First Coastal

What First Coastal does

First Coastal Corporation is a Long Island-based coastal environmental consulting and contracting firm that has operated continuously since 1975 from its Westhampton Beach headquarters, with a secondary office in Newport, Rhode Island. The company delivers an integrated service stack spanning environmental permitting, zoning and planning, coastal zone management, and digital mapping/imaging on the consulting side, and erosion control, dune and wetland restoration, bulkhead and revetment construction, dock and walkway fabrication, beach nourishment, and emergency geotextile (GeoCube) shoreline protection on the construction side. Its technical differentiator is the ability to take a coastal property from vulnerability analysis and regulatory permitting through design, engineering, construction, and long-term monitoring under a single provider, supported by an in-house staff of AICP-certified planners, coastal geologists, coastal engineers, and licensed surveyors.

The business model is primarily project-based professional services and construction contracts, supplemented by a recurring Dune Management Program that provides continuous erosion and flood protection analysis along over 50,000 feet of Long Island coastline. Customers include federal, state, and local government agencies, individual and group waterfront landowners, private corporations, insurance underwriters, lending institutions, attorneys, and environmental advocacy groups, with all pricing delivered through quote-based proposals rather than published rates. Distribution is regional and direct, relying on phone inquiries, website contact forms, and on-site property inspections across the Long Island and Rhode Island coastline.

The company's technology foundation is conventional digital mapping and imaging infrastructure — workstation platforms, high-resolution monitors, plotters, and OCR tooling — used to produce in-house research documents, shoreline vulnerability studies, and wind/wave modeling outputs. There is no evidence of software products, AI/ML capabilities, or recurring SaaS revenue; the firm is fundamentally a services and construction business whose value is anchored in regulatory expertise, a multi-decade coastal resource library, and the integrated delivery of consulting and contracting.

Name

First Coastal

Legal name

First Coastal Corporation

Website

https://firstcoastal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

First Coastal Corporation is a coastal environmental consulting and contracting firm serving Long Island and Rhode Island since 1975, providing permitting, erosion control, dune restoration, bulkhead construction, and shoreline management to waterfront property owners, municipalities, and government agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coastal Environmental Consulting & Contracting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

akta.pro primary industry

Revetments, Groynes & Beach Nourishment (IMAFAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Breakwaters, Seawalls & Coastal Defense Structures (IMAFAJAC)

Keywords

• Coastal erosion control
• Environmental consulting
• Shoreline protection
• Dune restoration
• Wetland restoration

Headquarters

HQ city

Westhampton Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Coastal Consulting Services: Environmental consulting services including permitting, zoning analysis, coastal zone management, wetland restoration, living shorelines analysis, and expert testimony. Services are project-based with quotes provided for specific engagements.
2. Coastal Construction & Contracting: Erosion control and coastal construction services including dune restoration, bulkhead construction, revetments, dock construction, beach nourishment, and emergency coastal protection. Revenue generated through project-based construction contracts.
3. Shoreline Management Program: Long-term shoreline management programs providing ongoing erosion control analysis and recommendations for oceanfront properties. Offers continuous analysis of erosion and flood protection with regular status reports throughout the year.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

First Coastal provides coastal environmental consulting and contracting services focused on shoreline protection, erosion control, and environmental compliance along Long Island's coastline. The company delivers two integrated service lines: (1) Environmental Consulting covering permitting, zoning and planning, coastal zone management, and digital mapping; and (2) Erosion Control and Coastal Contracting covering dune restoration, wetland restoration, bulkhead construction, revetments, beach nourishment, and emergency coastal protection structures. Services are rendered through on-site assessments, engineering, permitting, construction, and ongoing monitoring.

