THORNTON HOMES: DEVELOPMENT
In 1952, Bill Thornton, Jr., along with his father, Bill Thornton, Sr. founded the commercial construction company, Thornton Construction Company, Inc. Since redirecting the company's expertise to residential development in 1988, Thornton Homes has completed over 3,000 Birmingham homes and has clearly become the industry leader in new homes construction. In the last decade alone, Thornton Homes has been singled out for numerous Parade of Homes, MAME, National Association of Home Builders Institute of Residential Marketing and Builder Magazine awards.
Today, principals Bill, III and James Thornton oversee every aspect of the business their father and grandfather began with the same honest, hands-on approach that has sustained the company for more than 50 years. Nothing is left to chance. From the layout
of neighborhood home sites to the placement of sidewalks, each decision is made to best preserve the natural beauty and lay of the land. The result is an array of exclusive new home communities in the Greater Birmingham, Alabama area that seem somehow native to their surroundings, despite expertly manicured lawns and top-of-the-line amenities and features.
