The Pearl innovation district and Charlotte skyline

Project portfolio

Complex work.
Clear outcomes.

A closer look at the facilities, infrastructure, and partnerships shaping the Carolinas.

Selected projects

Built to serve
the people inside.

The best project stories are not only about size. They are about operations, access, experience, and the lasting value a building creates for its owner and community.

The Pearl innovation district and Charlotte skyline01

Healthcare + research · Charlotte, NC

The Pearl

A transformative mixed-use innovation district bringing medical education, research, care, housing, and community together.

Developed with Atrium Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, and Wexford Science & Technology, The Pearl is anchored by Charlotte’s first four-year medical school.

1M+ square feetMulti-phase developmentJoint venture
Joint venture / delivery partnerWhiting-Turner Construction
Novant Health Scotts Hill Medical Center exterior02

Healthcare · Wilmington, NC

Scotts Hill Hospital

A patient-centered regional hospital combining advanced clinical environments with efficient operational infrastructure.

The campus includes a central utility plant, advanced imaging, a 72-bed patient tower, an eight-bed ICU, eight operating rooms, and a fully integrated pneumatic tube system.

194,693 square feet72 patient beds8 operating rooms
Joint venture / delivery partnerRodgers Builders
Expanded Charlotte Douglas International Airport terminal lobby03

Aviation · Charlotte, NC

CLT Expansion

Critical infrastructure supporting one of the nation’s busiest airports and a more efficient passenger experience.

The program includes the Central Energy Plant and Terminal Lobby Expansion, with expanded security, ticketing and baggage areas plus an eight-lane elevated roadway canopy.

Central Energy PlantTerminal expansion8-lane canopy
Joint venture / delivery partnerHolder Construction + Edison Foard Construction
Charlotte Convention Center exterior at dusk04

Civic + hospitality · Charlotte, NC

Charlotte Convention Center

A major renovation and expansion creating more flexible meeting space and a stronger connection to Uptown transit.

The project added meeting and conference capacity, a pedestrian bridge to the Stonewall light rail station, and an integrated public art experience.

125,000 square feet addedPedestrian bridgeTransit connection
Joint venture / delivery partnerHolder Construction + Edison Foard Construction
Central Piedmont Parr Center and campus quad05

Higher education · Charlotte, NC

Central Piedmont Parr Center

Central Piedmont’s largest facility and a new front door for student learning, connection, and performance.

The Parr Center brings together the Hagemeyer Library, Student Union, Academic Success Center, a 450-seat theater, maker spaces, podcast rooms, an art gallery, and outdoor terraces.

183,000 square feet450-seat theaterCollege’s largest facility
Joint venture / delivery partnerRodgers Builders
West Charlotte High School, a CMS bond-funded campus06

K-12 education · Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC

CMS Capital Improvements

Decades of program management supporting the schools and learning environments of a growing county.

Leeper Construction has supported Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools capital programs since 1996, including major bond programs in 2007, 2013, 2017, and the record 2023 referendum.

Since 1996$2.5B 2023 bondProgram management
Joint venture / delivery partnerLeChase Construction + Jacobs Construction

Client relationships

Trusted to build
what matters.

Strong relationships are at the heart of our work. We build alongside organizations shaping the Carolinas across education, healthcare, civic life, aviation, energy, finance, and culture.

01Mecklenburg County
02Bank of America
03University of North Carolina Wilmington
04Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
05Atrium Health
06Duke Energy
07Charlotte Convention Center
08Central Piedmont Community College
09Charlotte Douglas International Airport
10The Pearl
11Novant Health
12Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
13Wells Fargo
14Lincoln Charter School
15Davidson College
16Harvey B. Gantt Center

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