The partnership of Arban & Carosi, Inc. was started in 1937. Its founders, John V. Arban Sr., a sculptor and tile setter, and Nicholas Carosi, Sr., a sculptor and ornamental plasterer, were both first-generation immigrants from Italy. Although Mr. Carosi had previously worked for a small precast company in Philadelphia when he first came the United States, at the beginning of the partnership their business trade was ornamental plastering.

As their reputation grew in the Washington construction community, Arban & Carosi expanded the business to include cast stone, the precursor of modern-day architectural precast concrete. Soon the ornamental plasterwork was to take a sideline to this new business, and a special plant was built to fabricate cast stone situated on three acres in the Washington suburb of Alexandria, Virginia. At this close-in location the business flourished during the 40's, as Arban & Carosi made thousands of windowsills, heads and jambs for brick office, apartment, and public buildings.

As a result of the post-war building boom, Arban & Carosi's business grew dramatically, and was then expanded to include precast concrete. Joined by the sons Nicholas Carosi, Jr. in 1946, and John V. Arban, Jr. in 1956. There were now four company principals. With this expanded leadership Arban & Carosi was able to increase production and quality. Additional production buildings were built to accommodate market demand, while newly purchased batching equipment and innovative molding methods assured the best quality concrete product to the customer.

Soon Arban & Carosi was recognized as one of the finest cast stone and architectural precast fabricators on the East Coast, being awarded sizeable precast contracts from Boston to North Carolina. Local work, however, was still the major focus of the company's efforts and many buildings in the nearby Crystal City, Virginia complex, the K Street corridor of Washington, DC, and downtown Baltimore, Maryland were built.

In 1970, feeling constrained by the physical limits of the Alexandria facility, the company acquired twenty acres in Woodbridge, Virginia and built a large modern plant, using the concepts and design of the company's principles. In subsequent years additional land was purchased to accommodate increased raw material and product storage, and outbuildings were added to accommodate support functions such as equipment maintenance and embed fabrication. This new facility made it possible for Arban & Carosi to satisfy its growing base of customers and easily fabricate increasingly larger projects.

The current President, Nicholas Carosi, III joined the company in 1969. As the original founders, and then the second generation retired, Nicholas Carosi, III assumed a larger role, becoming the sole principle leadership of the company in 1980. Through his effective management, and his success in developing an environment where key employees are retained and nurtured, he has guided Arban & Carosi to new quality and production heights. Now Arban & Carosi enjoys the stature of being one of the preeminent architectural precast manufactures in North America.

Arban & Carosi is very proud of its history and very proud of its track record of producing the finest architectural precast concrete, on time and within budget. There is no doubt that the entire family of associates at Arban & Carosi knows very well who their customer is and what is expected of their company.

Arban & Carosi, today, is at the top of their game in quality and performance, and is well positioned for the demands of the construction industry into the 21st Century.