Designed by famed architect P.M. Heffernan and originally built in 1952, Georgia Tech’s Architecture Library was once a magnificent, modernist Bauhaus-inspired structure. By the 1980s, Georgia Tech built a new facility and library to accommodate the growing Architecture program, and the original library devolved into a disorienting maze of spaces for research and storage. Leapley […]
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Leapley led the construction of this dynamic markerspace at Georgia Tech that offers students space and resources to develop innovative projects in a collaborative environment. Owned and operated by students on campus, the space supports fabrication and hands-on learning for students, faculty and staff to build their dream project – whether it’s a research initiative,
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Located on the second floor of Georgia Tech’s Howey Physics building, the Mourigal laboratory is designed to accommodate sample preparation equipment for the study of collective electronic and magnetic phenomena in quantum materials. Leapley renovated the lab and its associated offices to support new equipment including furnaces, glove-boxes and hoods, X-ray generating equipment, and cryogenic
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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 delivered a full interior buildout of Herzing University’s new Atlanta campus, transforming a fifth-floor commercial office suite into a modern learning environment for nursing students. The 29,039-square-foot space includes classrooms, administrative offices, high-fidelity simulation labs, collaboration areas, and advanced MEP systems. Despite a tenant delay and the challenges of working in an occupied
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First generation build-out of architectural studio at The Boundary in midtown Atlanta. The project required close coordination with the design teams’ end users to create a collaborative environment. Leapley delivered complex HVAC and lighting packages as well as open work stations, conference rooms, break rooms and reception spaces. Project Details: Location: Atlanta, GA Size: 13,135
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While the space was vacant in early 2020, Leapley Construction built out a new corporate environment for the investment bank and financial services firm in One Buckhead Plaza. When staff returned to work in the new space, Leapley built out a secondary adjacent space and seamlessly expanded the office to support the team’s growth. The
Demolition and build-out of two-story corporate environment with attached warehouse space for a specialty roofing contractor. Leapley built out two floors of the corporate environment to create two main areas of open workstations, a break room area, training room, multiple conference rooms, huddle rooms, and private offices on the first and second floors. Project Details:
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Located on the eastside of the city, the original Glencastle Building was home to Atlanta’s city stockade, stables, blacksmith shop, and a working farm in the late 1800s. In 2020, the historic Glencastle Building was restored and re-purposed as the Glencastle Creative Office Campus. Leapley managed the second generation buildout of a vacant floor within
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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.
Senior 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.
