner s first job was a 687 project ; to build a concrete vault for thrift bank in brooklyn new york . in 1903 a scottish industrialist named robert gair involved with the manufacture of paper products hired turner construction to build a plant in brooklyn . 1 the facility finished in 1904 measured 180 000 sq ft 17 000 m2 making it at the time the largest reinforced concrete building in the united states . at the same time the company was developing plans for the gair building turner began building staircases for the new york city subway . the original design showed the stairs were to be made of steel but turner thought concrete was a less expensive alternative . after examining public bidding records henry turner undercut competing offers and was awarded the chance to build several staircases in concrete . his alternative worked leading to contracts for more than 50 staircases and platforms for the interborough rapid transit . the company established branch offices to maintain its expanding geographic scope beginning with an office in philadelphia in 1907 . the buffalo office followed in 1908 1 as did the office in boston opened in 1916 . 1 when the united states entered world war i turner was among the country s most successful builders . in its first 15 years turner construction company completed 35 million worth of work 1 and constructed buildings for some of the country s largest businesses including western electric standard oil kodak and colgate . 1 from world war i to the great depression the company s billings grew from under 12 million to nearly 44 million . like most industries construction suffered during the economic collapse and turner s volume fell to 2.5 million by 1933 . 1 the company recovered and revenues increased to 12 million by 1937 . 1 the company suspended commercial construction during the war years focusing instead on construction of military camps factories and government buildings . henry turner stepped down as president in 1941 to serve as chairman and make room for his brother archie turner as president . archie turner led the company through the war but poor health limited his tenure . in october 1946 henry turner retired as chairman handing the post to his ailing brother . for his replacement archie turner selected admiral ben moreell the individual responsible for forming the seabees . one month after moreell s appointment archie turner died of a heart attack . 1 four months later moreell resigned and the void was filled by henry turner s son henry chandlee chan turner jr. 1 1950s 80s edit under chan turner as a result of numerous high profile construction projects the company grew . after surpassing 100 million in revenues in 1951 turner built the united nations secretariat building in new york in 1952 1 and the new york headquarters of chase manhattan bank in 1956 . 1 during the 1960s notable projects included the lincoln center for the performing arts in the early part of the decade and madison square garden in 1967 . 1 the company opened a branch office in cincinnati in 1954 followed by offices in los angeles in 1964 cleveland and columbus in 1966 and san francisco in 1968 . 1 in 1969 turner issued over the counter stock . 1 in 1972 the company s stock began trading on the american stock exchange . the company added offices in detroit and denver in 1973 ; pittsburgh and atlanta in 1976 ; seattle in 1977 ; and miami and portland in 1979 . notable projects included the vanderbilt university medical center hospital in 1974 1 and the john fitzgerald kennedy library in 1977 1 the year turner eclipsed 1 billion in sales . 1 howard sinclair turner became president in 1965 and was chairman from 1970 to 1978 when he was succeeded by walter b. shaw . shaw joined the company shortly before the war served under admiral moreell as a seabee officer in the pacific and returned to turner construction after the war . in 1981 turner construction acquired universal construction a company founded by franklin p. gresham in huntsville alabama . 1 in 1984 shaw appointed herbert conant as president and the turner corporation was formed as a holding company with turner construction company turner international industries and turner development corporation as subsidiaries . in this new guise the company added to its physical presence opening an office in connecticut in 1980 ; three california offices in 1983 an office in orlando in 1984 and offices in phoenix and nashville in 1986 . the company continued to expand by opening a dallas area branch in 1986 2 followed by san jose in 1987 and kansas city in 1989 . the company completed many projects during the 1980s including the texas commerce tower united airlines terminal 1 at o hare international airport in chicago and los angeles first interstate world center . 1 1990 present edit the john f. kennedy library turner construction company erected several professional sports stadiums during the 1990s . sports construction was not new to the company turner s first sports contract was construction of the promenade at harvard stadium in 1910 followed by a football stadium for the university of pittsburgh in 1925 . 1 in 1995 the company completed construction of the rose garden arena portland . in 1996 they built a 72 000 seat stadium in charlotte north carolina followed by completion of invesco field at mile high in 2001 . 1 in august 1999 hochtief ag of germany purchased the turner corporation for 370 million . 