Product overview

First Coastal is an environmental consulting and coastal contracting company that operates as a service-based business rather than a software product company. The company offers two main service categories: (1) Environmental Consulting, which includes environmental permitting, zoning and planning, coastal zone management, coastal wildlife, and digital mapping and imaging services; and (2) Erosion Control and Coastal Contracting, which encompasses dune maintenance and vegetation, wetland restoration, living shorelines, dune restoration, bluff restoration, dune and bluff stairs and walkways, docks, bayside and coastal bulkhead construction, coastal revetments, emergency coastal protection (GeoCubes), beach nourishment and management, coastal construction, and bayside revetment services. All services are focused on coastal property protection, erosion control, and environmental preservation along Long Island's coastline since 1975.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Consulting
• Erosion Control & Coastal Contracting Coastal resource management and shoreline preservation services including dune management, wetland restoration, living shorelines, bulkhead construction, revetments, and beach nourishment. Maintains, protects, and preserves coastal properties throughout Long Island since 1975 using proven coastal resource management techniques.
• Dune Restoration Dune Management Programs along over 50,000 feet of Long Island coastline with continuous analysis of erosion and flood protection, sand fencing, beach grass planting, and dune restoration techniques.
• Dune Maintenance & Vegetation Beach re-grading and dune restoration projects that stabilize severely eroded dunes by borrowing sand from the beach, grading, planting with American Beach Grass, and erecting Sand Fence along the new base.
• Wetland Restoration Identification, evaluation, and restoration of damaged or disturbed Freshwater and Tidal Wetlands with mitigation techniques that comply with federal, state, and local wetland protection requirements.
• Living Shorelines Detailed shoreline vulnerability analysis and studies for flooding and erosion potential, including historical photographs, shoreline studies, surveys, wave impact modeling, emergency contingency planning, and threshold calculation.
• Bluff Restoration Multi-step bluff restoration and re-vegetation process for eroded bluffs along Long Island's north shores, including stabilization, re-vegetation, and ongoing monitoring.
• Dune & Bluff Stairs & Walkways Design, permitting, and construction of dune walkovers, stairs and walkways using various materials including pressure treated timbers, natural cedar, natural greenheart, sustainable mahogany, sustainable IPE, and recycled timber products.
• Docks Design, permitting, and construction of catwalk docks and floats for shoreline properties using materials designed for harsh marine environments including non-treated timbers and recycled plastic structural timbers.
• Bayside Bulkhead Construction Design, permitting, and construction of bay side bulkheads providing positive protection for bay shorelines with stone toe protection and professionally designed structures.
• Coastal Bulkhead Construction Design, permitting, and construction of coastal steel bulkheads providing predictably high protection for severely eroded dunes through professionally designed and installed structures.
• Coastal Revetments Design, permitting, and construction of stone revetment projects providing solid protection for severely eroded dunes and bluffs through professionally designed structures.
• Bayside Revetment Design, permitting, and construction of bay side stone revetments providing positive protection for severely eroded bay shorelines through professionally designed structures.
• Emergency Coastal Protection & GeoCubes Design and construction of Sand Filled Geotextiles Structures and Restoration Projects using polyethylene fabric bags or tubes filled with sand as an alternative protection for Long Island's coastline.
• Beach Nourishment & Management Design, coordination, and supervision of waterway dredging and beach nourishment projects including design, engineering, permitting, construction, monitoring, and management.
• Environmental Permitting Expert assistance navigating regulatory environmental and zoning agencies with expertise in home expansion, septic improvements, coastal erosion projects, wetland violations, dock installation, bulkhead repair, shoreline restoration, and emergency flood protection.
• Zoning & Planning Detailed analysis for zoning, variance and master planning projects with staff of American Institute of Certified Planners, Coastal Geologists, Coastal Engineers, and Licensed Surveyors.
• Coastal Zone Management Leader in Coastal Zone Management including ocean and harbor dredging design, beach re-grading, erosion control tax districts, flood insurance studies, emergency fill operations, storm damage analysis, and ongoing Coastal Monitoring Program.
• Coastal Wildlife Management Coastal wildlife preservation services including active Wildlife Management for municipalities and assistance with stranded or endangered coastal wildlife species.
• Digital Mapping & Imaging Production of digital documents for detailed analysis using Windows and Macintosh workstation platforms with high resolution monitors, scanners, cameras, printers, large scale plotters, and optical character recognition readers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50,000 feet of Long Island coastline managed under Dune Management Programs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Anchor QEA: Environmental and waterfront engineering consultancy focused on shoreline restoration, coastal resilience, and marine infrastructure — directly comparable to First Coastal's coastal consulting and contracting offering.
• W.F. Baird & Associates: Coastal, maritime, and water resources engineering firm with shoreline protection, beach nourishment, and revetment design capabilities directly overlapping First Coastal's construction and consulting services.
• Humiston & Moore Engineers: Niche coastal and waterfront engineering firm providing shoreline stabilization, dredging, and coastal structure design — directly comparable to First Coastal's revetment, bulkhead, and beach nourishment services.
• Olsen Associates: Coastal engineering consultancy focused on beach nourishment, inlet management, and shoreline protection studies; comparable in scope and customer base to First Coastal's coastal zone management practice.
• Woods Hole Group: Specialized coastal and ocean engineering consultancy delivering shoreline analysis, wave modeling, and coastal structure design; closely matches First Coastal's coastal process modeling and erosion-control work.
• CSA Ocean Sciences: Marine environmental consulting firm supporting coastal and nearshore projects with permitting, environmental monitoring, and habitat assessments — closely comparable to First Coastal's permitting and wildlife practice.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: International consulting and engineering firm with extensive coastal, environmental permitting, and water resources practices that overlap with First Coastal's permitting and coastal zone management work.
• AECOM: Global environmental and infrastructure services firm whose coastal, water, and environmental practices compete with First Coastal on large municipal beach nourishment and coastal protection contracts.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with a sizable coastal resilience, environmental, and water practice; a broad incumbent comparable in service breadth to First Coastal's integrated consulting-and-build model.
• Moffatt & Nichol: Larger global coastal, port, and waterfront engineering firm that competes with First Coastal on shoreline protection and coastal construction projects but at materially greater scale and geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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