Gilbert Place

W. M. Jordan Real Estate Development was the For Fee Developer for the Virginia Tech Foundation for a Class A mixed use building. Providing 4 floors of office space housing multiple Virginia Tech departments, the building offers retail, structured parking, and includes a contemporary rooftop restaurant and event venue facing the sunset and overlooking the scenic university campus.

Working with the Virginia Tech Foundation and the Town of Blacksburg, the project went through several entitlement processes including increasing the allowable height of the building to 100 feet, a rezoning, and a signage overlay district. The step back design on the façade softens the new height on the Blacksburg skyline, and the addition of universal ramps, and the inclusion of bike racks and bike storage promote green living and travel.

W.M. Jordan Company provided construction management services on this project, which broke ground in Summer 2020. Totaling 236,000 gross square feet, the building features a modern silhouette, accented by elements that bring nature indoors. In addition to the building, the Virginia Tech Foundation proposed a pedestrian safety improvement to Price’s Fork Road, a high traffic road next to the project site. These improvements mitigate the safety risk posed to pedestrians crossing Prices Fork Road.