The origin of Sorgente Group dates back to 1919, a period in which, through companies that still exist within the Group, it began to develop its own entrepreneurial activities in the real estate sector in Italy and the United States, making a name for itself in New York with a company specializing in multi-storey steel structures and participating in the construction of major buildings including, in 1923, the expansion of N.Y. Stock Exchange (Project Trowbridge and Livingstone) and in 1928 the structure of the Chrysler Building (Van Alen).

The activities continued in Italy during the post-war period with contracts for large technological systems on behalf of public and private clients including Sincrotrone in Frascati, Alfa Romeo in Arese, and “Acciaierie di Terni” steelworks. In the 1970s major real estate and construction initiatives were developed in Italy and abroad, for a total value now equivalent to approximately 2 billion euro.