# Commonwealth Contractors > Commonwealth Contractors leads major renovations, additions, historic preservation, and adaptive-reuse projects across Virginia. ## About us [About Commonwealth | Commonwealth Contractors](https://www.commonwealthcontracts.com/about-us): Commonwealth Contractors is based in Charlottesville, Virginia and leads major renovations, additions, historic preservation, and adaptive-reuse projects across Virginia. Commonwealth’s services include residential home additions and renovations, historic preservation and restoration, as well as adaptive reuse and commercial renovations. ### About Luke Roark [Luke Roark | President](https://www.commonwealthcontracts.com/team/luke-roark): Luke Roark is the president of Commonwealth Contractors. A Virginia native who began in the field, Luke leads with a practical approach: understand the work early, communicate plainly, price honestly, respect the building, and stand behind the result. He remains involved from initial planning through completion, working closely with clients, architects, consultants, and tradespeople. Luke’s service includes leadership roles with the Blue Ridge Home Builders Association, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, Local Energy Alliance Program, Albemarle County Historic Preservation Committee, and Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission Regional Housing Partnership Committee. He has been recognized as the 2024 Remodeler of the Year by the Home Builders Association of Virginia, the 2025 Young Professional of the Year by the Home Builders Association of Virginia, and a 2026 Virginia Business Forty Under 40 honoree. ## Additions and Renovation Services [Additions & Renovations | Commonwealth Contractors](https://www.commonwealthcontracts.com/additions-renovations): Commonwealth leads major residential additions and renovations for homeowners who want a clear plan, sound budgeting, and work that lasts. ### Whole-Home Renovations Services Reworking an existing home for better function, comfort, and long-term use. ### Additions & Expansion Services New space that fits the house, the site, and the way the family lives. ### Exterior Living Renovation Services Porches, decks, terraces, and exterior work that extends the home properly. ## Historic Preservation Services [Historic Preservation | Commonwealth Contractors](https://www.commonwealthcontracts.com/historic-preservation): Commonwealth restores, repairs, and thoughtfully modernizes historic buildings across Virginia. We work with owners, architects, and preservation specialists to carry the work from investigation through completion. ### Preservation Services Commonwealth Contractors provides exterior restoration, structural repair, masonry and roofing, windows and doors, millwork, and carefully planned building-systems work. ### Construction Leadership Services for Historic Work Historic preservation requires coordination beyond ordinary renovation work. Commonwealth works alongside the owner, architect, preservation team, and specialist trades to protect the building, manage the sequence of work, and carry the project through completion. ## Adaptive Reuse and Commercial Renovation Services [Adaptive Reuse & Commercial Renovation | Commonwealth Contractors](https://www.commonwealthcontracts.com/adaptive-reuse-commercial-renovation): Commonwealth renovates, repositions, and adapts existing commercial, institutional, and mixed-use buildings across Virginia. We work with owners, developers, architects, preservation consultants, and skilled trades to carry complex existing-building work through construction. ### Adaptive Reuse Services Conversion of existing buildings for a new commercial, hospitality, institutional, or mixed-use purpose. ### Historic Tax Credit Rehabilitation Services Construction of approved rehabilitation work for historic commercial, institutional, mixed-use, and public-facing buildings. ### Commercial Renovation Services Renovation and modernization of offices, retail spaces, restaurants, lodging properties, civic buildings, and other existing commercial structures.