We get emotional about
real estate.

We are retail developers who specialize in creating high-traffic retail destinations filled with unique local tenants. We do this work as consultants, as fee developers, as joint-venture partners and as principals. We bring fun to the serious business of developing places people crave. Because frankly what’s the point if we’re not having fun?

We have collaborated on dozens of mixed-use projects across North America, from food halls to town centers to adaptive reuse projects to trophy office towers and infill apartment blocks. We use our experience as at-risk principals to inform our work as consultants.

And since you were wondering, yes we do have a pretty savvy cultural radar. We are aware of what is hip and cautious of what is not. We have strong relationships with local retailers and restaurateurs across the country. We understand the value of their brands, and a as a result they trust ours.

Our partners and clients include REITs, pension funds, family offices, lenders, municipalities, office and apartment developers, and even a few professional sports teams. With them we do work that lasts anywhere from a day to a year (or longer).

DEVELOPERS

AC Development
The Benoit Group
Chattanooga Land Company
Corporex
DeBartolo Development
Gateway Ventures
Holder Properties
The Integral Group
Kaplan Residential
Kaufman Development
Kettler
Keystone Group
King Street Properties
Langdon Street Capital
Larkspur Capital
Lincoln Property Company
McWhinney
Morris & Fellows
Northwood Ravin
Northwood Retail
OliverMcMillan
OneStreet Residential
PLK Communities
Prestwick Companies
Quad City Capital
Redbrick LMD
Scannell Properties
Skanska
Southern Land
The Spectrum Companies
Stony Point Development Group
SJC Enterprises
Tishman Speyer
Trammell Crow Residential
Unico Properties
Urban Partners (Dallas)
Urban Realty Partners Atlanta
Woodfield Development
WRS, Inc.

REITS AND FUNDS

Bridge Investment Group
The Brookdale Group
Equity Residential
Federal Realty Trust
Highwoods
Invesco Real Estate
JBG Smith
KBS Realty Advisors
Longfellow Real Estate Capital
Pacific Oak Capital Advisors
Parkway Properties, Inc.
Parmenter Realty Partners
Piedmont Office Realty Trust
Regency Centers

OPERATORS

AMB Sports
The Atlanta Hawks
Boyne Resorts
Fresh Hospitality
Medpace
NASCAR
Sage Hospitality

LENDERS AND SERVICERS

Ardent Capital
Atlantic Capital Bank
Cadence Bank
Conway Mackenzie
Fidelity National Bank
LNR Partners
National Cooperative Bank
NXT Capital
PNC Bank
Prime Finance
Riveron
Quantum Bank
SouthCrest Bank
U.S. Bank
Wells Fargo

INVESTORS

Atlas Capital
The Baupost Group
Bridge Investment Group
Bridge Office Properties
Brookfield Properties
Bush Brothers
Capital Square
Coro Realty Advisors
The Creations Group
Franklin Mountain Capital
Fundrise
Iron Bridge Capital Partners
Kaufman Capital Partners
L Catterton Real Estate
Monarch Alternative Capital
The Nimitz Group
Northwood Investors
Origin Investments
Parse Capital
RD Management
Rockefeller Capital Management
Rubenstein Partners
Somera Capital Partners
Shorenstein
Spear Street Capital
Stonecutter Capital Management
Sumitomo Corporation of America
Taconic Capital
Verde Communities

MUNICIPALITIES

Alpharetta, GA
Atlanta, GA
Evansville, IA
Miramar, FL
Savannah, GA
Snellville, GA
Suwanee, GA

FOUNDER

George Banks

A twenty-four year retail real estate veteran, George has an extensive F+B background and is a leader in the field of experience-driven real estate development.

He has been involved both as a principal and consultant in the creation and operation of a number of notable destination retail projects, including the award-winning Atlanta Dairies and Larkin On Memorial projects, as well as Krog Street Market: the first food hall in the Southeast and considered by many publications as one of the best food halls in the world.

George is a frequent speaker and author on issues surrounding urban development, adaptive reuse, the future of restaurants and experience-driven design. When not working he can be found in the kitchen, cooking for his wife and two daughters. 

Virginia Brown

Virginia is an Atlanta native, where she attended The Westminster Schools before earning her BBA in Real Estate from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. She began her real estate career as a student intern for Novare Group, before joining Revel following graduation. Virginia is responsible for all aspects of Revel’s business, from research and reporting to marketing and leasing. Her focus ranges from early stage planning and merchandising, to outreach and relationship management.

She enjoys finding new spots around Atlanta, as well as traveling, playing tennis, and spending time with family and friends.

Andrew Hawkins

Andrew joins the Revel team with over a decade of experience in luxury driven food and beverage experience. A Johnson & Wales graduate, he has managed restaurants and hospitality operations around the country from the beaches of Hawaii, to the Lowcountry of South Carolina to the Rocky Mountains. Andrew’s experience includes working for top luxury hospitality brands including Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Montage Hotels & Resorts and most recently, The Little Nell in Aspen, Colorado. Developing, managing and executing food and beverage operations at the highest level has been the cornerstone of Andrew’s career.

Andrew lives in Atlanta with his wife, two young boys and dog Max. 

Erin Mavian

Erin began her career in New York, working for the top trend forecasting and consumer intelligence consultancies on both client and content sides. Erin then joined Runyon Group in Los Angeles to oversee their flagship property Platform and also managed high-profile advisory projects including One Culver and ROW DTLA. In addition to running the West Coast office of Revel, she is Creative Director for Grand Central Market, one of the busiest food halls in the country.

In her free time Erin enjoys exploring new neighborhoods in Los Angeles, playing tennis, traveling internationally and spending as much time outside as she can with her dog Marco.

Manav Thaker

Manav runs the New York outpost of Revel. He is a seasoned hospitality executive with over 15 years of experience executing customer experience for some of the foremost lifestyle brands including Ace Hotels, Standard, and Mr & Mrs Smith. Manav was most recently the Director of Customer Experience for Coqui Coqui Group in Mexico, where he managed the overall business strategy and expanded global awareness for the boutique hotel & lifestyle brand. He currently serves on the GIPL Board and is an Advisor to the Main Street Fund at Georgia State University. 

He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and cat Dory. 

Lindsay Ware

Lindsay has over 15 years of experience working with both established and emerging brands to develop strategic brand identities. She began her career at Spanx creating visual identities, developing packaging and creating marketing campaigns. She later joined If I Made as an Art Director and led all channels of creative for the online education platform.

Currently, she is running her namesake studio full time. She specializes in crafting unique brand experiences, guided by an interest in typography, color and texture. With a strategic approach, Lindsay creates visually compelling and unique brand experiences through printed, digital, and environmental applications.