Fourth State Metals

With fabrication facilities in both Brooklyn and Poughkeepsie NY, 4th State LLC has been serving the artistic and architectural community for over 10 years. We provide design services from the ground up, allowing us to take your concept and engineer solutions that fit the need of the design and the budget. We provide comprehensive metal fabrication services, including both state-of-the-art and old world techniques, working with clients new to metalwork and experts alike. Our process has been refined over a decade of experience in the industry.

Whether you are an experienced fabricator looking for a partner on your project, or this is your first time in the world of custom metal fabrication, we serve all types. We are always happy to provide consultation to help you understand our process, and to ensure that we are making the best possible solution for your fabrication needs.

Principal owners Isaac Zal and David Markusen Weiss founded 4th State LLC in 2005 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. While attending high school, they spent their free time working together on projects such as making a home-made distillery and building go-karts.

During college, Dave majored in mechanical engineering and Isaac studied sculpture. After graduation they both worked for master craftsman Michael Talley building architectural and artistic objects in metal. In 2005, with Michael’s blessing and oversight, they decided to found their own company with a spring board contract to fabricate the Adam Clayton Powell memorial sculpture on 125th Street in Harlem for artist Branley Cadet. Having started in a 1,500 square foot space with a computer, a TIG welder, a press brake, and a CNC plasma cutter, the company now occupies a combined 20,000 square-foot multi location footprint with thousands of pounds of metalworking equipment and over 10 full-time employees.

4th State LLC has never advertised, instead relying exclusively on referrals and word-of-mouth for all business. Dave and Isaac attribute the success of this business strategy to the principles with which they run the company :

                 • Run a company you would want to work for.

                 • Allow the customer to fully understand the process and the product they are purchasing.

                 • Do the best job that the time and budget will allow.

While focusing primarily on art and architectural fabrication, 4th State remains diversified in both its clientele and skill set in an effort to handle almost any metal fabrication job that comes through the door. In 2015, we opened a new production facility in Poughkeepsie NY. This location is a multi-building complex which houses several other craftsmen and trades.