About Sunbelt Developers

Every building has a story.

The people, decisions, and relationships behind the places shaping the American Sunbelt.

How it started

From one conversation to a podcast

The idea
A conversation at OK Cafe
Tim and Jim Overton realize the stories behind Atlanta’s skyline deserve an audience.
Photo: Tim Yonkers
Aug 2024
Episode 1
The first recorded conversation, with Jim Overton, goes up on YouTube. Afterward, lunch at The Varsity and a feeling they were on to something.
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2024–25
Hard hat tours
Tim takes the conversation on site, from Ponce City Market to South Downtown.
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Aug 2025
Sunbelt Developers launches
Four conversations go live on every major platform on day one.
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Sunbelt Developers
Tim Wright
Interviews with commercial real estate developers.
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The CTR
A studio of our own
Recording moves to The CTR, the former CNN Center in downtown Atlanta.
2026
The show grows
Seasons 2 and 3 bring the builders behind Lulah Hills, The Battery Atlanta, Serenbe, and more.
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Today
30 episodes and counting
New conversations with the people shaping the Sunbelt.
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Leadership

Board of directors

Host & Founder
Tim Wright, CCIM
An Atlanta commercial real estate broker at Cushman & Wakefield, Tim founded Sunbelt Developers to tell the stories behind the projects shaping the city.
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CEO & Co-Founder, Songy Highroads
David Songy
David leads Songy Highroads, an Atlanta-based firm that acquires, develops, and manages institutional-quality real estate across the Southeast. A Louisiana native, he brings more than 30 years in commercial real estate development.
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Owner & President, PR South
Thornton Kennedy
Thornton leads PR South, an Atlanta public relations firm focused on real estate, financial and professional services, and nonprofits. A sixth-generation Atlantan raised in Buckhead, he spent years in local journalism, including five years as editor of the Northside Neighbor.
Managing Partner, North Ave
Alex Demestihas
Alex brings 20 years in commercial real estate, from ground-up developments to hospitals, and has led the teams behind Fortune 500 headquarters for Norfolk Southern, Invesco, and NCR. Before North Ave, he led JLL’s Southeast Project & Development Services division.

Off the mic

Tim Wright, CCIM

Director, Office Tenant Representation · Cushman & Wakefield, Atlanta

Tim Wright is a commercial real estate advisor at Cushman & Wakefield, one of the world's leading commercial real estate firms, where he leverages the company's unparalleled resources and global platform to deliver exceptional results for clients of every scale and complexity.

As of 2026, Tim has successfully negotiated close to $200 million in commercial leasing and sales transactions spanning nearly 2M square feet.

Tim serves on the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors (ACBR), and in 2025 was honored with the ACBR President's Award in recognition of his outstanding fundraising efforts. He's a proud member of the LEAD Atlanta Class of 2027.

How Tim can help

01Tenant representationRepresenting companies, not landlords, in the search for their next workplace.
02Touring the optionsA shortlist of the right spaces, toured in person.
03The numbers and the planOccupancy costs, floor plans, and lease terms, negotiated.

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