River Tower at Harbor’s Edge
MAXIMIZE YOUR INVESTMENT
W. M. Jordan Company has extensive experience with senior living projects, from full-scale Continuing Care Retirement Communities to additions and renovations to existing facilities. Our team has the experience to provide a quality product while remaining sensitive to the needs of residents and staff. We are proud that our clients return to us time and again to create some of America’s finest senior residences.
We’ve completed more than 7,600 homes for seniors, along with the amenities that add value to your property and enrich residents’ lives. This represents over 9 million square feet and $2.2 billion of construction put in place in today’s dollars.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
▶ Continuing Care Retirement Communities
▶ Single Family Cottages
▶ Independent Living Apartments
▶ Assisted Living Apartments
▶ Skilled Nursing Facilities
▶ Memory Support Facilities
▶ Mid-Market Apartments
▶ Dining Facilities
▶ Wellness Centers
SERVICES
▶ Construction Management
▶ Design Build
▶ General Contracting
▶ Real Estate Development
▶ Public Private Partnerships
▶ Virtual Construction
▶ Sustainability and Green Construction
▶ Preconstruction Services
QUALITY
THAT LASTS
W. M. Jordan’s experienced staff can help you sift through the myriad options and develop the best combination of systems and materials to meet your budget and longterm needs.
We provide constructability analysis with an emphasis on value added options, sustainability, and durability. We can even develop Facilities Management Building Information Models to help your operations and maintenance staff do their jobs effectively, now and in the decades to come
Our extensive portfolio of residential housing, institutional group housing, medical and memory care housing has allowed us to become one of the leading builders of this project type in the region. We understand the issues facing owners, facility managers, staff, and residents.
LUTHERAN SERVICES TRINITY LANDING
Overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway in Wilmington, North Carolina, Trinity Landing offers seniors independing living with a coastal lifestyle. The 516,000 sf community spans two campuses with 184 independent living homes in wood-framed multi-story apartment buildings and two-story villas. The community features resort-like amenities in its “Town Center” including multiple restaurants, a salon/spa, media center, beer garden, concierge services, and a state-of-the-art Wellness Center. Walking paths wind through the courtyards and between the villas, leading to the Town Center and to a boardwalk with waterfront pavilion, dock and slips.
$93.5 million in 2025 dollars • Construction Management at-Risk • SFCS, Inc., Architects
PORTSIDE AT GRANDE DUNES
Located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Portside at Grande Dunes is a new campus built in two phases. The new building has several components, allowing a senior to begin in an Independent Living Unit and progress to Assisted Living or Memory Care as his or her needs change over time. The campus is located right across the street from the local hospital, Grand Strand Medical Center, providing quick access to acute care.
Phase 1 included a 125,000 square foot, three-story Assisted Living Building offering 80 units in five floor plans connected to a single-story, 32-unit Memory Care Building in two floor plans. Phase 2 added a four-story, 150,000 square-foot Independent Living Building with 134 units in five different floor plans. Eight single-story, two-bedroom duplex cottages offers 16 Independent Living units in two floor plans, adding 30,522 sf.
The project features an array of amenities and common areas to promote an engaging and active lifestyle for residents. Communal areas include a saltwater outdoor pool, pickle ball court, dog park, children’s playground. Interior amenities include a restuarant, bar, world-class golf simulator, and a luxury salon and spa. Amenities such as the art studio encourage multi-generational activity with inviting and fun activities for residents and their families.
$59.4 million in 2025 dollars • Construction Management at-Risk • PRDG, LLC
AWARDS
2021 ABC Carolinas Excellence in Construction Merit Award, General Contracting, (Multi-Family $25-$50 Million)
RIVER TOWER AT HARBOR’S EDGE
River Tower is a 23-story, 147-unit independent living tower at Harbor’s Edge retirement community in Norfolk, Virginia. The project consists of a 3-story podium that includes a 250-space parking garage, 14 flats, commons area of dining venues and central kitchen, outdoor terrace, multipurpose, living, entertainment, activities rooms, salon spa and support spaces. The healthcare portion of the project is located on the 3rd Floor with 30 Assisted Living units and is connected to the existing facility by an 83’ long bridge.
$162.5 million in
LAKEWOOD MANOR CLUBHOUSE & HYBRID HOMES
Additions and renovations to the Lakewood Manor Life Plan Community in Richmond, Virginia included two wood-framed Apartment Buildings, with 3 stories and 10 units each. A new Clubhouse Apartment and Amenities Building features an indoor pool, aerobics center, main kitchen/dining, fitness center, and 44 new apartments. The project added 213,000 square feet to the existing campus, which remained fully operational throughout construction. W. M. Jordan Company provided residents with ongoing construction updates through Town Hall meetings, providing education and information to residents to minimize disruption to their daily lives during construction.
$57.9 million in 2025 dollars • Construction Management at-Risk • Thompson, Hancock, Witte & Associates, Inc.
LIFESPIRE CULPEPER EXPANSION
A new, five-story, 123,313 square foot expansion of the Lifespire Culpeper Life Plan Community includes 48 Assisted Living units, 32 Skilled Nursing units, 16 Rehabilitation units, and 32 Memory Care units in a secured environment, dedicated for residents with memory impairment such as Alzheimer’s and dementia. The new building features a dedicated ‘memory support neighborhood’ with secure courtyard, multiple dining venues, a fitness/wellness area for residents, short-term rehab to home neighborhood, a chapel/assembly room, a beauty salon and larger residential apartments for seniors.
$47.8 million in 2025 dollars• Construction Management at-Risk • Thompson, Hancock, Witte & Associates, Inc.
APARTMENTS AT PATRIOTS COLONY
Patriots Colony Life Plan Community in Williamsburg, Virginia added three new 5-story “Presidents Pavilion” apartment buildings. Each building has four floors of Assisted Living units with covered parking on the ground floor of each building. In total, the project added 60 new units to the community.
