With focused vision and a strategic sense of timing, Frank Gatlin has built Gatlin Development Company from the ground up by developing real estate projects to their maximum potential. Frank founded Gatlin Development Company (GDC) in 1976 with a focus on developing single-family homes, condominiums, and hotels. In 1984, Frank began developing shopping centers. Over his career, he has developed over twenty Wal-Mart anchored shopping centers consisting of approximately seven million square feet of retail development valued at over $1 billion.

Frank has incorporated a vast array of national tenants such as Home Depot; J.C. Penney; Kohl’s; Mervyns; Staples; Sports Authority; Vons Supermarkets (Safeway); Bed, Bath, & Beyond; and Best Buy into GDC’s shopping centers. As would be expected, many of the smaller footprint national retailers and restaurants are occupants in GDC’s shopping centers as well.

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