Development
Our Expertise
End-to-End Development Solutions
Understanding the economics of success while expertly managing the overall risk profile across the entire project lifecycle transforms your vision into a new reality. Our end-to-end solution eliminates avoidable intermediaries and costs and mitigates the client’s risk exposure. We continually challenge both the status quo and ourselves to deliver the best experience for our clients and partners.
Developing Smarter, Better Futures
As a leader in development across Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic, our focus is on reducing environmental impact, enhancing project resilience, and delivering integrated building solutions that drive long-term value for clients and communities.
Apex Plaza, the tallest mass timber building on the East Coast and Virginia’s first large-scale mass timber project, exemplifies this approach. Designed with cross-laminated timber and powered by solar panels, Apex Plaza demonstrates how innovative development can transform a vision into a resilient, future-ready reality.
Partnerships Built on Trust
True success starts with alignment. Our transparent, open-book approach to development ensures that owners, investors, and contractors move forward with a unified vision. By fostering trusted partnerships and leveraging deep market expertise, we assemble the right teams and resources for each project to deliver integrated development solutions that protect time, budget, and long-term value.
Core Areas of Property Development
- Office: Thoughtfully designed spaces for productivity, innovation, and collaboration.
- Industrial: High-functioning, scalable facilities that serve as the backbone of industries.
- Urban Infill: Transforming underutilized spaces into vibrant, sustainable communities.
- Mixed-Use: Creating dynamic environments that integrate living, working, and leisure spaces.
- Multi-family: Designing spaces that foster connection, comfort, and community for residents.
Development That Builds Value
With more than 2 million square feet of commercial real estate developed in Virginia and over $450 million in real estate transaction analysis, Hourigan brings proven experience to every project. Our deep understanding of the Mid-Atlantic market, combined with a commitment to excellence, ensures that each development is strategically positioned for long-term success and lasting community impact.
Development Resources
Commercial
Planning: Getting Your Development Project Off the Ground (PART I)
Developers transform big ideas and mold them into reality to meet the demand of real estate users. There are many moving parts and necessary players in getting a potential development project off…
Commercial
Execution: Getting Your Development Project Off the Ground (PART II)
New development efforts require a series of sequential steps to bring projects to life; however, adept developers recognize the value of engaging trusted architecture, engineering, and construction partners in iterative planning efforts…
Development
Building Sustainable Futures with Mass Timber Construction
Sustainable building practices are becoming a priority for owners and contractors alike. One of the most exciting green building trends in recent years is the use of mass timber, specifically cross-laminated timber (CLT).…
Commercial
The Developer’s Guide to Site Selection: Balancing Vision and Practicality
Real estate development is the act of transforming property (often raw land) with labor, capital, and entrepreneurship. As a former and retired start-up lawyer and 20+ year real estate developer, I believe…
Development
Considerations for Determining the Highest and Best Value for Your Investment on Your Next Development Project
In the construction and development industries, the question isn’t just about what can be built on a piece of land—it’s about what should be built to achieve the highest and best value.…
