One of the largest exterior signage projects managed by Leapley, 271 17th Street is visible to commuters travelling through midtown Atlanta and Atlantic Station. Leapley helped to deliver the iconic branding at all four elevations at the top of the 25-story building. Totaling 32.5-feet across, the internally illuminated aluminum channel numbers are each 18-feet tall […]
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Birla Carbon is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality carbon black, a material used to enhance the performance of various products like tires, plastics, paints, inks, and rubber goods. Leapley Construction provided a full demolition and renovation of Birla Carbon’s two-story Marietta office location without disruption to the ongoing work in the adjacent lab
Leapley returned to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta headquarters to deliver capital improvements for the organization’s Rising Together campaign. The team safely executed a phased interior renovation of the campus buildings to update the gym, office space, culinary kitchen, and upstairs teen loft for the benefit of the members. Leapley also added
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The Coca-Cola Company awarded Leapley Construction its first Master Services Agreement in 2001. Leapley has remained a dedicated partner to the global beverage company ever since. Leapley has delivered multiple tenant improvement projects for the Atlanta headquarters campus and other domestic locations, including: Corporate Offices, Los Angeles, CA Corporate Offices, Dallas, TX Minute Maid Headquarters,
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Leapley is a preferred construction partner of the Georgia Institute Technology and a corporate sponsor of the Georgia Tech Start to Build Program. The company’s task order contract includes a wide range of demolition and renovation projects, including laboratories, classrooms, offices, breakrooms, and lobbies. Leapley has built multiple projects on the Georgia Tech campus to
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Leapley Construction is currently renovating all five floors of Kaiser Permanente’s operational Cumberland Medical Office Building. The phased renovation will create new patient exam rooms, pharmacy, labs, doctors’ offices, and specialty clinical spaces. Leapley Construction is also delivering upgrades to the main entrance and extending the parking lot. Project Details: Location: Atlanta, GA Size:
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Leapley renovated the campus bookstore in the Carmichael Student Center to better meet the needs of the growing student population. To consolidate bookstore operations in one central location on the second floor, Leapley removed the monumental stair, infilled the stair opening and expanded the second floor slab to the exterior curtain wall by closing a
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Originally built in 1961, the Crawford Lab Building required a full-scale interior and exterior renovation to meet KSU’s standards for learning environments. The Board of Regents selected Leapley Construction as the general contractor to revitalize the two-story building at the historic core of KSU. As the general contractor, Leapley Construction updated classrooms, labs, faculty offices,
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First generation build-out of two buildings to create a new Atlanta campus for the global technology company to reflect the cultural diversity of the Atlanta community. Leapley built out 16 floors and installed showpiece connecting stairs to create dynamic workplace and amenity space for 1,500 team members and support new product development. In collaboration with
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Vice President
Heather Rich is an accomplished leader with 23 years of experience in design and construction operations. A former President of CREW Atlanta, Heather Rich is well-known in the Atlanta commercial real estate community for her expertise in delivering complex projects. For 16 years, Heather has strengthened Leapley’s reputation as an expert contractor by building exceptional spaces for global brands like NCR, Equifax, Siemens, and Visa. She is a quick-paced and results-oriented leader who is as meticulous in her efforts to solve client challenges as she is in developing operational talent in the Leapley organization and mentoring the next generation of project leaders. With industry insight and strong relationships in the Atlanta commercial real estate community, Heather delivers competitive pricing while leading operational teams to deliver superior results for Leapley’s clients and trade partners.
Vice President
With 15 years spent working in the commercial interiors industry in Atlanta, Bridget supports Leapley’s growth in the company’s key market segments by strengthening partnerships in the industry, establishing new business relationships to increase project opportunities and leading work-winning efforts. She works closely with Leapley’s operations leaders to implement and execute Leapley’ s business development strategy and achieve the company’s strategic revenue and profitability goals.
Vice President / Principal
David Goodson is an accomplished operational leader with 14 years of experience delivering complex construction and capital improvement projects. Leveraging his background in facility management for Norfolk Southern and The Coca-Cola Company, David joined Leapley Construction in 2019 to lead commercial construction projects for global brands in the metropolitan area. Under his leadership, Leapley Construction successfully built the 523,000 SF Microsoft Atlanta corporate campus – the largest project in Leapley Construction’s history – while achieving 52% diverse supplier inclusion and earning significant industry recognition. As Vice President, David leads project teams to deliver complex commercial construction projects for high-profile clients while improving operational efficiencies and implementing strategic initiatives to support the company’s continued growth and sustainability.
Executive Vice President / Principal
With 30 years of construction experience, Mark is an accomplished leader with in-depth expertise in Leapley Construction’s core institutional markets. Originally from the suburbs of London, UK, Mark earned a degree in Quantity Surveying from Anglia Polytechnic University. He held multiple roles in the construction industry with various UK general contractors before moving to the United States in 2012. Mark deepened his estimating, preconstruction, and project management expertise in the local Atlanta market through multiple projects for large healthcare organizations like Piedmont, Northside, and Emory. Passionate about community building, Mark has been extensively involved in the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Georgia, serving on multiple committees and the Board of Directors, eventually assuming the role of Chairman for a term in 2022. Mark co-hosts the Building Leaders Radio Hour Podcast, sharing industry insights from construction leaders.
President
Alan discovered his passion for construction as a student at Auburn University – through civil engineering coursework and field experience with the cooperative education program. In the 17 years that followed, he managed many healthcare construction projects for a national general contractor before joining Leapley Construction in 2011 to manage operations of the growing business. Alan is a hands-on leader, a focused and decisive builder, and an advocate for sustainability. Since 2012, he has served on the board of directors for the Lifecycle Building Center to promote the reuse of construction materials and reduce construction waste in landfills. Under his leadership, Leapley safely delivers award-winning projects on-time and within budget in three focused commercial interior markets.
CEO & Founder
Recognized as a Most Admired CEO by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, an Outstanding Woman in Construction by Construction Business Owner Magazine and one of Atlanta’s “Top 500” leaders by Atlanta Magazine, Meredith Leapley leads with integrity and compassion. Raised in Maryland, Meredith moved to Atlanta in 1999 and founded Leapley Construction to prioritize people throughout construction. Since then, through her involvement with CREW Atlanta, WBENC, CoreNet, Big Brothers Big Sisters, GSU WomenLead, Atlanta Women’s Foundation and Crafting Futures Together, she has maintained that focus and nurtured the business to deliver meaningful impacts to the community while earning annual revenues in excess of $120 Million.
