Covington Contracting was built on one simple principle: If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing right. It is this principle that has guided the company for the past twenty-five years in its development of hundreds of custom homes, custom home communities and multi-family developments.

For the past eighteen years, the company's primary focus has been the construction of distinctive quality single family homes, with the majority of these luxury homes being on the waterfront in Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Suffolk. Larchmont, Lochaven, Edgewater and Ghent in Norfolk; Little Neck, Great Neck, and the oceanfront in Virginia Beach and the Riverfront in Suffolk are some of the prestigious neighborhoods in which Covington Contracting builds and develops.

A native of eastern North Carolina, President Joe Covington and his wife, Janet, have lived in Tidewater since 1973. Joe has been involved in residential real estate since 1977, forming Covington & Associates Realtors, Inc. in 1981. That company has handled the brokerage of properties throughout the area, and for the past 26 years has overseen the property management of various development projects undertaken by Covington Contracting.

Since its inception in 1982, Covington Contracting has developed, built or renovated projects with a value in excess of $150 million. Some of the communities developed by Covington Contracting in Virginia Beach are Carolanne Point, Brigadoon Meadows, St. Croix, Heron's Point and Village Springs Condominiums. Properties in Chesapeake include The Meadows at Bald Cypress Quay, The Landings at Bald Cypress Quay, and Ash Hill. Grayport West Condominiums, Baecher Point, Blanford Point, University Square Townhomes, Grantham Square Condominiums, Westport Commons, and Water's Edge at Wayne Creek are among those communities built by Covington Contracting in Norfolk.

Joe Covington has served as past chairman of the Tidewater Builders Association Advisory Council and is a current member of TBA. He was a founding member of the Kiwanis Club of Ghent and is a former member of the board of directors of the Downtown Norfolk YMCA. Joe is a past member of the Foundation Board of Directors of East Carolina University and is a member of the Corporate Board of Directors of Monarch Bank. His ties to this area are very strong, and he takes great pride in being involved in projects that continue to enhance the quality of life in Tidewater.

Joe and his wife have two children. Their daughter, Erin, is married and living in Raleigh, NC. In 2005, they welcomed their son, Graham, to the company. Graham comes to Covington Contracting with a degree in Construction Management from East Carolina University and several years of experience in specialized commercial building. Since his return to Norfolk, Graham has directly supervised over ten million dollars of land development and construction in the Hampton Roads area. Along with another project manager at Covington Contracting, Graham is a certified Green Advantage builder. He currently sits on the Monarch Bank Leadership board, is a member of the Tidewater Builders Association and is a committee member of the Norfolk chapter of Ducks Unlimited. Joe, Graham and all of the project managers and staff are committed to the goal of providing their clients with the highest standard of quality possible.