He acquired a small, Staten Island-based supply house in the Stapleton section of Bay Street and later opened a Kitchen & Bath Showroom on New Dorp Lane serving the local Staten Island market. He built the company around customer service and offering high quality products at competitive prices.

Young and ambitious, Al's sons - Alex and John - have since expanded Coastal's market share across the the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan area. In February 2006 the company expanded to 3 Staten Island locations, adding the S.I. Heating & Cooling Division as our first HVAC distributorship, located at 2274 Arthur Kill Road.

May 2010 marked the opening of the first Coastal Plumbing Supply branch in New Jersey, acquiring the former Abe Gruber Co. at 416 West Grand Street in Elizabeth, NJ. Business in New Jersey is growing as we expand our vision and territory, with no limits.