A strategic relocation helps BL Companies expand Wilmington office beyond architecture

by hanna_kowal | July 6, 2026 2:25 pm

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BL Companies[2], an employee-owned, multidisciplinary architecture, engineering, environmental and land surveying firm, is officially moved in and open for business in its new Wilmington, N.C., office.

The new location, approximately eight miles east of the previous office on Castle Street, is a significantly larger space that will accommodate new hires as BL looks to triple its staff size.

“We’ve been doing great work in the Wilmington area, and broader North Carolina coastal region, but we were constrained by the limitations of our previous space,” says BL president and CEO Carolyn Stanworth. “The new office is like night and day. Our employee owners in Wilmington deserve this upgrade, and it will certainly help entice some talented individuals to join the BL team and service our clients’ projects.”

Before this move, BL’s team was strictly architecture in the Wilmington office.

“We’re now able to add additional disciplines and make some really impactful hires,” says Daniel Wenzel, principal and senior project manager. “The new location will support the growth of our civil and structural engineering offerings, in addition to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) as well as environmental services, bringing all of BL’s disciplines into Wilmington to provide further support for local clients and better serve communities in the Carolinas.”

Some of the local clients in the area include the City of Wilmington[3], New Hanover County[4], and local developers.

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