Our History

Pace Development was founded as a family business by R. Stephen Pace in 1979. On his first project, a 26-home site located in an east Charlotte neighborhood named Elwood, Pace drove a tandem truck to help haul dirt during the grading of the first home sites. Throughout the following years, our typical project grew to encompass well over 2000 homes and offer a myriad of amenities, helping create some of the region's finest communities. Today, we continue to develop both commercial and residential projects, and also serve individual property owners and large homebuilding operations with all facets of construction management.

In 1994, Pace Development Group was incorporated and welcomed Stephen's son, Brian Pace to its ranks. Brian came with a background of engineering and commercial construction experience having previously worked with national builder, Centex Construction. He also came with a civil engineering background and a general contracting license, allowing Pace to expand it's scope to construction management and general contractor related services. 

Pace understands family commitment and has great respect for the history of our area and the lives and environments we impact with our work. We are proud of our roots as a two generation family-owned and operated business, and we are committed to serving our community through various industry, municipal, charitable and civic organizations.

Credentials and Awards

While we have received a plethora of accolades and awards, the real proof of our excellence is seen in the timeless communities and projects we have created in the Carolinas. That said, the following is a sampling of industry recognition and our credentials.

Our Team

From its inception, Pace Development has recruited the best possible team of employees to help accomplish its corporate goals and mission.  Experienced project managers, engineers, and accounting professionals are at the core of our operation. Our leadership team represents over 150 years of combined industry experience.

Brian Pace, President   

President, Brian Pace, after receiving a degree in civil engineering from NC State in 1992, spent over five years working for Centex Construction, then joined forces with his father, Stephen Pace, to form Pace Development Group. This combination of talent represents two generations of home building experience behind the Pace name. 
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David Faulkner, Vice President of Land Development 

Principal David Faulkner has served actively in the construction and engineering industry for twenty years, and has worked with Pace Development Group since 2000. He has a degree in Civil Engineering from NC State, and has served as a project manager as well as provided engineering support for a variety of residential and multi-family projects.
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Eric Smith, Vice President of Land Acquisition and Opportunity     

Principal Eric Smith graduated with an Economics degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has worked in the environmental services/remediation, site development and land acquisition and development industry for twenty-five years. He joined Pace Development in 2014.
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Charlie Fonville, Vice President of Construction 

Charlie Fonville comes to Pace with 20 years of business development and operational experience. He previously managed multiple, high-end residential projects, and has owned businesses in the fields of development, new construction, and renovation.
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