Lawler-Wood

What Lawler-Wood does

LawlerWood, LLC is a privately held, Knoxville, Tennessee-based commercial real estate firm founded in 1975 by F. Rodney Lawler and Pat Wood, currently in third-generation leadership under Chairman F. Rodney Lawler and CEO Randall L. Gibson. The company operates three integrated service lines — Real Estate Development, Property Management, and Brokerage & Consulting — through which it serves enterprise clients in healthcare, education, government/institutional, commercial, hospitality, and residential/mixed-use sectors. Named anchor clients include Ascension Health (St. Thomas Rutherford Medical Center), Northeast Georgia Health Systems, the University of Tennessee Medical Center, Alcoa School Board, Catawba College, the U.S. General Services Administration, the U.S. Department of Energy / NNSA (Y-12), Consolidated Nuclear Security (Pantex), Lenoir City Utilities Board, and Axle Logistics, among others.

On the development side, LawlerWood executes end-to-end projects — site acquisition, zoning, programming and design, financing, and construction management — with project values reported from a few million dollars to over $500 million and cumulative project value approaching $2 billion over the company's history. Property management covers more than 2 million square feet of commercial, industrial, municipal, and healthcare facilities, including 65-plus dedicated property management personnel, with notable managed assignments at the Y-12 complex and Knoxville Utilities Board. Brokerage and consulting provides landlord/tenant representation, lease negotiation, master planning, portfolio analysis, and long-term real estate strategy across a Southeast US geography that has included Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, South Carolina, and Delaware, plus international projects in Jamaica.

The business model combines recurring management fees, project-based development fees (and in many cases ownership stakes in developed assets), and brokerage commissions. Distribution is entirely relationship-driven and direct, with no reported digital marketing, paid acquisition, or productized offering; the company has a LinkedIn presence but no app, no API, and no publicly documented AI/ML capability. Pricing is project- and quote-specific and not publicly disclosed. Recent corporate actions include the 2021 integration of the Conversion Properties team (adding brokerage and historic redevelopment expertise), the 2025 hire of Greg Meadows as EVP from real estate law firm Gentry, Tipton & McLemore, and the earlier 2006 spin-off of affordable housing operations into LHP Capital.

Name

Lawler-Wood

Legal name

LawlerWood, LLC

Website

https://lawlerwood.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

LawlerWood is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based commercial real estate firm providing integrated real estate development, property management, and brokerage services. Founded in 1975, it serves healthcare systems, educational institutions, government agencies, and commercial clients primarily across the southeastern United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Knoxville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Property Management Services: LawlerWood manages over two million square feet of commercial, industrial, municipal and healthcare facilities. Services include leasing, property administration, facilities management, and general building services. Revenue is generated through management fees and service contracts with property owners and investors.
2. Real Estate Brokerage: Comprehensive brokerage services including site acquisition/disposition, lease negotiation, master planning, portfolio analysis, and long-term real estate strategy. Revenue generated through commissions on transactions and consulting fees.
3. Real Estate Development: Development services spanning site acquisition, zoning, programming and design, financing, and construction. Projects range from a few million to over $500 million. The company often owns projects it develops but also provides project management services to third-party clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

LawlerWood is a commercial real estate development, property management, and brokerage firm providing integrated services across the southeastern United States. The company manages over two million square feet of commercial, industrial, municipal, and healthcare facilities, while developing projects ranging from a few million to over $500 million in sectors including healthcare, education, government, hospitality, and mixed-use real estate. Its service lines include site acquisition, zoning, design, financing, construction management, ongoing facilities operations, and real estate brokerage/consulting for enterprise clients.

Product overview

Lawler-Wood is a commercial real estate development and property management firm offering three integrated service lines: Real Estate Development, Property Management, and Brokerage & Consulting. The company manages over two million square feet of commercial, industrial, municipal, and healthcare facilities. Development projects range from a few million to over $500 million, spanning office, healthcare, education, hospitality, and mixed-use sectors across the southeastern United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Real Estate Development Full-service real estate development including site acquisition, zoning, programming and design, financing, and construction management for projects ranging from a few million to over $500 million, spanning commercial, healthcare, education, hospitality, and mixed-use sectors. Clients include healthcare systems, educational institutions, government agencies, and large commercial developers.
• Property Management Property management of over two million square feet of commercial, industrial, municipal, and healthcare facilities, including leasing, property administration, facilities management, general building services, and capital improvements for property owners and institutional clients.
• Brokerage & Consulting Comprehensive real estate brokerage and consulting services including site acquisition and disposition, lease negotiation, master planning, portfolio analysis, and long-term real estate strategy. Service offerings include landlord representation, tenant representation, listing agent, and buyer's agent services for property owners, tenants, buyers, and investors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects completed on time and under budget
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lawler-wood-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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