#19 - David Marvin - Founder of Legacy Ventures

David Marvin has played a major role in shaping downtown Atlanta through projects like the Embassy Suites at Centennial Olympic Park, the Glenn Hotel, Ventanas, and Restaurant Row. Along the way, he transformed a career that started in engineering and construction into one of the most influential hospitality and mixed-use development careers in Atlanta.In this episode we cover:• Building nuclear submarines before transitioning into real estate• Moving to Atlanta through the 1996 Olympic Games and investing around Centennial Olympic Park• Developing the Embassy Suites and helping catalyze downtown Atlanta’s revival• Transforming the historic Glenn Hotel into Atlanta’s first modern boutique hotel• Creating Ventanas, one of the city’s premier rooftop event venues• Building Restaurant Row and launching concepts like Stats and Twin Smokers BBQ• Lessons learned from hospitality, placemaking, and developing through multiple market cycles• David’s outlook on downtown Atlanta and the future of urban developmentWatch the full story on Sunbelt Developers Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.Big thanks to our sponsors for supporting this series:• Songy Highroads – songyhighroads.com• Corporate Environments – corporateenvironments.com• USA Cabling – usacablingtech.com• Scott Contracting – scott-contracting.com• The Beck Group – beckgroup.comIf you have a commercial real estate need, please reach out. My team and I have incredible resources through Cushman & Wakefield to help with any need you have.More info: https://linktr.ee/timwright.cre