Real Estate 2025: BRETT HITT

Hitt Contracting, one of Virginia’s biggest general contracting firms, was started by Hitt’s grandparents in 1930. In 1984, Hitt joined his family’s company as an assistant project manager. He rose through the ranks to become co-president in 2005 and was named co-chairman of the newly formed board in 2017, ushering in a new generation of leadership that includes CEO Kim Roy. The company earned $8.7 billion in 2024 construction revenue, up from $5.6 billion in 2023.

This year is going swimmingly too, as Hitt Contracting won a joint contract on Boeing’s $1 billion expansion project in Charleston, South Carolina, and acquired health care construction firm Central Consulting & Contracting, which has managed nearly $1 billion in projects. Hitt’s six-story, 270,000-square-foot headquarters in Falls Church is slated for completion in late 2026.

A Georgia Tech graduate, Hitt has been a major supporter of Virginia Tech, including giving $5 million toward construction of the new Hitt Hall to house the Myers-Lawson School of Construction, where he serves on the industry advisory board. Hitt also supports multiple charities, including Habitat for Humanity, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Breakthrough T1D and the Wounded Warrior Project.

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