3 by extension turner construction company gained access to hochtief s operations in australia the united kingdom and the heavy construction field . in 2002 turner construction expanded its presence in the washington d.c. area by acquiring j.a. jones tompkins builders inc. the former subsidiary of j.a. jones construction company . tompkins builders inc. a new entity is now a wholly owned subsidiary of turner construction . 4 operations edit turner has 46 offices in the u.s. is active in 20 countries around the world and averages 1 500 projects per year . turner services include construction management general contracting consulting construction procurement insurance and risk management . according to engineering news record s 2014 top 400 contractors sourcebook turner is the largest green contractor in the united states 5 and the fourth largest contractor overall in the united states . 6 the firm s sustainable construction work has grown to 50 % of its backlog . 7 turner s green building projects are in wide array of building types including in the education commercial healthcare and aviation segments . turner has completed 300 projects that have been leed certified by the u. s. green building council usgbc . 7 an additional 300 projects are leed registered . 7 turner city illustrates projects turner has successfully completed in a given year . it has been produced by the company annually since 1910 . 1 exterior of invesco field at mile high on november 2004 building types edit turner operates a number of national segment groups which focus on a particular building type . these include green building data centers healthcare pharmaceutical and biotechnology industrial and manufacturing public assembly sports transportation and aviation . major projects edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message united states edit northeast edit 7 bryant park new york city new york new whitney museum new york city new york novartis east hanover campus east hanover township new jersey liberty mutual tower boston massachusetts yankee stadium new york city new york hearst tower new york city new york world trade center site cleanup new york city new york madison square garden new york city new york pfizer technical development facility new york city new york columbia university northwest corner building new york city new york 8 the solaire the verdesian and the visionaire green apartment high rises new york city new york national constitution center philadelphia pennsylvania lincoln financial field philadelphia pennsylvania one logan square high rise building philadelphia pennsylvania august wilson center for african american culture pittsburgh pennsylvania yale university health services center new haven connecticut yale school of forestry & environmental studies kroon hall new haven connecticut university at buffalo s school of engineering and applied sciences davis hall university at buffalo s north campus amherst new york mid atlantic edit united states patent and trademark office alexandria virginia johns hopkins school of medicine research building baltimore maryland midwest edit the ohio state university hospital columbus ohio mercy health hospital cincinnati ohio livestrong sporting park kansas city kansas u.s. cellular field additions and renovations chicago illinois great american insurance building at queen city square cincinnati ohio the gwen and jules knapp center for biomedical discovery at the university of chicago 9 kansas speedway kansas city kansas wrigley field expansion chicago illinois arrowhead stadium renovation kansas city missouri united airlines terminal complex at o hare international airport chicago illinois 10 the modern wing and nichols bridgeway at the art institute of chicago 11 the national world war i museum kansas city missouri aon center formerly standard oil building amoco building chicago illinois soldier field renovation and redevelopment chicago illinois lambeau field redevelopment green bay wisconsin allen fieldhouse renovations university of kansas toyota park bridgeview illinois rock and roll hall of fame cleveland ohio hilton cleveland downtown hotel cleveland ohio renaissance center renovation detroit michigan general wayne a. downing peoria international airport peoria illinois john g. shedd aquarium renovation & expansion chicago illinois aimmc center for advanced care development chicago illinois wadsworth high school & community center wadsworth elementary schools overlook isham valley view wadsworth ohio comerica park detroit michigan west coast edit levi s stadium santa clara california u.s. bank tower formerly library tower first interstate bank world center los angeles california wilshire grand tower set to be the tallest tower in the western united states los angeles california sacramento international airport terminal b sacramento california golden 1 center sacramento california harborview medical center 9th and jefferson seattle washington stanford university graduate school of business palo alto california nintendo of america headquarters redmond washington fred hutchinson cancer research center phase iv seattle washington centurylink field formerly seahawks stadium qwest field seattle washington husky stadium renovation seattle washington 555 mission street san francisco california the ordway building also known as one kaiser plaza oakland california san diego international airport terminal 2 expansion joint venture with pcl and flatiron san diego california 12 pike place market renovation seattle washington san diego new central library san diego california 13 hard rock