The hybrid homes incorporate a traditional brick-accented exterior to blend seamlessly into Patriots Colony’s Colonial Williamsburg architecture. Three different layouts for the 60 new units feature open floor plans, a master suite with walk-in closets, and patios with covered balcony.
$39.9 million in 2025 dollars • Construction Management at-Risk • Reese Lower Patrick & Scott
COVENANT WOODS PHASE III EXPANSION
Covenant Woods, a Life Plan Community, is located on a 75-acre campus in Hanover County, Virginia. The expansion included several components. The Independent Living component includes an 260,000 square foot, three-story apartment building with 84 independent living units, a concrete parking garage underneath with 85 spaces, a full-service restaurant with a large adjacent exterior patio of stamped concrete, private dining, and a large commons area with bar. Twenty-two cottages in floor plans ranging from 1,600 to 2,000 square feet also represent Independent Living homes.
A 30,000 square foot community center includes dining space and lounge, a kitchen, a lobby and a cultural arts center. Renovation of the existing commons areas modified dining options including a kitchen expansion, redesign of a current dining room into a cafe/bistro, a formal dining room, and private dining and takeout areas. A multi-purpose room was converted into a new fitness center adjacent to a new aquatics center addition with a spa, as well as an administrative office addition. Site work added a large pond on site for irrigation, walking trails, bridges over the pond, and large site retaining walls.
ADDITIONAL SENIOR LIVING EXPERIENCE
CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES
MID-MARKET PROPERTIES
ABOUT W. M. JORDAN COMPANY
W. M. Jordan Company provides construction and real estate development services in Virginia and the Carolinas. Founded on the values of integrity and respect and powered by a culture of continuous learning and improvement, we focus on developing leaders, advancing innovation, and building our communities. While we integrate the latest and most advanced technologies in the business, our people carry out our mission: The relentless pursuit of excellence.
ANNUAL REVENUE
2024 $725,020,544
2023 $523,778,554
2022 $500,579,181
W. M. Jordan Company is a leader in providing professional construction and real estate development services. The firm focuses its efforts regionally, yet consistently ranks in the Top 400 Contractors nationally according to Engineering News Record, a leading industry publication, and is ranked among the Giants 300 by Building Design + Construction magazine. The firm is a privately owned S-Corporation headed by Ronald J. Lauster, Jr, President. Our bonding company is Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America. Travelers is an A+ (Superior) A.M. Best rated insurance company (Financial Size Category, XV ($2 billion or more.) W. M. Jordan Company is nationally ranked, regionally based, and locally committed to each and every customer.
OUR HISTORY
In 1959, William M. Jordan and Robert T. Lawson founded W. M. Jordan Company, Inc. with a commitment to excellence: to strive for quality in every job, regardless of the size of the project, the budget or the time frame. Fueled by this commitment, under the leadership of John R. Lawson, II since 1986, the company grew into an organization providing a broad range of services to a diverse clientele across Virginia, North
RANKINGS
Engineering News Record
▶ Top 400 Contractors: #243
▶ Top 100 Green Contracotrs: #90
▶ Top MAR Contractors: #24
▶ Top SER Contractors: #82
BD+C Giants 400: #96
WHERE WE WORK
Newport News, VA
Richmond, VA
Greenville, SC
Charleston, SC
Carolina and South Carolina. After 32 years at the helm, John Lawson passed the reigns to Ronald J. Lauster, Jr. to continue the legacy of excellence. The corporate headquarters is in Newport News, Virginia. Regional and satellite offices allow us to best serve our clients across the region.
CORE COMPETENCIES
▶ Skilled in multiple delivery methods: Construction Management at Risk, Design Build, Design/Bid/Build
▶ Real Estate Development and Public-Private Partnerships
▶ Virtual Design and Construction
▶ Pre-Construction Services
▶ Sustainability and Green Construction
▶ Lean Construction Techniques
▶ Skilled in new construction, complex renovations, and historical adaptive reuse
DIFFERENTIATORS
▶ Nationally Ranked. Regionally Based. Locally Committed. ENR Top 400 Contractor | four regional offices and three satellite offices in VA, NC and SC
▶ Financially sound organization with annual revenues exceeding $500 million
▶ Substantial bonding capacity through Traveler’s Casualty and Surety Company of America, an A+ (Superior) rated firm
▶ In-house expertise in Preconstruction Services, Virtual Design and Construction, Building Systems and Lean Construction
▶ Extensive relationships with trade partners and suppliers
▶ Safety is a core value. W. M. Jordan Company is the first construction company to achieve Level 2 of the Virginia Building Excellence in Safety, Health and Training (VA voluntary compliance program.) All staff are OSHA-10 certfied and all field personnel are OSHA-30 certified.
▶ History of strategic joint venture and mentor-protege alliances
▶ All projects are within a 2-hour radius of a regional office for customer and project team support.
CONTACT US
Glenn A. Thompson, Vice President of Business Development gthompson@wmjordan.com 804.400.0708
Coastal Virginia
Erica Viola, Senior Business Development Manager eviola@wmjordan.com 757.708.2290
Central Virginia
Hayley Evans, Business Development Manager hevans@wmjordan.com 804.836.7770
Western Virginia
Ryan Stinnett, Senior Business Development Manager rstinnett@wmjordan.com 804.380.0388
North Carolina
John Cheshire, Senior Business Development Manager, Carolinas jcheshire@wmjordan.com 910.409.3680
Raleigh, North Carolina
Sholes Homewood, Business Development Manager shomewood@wmjordan.com 919.696.0103
South Carolina
Chris Dill, Business Development Manager cdill@wmjordan.com 864.419.3349