Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

developer

DANIEL A. HOFFLER
Nov 2, 2025

DANIEL A. HOFFLER

FOUNDER AND FORMER EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN ARMADA HOFFLER PROPERTIES VIRGINIA BEACH

RAMON W. BREEDEN JR.
Nov 2, 2025

RAMON W. BREEDEN JR.

FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN THE BREEDEN CO. VIRGINIA BEACH

A second act for Roanoke’s Walker Machine and Foundry
Mar 31, 2025

A second act for Roanoke’s Walker Machine and Foundry

Standing within hollering distance of the Roanoke River, Gregory Kaknes points toward an empty, 10,000-square-foot building. “That’s the bar and grill,” he says. He turns the other direction and motions toward a large expanse of land covered in concrete. “The apartments are over there. … There’s where we’ll have outdoor music, pickleball courts, beach volleyball.” [&hel[...]

Default Alt Text
Sep 29, 2024

Kuhn continues moving Loudoun projects forward

It hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for Chuck Kuhn lately as he tries to rezone land for flex industrial use in Leesburg and Purcellville. The CEO of JK Moving Services and JK Land Holdings, Kuhn is one of Northern Virginia’s most prominent data center developers and land conservationists, having purchased swathes of property in Loudoun […]

Roanoke developer pivots from office space to downtown park
Jun 27, 2024

Roanoke developer pivots from office space to downtown park

Sometimes the best decision a builder can make is not to build. That’s the conclusion Lucas Thornton, managing partner at Hist:Re Partners in Roanoke, recently reached, although his plans for an office building may happen in the future. Thornton’s downtown mixed-use development, The Bower, was set to open by late June with 90 one- and […]

Ramon W. Breeden, pictured with his wife, Lucy. Breeden donated $50 million to his alma mater, the University of Virginia, according to an announcement Sept. 15. (Contributed photo)
Sep 18, 2023

U.Va. receives $50M gift from Breeden Co. founder

Ramon W. Breeden Jr., founder and chair of Virginia Beach-based developer The Breeden Co., has given $50 million to his alma mater, the University of Virginia, to support business education and athletics. University President Tim Ryan announced the gift during a U.Va. Board of Visitors meeting Friday, according to a news release. The gift will […]

Real Estate 2023: EUGENE J. BREDOW
Aug 30, 2023

Real Estate 2023: EUGENE J. BREDOW

In March 2022, Bredow was appointed president and CEO of NVR after Paul C. Saville transitioned to executive chairman. Bredow has worked for NVR since 2004 and became president of NVR Mortgage in April 2019 after holding several executive positions in accounting and administration. Founded in 1980, NVR is one of the nation’s largest homebuilding […]

Real Estate 2023: KIM ROY
Aug 30, 2023

Real Estate 2023: KIM ROY

From a young age, Roy has been interested in being a builder, and in 2017, she was appointed the first non-family member to lead the 86-year-old company that employs more than 900 workers in the commonwealth. A Virginia Tech alumna with a bachelor’s degree in construction, Roy went to work at Hitt in 1999 as […]

Real Estate 2023: ROBERT C. ‘BOB’ KETTLER
Aug 30, 2023

Real Estate 2023: ROBERT C. ‘BOB’ KETTLER

Coming from a long line of real estate developers, Kettler got his start in real estate in 1974, remodeling apartments while still a student at George Washington University. He left school to focus on work. Discovering a passion for community development, he founded real estate development company Kettler in 1977. Founded in 1977, his company […]

Real Estate 2023: STEVE LAWSON
Aug 30, 2023

Real Estate 2023: STEVE LAWSON

A third-generation builder and developer, Lawson served as president of the 190-person multifamily real estate development, construction and management firm for 17 years, until he was named chairman in 2016. For more than two decades, Lawson has promoted equitable and affordable housing policies through leadership positions with the National Association of Home Builders. He has […]

Real Estate 2023: CHRIS WILLIAMS
Aug 30, 2023

Real Estate 2023: CHRIS WILLIAMS

A 25-year Dollar Tree veteran, Williams serves as senior vice president for the Fortune 500 discount retailer’s real estate portfolio, a position in which he leads Summit Pointe Realty, the entity developing Summit Pointe. A downtown Chesapeake district being built around Dollar Tree’s 12-story corporate headquarters, Summit Pointe includes three apartment communities, restaurants, off[...]

Real Estate 2023: MICHAEL HALLMARK
Aug 30, 2023

Real Estate 2023: MICHAEL HALLMARK

Hallmark is lead developer of the $2.3 billion GreenCity development underway in Henrico County that plans to include a 17,000-seat arena billed as the nation’s greenest concert venue, as well as hotels, retail, office and residential space. An architect, he moved to Virginia in 2018 from Los Angeles, where he designed the Crypto.com Arena, formerly […]

YOUR NEWS.
YOUR INBOX.
DAILY.

By subscribing you agree to our Privacy Policy.