One Brickyard – 1,000 communities.

This is the mantra we’ve adopted for our new venture.

Decades ago, Clarke-Hook’s founder, Dave Clarke, Sr. referred to us as “lone wolves.” This was his way of describing what we have always been, that is, fearless and trailblazing entrepreneurs.

We’ve always established ourselves in communities that we felt were underserved. Our most important customers have always been small businesses, and our goal is to serve as the space and resource to help these businesses strengthen, grow, and succeed. Their success is truly our success.

It’s fun to revisit the past, but more important to concentrate on the now. Vibrant communities such as One Loudoun are becoming a magnet for residents and businesses, alike. The Economic Development Advisory Commission’s Nighttime Economy Ad-Hoc Committee is laying the groundwork for the way we will live, work, and play. The Department of Economic Development continues to do great work by telling our story, supporting our efforts, and attracting new businesses. And, although we are a few years away, the Metro is coming, finally connecting east to west.

There have been so many positive steps taken to better life in our community, but we are missing the untapped population of our best and brightest. Clarke-Hook sees this void as a result of the changing nature of commercial real estate, or rather, the nature of work.

Small businesses are now start-ups, freelancers, or entrepreneurs working multiple jobs at once. This new approach has pushed these businesses to find work spaces in metropolitan areas because there has been no solution for them in communities like ours – until now. People want to work where they live. We, at Clarke-Hook, know they want that place to be home, here in Loudoun.

We’ve always been good listeners. When the market told us what we need to do to best serve the community, we responded. Clarke-Hook is proud to introduce Brickyard, our newest venture. Brickyard is a coworking space, located in Clarke-Hook’s University Commerce Center, which is creating a business community for all in our community here in Loudoun.

Over the summer, we were fortunate to meet Paul Singh. Paul has built many of his own tech companies and grown countless others from Silicon Valley to New York City to the District. Paul is originally from Loudoun County, but had to move to these cities to build these companies until he found a way to relocate back here. When we met with him about our idea for Brickyard, Paul immediately was on board.

Thus began a collaboration – actually, an amalgamation of entrepreneurism and commercial real estate – designed to meet the growing changes in the way people work.

Both Clarke-Hook and Brickyard are service companies at heart. We work with our tenants and our members to help them grow and succeed where they want to be: Loudoun.