When the largest parcel of land was sold on Galveston Island there was one more person at the closing table that few people know about. David Boatner, a broker and real estate developer, was the person who pulled together the largest single land sale on Galveston Island.

A long time before Marquette Land Investments, the general partner in the development, knew about the opportunity David Boatner was trying to find a way to bring the largest land deal in Galveston's history to reality.